Boheme Royal Bogota

<br><br><br>I have spoken to seven (7) people who have been mugged recently in the Candelaria part of Bogata.<br><br>WHERE - Between hostels Platypus - Cranky Crock - Destino Nomada - and Fatima<br><br>WHEN - Mostly after 9 pm when it is dark. Closer to Midnight is worse.<br><br>WHO - Strangely enough. I spoke to two young guys in their late twenties who were big tall guys over 6'3... So size doesn't matter. Big groups are ...

... D Auf dem Bild könnt ihr sehen wo alles ist: <br><br>Roter Stift: da wohne ich<br><br>Grüner Stift: hier ist mein Projekt. Zu Fuß sind es dahin 25-30 min aber es fahren auch viele Busse<br><br>Schwarzer Stift: hier ist die Sprachschule. Mit dem Transmilenio sind es ca. 40 min <br><br>Blauer Stift: da ist das Museo del Oro, und hier gibt's auch viele Bars und Diskos, aber man braucht ca. 1 Stunde um dahin zu kommen. Zurück geht&#8217;s viel schneller, weil die Taxifahrer ...

June 30-July 2, 2009: Sao Paolo, Brasil; Lima, Peru; Bogota, Colombia<br><br>The Airport Mary Loves to Hate<br>Frequent readers will remember the cheap airfare required us to fly roundtrip from Lima to Sao Paolo. So, to get to Bogota from Rio, we had an arduous 24-hour journey that included an 1-hour ride to the Rio bus station, a 6-hour bus from Rio to Sao Paolo, a 4-hour wait in the airport, a 5-hour flight from Sao Paolo to Lima, a 3-hour wait ...

... blonde tourist. Overal zwervers die je uiteraard allemaal om geld vragen. Ik ben overal maar stug doorgelopen, in de hoop dat ik snel iets zou herkennen. <br>Vlakbij het hostel (maar dat wist ik op dat moment nog niet) werd ik voor de zoveelste keer aangesproken door een zwerver en toen ik negatief antwoorde kwam hij met grote stappen op me af en pakte mijn trui bij mijn boord vast en riep dat ie plata (geld) wilde. In een reactie pakte ik hem op dezelfde manier vast en keek ...

... and i never will travel between Quito and Bogotá by bus again. EVER. But i am now in Bogotá, the land of beautiful women and great coffee (yeah, i know, pity my situation). I am now reflecting upon almost 8 months of this trip and, to be honest, i am ready to come home. I miss so many things about home that can only be realized through their long-term absence... my dogs, my family and friends, and, of course, the food. There is a certain freedom ...

Da hier immer alle Feiertage auf einen Montag verlegt werden, um ein langes Wochenende zu haben, habe ich mich am Donnerstag nach meiner Deutschklasse auf den Weg nach Bogota zu Käptn Kati gemacht. Nach so viel Cumbia und Vallenato brauchte ich mal wieder ein Wochenende in der Stadt mit Rockmusik und naja Stadt eben. San Gil ist doch sehr ländlich geprägt und ich musste einfach mal wieder raus. Mal abgesehen davon, dass ich zum VISA Verlängern ins B ...

... 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 hang out with his wife Leydi, who hosted me at her mom's house four years ago in Medellin. I'm on my way north to the Caribbean coast to revisit my old stomping grounds of Santa Marta and Taganga. As luck would have it, I'm going to be able to catch Carnival in ...

... and Medellin. http://picasaweb.google.com/linseypaddo ck/SanGilBucaramangaAndMedellin?feat=di rectlink Salento, the Wax Palms and Coffee Tour http://picasaweb.google.com/linseypaddo ck/SalentoColombia?feat=directlink San Agustin and the Statures http://picasaweb.google.com/linseypaddo ck/SanAugustenColombia?feat=directlink Popayan http://picasaweb.google.com/linseypaddo ck/PopayanColombia?feat=directlink Ipiales and the boarder http ...

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... nothing. So we contented ourselves with watching the hummingbirds, and chowing on the hot chocolate and bread and cheese thats the staple of the establishment, and very good. Tuesday evening was US election night, so we bought a box of wine and streamed CNN radio over the computer, as there was no TV available. But it was a dodgy connection, and after Obama took Ohio I called it a night. Big doins back home, eh?