COLOMBIA - a complete guide

(Updated December 2018)

Colombia, still suffering from the stigma of being a dangerous place torn between drug barons and guerillas, is actually a beautiful and interesting place - with wonderful, honest people. On just one visit, it became one of my favorite countries on earth.

Treasures at the Gold Museum in Bogotà - by far not Colombia's only treasure...

I travelled with my adult daughter to a dozen places - mostly by bus, sometimes we flew - and felt perfectly safe.

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CUBA - the complete travel guide

(Update October 2018)

Sharing info on a trip across Cuba is particularly challenging since things were changing so fast. After Barack Obama and the Rolling Stones had left, between us travellers it was consent that Cuba was standing at the dawning of a new era and that we were witnessing the last days of an expiring epoch.

Child of the Revolution.

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PERU after Paddington Bear - the complete travel guide bye:myself

I don't get Paddington bear: how could he have left Peru? This country - divided into the geographic areas sierra, selva, costa,  i. e. mountains, jungle, coastline - has so much to offer!

I'm sure this little boy would have adopted Paddington and gave him a good home.

Not only lots of geographic, but also cultural, culinary, and spiritual variety, so that everyone gets to simply love Peru. Everybody but stupid Paddington who went to England of all places!

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BRAZIL - the complete travel guide

(Updated February 2019)

Actually, I think there are countries that are automatically on every traveller's bucket list: Australia, India...and Brazil is a country like that, too.

These are only three highlights Brazil has to offer - kind of an appetizer.

For me, the danger with these standard bucket list countries is that since they are permanently there, I feel no rush to visit. I always knew that I wanted to explore Brazil one day. Yes, one day....

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