Home via Santiago, Sydney
July 11, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 12 °CLay over in Santiago before flying home.
Lay over in Santiago before flying home.
End of the trip!
Have arrived in Sydney from Santiago. Cleared customs and we all are having a toastie in the Qantas Lounge. Feels good to be home! (Flying to Melbourne at 9pm).
It is 10pm Monday and we are waiting for our flight to Santiago. The last 2 days we have been in Bogota spending time with our Colombian family.
Yesterday we ticked off a very important diningRead more
Saturday morning and Claudia, Sonya and I caught the bus to the National Museum of Colombia which is located in a former prison close to the downtown area. The Museum is fascinating, veryRead more
Happy 19th Birthday Patrick!
We left Medellin this morning and headed towards the lakeside town of Guatape. But first we visited La Piedre del Penol, which is a huge granite rock about 200 metresRead more
After a hotel breakfast we caught a taxi to the start point of our bus tour of Medellin which Claudia had organised. This was absolutely the best way to see the city and major landmarks.
The firstRead more
After another entertaining spin in Bogota traffic we made it to the airport and hopped on a plane to Medellin.
Medellin is the 2nd largest city in Colombia, set in a "bowl" with steep mountains allRead more
Today (Tuesday) we travelled back to Bogota from Finca Camperdown, stopping briefly in the nearby town of San Juan de Rioseco where the long weekend festival had finally ended - although a few localsRead more