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  1. Parks And Pueblito Paisa

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 11 February 2009

    Andres, the Argentinian, and I continued to walk around the Universidad metro after visiting the aquarium.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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