La Candelaria, Botero Museum and The Cathedral of Bogota
Visit to Bogota. Part One After only about one hour and a half we landed at El Dorado airport. It was already dark outside and incredibly cold. For the first time in a very long time we found ourselves in a place where people were wearing jackets and hats. We followed the crowd from the […]
Canadian Passports in Colombia
Arriving in Colombia by sailboat may turn out to be a very costly experience, especially for those holding Canadian passports, like us. For the first time since we left Florida almost two years ago we had to pay so much to check in a country (even the Bahamas – 300 US$- was cheaper). Actually, our […]
Aruba- The Perfect Place to Pause
*This article was first publish and can be read on-line in Caribbean Compass issue NO. 239, August 2015 p.20-21. Our boat, a 38-foot Leopard catamaran named Fata Morgana, as well as we: Ivo, Mira and 11-year-old Maya, prefer to sail slowly but safely in mild weather conditions which in March, in this part of the Caribbean […]
Ass and Titties
Ass and Titties Patrick Riley (If you allow me a short lyrical deviation. It’s shocking.) The “titties” are the soft pillars of our civilization, the bursting shiny foundations of our past, present and future. The “ass” is the hot center of the Universe- the axis mundi– the connection between Heaven and Earth. Together (in combination) the […]
Passage from Aruba to Santa Marta
Passage from Aruba to Santa Marta Passage from Aruba to Santa Marta On our way from Puerto Rico to Colombia we decided to stop in Aruba (after three days and two nights of sailing) for a quick couple of days, to rest, check the weather and keep going. A month later we were still in Aruba, reluctant […]
Kitesurfing in Aruba
Kitesurfing in Aruba A couple of days after we dropped the hook in the calm waters of the bay near the Renaissance Hotel in Orangestad we met Tony. A friend of a friend, Tony is most probably the only Bulgarian who lives in Aruba, and he is here because of one thing and one thing […]
Rocks and Cacti in Aruba
Rocks and Cacti in Aruba Aruba was a pleasant surprise. We didn’t expect to find so many interesting places on such a small (32 km x10 km) flat desert island. After visiting California Lighthouse, the Alto Vista Chapel and the northwest rocky shores, we decided to go for a hike in the desert in the interior of […]
Easter Beach Camping in Aruba
Easter Camping in Aruba or Los Locos Felices (The Happy Crazies) by Mira Nencheva We sailed to Aruba in the middle of March and dropped anchor in front of Palm Beach, Aruba’s most popular white sand beach with tall palm trees and a strip of big sparkling hotels all lined up along the west coast, […]
Pilar Rossi: A Boat Story
Pilar Rossi: A Boat Story By Mira Nencheva This article was first published in the April 2015 issue #235 of Caribbean Compass on page 21 Pilar Rossi in Grenada Some stories begin with a dream. Such is this story. We arrived in Grenada in mid-October, after spending almost the entire hurricane season sailing slowly down the Caribbean […]
Welcome to Aruba
“Hello and welcome to our One Happy Island! I have been following your adventure and always wondered if you were to venture to Aruba, and here you are! Love to meet you in person and hear all about your travels. “ This was the most unexpected and wonderful message we received just a couple of […]
