Metrotel RoyalPark Bogota

... wieder nach Bogotá fahren. Aber es dauerte nur 5 Minuten xD und wir waren um 4 schon wieder in der Stadt! Aber gut, so hatte ich mehr Zeit zum schreiben!<br><br>Ich denke wir machen das in Zukunft öfter! Ihr denkt jetzt: red kein Quark, du musst doch arbeiten! Aber ich glaube grade wenn man gestresst ist vom arbeiten, kann man nix besseres machen als so einen hammer Kurzurlaub=)<br><br>Hoffe euch geht&#8217;s auch so gut wie mir!<br><br>Besos Toni

... was located in the historical Candelaria district in the centre of the city. I intially thought this would be one of the more secure areas, but as I learned later, this is not the case and unfortunately tourist focussed crime is on the rise here. Luckily, I emerged unscathed. Apart from my concerns about security in Colombia, my other major worry was my lack of Spanish. This prompted me to stay in an 'Australian run hostel', help me ...

... of Bogota! My first treat was elote Colombian style. Elote is corn on the cob. Those of you in the know know that elote is my absolute favorite Mexican street food. In Colombia, the corn kernels are larger and a bit starchier. Here the elote is grilled on small portable griddles until the outsides of the kernels are crunchy. The elote is then brushed with mantequilla (butter) and sprinkled with salt. It was divine! I also enjoyed a fruit cup with slices of mango and chunks ...

2 hours after leaving the remoteness of the Amazon we found ourselves in an 8 million people metropolis and we were slighly impressed with the choice. We decided to let us go for some days and stayed in the old town called Candelaria. If we remember well every building was a pub there...

... I had considered upgrading to the Casa but decided against spending the extra money...but because they had made an error I now have the upgrade for the price of the hostel! Lucky me! The hotel is a short walk from the cable car and funicular railway that climb the Cerro de Monserrate. At 3160 meters, it offers a ...

... wise; Northern Peru and Huarez is hard to beat, the Pampas in Bolivia are beautiful, Roraima in Venezuela is cool and eerie and spooky but Torres Del Paine in Chile reigns supreme I think for an overall trekking experience. Lastly beaches and coastline; Los Roques were without question the most beautiful, Galapogas the most interesting because of the wildlife element, Pipa in Brazil just worked for me and ...

... it feels more like a casual gathering than a serious protest and we are surrounded by dozens of riot police sporting plastic shields and gas launchers. Most of the oldies however seem eager to temper their childrens anger scared perhaps of reprisals from busloads of coked up Chavistas from the Barrios who would be more than happy to show these rich kids the pointy end of their Berettas. Most of the discussion takes place in vehemently fast ...

... Polar, and Polar ice is the cheapest beer everywhere. $.40 for a little bottle, 225ml. That's the only size beer comes in, so if you're sitting a distance from the bar you might need to buy 2 at a time. Polar also make a beer called Solera, which comes in a regular green, or a light blue. This is the premium pilsner, and costs a whopping $.60 a bottle, but is much nicer than the polar ice. When you are sitting on the beach in Puerto Colombia people come around with ice boxes ...

... people we talked to in caracas about the revolution and the people....well here we are. I am very thankful that we are living this experience on la isla...because if we ad just come home after the forum our perception of venezuela would be totalmente diferente...entonces si. but we are having an amazing time....las playas are incredible and the sol and the warmth....ahh...todo me encanta. si, entonces, k guys i´m going to try and send some pictures.....wish me luck! ciao naomi y lauren

... in Venezuela. We continued to a cacao farm and hiked around the plantation for a couple hours mesmerized by the fauna and the fruits. We got to try the cacao seeds straight from the tree, they need to be dried out before they become chocolate so the inside seeds were slimy and kinda sour, but it was cool to try it. It was scorching hot and very humid so our tour group looked like we had just been running marathons...sweating profusely! We continued on talking to ...