colombia Archives - Runaway Brit

Around the World in 26 Letters: My Travel Alphabet

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Asia, Beaches, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, History, Japan, Life in India, Life in Sweden, Literature, Nature, Photography, South America, Swedish Tourism, Top Ten, Travelling army, asia, atacama desert, aurora, bolivia, bosnia, bucharest, caribbean, chile, china, colombia, dracula, edinburgh, estonia, europe, fuji, gotland, Greece, holi, iceland, iguassu, iguazu falls, india, isle of skye, istanbul, japan, Jökulsárlón, kleftiko, lapland, machu picchu, mary king close, mostar, Mumbai, new york city, northern lights, NYC, ogmore, ogmore beach, ogmore by sea, parque tayrona, peru, qatar airways, romania, rurrenabaque, san blas, scotland, skye, sri lanka, stari most, sweden, taj mahal, tallinn, terracotta warriors, udaipur, unawatuna, valparaiso, visby, wales, waterfalls, xi'an, yamuna river, zostel

I’ve been travelling the world, on-and-off, for almost 16 years—ever since an adventurous 4 week train journey took me through Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic into Romania back in the days when

My Top 5 Wow-Factor Destinations

September 28, 2014September 28, 2014 Asia, Europe, Featured, Nature, South America, Travelling arctic, argentina, brazil, colombia, destinations, falls, iceland, iguazu, Jökulsárlón, lapland, parque tayrona, perito moreno, spectacular, sweden

According to the dictionary, spectacular is an adjective that means ‘beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way’; synonyms of which are striking, picturesque, breathtaking, arresting, glorious, and my two favourites, sublime, and awesome. Awesome as

10 Awesome Movie Locations Around The World

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Asia, Europe, Featured, Nature, Photography, Travelling argentina, bali, bogota, bourne supremacy, brazil, breakfast at tiffany's, buenos aires, cambodia, casa rosada, colombia, eat pray love, evita, film, glencoe, glenfinnan, goa, harry potter, iceland, iguazu, india, lara croft, location, maya bay, movie, mr and mrs smith, new york city, NYC, palolem, phi phi lei, siem reap, skyfall, ta prohm, thailand, the beach, the mission, tiffany's, tomb raider, ubud, viaduct, walter mitty

When I travel I don’t deliberately seek out places that have been used as film locations, but every now and then I happen to stumble into one. Here is a round-up of the 10 best

Perfect Peaks. A #FriFotos Photo Essay

November 28, 2012November 30, 2013 Asia, Nature, Photography, South America, Travelling, Vietnam andes, bolivia, chile, colombia, Frifotos, hong kong, la paz, machu picchu, mountain, mui ne, parque tayrona, peaks, peru, photo essay, photos, playa del duque, sapa, south america, teide, tenerife, the peak, vietnam, wales, wayna picchu

While looking through my photographs in order to participate in this week's #FriFotos, which has the theme of 'Peaks', I realised something. I have not spent nearly enough time in the mountains. I love mountains,

Criminal Gangs in Colombia and the Implications for Travellers

August 12, 2012October 20, 2012 South America, Travelling advice, colombia, criminal gangs, safety, santa marta, south america, tips, travel, urabenos

Walking down the streets of Santa Marta one thing became eerily apparent: the streets were deserted. Secure metal barriers barred access to the seafront shops, supermarkets, liquor stores and restaurants. Door after door displayed an

Three Days in Paradise: Sailing the San Blas

January 31, 2012April 13, 2012 Beaches, Partying, South America, Travelling colombia, colombia to panama crossings, kuna, kuna yala, panama, sailing, san blas, sea travel, south america, south america to central america, stahlratte, stahlratte von bremen, travel

You have been travelling around South America and you want to get to Central or North America but the Darien Gap makes land travel impossible. You could fly: the quick and efficient method. Or you