One of the best things about traveling is the opportunity to experience new and exciting foods. The flavors of Colombia absolutely kept us excited. We wanted to share with you some of our wonderful new finds. We share with you everything from the strange fruit to the wonderful prepared foods of Colombia. We even through in a some fun facts that we bet you didn’t know…

Graffiti + Street Art = Culture
Words and symbols are all around us. Sometimes they are part the environment but they always part of the culture. Often times, we find the messages contained universal. Street art has always been my favorite way to get a sense of  the local culture. I hope you enjoy this series.
We are proud to present our  Street Art images  from Cali, Colombia:

Graffiti + Street Art = Culture
Words and symbols are all around us. Sometimes they are part the environment but they always part of the culture. Often times, we find the messages contained universal. Street art has always been my favorite way to get a sense of  the local culture. I hope you enjoy this series.
We are proud to present our  Street Art images  from Popayán, Colombia:
 

Interview with Eli Gerzon, an unschooled adult who decided to direct his own education at the age of 15. Episode #24 is Part 3 of the series on the subject of ‘unschooling’. Lainie & Miro explore the concept of child-led education.

Lainie & Miro in the beautiful Cocora Valley at Salento
Valle de Cocora
8:45 on Saturday morning we left our cozy Salento hostel to catch an open-top World-War II era  jeep to the Valle de Cocora. From the town center we found a driver who was waiting to fill his vehicle with six willing passengers before he drove the ancient jeep to the valley. Our cost? 3000 COP  a person (aprox. $1.50) to take us the short 20 minute jaunt into in the valley.
Before we left Tralala, I had asked Hemmo how long the …

A Pueblito with a Past
A three and a half hour bus ride from Manizales is the beautiful colonial style village Salento with it’s picturesque setting and mild weather.The town is quint and Miro and I immediately said it reminded us of Granada, Nicaragua despite it’s vastly different climate. But the things we thought were familiar we soon we discovered were very different as Salento was clearly an artisan’s town, as we were eager to learn more out it’s history. Salento is surrounded by stunning views of the …