Blogs from Bogota, Colombia, South America - page 54

Today was my birthday, and I had a rude awakening at 5am for the next stage in my adventures. We were heading for Colombia, and it was to be a long day of travel. We had to allow extra time in case of problems at the Ecuador/Colombian border. For this portion of my travels, I decided to use an overland adventure company called Dragoman. They are one of only two companies worldwide who enter Colombia, due to the volatile situations and potentially dangerous areas. I thought it would be safer to use a company with good local knowledge and track record. We made it through the border without incident, and drove to a small airfield at Ipianos. We had to fly to the capital, Bogota, because to travel overland would take us through rebel-controlled areas. Meanwhile, ... read more

Bogota South America » Colombia » Bogota By MickBJune 4th 2007.... read more

Well after nearly 3 weeks in Colombia, I have finally found time to add a new blog. It has been somewhat of a change of pace since leaving Cuba and we now find ourselves quickly approaching the end of our trip. That said, much has been explored in Colombia and some adventuring remains. We arrived in Bogota from Havana on April 12th, one month after leaving Lima, Peru for this fabled island. Cuba was an incredible experience but one that was hard on the pocketbook, therefore it was with some relief that we landed back on the southern continent to find prices more to our liking. Bogota, set at 2600m or so was a refreshing change from the heat of Cuba and was not unlike spring in Vancouver. Cool to cold night followed by warm ... read more

From Medellin it was off to the capital Bogotá. Another long bus journey of 9 hours which we decided to do during the day but shouldn’t have bothered as all you end up doing is sleeping anyway so should have saved it for the night. Bogotá believe it or not reminded me of Manchester about 15 years ago, lots of similar 70´s looking buildings but built more recently and especially the climate it was always grey and rainy! It was nice to be home! Our first night in the Platypus Hostel was very cold. Our room was in a part of an old colonial building that looks like it should have been condemned a few years back and the room consisted of just a bed with cold tiled floors and we spent most of the night ... read more

Well i have flown into bogota and was really impressed! Me Jules and Robbie grabbed a taxi to our hostel which was located in the historical center and quite a nice section of town to walk around. being quite late we grabbed some dinner at a nice resturant and finished the night off with a couple of beers. The next day i had a chance to see a bit more of the city walking through Bolivar plaza and visiting the Botero museum which is up there with one of the best museums i have ever been to and it was free! all in all it is a really good city to walk around with police literally on every corner it feels like almost the safest city i have been to in south america. It has ... read more