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Mmmmm...Cali.
Make sure you at least stop by Hostel Casa Blanca while you're there. If there's any bikers around town they will either be there or Mike will know how to find them!
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Make sure you at least stop by Hostel Casa Blanca while you're there. If there's any bikers around town they will either be there or Mike will know how to find them! 
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thanks I will...do you happen to have an email address for Ruta 40 in Med.? Did you need an appointment or just ride in?
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Aaah! Medellin!!
Hey Larry,
I don't have email for Ruta 40 but I just showed up and they took me right in as they did with a friend of mine 2 days later. They stock lots of different tires (if you need them) and they seem to be very accommodating to travelers. They've also got lots of great maps and pics on the walls to check out while you're waiting. [ Ruta 40 ]
Kevin
PS. Stop in and say hi to Albert at the Barking Spider for me while you're in town too. It's in El Poblado right behind the Juan Valdez coffee shop in Parque Lleras, Medellin.
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Cali top Medellin
I survived Bueneventura and had a night in nearby San Cipriano where they use motorbike powered rigs on the train tracks to Cordoba on the highway, neat.
Setted in to Cali and second day here was jumped by two guys during daytime stroll though a public park. One huge strong guy with a buck knife and another smaller guy. Amazing how quick and efficiently I was set up in a situation I couldn't really escape from, and I am not small. I thought I was gonna get cut for sure but kept yelling no, **** off and doing a crazy dance with the guy holding me by the shirtfront with a death grip and the other arm poised high with the knife and me circling away from the smaller guy trying to get behind to get my wallet (when I go out at night I generally do not take my wallet). I kept the wallet and compromised by throwing some pocket bills at him. This was scarier than the time in Nairobi when two cops on a dark night got $20 from me, using machine guns to pursuade me. Bastards, wish I had a gun I would have fertilized that park for sure.
All well in general though. How long in total did your trip take? And where is Casa Blanco in Cali?
Cheers
Larry
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wow man sounds like things could have got bad.i though cali was a safe place when i was there.even of a night.hope things go better as you head south.
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wow man sounds like things could have got bad.i though cali was a safe place when i was there.even of a night.hope things go better as you head south.
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Might not get to Peru for a couple weeks. Where would you recommend for Equador? Yeah things turned out ok relatively speaking, no cuts and small cash loss, kept my wallet and watch. It was a wierd kind of rapid negotiation thing...
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Whoa!
Holy shit! That could have turned out a whole lot worse! It's strange, isn't it? When you feel like you're in a dangerous place you usually aren't and when you are totally at ease is when the shit goes down. Glad to hear you made it without getting hurt.
Here is the info for Casa Blanca
CASA BLANCA HOSTEL
Avenida Sexta Bis, Calle 26N, #57
Santa Monica Residencial
Cali, Colombia
Tel. (+57) (2) 396 38 49
Telefax. (+57) (2) 668 99 86
Email: booking@casablancahostel.com
Skype: casablancahostel
GPS coordinates: 03°28′09″N, 076°31′47″W
In Ecuador, Quito is pretty interesting (I consider Quito the most dangerous place on my trip) aside from my hostel being robbed at gunpoint (I was across the street having a  ) and meeting several different people who had, at some point, been mugged. I stayed there for 3 days and had no trouble, even walking around at night. I would recommend stopping in Otavalo to see the amazing market there. There are several hundred vendors there on any given day but on Saturdays there are over 3,000! It's an incredible town to walk around on a Saturday and I'm not much for markets! Check out my friends' website www.moto-treks.com for more info on Ecuador. He and his wife spent quite a bit of time there doing different things and loved it.
Have fun and play safe!!
Kevin
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