Chris Dowding - Travel Writer

Chris Dowding - travel writer I've never thought of myself as adventurous - I'm more of an accidental traveller.

If there is an enormous mountain to climb, I'd rather take the train to the top.

Wide oceans I prefer to cross aboard the latest Boeing or Airbus.

Cycling across countries is best left to cyclists.

It's enough for me just to cope with the day to day existence in my chosen destination.

Chris Dowding, travel writer

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My Journey to Colombia from New York: Part Four

‘Would you like to stop for a coffee?’ asked Gustavo waving his arm enthusiastically at roadside stores.

Lucas and I looked at each other with harried expressions. ‘Er no, I think we’d better keep going to...
My Journey to Colombia from New York: Part Three

The old phone I’d brought with me was an unreliable heap of junk but it had one redeeming feature - it allowed me to select a network mode and frequency. I tried all three options without apparent success and dropped it in my pocket,...
My Journey to Colombia from New York: Part Two
The Avianca A319 Airbus destined for Colombia's capital, Bogota, waited on the taxiway at New York's JFK airport. I looked out my window and could see planes waiting on the intersecting taxiway – there were about nine other planes ahead of us. This...