Amazing scenery photos by TheHotFlashPacker
Mar 26
Manizales Colombia is located in the center of Colombia, in what’s known as the Coffee Region. I stayed in a nice hostel in the city and got a private room. I hadn’t been feeling very well. I had sores on my feet from the heat of the coast and small cuts on my hands were …
Mar 25
Marie, Hank, and I were going to Santa Marta for two main sites – Tayrona National Park and the 5 day “Lost City” trek. But first we had an afternoon in the pleasant town of Santa Marta Luckily, we decided to go to Tayrona park first, and that was enough to convince me the 5 …
Mar 25
Before researching for my trip to Colombia, I didn’t know a lot about Cartegena. As a youngster, it evoked images of the film “Romancing the Stone” where the sister was kidnapped and held in Cartegena. My friends Marie and Hank had flown directly to Cartegena and I met them there in the morning. We took …
Mar 25
A Caribbean Paradise in a chaotic country is Los Roques Venezuela. Los Roques Venezuela is accessed via a short flight to Gran Roque from Caracas. There were incredible views while flying into the islands. This would be my first time in the Caribbean and it did not disappoint. The sight of the islands, beaches, and …
Mar 25
We had the rest of the afternoon to enjoy this area. There was a very lovely lagoon with a white sand beach and the reddest water I have ever seen – red from the minerals in the earth. Sapo falls fell into this lagoon, along with several other falls. We swam in the lagoon and …
Mar 25
After days of boating and snorkeling on my Tao Philippines trip, I still didn’t have enough and opted for another day of snorkeling out of Coron. Our tour group when over to Coron Island, a mountainous, karst limestone island. We swam in Kayangan lake & hiked to a stunning viewpoint. Lunch was fish, crabs, rice, …
Mar 25
Palawan is the hotspot in the Philippines… it’s like the next Thailand. Two of the best cities to visit are El Nido and Coron. It’s possible to take the El Nido to Coron Ferry, or you can take a trip between these towns as part of a tour. One of the best things I did …
Mar 25
I got in a bit of a fight with the operators of the shuttle from Puerto Princesa. It all started when they put me in the back seat. Then an older French lady sat next to me and she stunk! I couldn’t breathe and I was getting car sick so I popped the window open …
Mar 25
Traveled Nov, 2011 From Manila I flew directly to Puerto Princesa on the island of Palawan arriving early afternoon. After a HOT walk to the hostel with harassment from several taxi drivers, I booked an afternoon tour of the city. On this trip, we saw the cathedral and the location where many American POWs were …
Mar 25
Getting From Banaue to Sagada A good way to get from Banaue to Sagada is to take a Jeepney. The jeepney trip took much of the day. We stopped at one point and saw these Filipino soldiers practicing on a hill. Instead of weapons/guns, they practiced with small logs. In Sagada, I met up with …
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