Tag: Travelogue
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![The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_32411.jpg)
The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]
Colombia has one of the most diverse climates of any region that I have ever encountered; from tropical beaches, to cool cloud forests, to misty towns in the mountains, to dusty lawless deserts fit only for banditos. Riding a motorcycle over this geography is challenging as it is almost impossible to predict what the temperature…
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![4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//Annapurna_Massif_Panorama.jpg)
4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]
There are (hopefully) number of good reasons to take an extended sabbatical or ‘gap year’, perhaps not just once, but during key junctures in your life. Gap years are usually about the process of coming of age, of getting out there and experiencing the world before starting University or a career. They help individuals develop…
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![The death of a travel diary…[3/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//2014-12-07-20.56.47.jpg)
The death of a travel diary…[3/50]
An everyday discipline that I have had for the past 27 years (ouch) is keeping a daily ”travel diary”. I started this arduous task way-back in 1988 during Australias bi-centenary year. This first diary was a Christmas gift from my sister, embellished with pictures of koalas, kangaroos, gum-nuts, and celebratory bi-centenary images of Governor Phillip…