Bogota Travel Blogs

After much planning and saving, I've finally made the leap across the atlantic and landed in beautiful Bogota. I chose the Madrid route so I could get a glimpse of that wonderful city en-route. The flight was 11 hours of the usual excitement mixed with stiff neck, itchy legs and nodding off to slee…

  Bogotá - Beautiful City 2600 Meters Closer to the Stars   Bogotá   Bogotá is the capital of Colombia. It’s located at an elevation of about 2,650 meters (8,660 feet) on a mountain-rimmed plateau high in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes Mountains near the equator. Its …

Reunited with the boys on the streets of Colombia I found myself in familar territory once again, on a mission to find some op shop clothes! Having walked for most the day already I was tempted to wait at the hostel but the boys were brimming with excitement, frothing at the prospect of some good d…

During my stay, we had classes early day at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.  I particularly loved the architecture of the Language Department. Made me feel like learning ;)

I went to colombia in january and stayed there for a month.. Well i can tell you this, i  had a month full of emotions, highlights, love, fun and many many more.. It started with a trip in bogota and what a lovely city it is.. I visited the royal palace and lots of the malls.. I've also been o…

So, after having tons of Latin American friends and having everyone around me speak Spanish :), I finally had the chance to go to Bogota for my friend Paola and Juan's wedding. Cristina, Brigitte and I were supposed to meet at the airport, and as usual Cristina shows up late with tons o…

It was strange to be back in Bogota, for the first time in almost 8 months of traveling I was going somewhere that I had been before, somewhere at least somewhat familiar. Although by now, the beginning of my trip seems so far away but at the same time just like yesterday. I was last in Bogota righ…

  WARM PIZZA, HARD ROCK & COOL FRIENDS   When making flight arrangements to travel from San José, Costa Rica to Lima, Peru, I was given a seven-hour layover in Bogotá, Colombia.   Since I was going from one two-day TravBuddy meetup to another, the way to pass the time in b…

After three days, including one cancelled flight, I finally made it to the last continent on my world tour, starting in Bogota, Colombia.  Luckily it´s been a week since my journey so I no longer care to complain about some of the hassles I dealt with in LAX, but being on U.S. soil was strang…

6:00am, April 22, 2009, I am at the airport 3 hours before my international flight, but find mysel past security in less than half an hour.  Customs was not as bad and time consuming as the last time I only connected through Bogota.  The only thing was TSA checked my bags, Customs checked…

First and the best stop of my South America trip.. Unlike everyone's general opinion Colombia is a safe a beautiful place.. With proper attention it's much much safer than US..

a city of contrasts, rich colonial heritage, stunning architecture and scenic beauty abound in this modern city

My trip to Bogotá, Colombia was great. From the Capital City to the hills of Monserrate and the amazing Cathedral of Salt.

Carolina, (Carolina_Bogota) had a birthday on Oct 18th and I looked at her profile photo and thought, I could give her a gift by changing her shot. I downloaded the shot and did a little lighting and color changes.  I hope she is happy with the outcome.  Happy Birthday!!   This on…

Colombia, South America’s tourism slogan is, “The Only Risk Is Wanting to Stay”.  This turned out to be prophetic for this small town Mississippi guy.  I remain a U.S. citizen, but now also have a Colombian Resident Visa.  Colombia consists of Caribbean & Pacific coastli…