Bogota..Colombia
30 december 2022, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Arrived after a 10+ hour flight from Amsterdam..am in a suite on 23 rd floor..it's massive..I'm rattling around in here☺️..€117..that's not per night..that's for 3 nights 😜..got to be oneMeer informatie
Bogota..and murals
31 december 2022, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
..like Santiago..Bogota is great for wandering around..but I've never been anywhere with so many military..police..and private security..they're everywhere..making me feel safer..I'm staying in aMeer informatie
Cathedral Zipaquira
1 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..what a start to 2023.. Zipaquira..a colonial town..and Colombia's salt mining capital..incredible church interior..
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
1 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..a subterranean Cathedral in a vast salt mine..660 ft underground..up at 8000ft..mining goes back to 5th century..incredible..and a good way to commence 2023.
Bogota to Medellin
2 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
..travel day..on the Expresso Bolivariano..400kms..250 miles..so quite a journey across mountainous terrain..no pics 😟
Fernando Botero
3 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Colombian artist..specialising in depicting people and figures in large and exaggerated volume
...rainy old morning in Medellin..but the Montagne Goretex Pro jacket did the trick👌
..a right mixture here..
3 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Cathedral Basilica Metropolitano de Medellin..Simon Bolivar..the hero of a continent..he led the fight for the independence of Bolivia..Colombia..Equador..Peru..and Venezuela..and Medellin fruitMeer informatie
El Penol de Guatape
4 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
..first venture into Colombian Andes..to a massive granite rock..an Inselberg outcrop ..200 m above it's base..so..climbed to 7005 ft..at the top...its estimated to be 65 million yearsMeer informatie
Guatape
4 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
..after a splendid lunch ..a wander around..and a couple of beers in this Andean resort town.. known for its houses decorated with colourful bas- reliefs- ( sculptures )
Medellin to Cartagena
5 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
..another travel day..800kms..but what a way to see the landscape..except most of it was at night..Expreso Brasilia got me there..the distances in South America continue to be mind blowing..but I’mMeer informatie
Cartagena des Indias
6 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
...a port city on Colombia's Carribbean coast..founded in 16 th Century..colourful colonial buildings in the walled Old Town..where I'm staying..for 5 nights..a good relax ..before I head into TheMeer informatie
Cartagena
7 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
..the sightseeing bit needs to be done early..to get back onto the rooftop terrace..and a sunbed..for some Vit D..and beers..what else does one need in life🤣Some pics of Cathedral SantaMeer informatie
..old..and new..
8 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
..contrasting the old and the new in Cartagena..earlier this morning..must find out about the guy with the sword.. the heat was already quite intense by 11am..so I had to head back to my rooftopMeer informatie
Castile San Felipe de Barajas
9 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
..a fortress castle..built from 1536..to defend Cartagena against Carribbean pirates..and other invaders..including the British..who suffered a crushing loss in 1741..it's now a more tranquilMeer informatie
..final day in Cartagena
10 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
..where did that go then.. pleased I booked 5 nights here..a really interesting place..these pics are showing the town at work..local people..and some run down areas..always good to get a balance whenMeer informatie
Cartagena to Bogota..
11 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
..via Barranquilla....go due North from Barranquilla..and you reach Cuba..going past Jamaica on your left..and Haiti on your right..pics today not the best..as from a moving Expreso BrasiliaMeer informatie
Back in Bogota..for a bit longer
12 januari 2023, Colombia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
..a challenging start..bus got into Bogota over 3 hours late..meaning a missed flight to Quito..no big deal..I have a flexible ticket..booked onto tomorrow's LATAM flight..and a comfortable airportMeer informatie
Bogota to Quito
13 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
...the first flight of 2023..to Equador..and into an afternoon of thunderstorms..so all I've got is a couple of shots ascending out of Bogota..on an Airbus A319..and the cockpit..hopefully..betterMeer informatie
Quito
14 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
..meaning..middle of the earth..no seasons..regular sunrise and sunset..but I had to cut short my stroll in the old town..when an almighty thunderstorm gave way..which is evident on the pics beforeMeer informatie
Basilica..Quito
14 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Roman Catholic..neo Gothic..largest in the Americas..not a patch on York Minster..actually..it is 🙂
Laguna de Quilotoa
15 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
..a water filled crater lake..and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes..lake surface at 3500 m..and... 3 kms across..first volcano of 2023🙂
Banos
16 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Am in Volcano Avenue..named in the early 1800's by explorer Humbolt..a volcano lined corridor stretching through Equador..cool..and my hotel is great..5 Star..in anticipation of my birthday tomorrow🙂
..birthday
17 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..so a leisure day..breakfast..cake from the hotel..spa afternoon..sunbathing..fillet mignon for dinner..birthday..done..back to volcanos tomorrow🤭
Chimborazo
18 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes..the summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from it's centre..given its location on the planets equatorial bulge..I got toMeer informatie
..and..to prove it😉
18 januari 2023, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..here I am..at Edward Whymper refuge..he was the first..in 1880.


















































































































































































ReizigerThat's the Brian I like - every month on tour - South America....... unbelievable amazing 😎😎😍
Reiziger..I did fly 24 times in 2022..Greta will not be happy with me😟