A ride into the green

One of the most exciting things for me about travelling is that you will get to know different ways of transportation. It doesn´t really matter if it is comfortable. In fact, the most uncomfortable ones are the ones you will remember. If i sit in a minibus on a rough road trough the mountains, with twice the amount of people which would fit in, according to european standards, and the driver still thinks two more and a cage of chicken easily fit in, i know i´m in the right place. Don´t get me wrong, i don´t enjoy it at this moment, but i´ll remeber it later and i´ll be happy that i have survived.

The uncomfortable rides are one thing. The really unusuall ones are another. They are just fun, and what i have found a few days ago is something i just have to show. There is a small village somewhere in the rainforrest of colombia, which is not connected by any road. Only old, rusty rails connect the village to the rest of the world. The problem is that if you want to go there by train you would maybe wait forever. The locals there have found a great solution for this.

 

Guinea pig gambling

There are these rare moments, when you are on the way back to you hostel, your camera batterie is empty and you forgot to bring a spare one. Doesn´t matter, you´re done and it´s not far away. You don´t expect anything to happen. A step around a corner and you realise that you were wrong. "Maybe a few seconds." Once more, you turn your camera on. If the following red blinking light would have a sound effect, the lovely concert for strings from the Pyscho shower scene would fit quite well. The settings should still be allright. You have to hurry. You hit the button. Two short klicks from the multishot setting and that´s it, no response anymore. - I have very mixed feelings about this moments.