Teens sing for a captive audience in a Rwandan town.
Aside from a few domestic trips to New York City and Los Angeles, my big international adventures of the year were a week in Rwanda, and 6 months in Colombia.
The Rwandan adventure involved two days of travel to and from the country, but it was worth the energy and effort when I was in a forest snapping photos of wild gorillas, cruising across Lake Kivu on a new speedboat, and soaking in the bathtub of a luxury villa.
Rwanda
- First Impressions on the Drive to Ruhengeri
- Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
- Remembering the 1994 Tutsi Genocide
- Cruising Lake Kivu by Speedboat
- Nyungwe Forest Lodge: 5-Star Luxury in Rwanda
The wax palms of Cocora Valley, Colombia.
My return to Colombia began with two and a half weeks of rest and relaxation in Cartagena. I then made my way back to Medellin, where I met 9 new travel bloggers, and took a few short trips to other parts of the country, including Cali, a snow-capped volcano, and the coffee region.
Colombia
- Colombia’s Aires Opens New Route: NYC to Bogota
- My First 24 Hours in Cartagena
- Confessions of an Introverted Traveler
- Seafood Al Fresco at La Cevicheria
- Feria de las Flores: Medellin’s Biggest Street Party
- 3 Travel Bloggers and a Baby: The Adventures
- Guatape: My First Colombian Pueblo
- Ascending Nevado del Ruiz: The Search for Snow in Colombia
- Extreme Horseback Riding in Valle de Cocora
- The Mud Trails and Wax Palms of Cocora Valley
- Dare #18 – Failed – The Case of the Undercooked Intestines
On tomorrow’s agenda, the best photography posts of the year. Stay tuned!
About the Author:
Dave is the author of 1573 posts on Go Backpacking.
Dave (Editor-in-Chief) blogged his way around the world from 2007-2009, and then started Travel Blog Success to teach others how to do the same. When not writing, he can be found salsa dancing in Medellin. Follow him on Twitter @rtwdave or look for him on Google+
The Travel Blog Success community offers practical resources and personal support to help you build a better travel blog.
Whether you treat blogging as a hobby, or dream of building a location independent business, you'll learn what's required to create a name for yourself in the online travel world.
Benefits of Joining:
- Personal support from Dave, including site critiques and tips on negotiating advertising deals.
- Ability to learn from others' mistakes, and save yourself time, energy and money.
- Chance to network with other travel bloggers of all levels, from around the world.
Categories: Features
Post tags: blogsherpa, Colombia, Rwanda