Cocora Valley is one of the places one must see when visiting Colombia. Set amid the misty green hills, Palma de Cera (Wax Palm) is breathtaking to behold. This Colombia national tree can grow up to 60 metres tall, and it's the largest in the world.
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Salento
Founded in 1842, Salento is a small town located 24km east of Armenia. It's a well-known tourist destination for its beautiful nature, the striking colour of its colonial building, famous for its coffee production and trout farming. The town located at an altitude of 1,895 meters above sea level, and during our stay of four days three nights, the daily lowest temperature was about 15°C and highest around 25°C.
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My Blood Approves Series by Amanda Hocking
My Blood Approves Series is a Vampire story written by Amanda Hocking with five main stories and one short novella. The primary ones are My Blood Approves, Fate, Flutter, Wisdom and Swear while the short story is Letters to Elise: A Peter Townsend Novella. Also Included in this post are the synopsis, a brief review to each book as well as the reading order in the series.
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Santiago de Cali
Cali is the largest city in southwestern Colombia, nearly the size of Medellin. The daily lowest temperature is about 22°C and highest around 32°C, it's hot and humid, just like Malaysia. However, it isn't safe as in Malaysia as some of the neighbourhood is dangerous. Avoid travelling to Aguablanca district on the east and Siloe on the west, and as for the safe zone, Granada, San Antonio and El Penon are alright. However, it doesn't mean that crime doesn't happen there. It's the same as everywhere else in the world, even in the safest country, there's always a bad seed. But as long as you stick to 'Dar Papaya' rule…
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Eating and Drinking in Acacias
Acacias is about 130km away from Bogota with the daily average temperature ranging from 22°C to 32°C. It's another perfect place to get away from the cold weather in Bogota, as well as eating Mamona, the typical flavour of the Meta. Besides Mike and I, his works colleague, Phil also joined us in this four days three nights trip.
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The God Chronicles Series by Kamery Solomon
The God Chronicles Series written by Kamery Solomon told a different storyline with a different main character in each book. I've included a synopsis and a short review to each book in the series as well as the reading order. This series consists of five main books which are Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Adrastia and Exoria.
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Comuna 13 Tour Medellín
Comuna 13 was once known for drug cartels, gang violence and police often raid this area. No tourist dare to set foot in this place. However, now that this place is safe, with the story, graffitis and street art performances, it's enough to attract people from all around the world to come visiting this place.
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Eating and Drinking in Medellín
Medellin is the second largest city in Colombia after Bogota. With the population of 2.5million; 8 million in Bogota. This city often referred to as the City of Eternal Spring due to the temperature close to Springs weather, with daily temperatures ranging from a minimum of about 16°C to a maximum of 28°C. The flight time to Medellin from Bogota only take less than an hour.
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The Angel Knights Series by Mary Ting
This Angel Knights series is a spin-off to Crossroads Saga and most of the books telling a story in Lucia's point of view. I've included a synopsis of each book in the series in the reading order and also a short review to each book. It consists of three main books which are The Chosen Knights, The Blessed Knights, The Sacred Knights, and the short story The Angel Knights which is the prequel to the first book.
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Guatemala City
After staying here in this beautiful Lake Atitlan for a week and got used to the beautiful landscape, it was hard to say goodbye. But we must move on in our life, and there would be a new place and a new journey in future that would probably be as exciting as this one. Yesterday we bought the bus ticket at Nexway Travel that’s including a boat ride for the cost of $23 per person. They told us to get to the boat by 8 am, and to be at Magic Travel by 9 am for the bus ride. When we got to the boat at 7:50 am, we didn’t…
