A vibrant orange flower, slowly making its way across Colombia, has proven to be deadly. It is winding around trees and other vegetation and slowly choking native species to take their place.
Magosto, a holiday that is only celebrated in Ourense and the surrounding area, takes place every year on November 11th in honor of the local chestnut harvest.
My friend Alden, who is an English teacher in the Czech Republic, visited me this week. We traveled to a town called Monforte de Lemos on October 26th and stayed in Ourense on October 27th.
Where are the world's tallest palm trees? They are, in fact, in Colombia! The tallest palm tree forest is in the Colombian highlands in the Valle de Cocora. Let's take a look!
So far, I have visited four Spanish cities: Madrid (where I live), Toledo, Barcelona and Salamanca. Everywhere I've gone, I have seen so many different types of árboles (trees). Read on to learn more!
I have spent the past two weeks trekking through the valleys of the Himalayas in Nepal, including five days living in Larjung, a remote village. Come read about my time in Larjung!
