Bogota..Colombia
30 декабря 2022 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 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 oneЧитать далее
Bogota..and murals
31 декабря 2022 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Cathedral Zipaquira
1 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..what a start to 2023.. Zipaquira..a colonial town..and Colombia's salt mining capital..incredible church interior..
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
1 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 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 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
..travel day..on the Expresso Bolivariano..400kms..250 miles..so quite a journey across mountainous terrain..no pics 😟
Fernando Botero
3 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 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 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 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 fruitЧитать далее
El Penol de Guatape
4 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 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 yearsЧитать далее
Guatape
4 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 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 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌙 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’mЧитать далее
Cartagena des Indias
6 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☀️ 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 TheЧитать далее
Cartagena
7 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ⛅ 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 SantaЧитать далее
..old..and new..
8 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☀️ 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 rooftopЧитать далее
Castile San Felipe de Barajas
9 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☀️ 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 tranquilЧитать далее
..final day in Cartagena
10 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 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 whenЧитать далее
Cartagena to Bogota..
11 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 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 BrasiliaЧитать далее
Back in Bogota..for a bit longer
12 января 2023 г., Колумбия ⋅ 🌧 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 airportЧитать далее
Bogota to Quito
13 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ ☁️ 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..betterЧитать далее
Quito
14 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ 🌧 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 beforeЧитать далее
Basilica..Quito
14 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Roman Catholic..neo Gothic..largest in the Americas..not a patch on York Minster..actually..it is 🙂
Laguna de Quilotoa
15 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ 🌧 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 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ 🌧 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 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ ☁️ 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 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ ⛅ 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 toЧитать далее
Путешественник..no..just gulping for oxygen..it’s about 50% at this height..so really challenging..
..and..to prove it😉
18 января 2023 г., Эквадор ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..here I am..at Edward Whymper refuge..he was the first..in 1880.
ПутешественникThat's the Brian I like - every month on tour - South America....... unbelievable amazing 😎😎😍
Путешественник..I did fly 24 times in 2022..Greta will not be happy with me😟