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The Botanical Garden and New Aquarium
Blog: GoBackpacking - 10 February 2009
The next morning, I had coffee and a cheese pastry at one of the cafes just below the hostel. I bought a map and was asking reception about sightseeing suggestions when Andres, a very tall Argentinian from Buenos Aires, on break from his medical residency, asked me where I was going for the day.
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Travel Day
Blog: GoBackpacking - 9 February 2009
I managed one and a half hours of quality sleep after my night out in the Zona Rosa, leaving me incredibly hungover for the flight to Medellin.
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Friday Night In Zona Rosa
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 February 2009
Juliana’s parents were coming for a visit, so Laura and Herman dropped me off at Hostel Fatima in the central La Candeleria district of the city I visited the first day.
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Photos From Around Bogota
Blog: GoBackpacking - 6 February 2009
On my last day with Laura, we took a cab to the more upscale, commercial district of northern Bogotá which included the Zona Rosa (red district). The term is used to describe a central area of nightlife, an important aspect of Colombia’s major cities!
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Poker Night With The Expat Community
Blog: GoBackpacking - 5 February 2009
Laura and Herman took me out to breakfast early at a small, unassuming restaurant in central Bogota. I had a large, delicious chicken tamale while they ordered a hardcore soup with meat on the bone and potatoes.
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Cerro de Montserrat And Museo del Oro
Blog: GoBackpacking - 4 February 2009
I spent the morning watching CNN’s coverage of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration.
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Bogota Living – La Candelaria, Botero’s Art, And The Simpsons
Blog: GoBackpacking - 3 February 2009
Laura greeted me at the door, welcomed me into her spacious apartment, and introduced me to Juliana, her roommate. They had known each other from childhood, having both grown up in Cali.
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My Latin American Arrival
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 February 2009
Concerns on my mind during the Madrid metro ride to the airport: my abdominal cramps – am I in for a repeat of the unpleasant Geneva to Bordeaux travel day? my lack of a ticket out of Colombia – would Iberia let me board the flight from [...] Related posts:The Return Trip To MedellinTravel Day
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Day 9: Hey Hey We’re The Monkees
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 10 January 2009
09.01.09: Okay – day of ACTION! Got up at some ungodly hour and rendered the podcast, got to the Internet café at 7.30am and uploaded it. Got to bookshop at 9am and bought new Lovely Plant guidebook (PHEW!) Jumped on the first bus to the border (11am) and CROSSED THE EQUATOR!! So I’m now back [...]
