I decided I was done with buses and done with hostels for the moment. I checked my budget and figured I could swing a plane ticket from Pereira to Bogota AND a swanky hostel. My tummy still wasn't 100% and I just wanted a few days to recover a bit. La Serrana has a fabulous … Continue reading Days 11-13: Back to Bogota
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Day 8: Travel from Hell (Bogota to Salento)
I had a super early flight from Cartagena to Bogota. I was trying to decide which place to go – San Gil or Salento so Bogota was a better place from which to decide. San Gil was more adventurous, but I really wanted to see the coffee region. As soon as I got into Bogota, … Continue reading Day 8: Travel from Hell (Bogota to Salento)
Day 2: Bogota
Today was one of my favorite “getting-to-know-a-city” days I have had in South America. I packed so much of Bogota into one awesome day and it is all because of Mike and his Bogota Bike Tours. Located roughly four blocks down from my hotel in La Candelaria (The Old City), this tour was perfect for … Continue reading Day 2: Bogota
Day 1: Bogota
How cool is this city?! A mixer between cultured modernization and bad-boy roughness, Bogota is a really fascinating place to start my second South American vacation. I arrived at one in the afternoon after a hellacious layover in Florida. My flight was on Spirit airlines or as Mom calls it, the chicken plane. Sadly, there … Continue reading Day 1: Bogota