Bogota..Colombia
30 december 2022, Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °CArrived 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 oneLäs mer
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 oneLäs mer
..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 aLäs mer
..what a start to 2023.. Zipaquira..a colonial town..and Colombia's salt mining capital..incredible church interior..
..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.
..travel day..on the Expresso Bolivariano..400kms..250 miles..so quite a journey across mountainous terrain..no pics 😟
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👌
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 fruitLäs mer
..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 yearsLäs mer
..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 )
..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’mLäs mer
Resenär That's the Brian I like - every month on tour - South America....... unbelievable amazing 😎😎😍
Resenär ..I did fly 24 times in 2022..Greta will not be happy with me😟