Bogota, Colombia, South America I didn’t do too much today. I went up to the nice shopping part of the city to try and find a place I can get my camera serviced. There are some specks of dust that are showing up in the pictures and I can’t seem to get them out by myself. I found an authorized Nikon dealer and they said that for me to get it serviced by them I would have to give up…
Bogota, Colombia, South America I had a great night’s sleep at Colombia at Home, so I felt really energized this morning. I went out and did my laundry near the hotel, got some breakfast, and then got a bunch of stuff done back here that I’ve been procrastinating on. Just answering emails and filling out hotel reviews, things like that, but they’re all things I needed to get done and have been putting off. I went up to Melissa’s office…
Bogota, Colombia, South America That was one of the most uncomfortable night busses I have ever been on. The bus itself was okay, but the winding roads through the mountains made it absolutely impossible to get any sleep. The driver was absolutely flying as well, because what was suppose to be a 7.5 hour ride only took 5.5 hours. I would usually be happy about arriving somewhere early, but to get into Bogota at 4am really didn’t help me at…
Armenia, Colombia, South America I did almost nothing today, and it was great! I got a good night’s sleep at my hostel, which was inevitable after such a big day of hiking yesterday. I went downstairs in the hostel to the cafe below and had a really good breakfast, at a very reasonable price. The people working there are really friendly too, so it was a nice place to relax for a bit. I spent the rest of the day…
Armenia, Colombia, South America I had a great, and exhausting, day of walking around the Valle de Cocora! I went with Laura (English) and Spencer (Oz) from my hostel at 9am and walked into Salento to get a jeep out to the Valle de Cocora. There was basically a convoy of these “Willys” going to the valley at the same time. By the time we got there, only one seat was still available in the jeep, so Laura took that…
Salento, Colombia, South America I got up this morning after a pretty good night’s sleep in the dorm, and had a great breakfast to start the day. The breakfast was included in the room rate at the hostel and included scrambled eggs, bread, fruit and coffee. It was really good, as expected. This hostel is great! A group of seven of us left the hostel at 9am and headed off for our walk to the coffee farm. Our group consisted…
Salento, Colombia, South America I had a really nice day today, even though I didn’t get to see everything I was hoping to see. I had a great breakfast at the hostel of scrambled eggs, toast and jam, and fresh strawberry juice. It is always surprising when I find a hostel that serves cooked breakfast instead of just bread or cereal. I also had my first cup of coffee EVER this morning! It was brought with the breakfast and I…
Manizales, Colombia, South America I left the hotel in Medellin this morning, and as much as I liked the city, I was pretty happy to not have to walk through that neighborhood again. It was rough! I got to the south bus station and found a bus to Manizales, that was leaving in about 10 minutes. I was pretty lucky I guess. It was a direct bus and took about five hours to get here. The ride was beautiful, with…
Medellin, Colombia, South America I had an unbelievably awesome day today! I got up early this morning and headed up to the Terminal del Transporte Norte to catch a bus to Guatape. I was lucky and caught one that was leaving in just ten minutes, so I grabbed an empanada and a juice for breakfast and hopped on the bus. It only cost 12,000 (£4) for the bus that took about two hours to get up to Guatape. It was…
Medellin, Colombia, South America I had a very nice day of sightseeing today around Medellin. I can see why people say this city is so much nicer than Bogotíç. I started out by taking the metro to the cable car up to Santo Domingo, which goes straight over the ghetto area of the city. It reminded me of the favelas you see in Rio. I’ve never been there, but have seen it on tv, and this reminded me a lot…