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Tag Archives: San Gil

Goodbye San Gil, Hello Bogota

Posted on April 17, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 20, 2010

One month on the road as of now, but it hasn’t been much road.   On the one hand I am a little embarrassed that I have stayed in San Gil so long.   It goes against the norm for me, and … Continue reading →

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Lunch in the market

Posted on April 16, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 22, 2010

Sam charges 10,000 pesos (about US$5.25) to do a load of laundry.   There are virtually no lavanderias in this town, oddly, so I do it through him.   Lots of people just go without.   Apparently there’s no shame in wearing the … Continue reading →

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A box of big ass ants for sale in San Gil, Colombia

Posted on April 15, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 16, 2010

These are the hands of a guy selling big ass ants on the street corner.   Yes, these ants have wings.   He explained why they don’t fly away, but I couldn’t grasp what he was saying.   It was hard to concentrate … Continue reading →

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The Colombian Lunch and Tap Water Theories

Posted on April 9, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 9, 2010

This is a typical set lunch in Colombia. To the right is a soup called Mute Santandereano, a kind of kitchen sink soup as it has just about everything in it. Above is yucca (Am I right in that yucca … Continue reading →

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When I grow up I want to be a big ass ant farmer

Posted on April 7, 2010 by The DromomaniacAugust 13, 2010

I bought a pirated DVD of the movie “Up in the Air” for 3000 pesos ($1.50) on the street, but I dutifully gave the address of Paramount Pictures for the vendor to send a royalty check. Pirated DVDs are a … Continue reading →

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Big Ass Ants—Delicious!

Posted on April 6, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 9, 2010

This is a plate of  Hormigas Culonas, or, quite literally, Big Ass Ants.   They are a speciality of the Santander region and taste better than they look.   Protein! It’s funny to me that they have a season, that they aren’t found … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden–Found!

Posted on March 30, 2010 by The DromomaniacMarch 31, 2010

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The only hostel in the world with its own army sniper

Posted on March 28, 2010 by The DromomaniacMarch 30, 2010

Sam’s VIP Hostel’s location is so good that when a presidential candidate spoke in the main square, one of the army’s snipers hung out in the balcony.   All of us were so busy taking photos with him, he might have … Continue reading →

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The reason to bring soccer and baseball cards from home

Posted on March 26, 2010 by The DromomaniacJuly 5, 2010

Last year in a flea market, but more literally called a garbage market, in Budapest, Hungary, I bought a bunch of soccer stickers/cards from the 1990 World Cup.   I brought all my Colombian ones with me and randomly gave one … Continue reading →

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San Gil, Colombia

Posted on March 25, 2010 by The DromomaniacApril 15, 2010

Andrew, Iris and I went took a van north to Arcabuco to catch a bus to San Gil.   I lent sunburnt Iris my hat, but she lost it almost immediately. I had been around the world once or twice with … Continue reading →

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