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Colombia

Quick guide to San Gil

on April 10, 2022August 3, 2022 by Bas San Gil, Colombia

Welcome to the adrenaline capital of Colombia. Or the average mid-size town where the tourists stay who can't afford a hotel in colonial jewel Barichara. The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle. San Gil has a lot going for itself: a beautiful valley location, a nice colonial center, ... View Post

Mexico Stories from the road

Movies about Mexico

on December 28, 2021December 31, 2021 by Bas

There is of course nothing like visiting a country to smell and see what it is really like. But movies are an excellent way as well to explore a country. Especially if it has such a rich cinematic history as Mexico. Many movies have been shot in Mexico, though not ... View Post

Podcast

Podcast: The long road to Medellin (book)

on April 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Bas

In the middle of the pandemic, I decided to travel as planned anyway. The original starting destination, Mexico, had been open most of the time, so what could possibly go wrong? Traveling is all about getting a new challenge every day, good and bad, and somehow dealing with them. Well, ... View Post

Yucatan

Guide to holiday in Yucatan

on March 24, 2022April 1, 2022 by Bas

Yucatan is one of the major holiday destinations in Mexico. It is the peninsula in the southeastern corner of the country. Almost always sunny, adorned with Mayan ruins, and mass tourism: Yucatan has it all. It's important to make a distinction between the peninsula and the province. Because the latter ... View Post

Mexico City

Orozco in Mexico City

on December 24, 2021February 22, 2021 by Bas

Jose Clemente Orozco might have a close connection to Guadalajara, the city where he lived for a long time and where some of the most famous murals of Orozco are. But in the capital there is also a lot of his paintings waiting to be discovered. The big Mexican muralists ... View Post

Mexico City Stories from the road

An ode to Mexico City

on December 12, 2021December 31, 2021 by Bas Mexico City, Mexico

If Paris is a lady and London is a gentleman, you must be the fifty-year old smoking rocker flirting with the sensual young Latina at the bar. You don't pretend to be more than you are. You show your scars and age with grace. You live every second of your ... View Post