Bogota..Colombia
December 30, 2022 in 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 oneRead more
Bogota..and murals
December 31, 2022 in 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 aRead more
Cathedral Zipaquira
January 1, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..what a start to 2023.. Zipaquira..a colonial town..and Colombia's salt mining capital..incredible church interior..
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral
January 1, 2023 in 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
January 2, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
..travel day..on the Expresso Bolivariano..400kms..250 miles..so quite a journey across mountainous terrain..no pics 😟
Fernando Botero
January 3, 2023 in 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..
January 3, 2023 in 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 fruitRead more
El Penol de Guatape
January 4, 2023 in 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 yearsRead more
Guatape
January 4, 2023 in 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
January 5, 2023 in 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’mRead more
Cartagena des Indias
January 6, 2023 in 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 TheRead more
Cartagena
January 7, 2023 in 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 SantaRead more
..old..and new..
January 8, 2023 in 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 rooftopRead more
Castile San Felipe de Barajas
January 9, 2023 in 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 tranquilRead more
..final day in Cartagena
January 10, 2023 in 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 whenRead more
Cartagena to Bogota..
January 11, 2023 in 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 BrasiliaRead more
Back in Bogota..for a bit longer
January 12, 2023 in 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 airportRead more
Bogota to Quito
January 13, 2023 in 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..betterRead more
Quito
January 14, 2023 in 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 beforeRead more
Basilica..Quito
January 14, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Roman Catholic..neo Gothic..largest in the Americas..not a patch on York Minster..actually..it is 🙂
Laguna de Quilotoa
January 15, 2023 in 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
January 16, 2023 in 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
January 17, 2023 in 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
January 18, 2023 in 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 toRead more
..and..to prove it😉
January 18, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
..here I am..at Edward Whymper refuge..he was the first..in 1880.
TravelerThat's the Brian I like - every month on tour - South America....... unbelievable amazing 😎😎😍
Traveler..I did fly 24 times in 2022..Greta will not be happy with me😟