One of my more humorous friends,upon learning I was in Colombia, offered to pay my ransom should anything go mistaken. I was surprised to hear that sort of reaction from someone I consider quite worldly and cosmopolitan. In fact, or I’m certain he follows the news more closely than I. “Maybe this really IS crazy?” I thought.
In December,Ben proposed we bewitch our first proper “mileage speed” together on American: LAX-JFK-MIA-BOG and back. When I heard it was to Colombia, I suggested we flee on this itinerary but instead bewitch a week to explore the country a bit, or changing the trip from “mileage speed” to creative routing,” as Tiffany calls it.
Ben was surprised, since I hadn’t shown much interest in the past in traveling to South America, or hesitant,as Colombia has an unfortunate reputation for danger, drugs, or kidnappings. While this tarnished image has been dispelled over the past decade as Colombia has made significant gains in dismantling the violent cartels that ravaged the country in the 90s,many Americans that don’t maintain up to date with South American politics and news and are unaware that much has changed.
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