http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/08Colombia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from 08Colombia en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:59:27 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:59:27 +0000 Hi all We are back in Bogota after spending a mini 12 day trip to the coast and back. Vicky and her boyfriend Eric came to visit us on October 23rd and we wanted to show them the best areas of the country we have found. We were on a very quick pace to show them as much of the country as possible in 12 days which is no easy task. Our trip started off showing Vicky and Eric around different area http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/San-Gil/blog-343367.html Hey everyone So sorry for the delay on the latest blog. This past month wersquove been on the coast living from hostel to hostel and beach to beach.... such a hard life I know. But seriously getting time to sit down and write this has been quite difficult. We are now back in Bogota for a few days. Laras sister Vicky and boyfriend Eric will be arriving this Thursday to Bogota for about 12 day http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Riohacha/blog-337449.html Hi all Life on the coast of Colombia is quite the paradise. Arriving to this paradise is a whole other story. Our journey to the north coast began on Wednesday afternoon September 17th at 330 pm. The bus was quite comfy large reclining chairs and TVs. These conditions are ideal for bus rides up to 12 hours. Try and double that with a dose of drunken vomiting teenagers 2 mechanical breakdow http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Parque-Nacional-Tayrona/blog-331582.html Hi AllWe just returned to Bogota after one of our most memorable weeks travelling through various cities within Colombia. Itrsquos difficult to know where exactly to begin with this entry the experiences we shared with other travelers this past week were complex and beautiful. We met up with a few couples from England and Australia and a few solo travelers from California South Africa Spai http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/San-Gil/Barichara/blog-324362.html Hi all This was definately a week of rest and relaxation. After finishing our fist experience of doing laundry here in Bogota in Abuelitarsquos patio we were ready to get out of the city down to lsquotierra calientersquo for some hot weather and sun. We arrived early Monday morning to the bus station ready to start our way down to Villeta. A small town about 2 hours away from Bogota where http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Bogota/blog-317703.html Hi allWOW the first week here has been quite the adventure already. After going through customs at the airport and waiting about 45 minutes for our bags finally we had arrived and received a warm welcome from my family members here in Bogota. Upon arriving at Abuelitarsquos we were pretty exhausted and overwhelmed. After some small chit chat with family we decided to call it a night as soon a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Bogota/blog-314752.html