10:30 flight to Cartagena

[President Bush]

big smile to be out of the usa.

[sparks]

Congrats! Travel pics or we send Mango after you...

[grayman]

Congratulations with a touch of envy.

Please post photos to let us know what life is like in the free world.

[Admin]

Expect a lot more Americans there - we're seeing record numbers of Yanks applying to move here, and we'd be well down the list.

That might be the whole plan - get dissenters to move out and retain power forever.

[President Bush]

Congrats! Travel pics or we send Mango after you...

Congratulations with a touch of envy.

Please post photos to let us know what life is like in the free world.

Back in a little colonial town we found in 2017. Outside our window is a scenic spot where Colombiano tourists want their picture taken...

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[President Bush]

Expect a lot more Americans there - we're seeing record numbers of Yanks applying to move here, and we'd be well down the list.

That might be the whole plan - get dissenters to move out and retain power forever.

Most Americans leaving the United Snakes are too timid to come to Colombia, it still has a repution from the Escobar days.

But Colombian people tend to be extremely gracious and open assuming you look them in the eye and act normal, talk to them. Though it´s true things are a little dicey now in North Santander right now by the border with Venezuela:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/ ... s-violence

This tiny town, Playa de Belén looks so fucking cool, was to have been our first place to go for awhile. Incredible rock formations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Playa_de_Bel%C3%A9n

But it is only a couple hundred kilometers from the city that people are fleeing to from the border area, mountainous as hell, a five hour drive to Playa de Belén. Seems far enough but FL didn want to immediately jump into a remote area with possible refugee issues.

So we drove the other way from Bucaramanga - the city we flew into from Cartagena - to Barichara. Couldn´t be quieter here, little house on the right where we are for about three weeks.

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[sparks]

I'll say it again: Thank you for the great pics Prez and the very best to you and the FL. May your journey be uneventful.

[President Bush]

I must be the funny grandfather in the window.

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[Admin]

What I get from those photos: Colombian women are babes.

[sparks]

They all look good at 20-something.