San Gil Travel Blogs

Went caving this morning with the 2 Brits and Aussie. Great fun, although scary. We had to get a harness on and got down a zip line into the cave. Heaps of bats, which I seriously think are pretty cute. We came to a part where we had to climb down a ladder and then get on a small platform and the…

some places you have to see

here are some pics of Colombia

We Arived in San Gil from Bucaramanga after a pretty stunning drive through the mountains. After walking up (the big hill) to the hostel we went to a park by the river that was really relaxed, and hung around there for the rest of the afternoon, before going to get some food and realising that pizz…

I only stayed in Bucarramanga to break up my journey and suitably refreshed I continued on towards San Gil the next day ($CP15,000).  The journey up through the Andres is spectacular, beautiful scenery.  It took a little longer than expected, due to...yes, more roadworks! They have a stra…

Our route through Central and South America..

Spent a few days in this mountain town. Enjoyed a lovely walk in the park that had massive trees with silvery stuff hanging from the branches (forgot the camera). They have good chicken and chips in San Gil. Had a huge portion of roast chicken with chips and salad plus 2 beers and all f…

I left Bogota, catching for the first time one of the local (non Transmilenio) buses to the Terminal de Transportes which actually turned out to be pretty easy although I was feeling uncertain for most of the trip whether I was in fact on the correct bus. At the terminal I then had a choice of 3 …