Archive for May 2011

I can see why settlers first setup camp here in Tucson. With mountains on all sides and the Sonoran Desert pumping dry heat across the valley, I wouldn’t want to keep going either. Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix and has a population of more than …

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 Despite its chequered past, Colombia is currently much in vogue with backpackers and it’s easy to see why if you just scratch the surface. South American countries have always topped the list for travellers who need to make their budget stretch that little bit further, largely due to the fact …

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I went hiking through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco last week and made it down to the coastline to get a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Later that day I checked off one of my major American goals by driving across the Golden Gate Bridge to spend the …

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I had one major goal on my recent week long trip to Arizona. Test, examine and grade the best dishes at as many Mexican Restaurants in Tucson as possible within a 7-day period. Thanks to some great advice from locals, the Tucson Mexican Restaurants Challenge turned out to be a …

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This past weekend I had the opportunity to check out the historic 100th Bay to Breakers run in downtown San Francisco, California. Turns out, the run is just a small portion of the chaos that ensues during an entire day of celebration and debauchery. Much more on Bay to Breakers soon, …

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If you are looking for cheap international flights you should consider heading to North America. Some of the top holiday destinations are located in the United States and Canada. Right now there are some excellent discount package deals available. Everyone loves to go on holidays, but sometimes it is a difficult decision …

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View The Great American Road* Trip – 2011 in a larger map This summer, weddings, business projects and a Travel Bloggers Conference will keep me tied up in North America until October. I figured this was the perfect opportunity to explore some of the wonderment I’ve yet to experience right …

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I snapped this shot on my hike up to “A” Mountain in Tucson, Arizona this week. The Sonora Desert which surrounds Tucson is home to many different kinds of cactus species, all of which will make you bleed if you get much closer than this! Learn more about The Best …

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Good thing I didn’t break anything at the family finca in Cisneros, because if I did, I wouldn’t have been invited on the Colombian family vacation to San Jeronimo. After the finca, my Colombian friend Jennifer (who I’d met at the Nacional Football Match) asked if I wanted to join …

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A friend and I stopped to smell the flowers on our hike up to Pueblito Paisa in Medellin, Colombia. Pueblito Paisa was designed as a replica of a traditional Colombian village square located on the Cerro Nutibara (Nutibara Hill) off the Industriales Medellin Metro Line. The view of Medellin from …

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April Recap: Business was the name of the game in April. With the new T2T site up and running I spent most of the month working on new business ventures and continuing to make updates and additions to the site with a focus on advertising. My apartment in Medellin has …

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In an effort to understand the incredibly complexities of life in Colombia, I’ve been searching for Colombian movies and documentaries to help answer questions I have about the culture, history and people of this amazing country. Although I realize I’ll never truly understand what it means to be Colombian, these …

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