- Parque Tayrona
A short journey east from Santa Marta is Parque Nacional Tayrona. We (me, Australian Matt, German Hannes) made this journey from the sketchy Hostel Miramar in the daily 'bus', which was suspiciously taxi-shaped. It turns out there's a systematic gringo Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | May 21, 2009
- Winding Down
My days of hearing "pro-fay" and "teacher" being shouted down the hall as student try to catch me to deliver whatever late work or excuse they have have come to a close. When I submit grades on Thursday I will Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | May 18, 2009
- Carnival madness and back we go
We headed to Barranquilla with a room booked at the last minute, it was pretty cheap for carnival but not for our miniscule budget. We were dropped off on a main highway and left to fend for ourselves. We eventually Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | Apr 9, 2009
- Bogota and a nice church
We arrived in Bogota after a long journey from the North, we only had a night here and we bumped into our Scottish friends at the terminal. We shared a taxi and headed into town, the accommodation was quite expensive Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | May 11, 2009
- Ciudad Perdida 1
Cartagena'dan sabah saatlerinde bindiğimiz midibüs, bizi cumbia müziği eşliğinde dura kalka Santa Marta'ya ulaştırdığında öğleden sonrayı geçmişti. Güzergahımızda bu şehrin olmasının iki nedeni vardı: Birincisi, Ciudad Perdida'ya, yani Kayıp Şehir'e burad Posted by acikbilet in AÇIK BİLET | Apr 28, 2009
- Where we live...
And then its down to Peru to see the Amazon, the beach and some ancient ruins!!
Wish I had found this earlier, but [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cl+137+%2388-76+Bogota,+Colombia&sll=4.735629,-74.081583&sspn=0.020059, Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | May 1, 2009
- La Ciudad Perdida
After wending my way north to Colombia's Caribbean coast, I arrived in Santa Marta and stayed there a few days. It's a city of 400,000 people, a popular tourist destination for Colombians, and a busy commercial port. I went swimming Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | Apr 30, 2009
- Asia's BDAY!
We decided to spend Asia's birthday in Capurgana, a small tourist town at Colombian seaside. Emanuell also stayed with us and we started the special day popping a bottle of cheap Colombi Posted by kreglicka in WANDERLUST | Apr 14, 2009
- Medellin'den Cartagena'ya
Kolombiyalı otobüs şoförlerinin güzide bir temsilcisi olan kaptanımız, düz ya da virajlı yol ayrımı yapmadan gazı kökleyerek aracı uçurduğu için olsa gerek, saat 7'de varmamız gereken Medellin'e henüz kargalar uyanmadan, sabah 5 sularında vardık. Buraya k Posted by acikbilet in AÇIK BİLET | Apr 25, 2009
- Santa Fe de Bogotá
Sık ağaçlarla kaplı tepelerin arasından alçalarak indiğimiz Bogotá'da hava bulutluydu ve yağmur çiseliyordu. Yanlarında kalacağımız Luis Fernando ve Diana'nın evine ulaşana kadar geçen yarım saat içinde, şehrin yalnızca kasvet bakımından değil, dış cephes Posted by acikbilet in AÇIK BİLET | Apr 23, 2009
- Easter Sun-day
After an accomplished week of hiking, a near defeat by the swarms of blood-thirsty mosquitoes, and a chance to take in some of our world's ancient wonders, we were to relax. Added bonus: familiar faces! Marty's family had decided to Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Apr 20, 2009
- A Disturbing Tale
In 2003 Manuel headed out to the Ciudad Perdida with a group of eager trekkers, all foreign. His group of 7 would later grow to 8 as he was unknowingly watched by the hidden guerrilla forces of the ELN (the Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Apr 18, 2009
- Nuckin' Futs!
We couldn't have been more ready to get out of the city and into the Colombian jungle as we were boarding our plane Saturday April 4th. Bright and early we dragged overstuffed packs down to the awaiting cab, pausing Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Apr 18, 2009
- Playing tour guide and translator
Friday April 3rd was such an exciting day for me. I hadn't seen my parents in months, and they were flying all the way to Bogota to visit me! We had a great time just hanging out together, Posted by AmyLynn in Discovering Colombia | Apr 15, 2009
- Colombia and some sexy beaches
After an amazing time in Ecuador we were a little sad to leave, but then again, heading up to the Caribbean Coast sounds pretty good and its about time we had some good weather and a bit of warmth!
First stop Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | Mar 2, 2009
- Travelling north to Santa Marta
The afternoon after my final Spanish class in Bogotá, I set off for the north. My original plan was to head directly south to Ecuador, but I decided to see a bit more of Colombia first, since it's such a Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | Apr 6, 2009
- Green Adventures....
It seems that our string of visitors to Bogota has finally come to an end. Your visits were essential to surviving February and March. No joke. Steph and Aaron, Beth and Shelby, you guys should know how thankflul I Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Mar 28, 2009
- The Waiting Game
Things around here have been pretty slow lately. Although I have a long weekend due to Monday being a Colombian national holiday, I don't have much planned. I made it to a movie with a friend last night, Posted by AmyLynn in Discovering Colombia | Mar 22, 2009
- International House
I'm at the end of my second week re-learning Spanish at International House, a school in La Candelaria, the old quarter of Bogota.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/195103/DSCF3260.jpg thumb=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/195103/thumb_DSCF3260. Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | Mar 17, 2009
- Fiesta de aniversario en una granja
Fortunately for me before coming to Bogota, I already had friends here because they attended (or still attend) my university in the US. Alex is one of those good friends and she actually came back to Bogota after a Posted by AmyLynn in Discovering Colombia | Mar 15, 2009
- Spice of Life!
Life in Bogota has been on the up and up. I would attribute that to a little personal attitude adjustment on my part, but the fact the we have had (and are looking forward to) fantastic visitors, coupled with being Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Mar 13, 2009
- Bogota and the wedding
I wasn't sure whether or not to be reassured, as the plane touched down in Bogota, by the spontaneous round of applause from my fellow passengers. Was it really such a notable event that we had survived the flight? [i]¡Que Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | Mar 9, 2009
- Cultural Week
Full of inflatables, rock climbing walls, circuses, magic shows, field trips, and much more, Cultural Week (last week) at the school was obviously an awesome time for both the girls and the faculty of the school. Needless to say, Posted by AmyLynn in Discovering Colombia | Feb 25, 2009
- Colombia suurlinnade küüsis ja väikelinnade lummuses
3 SUURLINNA - CARTAGENA, MEDELLIN, CALI
Pärast mitmeid päevi kestnud pulmatralli Panama City´s lendas ka Kerli oma 15,7kg kaaluva seljakotiga Cartagenasse ja tiim "Hermanas de latinoamericano" saigi taas kokku. Anne oli selleks ajaks juba linnaga tubli Posted by salvaje in Seiklusjutte Ladina- Ameerikast | Feb 22, 2009
- Dìa de San Valentine...
A few weeks ago, Steph and Aaron decided they were going to make the trek down to Bogota for a little Colombian vay-cay. Marty and I collected them at the airport last Tuesday and pumped them full of water the Posted by tuffchix in Bogotá and Beyond | Feb 18, 2009