Bogota, Colombia Travel Blogs

The great Chicken Vindaloo race.
Feb 15, 2005 (9 photos)

... 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 ...

Leaving Bog
Jun 22, 2006

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 ...

Final thoughts
Aug 22, 2007 (21 photos)

... , 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 ...

Gold at altitude
Oct 22, 2005 (5 photos)

... 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 ...

Viagra: the Colombian cure for travel sickness!
Jun 7, 2005 (35 photos)

... a week in Bogotá 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 ...

The New York of South America
Feb 2, 2009 (32 photos)

... 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 bar and ...

Tinto...
Jun 10, 2008 (127 photos)

... 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
Apr 13, 2003

... 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 nightlife ...

Giron, Barichara, Villa de Leyva, Bogota
Sep 8, 2006 (12 photos)

... 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?
Jun 19, 2006 (10 photos)

... 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 ...

Super Hospitality - Colombian Style
Nov 18, 2006 (20 photos)

... 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 just ...

Juan Valdez's secret love affair with his donkey
Feb 26, 2007 (16 photos)

... 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 ...

The Big City
Jun 1, 2005 (21 photos)

... 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 ...

Colombia's Crazy Capital
Jan 9, 2005 (3 photos)

... 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!
Jul 24, 2007 (10 photos)

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 ...

Back in Colombia - fiestas and football
Aug 30, 2006 (2 photos)

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 ...

Bogota
Sep 6, 2006

cARTAGENA: party bus, beautiful colonial town, reminds us havana

Still in Bogota
Mar 12, 2004 (2 photos)

... 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
Feb 1, 2004

... 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 Bogotá is about 10 million times safer than Nairobi, Jo'burg or Rio (okay, I know there are places to avoid, ...

Finally....
Mar 28, 2004 (12 photos)

... 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 writing ...

Living in Bogota
Mar 1, 2004

... to convince myself to go tonight, and tonight I'll promise to go tomorrow morning...and, well, yup...normal life. In Bogota, Colombia. I still believe that Colombians are truly some of the most welcoming and friendly people in the world. And I can't ...

Goodbye South America
Apr 14, 2004 (1 photos)

... I wouldn't be able to deal later that night if I didn't get something to eat. As is the case anywhere I've been in Colombia, I was invited to join a group of people who were curious about what I was doing in Tayrona Park, and Colombia, by myself. We ...

Un Dia Muy Chevere
Feb 16, 2004 (18 photos)

... 's smart enough, but the real challenge is money, and the dangers of growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Colombia. But one that was helped by the foundation just graduated from university, which made my friend Javier so proud he was nearly ...

Observations
Mar 5, 2004

I might write some observations about Bogota for those of you who have asked about what Colombia is really like. Bogota is a major, international city. There are high rises and McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts in the major centres. The malls are modern and ...

More about me in Bogota
Feb 8, 2004

... more and more often from me. But they are still a little shorter, so that should be a relief for most of you. Another week in Bogota and things are good. I have to admit I was in a bit of a funk on and off this week. Feeling a little homesick, and I ...

One huge market in Bogota.
Jul 7, 2007 (18 photos)

Today it was a little rainy, but we still decided to venture out of the house early this morning.  At around 10 am, Alice led us to this amazing market.  It's the type of market one might expect to see on the street of a south american country, ...

I cant party anymore!
Aug 14, 2007 (23 photos)

... outfit!      One highlight was going to a club on the 45 floor that  overlooked  Bogota, dancing my pants off and watching the sun rise at a private after party with a bunch of rich Colombians who ...

A little adventure in Bogota.
Jul 6, 2007 (6 photos)

... goverment officials (well it's a long story really, they were kidnapped quite a few years ago from a government building in Cali, Colombia).  I stayed away from where there was the most "action," as did her aunt who is also not a citizen of Colombia, ...

A Sunday in Bogota
Jul 8, 2007 (2 photos)

Sundays in Bogota are pretty different for me.  Biking is a huge thing here, so most of the roads around the capital are blocked off so people can bike ride on the streets.  This would be an ideal time for people to sidewalk-shop at the numerous ...

Some nice mall.
Jul 9, 2007 (3 photos)

We were pretty bored last night, so we tried to catch a movie with her dad, but we didnt get to the theatre on time, and were faced with a 2 hour wait...damn.  The mall did have this amazing view and a balcony we sat on for a while. We ended up ...