Colombia

A Year Of Rainy Season Comes To An End

December 24, 2012

As I landed in Kathmandu, Nepal, one song was going through my head. Yes, the rainy season is over. I entered the rainy season in Chiapas, Mexico.. and never left it. Like a shadow, as I headed south in Latin America it followed me everywhere I went. Then I went to Southeast Asia and it [...]

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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – Winging It

October 4, 2012

Many people have asked me how I could just leave my job and seemingly travel perpetually. How can I afford it? How do you find places to stay for free all the time? How do you find places to volunteer? All questions I’ve received by email, and now I’m sharing the secrets in a series [...]

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Que Caro Es Ser Pobre – The Police Are The Problem, Not The Solution

August 1, 2012

When I was volunteering at Maya Pedal in Guatemala there was a sign on the wall that said “Que Caro Es Ser Pobre”. It means “How expensive it is to be poor.” As I travel through many of the world’s “poor” countries, I am writing a series of articles about how expensive it is to be poor. [...]

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Happiness Plunge Inc.’s Q3 “Report To Shareholders” – Still Great Outcomes, Still No Income

May 14, 2012

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been nine months since I hit the road and three months since my last quarterly report and six months since the first quarterly report. But it has and it’s been a great three months in South America. My experiences in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru have, for the most part, [...]

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Que Caro Es Ser Pobre/How Expensive It Is To Be Poor – Books

March 24, 2012

When I was volunteering at Maya Pedal in Guatemala there was a sign on the wall that said “Que Caro Es Ser Pobre”. It means “How expensive it is to be poor.” As I travel through many of the world’s “poor” countries, I am writing a series of articles about how expensive it is to be poor. [...]

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Colombia To Ecuador – A Famous Church, Counterfeit Money, And Drugs

March 21, 2012

I left Pasto at 8am with a belly full of breakfast-in-bed awesomeness courtesy of my amazing couchsurfing host Ana. I caught a bus to Ipialas, a city ten minutes from the Ecuadorian border. But if you are in the area, you have to go to Las Lajas to see the church. This part of the [...]

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Pasto, Colombia – Unplanned Awesomeness On The Way Out Of Colombia

March 20, 2012

Pasto was a wonderful experience, though it’s a bit hard to describe. I hadn’t planned to go to Pasto. Upon finding out that it takes 16 hours to go from Popayan to Quito, Ecuador, I decided to stop in Pasto to split up the journey a bit. My couchsurfing host Ana was nice enough to [...]

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Popayan, Colombia – The White City

March 17, 2012

Popayan is called The City Of White and you’ll see why in the pictures below. I met an entrepreneurial couple while in Guatape who own two hostels in Popayan. I contacted them to see if they’d be interested in getting a review while I can explore the town. They agreed! The city itself is relatively [...]

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Indigenous Market In Silvia, Colombia – A Feast For The Eyes

March 14, 2012

In the small town of Silvia, Colombia a timeless scene plays itself out every Tuesday. People come in from the surrounding villages, sell their fruits, vegetables, meat, traditional medicine, and catch up on the latest news. I happened to be in Popayan so I rode the bus one hour to check out this beautiful scene [...]

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