Tena, Ecuador – The Jungle. Loud animal noises, neon yellow, green and brown luscious trees (bigger than you have seen in your whole...

Where: Salento, Colombia. It is a small town in the coffee region of Colombia. It offers some wonderful coffee tours, hiking, horseback...

Where: Palomino, Colombia; a little town next to the Sierra Nevada’s and the Caribbean Sea. What: One boat on a beach, with gasoline,...

Where /Palomino, Colombia, a little town next to the Sierra Nevada’s and the Caribbean Sea. The hostel was just a month old when I...

What a pleasure it’s been to spend three weeks painting in a house, not a hostel and alone! This piece is in the second story of an...

Santa Marta at Hostel de Jackie. This hostel is located just 3 blocks from the beach and in downtown. Before I enter a city I will e mail...

Palomino was one of my most favorite places to be and I feel so fortunate to have stayed as long as I did. It has not been struck my...

Feliz Navidad to all! I had a wonderful Christmas! I especially want to give a big thanks to Kimberly and all my family in Seattle for...

Yesterday I took a bus from Bogota to Medellin about a 9.5 hour bus ride. The bus was pretty comfortable despite the fact that I sat next...