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- An a-salt on the sensesWhat we had planned to do Sunday we did on the Monday instead. About an hour and a half's bus ride from Bogota's old town is the town of Zipaquíra. It's a pretty little town in itself but the real Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Jun 11, 2011
- Busy in BogotaThe journey from Villa de Leyva to Bogota took us through many little villages. I think I must be losing it as we kept seeing these animals that looked a bit like deer or goats but neither really. It suddenly Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | Jun 11, 2011
- MedellinHei, naa er jeg i Medellin i Colombia. Naa har jeg en liten pause fra reising, og bare slapper av og gjoer ikke saa mye spennende. Jeg tok buss fra Ipiales til Cali (11 t), og dagen etter fra Cali Posted by hege85 in Min store reise til Sør-Amerika! | Jun 9, 2011
- Cheese, chocolate and camp mannequinsThe climate takes a turn for the worst in Bogota: it rains constantly and I sleep with 2 hot water bottles under a pile of 5 blankets. I check out the local specialty, chocolate completo, to warm me up. This is Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | May 13, 2011
- Crazy Paranoid American and the Columbian coastWell there's certainly been a few characters along the way. After a night bus to Santa Marta, which is so cold that I'm numb by the time I get off (because of the aircon - the heat outside is stifling), Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | May 10, 2011
- The highs and lows of SantanderI am very happy to make it to Bucaramanga after the stranded in Bogota incident, and meet Felix at the airport. Felix was my Spanish teacher back in London and has kindly offered to suffer my attempts at his language Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | May 2, 2011
- Lost in TranslationWhat I didn't want to hear after travelling all day to Bogota and hanging around the airport for some time was: "flight went, señorita". Shit. If you have ever had the misfortune of taking any flights in or out of South Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | Apr 26, 2011
- Semana SantaEaster is a big deal in this part of the world, especially in Popayan which hosts the biggest Easter celebrations outside of Spain apparently. The crowds start to roll in, and the streets are filled with balloons, candy floss, popcorn, Posted by cmarks in On your Marks | Apr 25, 2011
- Cartgena, ColumbiaThe day had to come when what was promised was nothing like what happened. Okay.. coming into port was amazing. Such a big city!!! I don't want to spend a lot of time panning the excursion as it is not a Posted by Mari Anne in Cruising march 2011 | Jun 1, 2011
- A mouth full of river waterWe finally said goodbye to the Carribean coast for the last time and headed 15/16 hours south to the town of San Gil in the region of Santander. We took the night bus from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga then changed Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | May 25, 2011
- Cartagena, ColombiaSalento to Cartagena gobbled up some miles for us. We took a 50 min bus to Pareira for 5000 pesos then got a bus to Medillin which took about 4 ½ hours and cost 30000 pesos. We did toy Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 22, 2011
- SalentoSalento. Looks 4 hours from Bogota to here on the map, looks can be deceiving however!! We had timed it just right to get to the bus terminal in Bogota and had about 10 minutes to grab some Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 22, 2011
- Bogota7 hours from Neiva and 18000 each gets us to Bogota. Our hostel is in Candelaria area and is called Quevado, right on a lovely square. Loads of people are hanging out here, juggling, drinking, smoking- a bit Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 22, 2011
- The Lost CityThe first overnight trek we did up Volcán Tajumulco didn’t start off so swimmingly (hyperventilating, I felt like I was dying!) so I was a bit apprehensive about trying the 5 day trek to Ciudad Perdida, the Lost City. I Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | May 22, 2011
- The Final LegThe Ecuador-Colombia section was 1 of 3 legs of the trip in which we decided to fly, and we were thankful for every minute of the 2 hour flight that we traded for 40+ hours of bus fun. Thank Posted by Adam_Heidi in Always Safe, Always On Time | May 16, 2011
- Mud bathSouth America here we are! I slept for most of the flight from Panama. I sat down in my seat and was out within minutes. I woke up some time later with a searing pain in my ear and looked Posted by ew5827 in From Mexico to who knows where | May 13, 2011
- San Agustin to Neiva ObservatoryThe bus from San Agustin to Neiva took 5 hours and cost 22000. From Neiva we then got a truck to Villavieja which we bargained hard for which is 1 hour from Neiva. From Villa the driver then Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 9, 2011
- The epic Ipiales (Ecuador) to San Agustin (Colombia)We got a bus to Tulcan on the Ecuador side of the border then walk over the bridge into Colombia then get a taxi for 4 km to Ipiales. This is the first border we have had our fingerprints Posted by downbhoy in The long way round | May 9, 2011
- Colombia (Bulletproof)My best hotels: The Charlee Medellin ***** Marriott Bogota ***** - Posted by LuxuryRogue in Gentleman Adventurer | Apr 23, 2011
- The rest of my Colombian adventure (part 2)! So, continuing on from my last blog but without so much ranting about the inaccurate perceptions people hold about Colombia. If you don't believe me come and experience Colombia for yourself. You won't be sorry.. Santa Marta was the Posted by hanaldinho in Hannaldinha's South American Adventure! | Apr 17, 2011
- Cartagena Before Cartagena I’d barely seen another tourist in Colombia except for in the hostel in Cali. Maybe they were all in Cartagena.. Colombia's most expensive city and a top destination for Cari Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Apr 17, 2011
- Medellin Cali may have been dangerous 15-20 years ago, but Medellin was undisputedly worse – known as the capital of the World’s cocaine trade and also ‘murder capital’ given it’s astronomical homicide Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Apr 16, 2011
- Cali Within my first hour on the streets of Cali I’d seen a homeless woman unceremoniously scrubbing herself down with water from the fountain in the main square, a stunning young woman in a sparkl Posted by Stevie_A in Sabbatical 2011 | Apr 15, 2011
- Resumen de ColombiaEste resumen de Colombia va a ser breve, dado el retraso que llevo en el blog, aunque, para compensar, incluyo un vídeo resumen de los casi 2 meses que he pasado en este maravilloso país. Poco tengo que decir que Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Apr 14, 2011
- The rest of my Colombian adventure (part 1)!Out of all the countries I´ve been to in South America, I've found Colombia to be the most challenging. And not for any of the reasons you would expect. Colombia doesn't possess a very positive international reputation, yet Posted by hanaldinho in Hannaldinha's South American Adventure! | Apr 12, 2011
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