In some ways, traveling to Syria was like going on a blind date…with someone who looks like a bad boy on the outside, but is actually a great guy on the inside. Of course, I didn’t know that when I met him for the first time. People Warned Me I’d […]
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Surreal SkyWheel, Niagara Falls, Canada (Trippy Travel Photo 26) | Chicky Bus
Written on June 18, 2013 by CB Driver in Trippy Travel Photos This photo is of the SkyWheel ride at Niagara Falls, which takes riders 175 feet above the Falls. A bit surreal, isn’t it? Looks a little bit like a space station on another planet. Or part of a […]
Read MoreYour Cookies or Your Life! Colombia’s Wild West ‘Tollbooths’ | Chicky Bus
Children, some cute as a button and others subtly menacing, come running as your vehicle approaches the leather band strung across the desert road. Tires on either side mean circumvention is impossible. Adults, parents or other family members, sometimes wait in the distance…just in case. Just in case you don’t have cookies. […]
Read More7 Quirky, Cool (and Colorful) Things About Colombia | Chicky Bus
Colombia is a gorgeous country, one that’s colorful in a literal and a figurative sense. lt’s also uniquely itself and quirky in certain ways. Some of these quirks, whether cool or colorful or both, are easy to notice when traveling there. Here’s just some of what I encountered… 1. The […]
Read MoreColombian Flag Atop Castillo San Felipe–Cartagena, Colombia (Photo of the Day) | Chicky Bus
I visited Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, the Spanish fortress in Cartagena, Colombia, during a day tour–and I really enjoyed my time there. It was a fascinating place to visit and photograph. After the tour, as I was walking away, I noticed how the Colombian flag was blowing in the wind […]
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