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Retinal Migraine

Tuesday is my most crucial day at work. It’s the day when I transform myself from a cute administrative professional into a (still cute) digital project monger and spend hours looking for project tenders to bid for the company. As a consultancy company, our wages, welfare, fortune, and life depend o...

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28.05.17 10:29 PM - Comment(s)
El Penon de Guatapé

After 5 full days in Salento, we decided to move on to the next city; Medellin. Salento doesn't have any bus terminal, it has this small kiosk that sells bus tickets with a hand-written board of what bus goes where, when and the fare. We took the earliest bus that leaves Salento and paid about 20 US...

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23.05.17 08:33 PM - Comment(s)
Cocora Valley

Today I was sharing juicy gossips to a friend and somehow our conversation full of malarkey led to a serious talk about life, passion, and living a life without passion. Don’t you just love it how a petty talk about one’s life ends up making you think about your own petty life? It made me realize th...

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12.05.17 09:37 PM - Comment(s)
I like coffee like I like myself: Sweet, hot, and Indonesian.

Brought up in Indonesia, the 4th biggest coffee producer in the world, coffee has become a natural part of my daily life. It’s like one of the basic and fundamental things in life, next to health and donuts. I didn’t know how vital the role of a cup of good coffee in my life was until I immigrated ...

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05.05.17 10:20 PM - Comment(s)
El Ocaso Coffee Plantation, Salento

Colombia is known worldwide as a huge coffee producer, they also claim that their coffee is the best. This serious self-designation shouldn’t be taken lightly and therefore it was crucial for us to visit a coffee plantation while we were in Colombia. What? It wasn't a self accusation but it is world...

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02.05.17 09:37 PM - Comment(s)
Salento

A day before we arrived at our next destination, Salento, I started to feel this minor discomfort on my, ummm…, how do I say this, ummm… anus, arse cavity, lower end orifice, oh heck, we are adults here, there is no need to be shy to call out body parts by its proper name, which in this case; my tus...

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25.04.17 09:27 PM - Comment(s)
La Zipaquira Salt Cathedral

Although I might seem like I have a flawless personality I must admit that I have one or two (or 6749362819) irrational fears. The most monumental fears of them all are; fear of heights, fear of the dark, and fear of old age poverty.

So what does my scaredy-cat qualities has to do with this article o...

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18.04.17 08:52 PM - Comment(s)
Monserrate, the monastery on top of a mountain

Before I blabber about the beauty of this iconic place in Bogota, let me tell you about how am I doing at the moment. You know, just in case you care to know… Ha, I am writing as if there`s any digital dumplings actually read this blog!

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07.04.17 11:28 PM - Comment(s)
9 ways to enjoy the bustling Bogota

We started our trip in Colombia by landing in Bogota and spend 5 days in the city. Packed with minimum logistic and maximum worry of safety, we arrived late at night at El Dorado airport. (For reference, you can read about my false prejudices about the city in this article here). We went straight to...

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28.03.17 10:14 PM - Comment(s)
Bogota, busting the city’s myths in 5 day

Bogota (and Colombia in general) has been labeled with so many negative reps, this stigma has repelled travelers from visiting and missing the chance of experiencing the true charm of the city. I must admit, I had a lot of concerns too before I actually spent 5 days flashpacking in this cold-weather...
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19.02.17 11:10 PM - Comment(s)