Tag: travel
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![Riding a (small) moto through Peru..[30/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//Screenshot_2015-08-08-21-28-51.png)
Riding a (small) moto through Peru..[30/50]
After leaving Vilcabamba in Ecuador, I rode a blissful 200 kms to the Peruvian border at Macara in the belief that this was the most important land border and thus the easiest to cross. But it turned out to be little more than a grumpy man in a hot shed who insisted on seeing my…
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![Shacked-up in Vilcabamba…[29/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-mg_4192.jpg)
Shacked-up in Vilcabamba…[29/50]
Vilcabamba, about 200 kilometers from the Peruvian border, was the last town I visited in Ecuador. It is a classic small Ecuadorian town, built on an orderly grid, lined with wobbly, white-washed adobe houses with a shaded town square in the centre (with the ubiquitous Catholic Church bearing down). But what makes Vilcabamba different to…
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![Banos: city of rain [26/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_3804.jpg)
Banos: city of rain [26/50]
A few hours south of Quito is the spectacular mountain town of Banos, nestled under the active volcano, Tungurahua. Volcan Tungurahua tends to errupt frequently, including relatively recently, but the locals always come back, minus a few relatives, limbs and layers of skin. There are many adventures to be had in Banos, mostly focused upon…
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![The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_32411.jpg)
The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]
Colombia has one of the most diverse climates of any region that I have ever encountered; from tropical beaches, to cool cloud forests, to misty towns in the mountains, to dusty lawless deserts fit only for banditos. Riding a motorcycle over this geography is challenging as it is almost impossible to predict what the temperature…
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![Keeping my nose clean on the Caribbean coast [21/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-20150528_122820.jpg)
Keeping my nose clean on the Caribbean coast [21/50]
After spending three weeks in Bogota in a sprawling colonial – style house in the Chapinero district, I decided that my Spanish was workable enough to tackle this vast continent (well, I can communicate the important things, like ordering food and beer, but then it gets a tad complicated). And I must say, having cafés…
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![The rhythms of Bogota [20/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_2784.jpg)
The rhythms of Bogota [20/50]
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is a large modern metropolis of about eight million people that sits atop a mountain range of 2500 metres. Because of this, it has a cool, temperate climate, that is in stark contrast to the other, tropical parts of the country. I have been here for two weeks now, taking…