With 2021 drawing to a close, it’s clear that Covid isn’t ready to loosen its spiky grip on the world. The pandemic is grinding on after almost two long years, and now the highly contagious Omicron variant is spreading like wildfire. There are still so many unknowns: Just how dangerous is Omicron? Who is at greatest risk? How effective are the vaccines? Real data is just starting to filter in, but early indications are that the disease caused by Omicron might not be as severe and that boosted vaccines offer strong protection. But what about the next variant, and the one after that? Speaking for just about everyone on the planet, we’re exhausted and discouraged. But for us travel addicts, Covid offers plenty of extra pitfalls. How do we indulge our jones to wander while keeping ourselves, and others, safe? And – with apologies to Rudyard Kipling – how do we…
Collectively known as the ABC Islands, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are three gems clustered just off the northern coast of Venezuela. Their location in…
How is it possible that it’s already November? Seems like yesterday that we wrapped up our epic road trip through southeastern Colombia. Through the…
The Rio Magdalena is not just the country’s main artery; it’s the reason Colombia exists as a nation . . . the Magdalena is…
The upper view of the massive main cathedral After Villa de Leyva, our epic road trip through eastern Colombia began to wind down. We…
Villa de Leyva’s vast plaza is the largest in Latin America. The main church, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (at right) is more…
The Basilica of Our Lady of Monguí and adjacent convent, which now houses a museum. On our way to the heritage town of Monguí,…
We worked hard to get to Barichara! From Bucaramanga, we traveled south through a magnificent canyon carved by the Rio Sogamoso to the scenic…
The view from atop our hotel From the picturesque village of Doradal, Colombia’s own Santorini, we traveled north – following the Magdalena River for…
WE BE TRAVELING!! As we’ve mentioned before, we’ve decided to see as much of Colombia as we can while international travel is still “iffy.”…