Bogota
Travel Blogs from Bogota, Colombia
The great Chicken Vindaloo race.
... los Pegasos in Cartagena, Colombia. And the worst meal? Without a doubt the hamburger at El Rancho restaurant in San Agustin, Colombia. Everything was awful. The burger itself, the salad, the mouldy bread and the terrible cheese. Tomorrow I am already ...
Final thoughts
... , Laura for putting up with our spanish, and all of their friends. Also thanks to Hector in Bogota, it was great to see him in Colombia instead of at Carleton! Our hosts in Brazil - Victor and Gabriela for showing us the best of ...
Leaving Bog
Leave Bogota next morning bit sad having not seen anything dodgy at all. We are all lalmost hoping for an incident on the way to the airport but despite our taxi drivers awful driving (and everyone elses here) we arrive unscathed. We are flying mainly ...
Viagra: the Colombian cure for travel sickness!
... week in Bogot'' jamming every day full of sight seeing, tamale eating (*Puerto False for the best tamales and handmade sweets in Colombia), getting high on the toxic pollution levels. Our first port of call had to be the world famous Museo De Oro ...
Gold at altitude
... rather than visiting museums etc. We were quite proud of ourselves when we managed to have a conversation in Spanish about Colombia's complicated political problems and quite surprised that the people seemed to be so positive about the government and the ...
Derby and Atone
... method, involving the tram network (although this is only a bus here really) then a bus to get to another town outside of Bogota, before trying to find our way across the town to the Cathedral site itself. Despite only having a general idea where we would ...
Tinto...
... a guy who was there and got kidnapped and woke up without one of his kidneys...' As much as you try not to think about Colombia's not-so-sparkling reputation, it's hard not to be slightly affected by the drum of fear that has been a constant beat for a ...
Bogota madness
... is going to be flying over to Australia to promote the book in June. He´s one crazy character.... So, life in Bogota..... we have visited a few cool places - underground cathedrals carved into salt mines, art galleries, museums etc, however the ...
The New York of South America
... Facebook makes it all that much easier. I also tried to see my buddy Elkin, who is the lead singer of a famous (only in Colombia) rock band. Unfortunately, he was too busy with a lot of music projects but I at least got to check out his new ...
Giron, Barichara, Villa de Leyva, Bogota
... are the people of purely or mainly pure European descent. This divide of haves and have-nots is one of the reasons behind Colombia's guerilla insurgency. In fact, after our night out in the Zona Rosa, we found out that there was a grenade attack in two ...
Fresh Crab juice anyone?
... in the cab with him too so fingers crossed will be safe. We then get our small prop plane to Puerto somewhere and then onto Bogota. Scenery is very green and not sure if its coffee or drugs. Met by Luis at Bogota airport who welcomes us and tells us ...
City of Gold?
... our photos up and sending them home), oh well if the laptop is completely dead we have only lost the Galapagos, Mindo and Colombia photographs. We will try and add some photos soon though, somehow. Well our first impressions of Bogota are ...
Getting Off the Gringo Trail
... are things that come to mind when most Americans think about Colombia. However, with the fourth largest economy in Latin America, Colombia has drastically changed over the past ten years. It is also famous for salsa, Shakira and the best cup ...
Smiles in Colombia
As I reflect on my time in Colombia, there are three experiences that really standout ... The first was attending a work conference in a part of the country that few foreign tourists visit. This event was the first of its kind and trained medical ...
Cocaine, Machine Guns and Dirty Trousers
... have supposedly changed much for the better in Colombia under the government of right-winger, Alvaro Uribe. It's estimated though that Colombia is still responsible for 90% of the cocaine that reaches the streets of the United States. I might be the ...
The paradise that is Playa Blanca
Oh my, I have found paradise! About a week ago we jumped on a boat in Cartegena to go to a beach called Playa Blanca. It had been recommended to me by a few people who had said it was beautiful, and man, were they right! Its a white sand beach on ...
Cartegena craziness
... myself, I have been getting drunk. Which is what a lot of you probably expect so I hope not disappointing you! I am enjoying Colombia so much that I think Im going to spend more time here than expected. Next week we are off to Playa Blanca, a gorgeous ...
Super Hospitality - Colombian Style
... de Oro is apparently the most important gold museum in the world, exhibiting pieces from all the major pre-Hispanic cultures in Colombia. Yes, the display was impressive, but we were even more excited when we arrived at the Italian-style Teatro Colón ...
Juan Valdez's secret love affair with his donkey
... In one of them, Sara and I are interviewed by Colombian television. Actually, in the first week in Colombia we were also interviewed by El Tiempo, Bogota's largest newspaper, and a pack of university students. Needless to say, two big gringos aren't going ...
Hello Colombia!
... for a bite to eat and catch up on 5 months of not seeing one another. We spent two nights in Bogota where we had our first taste of Colombia.....and jeez we noticed how cold it was here at altitude! Bogota is interesting and has some beautiful colonial ...
Back in Police Headquarters
... a few snaps, before being told off. I think the military and police give tourists the no one priority status in Colombia, after the government of course, they make you feel very welcome and very safe. We walked around the Presidential Palace, and ...
Colombia's Crazy Capital
... was holiday week so that was good timing! Another good Museum was Donacion Botero which has lots of exhibits by Colombia's most famous contemporary artist - Fernando Botero. His artwork both painings and sculptures have a very distinctive style which is ...
Cocaine, Crime and Coffee.....It really is nice!
We left Cartagena on a rather comfy bus which took 20 hours to arrive into Colombia´s capital city of Bogota, it was a long but cosy journey and all was fine which was great. One thing though that is just so typical! We always buy food and water for the ...
The Big City
... to the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquira'. Stories will accompany the individual photos so check there for more detail. So far, so good in Colombia.... who knew I would spend 6 months here. That was not part of the plan ... you know, the one that doesn't exist ...
Back in Colombia - fiestas and football
After just over 18months away I returned to Colombia, one of my favourite countries. A smile from the immigration officer and paying less than a dollar for a bus ride from the airport to the city centre is a great start to any country! I had booked into ...
Feliz Cumpleanos Dave and a long story!
... bit scared! Flukely manage to win although painful match to watch again. We then get taxis to the airport to fly to Bogota. At Bogota airport we have a few hours wait before our flight to Cucuta which is a border town on the west of Columbia before ...
Still in Bogota
... corner. And costs a dollar. It apparently has the largest collection of gold in the world, and all of it is from Colombia. Before the Spaniards came to take over this continent, there were about 6 Andean tribes that used gold and other materials to ...
First week in Bogota
... some of my excitement - you know, before I get robbed or kidnapped or something goes terribly wrong. No, I'm only kidding - Colombia is fantastic. And Bogot'' is about 10 million times safer than Nairobi, Jo'burg or Rio (okay, I know there are places to ...
Finally....
... , where I will sleep in a hammock and waste away a few days. The countdown's on. Two weeks and 4 days and I leave Colombia. I'm excited to see everyone, but I already feel my heart ripping because I have to leave this wonderful country. I'll stop ...

