by Sarah Duff | Mar 1, 2015 | Argentina, Around the world, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America
The second part of this year-long around-the-world trip (after a three-month stint in the USA), was South America, a continent I had never visited. It had always seemed so far from South Africa, so I felt like a normal-length two-week trip would never cut it. I saved...
by Sarah Duff | Feb 12, 2015 | Colombia
“Welcome to Providencia, where everything come in slow motion”, said our taxi driver, Jerry, as he coasted down the gently winding road along the coast of Colombia’s tiny Caribbean island. Jerry hooted and waved at just about every scooter and car...
by Sarah Duff | Feb 6, 2015 | Around the world, Colombia, South America
Sweat ran in thick rivulets down my back, soaking through to my heavy backpack. My face felt as hot as a pizza oven. My thighs burned and my dodgy knees were aching. My breath came out as an unpleasant sounding rasp. I was less than two hours into a four-day trek...
