Tag: travel
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Rouen
September 4, 2025 We seem to have a pattern going for our adventures. Getting 4 people from 3 different time zones ready to leave the timeshare takes most of the morning. We head out toward the destination for the day, arrive in time for lunch. Eat. Look at things, shop, and then head home. Today’s…
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San Cipriano: A bonus adventure
February 10, 2025 Ted had one more bucket list bird to see while in Colombia: a toucan! Our hosts at La Florida made arrangements for us to hire Gilberto, a top guide in the area, to take us to San Cipriano. For a jungle trip. We met Gilberto at 4:30am for the 90 minute drive…
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La Florida: Pure Magic
February 8-12, 2025 La Florida is set at about 6,000 feet above sea level. It is perched on a hill with cloud forest in the background – just enough to attract the most amazing wildlife but still allow for more than a few human creature comforts . It also has a marvelous view of the…
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Birding in a Cloud Forest
February 5-8, 2025 Our trip to and time in Dona Dora’s was the most “adventurous” yet. We hired an Uber to take us the 45 miles up from Cali into the mountain region. Our driver, Caesar, was very nice and so we expected a smooth trip. Unfortunately, Uber chose a route to get to Dona…
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On to Cali
February 2-5, 2025 Alejandro picked us up at the Hotel at about 11 and we started the 4-1/2 hour trip to Cali. The more we thought about how much of a pain it would have been to hire an Uber, get to the bus station, buy a bus ticket, find the bus, ride the bus,…
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On to Jardin
1/21/25 to 1/27/25 Jardin (pronounce HardEEN) is the quintessential small Colombian colonial town. We were immersed into Colombian life and overwhelmed by the Birdwatching! Daniel drove us from Medellin to Jardin and then spent a day with us before he returned home and we stay a few days on our own doing tourist things. It…
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Birding in Medellin Day 2
January 18, 2025 We met Daniel at 6:30 and headed to a mountain on at the south end of town. On the way up, I wanted to stop for a picture of the panaramic view: While we were stopped on the side of this impossibly steep and busy road , there was a guy bicycling…
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Birding in Medellin, Day 1
January 17, 2025 WE FOUND A BIRDING GUIDE!! About a week before we left on our trip, we found an eBird list of over a hundred birds seen in one day along a road we were hoping to visit. I contacted the man who made the list and asked if he guides birding trips. He…
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Hail Colombia!
January 13-15 Travel Days Why Colombia About 3 months ago, we decided to visit Colombia. Many of our friends and family think we are nuts. So, before I start sharing our journey, a short explanation might help. Ted and I are nearing retirement age. About 30 years ago, we promised each other we wouldn’t sit…
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