I thought it would be interesting to try a birthday alone. I imagined myself wandering through the cobble-stoned streets of a cute village, being stared at by the townspeople like I just hopped out of the mother ship…

Before I was persuaded to do otherwise by Paisas in Pereira, I was planning to go to Bogotá first to settle in for awhile, look for an apartment, and get to know the city. However, I was deflected to Medellín, and BOOM – a month went by. I finally arrived to Bogotá on Friday morning [...]

I landed in Pereira with a smile on my face. Finally in South America, and finally in Colombia! Right away I got a sample of the Colombian friendliness they are so well known for. I exchanged some US dollars for pesos at a car rental agency in the airport and then caught a taxi to [...]