30.09.-02.10.11 BOGOTA-my final destination On Friday morning, 30.09.11 I left VILLA DE LEYVA at 8.30 am. Somehow it felt a bit weird as this was my last bus ride after one year of traveling and Thank God it was a good and short one. I arrived in the huge capital of BOGOTA with 8,5 Million inhabitants at around 1pm and got off at the "Portal del Norte" from where I took the "TransMilenio Bus" to the colonial quarter of "La Cande...

San Gil-Barichara-Curiti 24.09.-26.09.11 The night bus from SANTA MARTA to BUCARAMANGA on Friday, 23.09.11 took only 9 hours and therefore we arrived at 6am in Bucaramanga…..BUT for the entire trip it was freezing cold and I was soooo glad that Doro offered me her sleeping bag. In Bucaramanga we then took the next bus to SAN GIL our next destination where we arrived three hours later. We were expecting a much cooler town as it was set in the moun...

18.09.-23.09. 11 Taganga-NP Tayrona On Sunday afternoon, 18.09.11, when I arrived at the beautiful Hostal "La Casa de Felipe" I nearly melted as it seemed even hotter than in CARTAGENA. I guess it must have been 35 degrees and very humid. So after I have checked in I went straight down to the beach…..BUT I was very disappointed when I saw the crowds of Columbians and the dirty beach. Anyhow, I jumped into the water just to cool down…and as I c...

15.09.-18.09.11 Cartagena On Wednesday, 14.09.11 I took the night bus from MEDELLIN to CARTAGENA. Apart from that it was freezing cold on the bus the trip went quite smooth. But at around 8 am, an hour before Cartagena we got stuck in a tiny village because a big crowd of locals decided to block the road and protest against the bad road conditions. Well…I totally understand their reason but after a 14 hour bus ride I didn't care and just wanted to ar...

11.09.-14.09.11 Medellin MEDELLIN is the city of Columbians proudest residents, the "paisas" and with a perfect, perpetual spring like climate all year around. When I arrived at the bus terminal on Sunday, 11.09.11 at around 3pm I took a taxi to the apartment building of my first Couchsurfer in Columbia. As SAM wasn't living too far away from the city centre the taxi ride took only 15 Min. Sam, who is originally from China, welcomed me...