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Day 290: A spotter’s guide to empanadas

June 16, 2014by Jovian Smalley Leave a comment

Overland miles: 13652 Bus hours: 404.25 Empanadar: 94 The regular reader of this humble travel correspondence will be aware that for some time I have been banging on about empanadas. […]

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Argentina / Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Destinations, Food, Patagonia & Lakes District, Peru, Southern Peru & Cusco, Street food

Day 263: Things we used most

May 24, 2014by Jovian Smalley 5 Comments

Overland miles: 12975 Bus hours: 375.5 Empanadar: 80 Half-way through our trip, Prawns For Breakfast, feeling if we are to be honest, just a little sorry for ourselves, published our […]

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Bolivia, Buses, Colombia, Destinations, El Salvador, Ferries, Guatemala, Lanchas, Nicaragua, Patagonia & Lakes District, Sailboats, Ships, Transport

Day 202: South American Markets

March 16, 2014by Jovian Smalley Leave a comment

Overland miles: 10042 Bus hours: 308.5 Empanadar: 40 One of the culinary truisms we hold to in our travels across Latin America is that the freshest, tastiest food to be […]

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Breakfast & Brunch, Colombia, Destinations, Dinner, Drinks, Ecuador, Food, Lunch, Patagonia & Lakes District, Street food

How to … Play Tejo (aka Gunpowder Bowling)

January 11, 2014by Clare Ridley Leave a comment

We heard about Tejo, Colombia’s second national sport (after football, obvs) during our stay in San Gil. The only way to describe this game is to call it gunpowder bowling – yes, […]

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Day 151: Typical Colombian Dishes

January 8, 2014by Jovian Smalley Leave a comment

Overland miles: 6780 Bus hours: 220.5 Empanadar: 15  Whilst we were in Nicaragua, Prawns for Breakfast brought you a pictorial round-up of our favourite street food and cheap eats across the […]

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Breakfast & Brunch, Colombia, Destinations, Drinks, Food, Lunch, Street food

Day 146: Lost in the Coffee Triangle

January 5, 2014by Jovian Smalley 1 Comment

Overland miles: 6550 Bus hours: 210.5 Empanadar: 12 After a week in Bogota chugging chicha (fermented fruit-beer), sipping sopa de ajaico (potato and avacado-based soup) and tasting tinto (sweetened instant coffee), the […]

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Coffee & Chocolate, Colombia, Destinations, Food

Day 142: Chocolate and cheese for breakfast

January 2, 2014by Clare Ridley 2 Comments

Overland miles: 6352 Bus hours: 194.45 Empanadar: 12 With Jovian’s latest culinary quest completed, we made tracks for Colombia’s capital, with a brief stop over along the way in Villa […]

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Breakfast & Brunch, Coffee & Chocolate, Colombia, Destinations, Food, Trains, Transport

Day 134: Big-assed Ants from Barichara – Part 2

December 30, 2013by Jovian Smalley 2 Comments

Overland miles: 6111 Bus hours: 184.5 Empanadar: 8 In which Clare and Jovian continue their quest to find edible leafcutter ants in Guane and San Gil, Colombia. Warning: Ants were […]

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Colombia, Destinations, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Nature, Street food, Trekking

Day 133: Big-assed Ants from Barichara – Part 1

December 27, 2013by Jovian Smalley Leave a comment

Overland miles: 6097 Bus hours: 183.5 Empanadar: 6 In which Clare and Jovian travel to Barichara, Colombia, in search of edible leafcutter ants. Barichara is a little splotch of whitewashed […]

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Colombia, Destinations, Food, Lunch, Nature, Trekking

Day 132: Getting High In Colombia

December 24, 2013by Clare Ridley 2 Comments

Overland miles: 6083 Bus hours: 182 Empanadar: 6 Jovian and I aren’t generally outward bound types; the most we stretch to is a hearty walk that generally ends in a […]

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