After a long blogging silence, I'm hoping to get back into the travel reporting groove as we start our trip to Colombia.
Our itinerary takes us to Bogota, the capital, tonight, then to Villa de Leyva, a colonial town, Medellin, site of much of the rebel activity a decade ago, another colonial town, Santa Fe de Antioquia, and Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast. Right now, Villa de Leyva is "iffy" since coffee farmers are demanding higher subsidies for coffee. To ram home their point, they have set up road blocks between Bogota and Villa de Leyva and stoned cars that try to pass through. So, we may have to find some other places to explore--no problem in a country we haven't visited before. I'll be blogging descriptions, photos and comments on the places we visit as we go along.
Our purpose is to see if Colombia would be a good place to take a group in the next year or so. As we always do before we take a group to a new country (new to us) we will check out cities and towns, hotels and restaurants, historical and cultural visits and markets as well as local guides and drivers, transportation options and safety. We think Colombia will be a particularly interesting visit given its Indian and colonial history and culture. But, check out this blog to learn more.
We have a busy fall planned, with trips to East Africa in September and Myanmar in October, both with groups. We have loved visiting both places and are excited to take friends there also. Next year, we'll be taking a private group to Southeast Asia in January and to South America in October. No doubt there will also be another trip in between (to replace our postponed trip to Egypt originally planned for next March). You can see the itineraries for these trips at our website, www.eglobaleducation.com.
Meanwhile, if you're interested in South America, watch for blog postings on Colombia over the next two weeks.
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