Category Archives: travel

February’s Accountability

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Anthony

It is the end of February beginning of March and I promised myself I would take stock every month to see where my resolutions are going. Hopefully this will keep me on track. Reading This year, I am setting a … Continue reading →

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From This Day Forward

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Anthony

First and Foremost Happy New Year everyone. It is bittersweet saying it, but I want to start off the year positively. Though I know turning the page in the calendar isn’t the end of the pandemic and really doesn’t change … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the Past Few Days (part two)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Anthony

Facebook has this nifty little feature in which it reminds you of something you have done in years past. I don’t know what it’s called–memories? remembers? Whatever. The point is that I kind of like it. I am a sucker … Continue reading →

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Interesting Errors

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Anthony

This comes courtesy of my flight from Santa Marta to Bogota.   The seats beside me had belt spelled correctly.   I don’t know about the ones in front or behind. So, was just one sticker wrong? Was this a replacement seat … Continue reading →

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Colombia Wrap Up

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Anthony

So, my vacation to Colombia is over and I feel the need to recap, or sum up, or write something to put it all in perspective.  I am home and already looking forward to my next vacation. Positives (general) The … Continue reading →

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Mules, Motorbikes and Malodorous People

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Anthony

So, there I was the morning of the trek. I had my daypack packed and my other stuff stored at the hotel.  I was excited but second-guessing everything.  I second guessed what I packed, and I second guessed my choices … Continue reading →

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Santa Marta

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Anthony

I awoke the next morning and nothing was clear.  I was pretty sure I was going home and was kind of excited about that.  We gathered in the lobby and the CEO said nothing.  The people who were headed to … Continue reading →

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Cartagena

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Anthony

My stay in Medellin was brief.  The next morning we flew to Cartagena.  Unlike the last internal flight, this one was on time, and relatively quick.  The most interesting thing was that the airport bookstore had a number of books … Continue reading →

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Another Day in Medellin

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Anthony

In the previous post, I  forgot to relate the conversation I had with Deb, a retired schoolteacher from Aylmer Ontario.   I thought traveling was a retirement thing for her, but in fact she’s been an adventurous person all her life. … Continue reading →

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Night Biking in Medellin.

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Anthony

We arrived in Medellin around six, maybe earlier.   The flight was quite nice. I forget how much of a novelty it is to board and deplane on the tarmac.  The view of the country was beautiful. Since we were trying … Continue reading →

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