Did I mention you should stay away from the bus company Rapido Tolima? Yes, they provided me with the worst bus ride from Medellin to Bogota. Anyway, jumped in the shower at the bus terminal in Bogota before I took a taxi up to where Jeff works. Mad taxi driver! He was worse than me when it comes to not wasting time, used the sidewalks and zig z...

Its been over 56hrs in Colombia, and I have not been robbed, kidnapped, stabbed, shot, etc. Not a bad effort if I do say so myself. :) Really liking it here in Bogota, Alex has been a great host. On Saturday we drove to Villa de Lleyva and Raquira which were beautiful little towns. The scenic drive was bonus also. Sunday started off with a healt...

Hello from Colombia! I'm (Matt) not going to be so quaint as to greet you in Spanish, as I'm not so great at it yet. Don't want to pretend. We just spent a wonderful evening at Park 93 in Colombia. Apparently, parque noventy y tres sounds nice, but Park 93 doesn't do it justice. The park was all done up for Christmas and they turned on the light...

Arriving in Bogota late Tuesday afternoon after an uneventful flight saw me yet again venture into South American territory. I managed to catch a sniffle of sorts and this stayed with me for the next few days meaning I was not as well as I would have hoped to see the cap city of Colombia. I didnīt let a little illness stop me. Now, lets be hones...

Finally, I was to return to South America, after my extended stay in Central America! I started with a leap into the unknown - Colombia! At home, it has a reputation for kidnappings, violence & cocaine, but as usual we only get told part of the story! Our governments forget to tell us what a welcoming country it is, with a huge variety of s...

After securing a hotel room, I immediately set out to locate some of that drug that Colombia is so well known for.... Coffee! Nestled within the mountains at 2700m above sea level made the cool climate a terrific relief from the humid heat of the Amazon, and, being steeped in history, there were plenty of buildings and plazas to take in...unfort...