Secret Royalty On Tour

To get to Cartagena we had to go via Cali. Apparently it’s the sporting centre of Colombia which, as you can imagine, thrilled me to the core. So I wasn’t excited about a Cali stopover. I thought it might be like Hamilton, a sprawl you try to get through quickly. I was wrong. We were there…

My travel companion and I walk at two remarkably different speeds. Of course, there is no universally correct speed for walking, unless you’re about to miss a bus or are taking part in a walking meditation. Both of these things I’ve done and I have to be honest and say I’m more comfortable with the…

We know these stories of Colombia before we visit: Pedro and his cartel, the comunas with the gun-toting slum lords, cocaine on every street corner. On announcing this trip to friends, the two primary responses I got involved either cocaine or my personal safety. I’ve been in Medellín for the last few days, and I can…

Modern Family has always been a favourite sit com of mine. Never in a million years did I think I’d be starring in the second version of it – involving one kiwi and a bunch of Colombians, instead of one Colombian and.. you get the picture. My Colombian friend has a cool 31 years under…

  I’ve been thinking a lot about my amazing New Year’s Eve experience in the small town two buses away from Bogota. (I’ve been told off quite a lot about spelling both Colombia and Bogota incorrectly, by the way, with a passionate Latin tongue. So, I’ll be watching that in future) I spent over 24…