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A Taste of San Miguel de Allende
15 Mar 2023

A Taste of San Miguel de Allende

by Lane | posted in: San Miguel de Allende 2023 | 1

Last week I visited San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato state, for a bridge tournament. I wish there had been time to see more of the city, but I saw (and tasted) enough to know I can’t wait to go back. … Continued

Guanajuato, Mexico
Cartagena: charm, history, heat, and humidity
27 Jan 2023

Cartagena: charm, history, heat, and humidity

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 1

To be fair, Cartagena and the other parts of the Caribbean coast I visited were very pretty. But I did suffer from the heat, humidity, and hungry mosquitoes. I didn’t blog about the my time in Palomino and on the … Continued

Colombia
Guatapé: Rock, zócalos, and lake
22 Jan 2023

Guatapé: Rock, zócalos, and lake

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

Guatapé is a cute, colorful town. There’s a big rock nearby. And there’s a lake, well actually a human-made reservoir.  We climbed the rock. Then we walked around the town. We went to a replica of another town that was … Continued

Colombia
Medellín: Graffiti, walking, art, and shopping
21 Jan 2023

Medellín: Graffiti, walking, art, and shopping

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

I’m not going to write a whole lot about Medellín. It’s actually not a very pretty city. In spite of being surrounded by hills, Medellín doesn’t have an attractive cityscape. I enjoyed a few aspects of the city anyway, so … Continued

Colombia
Quindío: Scenery, color, coffee, and rain
18 Jan 2023

Quindío: Scenery, color, coffee, and rain

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

Quindío is the second smallest department in Colombia. It is in the center of a triangle formed by Colombia’s three largest cities: Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. And it is in the heart of the country’s most important coffee producing region. … Continued

Colombia
Bogotá: art, gold, sun, and rain
16 Jan 2023

Bogotá: art, gold, sun, and rain

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

Two days in Bogotá were barely enough to scratch the surface. Mornings were sunny, afternoons were rainy. The highlights were visits to two museums: Museo del Oro and Botero Museo. In addition, I sampled some interesting flavors at Mercado Paloquemao, … Continued

Colombia
Birds and wildlife of Panama
13 Jan 2023

Birds and wildlife of Panama

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

Today I took and excursion to Gomboa and Gatún Lake to commune with nature and see some of the birds and wildlife of Panama. There’s really not a lot to write about. It’s all about the visual. Words can’t begin … Continued

Panama
A visit to the Emberá Drúa village
12 Jan 2023

A visit to the Emberá Drúa village

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 0

Deep in the Panamanian jungle along the Chagres River is the Emberá Drúa village, with about 123 residents. After an hour drive north from Panama City, my guide, Miguel, and I arrived at a landing point at the point where … Continued

Panama
Panama City and the Canal
11 Jan 2023

Panama City and the Canal

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023 | 1

I arrived in Panama City yesterday morning, and now have had the better part of two days to see the city. Yesterday I wandered around the old city, Casco Viejo, on my own. Today I had a private tour by … Continued

Panama
Coming soon: Panama and Colombia
1 Jan 2023

Coming soon: Panama and Colombia

by Lane | posted in: Panama and Colombia 2023, Plans | 0

My first adventure of 2023, a visit to Panama and Colombia, is just over a week away. I had planned to visit Colombia as part of my trip to Machu Picchu and the Galápagos last year. Overseas Adventure Travel had an … Continued

Colombia, Panama

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