Sep 27, 2009 - Cali

After a quick trip (2hrs) from Popayan, we arrived in Cali. ... It is famous for it's 'Cali girls'. ... Cali does have Colombia's best zoo however, so we checked it out. ... Cali's downtown is pretty bleak and dirty and is full of street people. ... There's not too much else to say about Cali. ...

Sep 10, 2009 - Cali, Colombia

Cali was a long overnight bus ride south from Bogota but at least it was in a very comfortable bus with the comfiest seats I have ever seen; huge plush recliners that look rather like a LazyBoy lounge. ... Tourist attractions were few on the ground in Cali, a few museums and churches and that is about it. ... We decided that we would head a a couple of kilometres out of town in the afternoon and check out the Zoologica de Cali (Cali Zoo), a bargain at $5 for entry. ...

Oct 31, 2008 - Cali

Cali es la capital mundial de la salsa! No tiene mucho para el turista, pero fui basicamente a tomar clases de salsa! Hace calor pero no tanto, y la gente es muy simpatica. ... Si no te gusta la salsa, no te va a gustar Cali, porque a donde vayas vas a escucharla. ... Antes de poder caminar, los calenhos ya bailan salsa! Juanchito es un pueblo en las afueras de Cali donde estan todas las discotecas mas famosas de salsa, incluyendo al Chango', que es un clasico. ... La Feria de Cali, despues de Navidad, es uno de los eventos de salsa mas conocidos del mundo. ... Aparte de bailar salsa, no hay mucho mas que hacer en Cali. ...

Feb 7, 2008 - Cali, the city of Salsa and plastic surgery!

We spent a great few days in Cali with John, Carlos and Diego who are Colombians that we met in San Cipriano. ... Thanks to the guys, and their incredible hospitality, we got to see a Cali that we wouldn't ... otherwise have seen - beautiful Pance, with its refreshing river, the results of Cali's prodigious plastic ...

Feb 6, 2008 - A motorbike with wooden trolley on rail-tracks to San Cipriano!

San Cipriano is very different to the Colombia we have been seeing. ... Instead, the locals strap motorbikes to wooden trolleys with wheels, and take passengers up and down the rail track (avoiding each other and the occasional train by jumping off the track!)!! It's an incredible way to travel, though we still can't figure out how the wheels stay on the tracks! In San Cipriano itself, we swam in the clearest water we've ever seen, with lots of fish who swam around us, and surrounded by the jungle. ... We also met some very friendly Colombians and Equadorians, who invited us back to Cali with them.San Cipriano is very different to the Colombia we have been seeing. ... Instead, the locals strap motorbikes to wooden trolleys with wheels, and take passengers up and down the rail track (avoiding each other and the occasional train by jumping off the track!)!! It's an incredible way to travel, though we still can't figure out how the wheels stay on the tracks! In San Cipriano itself, we swam in the clearest water we've ever seen, with lots of fish who swam around us, and surrounded by the jungle. ... We also met some very friendly Colombians and Equadorians, who invited us back to Cali with them....

Jan 1, 2008 - Cali

As I was leaving my hostal in Popoyan I casually asked the proprieter where I should stay in Cali, and to my considerable luck he pointed me to Kaffe Erde. ... (sorry D & J) Cali was a pleasent surprise, in that many travellers and websites dismiss it calling it "just a city" or saying "don't bother". ... For me Cali is a near perfect city - a wonderful warm climate, more reasonable size, pretty secure, friendly people, excellent nightlife, and not too congested. ... While in Cali I did some hikes to some mountains surrounding the city (but got turned back on one when locals guarenteed us we would be robbed terribly if we proceeded any further), swam at a river nearby (Jump to full entry

Dec 27, 2007 - Salento

After the "Africa-like" Pacific coast I returned to Colombia, you could say. By contrast, in Salento I got a private room in a typical "backpacker hostal". ... I spent three days in Salento, mostly hiking. ... One day, accompanied by two women (a Brit and a Czech), I took a jeep to the nearby Valle de Cocora, a beautiful valley with ample trails.After the "Africa-like" Pacific coast I returned to Colombia, you could say. By contrast, in Salento I got a private room in a typical "backpacker hostal". ... I spent three days in Salento, mostly hiking. ... One day, accompanied by two women (a Brit and a Czech), I took a jeep to the nearby Valle de Cocora, a beautiful valley with ample trails....

Dec 23, 2007 - San Cipriano

For a complete change of venue (culturally atleast) my next stop was a village named San Cipriano. ... More importantly, though, San Cipriano is teeming with Afro-Colombians. ... Also, San Cipriano was unique in that, for once in Colombia getting there was literally "half the fun". ... To access San Cipriano from Cordoba you must take a ride on homemade railroad cars that the residents have invented to use on the existing train tracks. ... I called them medio-gringos (half gringos) because, as they were white Colombians, they stuck out in San Cipriano just as much as me. ...

Dec 23, 2007 - Buenaventura

Originally I hadn't planned on visiting the Pacific coastal city of Buenaventura. ... However, as Buenaventura was only 20 minutes from San Cipriano, I decided to go for a night. ... As it turned out, Buenaventura is a very fun place to visit, with a nonstop festive atmosphere. ... My night in Buenaventura turned into two when I decided to take a boat up the coast to one of the descent beaches. ...

Jul 29, 2007 - Salento and the Valle del Cocora

We arrived in Salento after long day on three different buses. ... Salento gets a little crowded during the weekends when locals from Cali, Manizales and Medellin come piling in this picturesque mountain town. ... By now, our couple of days in Salento has turned into a week. ...

Oct 20, 2006 - Cali

Cali Die Stadt hat touristisch nicht viel zu bieten. ... Dafuer steht sie in dem Ruf die schoensten Maedchen von ganz Colombia zu haben.Cali Die Stadt hat touristisch nicht viel zu bieten. ... Dafuer steht sie in dem Ruf die schoensten Maedchen von ganz Colombia zu haben....

Jul 30, 2006 - Santiago de Calí

Or just plain Calí.Or just plain Calí....