Marriott Bogota Hotel

... i was done with travelling, done with planes, and certainly not in the mood for teenage girls. <br><br>And eventually, after seven months i made if back onto Tassie soil, having just had the most amazing time of my life, having met the most interesting and inspiring people, having seen stunningly beautiful scenery, having challenged myself in more ways than one, and having discovered the joy of life is in the living, the loving, and the laughing. <br> <br><br>

... Bohnen! Abends essen wir meistens Kartoffeln und Hühnchenfleisch in der Brühe, oder Kartoffeln und Reis mit Gemüse und Hähnchen! Mittags gibt&#8217;s dazu noch Platanas fritas (total lecker! Das sind Bananenscheiben in Öl angebraten) oder frittierte Yuccas. Kennt ihr Yucca? Ich habs extra im Wörterbuch nachgeschaut (spanisch: yuca &#8211; deutsch: Yucca) :D Also ich kannte diese Dinger (lila/rötlich und wie riesige, kurze, dicke Karotten) vorher nicht! Sind aber ganz ...

... boontown in the 1980s, with an unbelievable explosion in S&amp;Ls, construction and luxury goods dealers. The rise of murders and violence in Miami-Dade County led to Reagan declaring a War on Drugs, the creation of the DEA, the eventual reduction in the amount of drug-related criminals and a catastrophic recession in Miami. Check out the documentary Cocaine Cowboys for more on this. But, I digress.<br><br>FARC, and other insurgency groups ...

The year is over, I can't believe it! It's flew by so fast I can hardly get my head around the epic trans-atlantic journey I will have to make in a few weeks! I'm back in Bogota for a few days spending time with German, Hannah, Andrea, Mona and all the BC assistants. I was so sad to leave Pedro and my wee apartment in Barranquilla - I've grown very attached! But I'm also so ...

.. .. Ana Lucía Dominguez. Nació el 2 de diciembre de 1983 en Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia. Es actriz y modelo. Mide 165 cms de alto. Sus ojos son de color miel y su cabello ...

... to encounter such a demonstration and not see thousands of anti America/Anti Bush signs. Thank you Barack. As the day wears on, we continue to avoid impending precipitation and stroll through the neighborhood, stopping to admire beautiful cathedrals and the Botero Museum. Hunger comes knocking soon after and we wander like Israelites, past too many closed restaurants that seem shuttered for no good reason. Finally, I scout out Restaurante Rosita and confirm that it's open ...

... it is located in what is popularly called the "sabana", literally meaning "savannah", the geographical site is actually a high plateau in the Andes Mountains. The extended region is also known as "Altiplano Cundiboyacense" which literally means "high plateau of Cundinamarca and Boyacá" two of the 32 Departments of the Administrative division of Colombia. January 1st, we are leaving at 6:30 am from Miami with an estimated flight time of 3 hours, after 2:50 hours getting close to Bogota ...

... lunch we drove to the next Hacienda, this one was more of a disappointment because it was built in 1926 so not really old. It is most famous because one of their main authors wrote a book about one of the girls who lived there. This house you could go around and it showed the rooms of the various people in the book. It was a nice building and the views over the valley were quite amazing. Here again it had a large garden, although this time mainly roses. From here it's back to the night stop again

... finally see a shark or two after my 30 dive career and therefore was elated to see hammerheads, white-tipped and Galapagos sharks, along with sea lions, turtles and three different types of rays all in 45 minutes. 3 dives cost triple what I was paying in Colombia but worth every cent. After a couple of cheeky beers at a local house party on Puerto Ayora (Mer´s friend Teresa lives on the island teaching English) we took to bed in preparation for our 8 day boat tour of the islands.

... ones of yellow colours, solo ones of rainbow colours, and huge groups of giant blue ones. Fascinating. Unfortunately the camera wouldn't like the underwater shots, so you'll have to believe us. Unfortunately the rains and storms came around 2pm and drove us off the beach and all the way back to the flat, where we ate fish similar to those we had seen, and planned for our next few days. Hope everyone is cool, hasta luego!