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  • Greg Clayton
  • Daniel Tarpey
  • Greg Clayton
  • Daniel Tarpey

The Americas

Et 149-dagers eventyr av Greg & Daniel Les mer
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    Leaving Salento

    3. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Today we left Salento to head to Bogota! This route is often travelled by bus, taking 9 or 10 hours but were sick of buses by now so opted for the more luxury route!

    We were able to relax at our hostel this morning and then take the midday bus from Salento to Pereira (one hour) before jumping in a 15 minute taxi to the airport. Here we picked up some fast food as we waited for our £22 (including checked luggage!), 45 minute flight to Bogota. As we waited the rain absolutely hammered down with thunder, lightning and fog all around. Our flight ended up being delayed by more than an hour but eventually we were onboard our Avianca flight!Les mer

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    Arriving in Bogota

    3. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We arrived at Bogota airport and took a 40 minute taxi (costing just under £6) to our hostel. It proved to be a lovely setting although we were told the water would be going off the next day due to some sort of government I initiative to save water (not sure this ever happened). Here we had dinner and enjoyed a few drinks.Les mer

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    Bogota Graffiti Tour

    4. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    This morning instead of opting for the normal city walking tour we joined the graffiti walking tour! Although when I say joined... we ended up being the only people on the tour but that was nice as it meant we could ask lots of questions of our guide!

    It was interesting to learn about the culture and history of the city/country through the artwork such as the 2016 peace deal between the government and the guerilla group FARC, and the consequences on the people of this deal. Other artwork related to the indigenous population, underrepresented minorities and the booming emerald trade in Colombia.

    The Bogota council sponsor thousands of new pieces of artwork each year and graffiti, whilst being illegal has been decriminalised.

    This was sparked by two events. Firstly in 2011, a police officer in Bogota shot and killed a 16 year old for fleeing the scene of where he was graffitiing. Then a year later, the police closed off part of the city so that Justin Bieber and his friends could graffiti a tunnel themselves. This discriminatory behaviour sparked riots in Bogota which eventually resulted in the promotion of graffiti across the city.    Les mer

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    Museo del Oro

    4. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Seen as probably Bogota's biggest tourist attraction, we paid our £1 entry into the gold museum.

    Not sure what we expected but probably something better than case after case of small gold decorations and statues with detailed descriptions of the gold making process.Les mer

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    Evening in Bogota

    4. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We'd decided to call it a day on the museums and it was lashing down so what better to head to the nearby Irish bar! Here we could enjoy the F1, two Colombian play off games and the boxing, with a game of darts for ourselves. An evening spent the right way!Les mer

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    Morning in Rainy Bogota

    5. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    This morning we awoke to yet more rain. So we decided we'd go and drop our laundry off at a laundrette near by and head to a cafe for not one, but two chocolate croissants each. We then spent a while back at the hostel, Dan planning some of our trip to the US whilst I booked our accommodation for the next few weeks. A productive morning!Les mer

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    Climbing in Bogota

    5. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    I'm aware that Dan is quite a keen climber back at home so we found a climbing zone close to the football ground (more on this later). We enjoyed a workout here although Dan was unable to operate to his full effectiveness without chalk. We've therefore agreed that we will go climbing in Liverpool once we're home so he can show me his full capabilities.Les mer

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    Estadio El Campin - Pre Match

    5. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Our treat to end the weekend was a play off game at Estadio El Campin between Bogota's Santa Fe and Tolima. We made our way through the bustling crowd, into the stadium and found our seats in a quieter area of the ground, but right next to the blocks of ultras which made for a great atmosphere!

    We were shocked to discover none other than former Wigan and Fulham striker Hugo Rodallega warming up in front of us for Santa Fe. 39 this summer but still giving it a good go!    Les mer

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    Santa Fe v Tolima

    5. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    The locals were very much up for this one as the atmosphere buzzed around the stadium! Euphoria erupted when none other than Hugo Rodallega himself put Santa Fe 1-0 up on the hour mark. This would be enough to secure a win for the 23,000 supporters present and out 3 points on the board for Santa Fe in their quadrangle.

    Neither the home or away fans stopped singing, bouncing and gesturing for the full 90 minutes, so probably our first treat to a proper South American atmosphere!    Les mer

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    Colombian Presidential Palace Tour

    6. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Thanks to the Lonely Planet book I was made aware that you could book a tour of the presidential palace. I made the request a week or so ago which was accepted, and even better that they had an English tour option!

    The whole government district of the city is in the city centre but surrounded by roadblocks and guards to create its own mini community within the walls of the road blocks. We were booked onto the 10:30am tour and arrived at one of the policed checkpoints at around 10am. We showed them our reservation and presented our passports for inspection. They asked us to wait a few minutes and in the meantime the Presedential motorcade passed right by us and into the government district!

    When we were allowed into the area we didn't really know where we were going so we kept asking different guards about which direction to head. It was strange walking around as literally the only people not dressed in some sort of official uniform.

    We eventually found the building where our tour would start. The other guests in the room where a school trip and half a dozen locals. Absolutely no sign of anyone else English. What made it funnier was that everyone was dressed very smartly in their political, military, police or school uniform, whilst me and Dan looked like Scousers on tour. Dan even had my walking pants on as the dress code said no shorts 😆. We tried.

    So we set off with our entirely Spanish group. One of the guards that came with us spoke English and translated absolutely everything for me and Dan and answered our questions. It was a very interesting tour of the grand building and to learn more about the history of the area. We felt very special having our own dedicated guide and wondered how we'd gotten ourselves into this situation.

    We couldn't take any photos inside as we had to hand our phones in at the start. The only photos we could take were at the very end with the sword of Bolivar and its guards, the two of us looking a little out of place.    Les mer

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    Monserrate Peak

    6. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    After a few minutes in the cable car we arrived at the peak of Monserrate, standing at 3,152m. The views over the city were great as we were able to pick out a few different places we'd visited in the city over the past few days. There was even a church and a big market to wander through at the top!Les mer

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    Arriving in Leticia

    6. mai 2024, Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    We were booked onto the 5:30pm flight from Bogota to Leticia, the gateway to the Amazon rainforest!

    The flight took 2 hours and was with LATAM, a new airline for us but one we'll be flying with again very soon!

    As we stepped off the plane the first thing that hit us was the heat and humidity. We'd been at altitude for a week or so now so had got used to the cooler temperatures. Leticia is close to the equator and almost at sea level so the tropical climate is very different!

    We've also now entered into the Southern hemisphere which is Dan's first time down here, so what a monuments occasion!

    We arrived at our hotel which has all ESPN channels, filtered water, AC, towels and breakfast in the morning so we're happy with our choice!

    We leave for the rainforest at 8:30am for a 2 day 1 night tour. So wish us luck and will update you when we're back!    Les mer

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    Amazon River

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    This morning we set off on a 2 day adventure through the Amazon!

    We were collected by our tour company in a tuktuk and taken to their offices where they gave us wellies for the trip. We then wandered down to the dock and boarded our boat which we sailed in for around an hour!

    We also unofficially crossed the border into Peru for this expedition so despite not having a passport stamp, Peru is a new country ticked of the list!    Les mer

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    Amazon Jungle Walk

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    We arrived on the shores of the Amazon rainforest where we took a walk through the jungle. We were immediately greeted by a dozen or so tiny monkeys climbing through the trees above us.

    We ventured through the jungle for around 3 hours as our guide stopped on many occasions to point out different wildlife (too hard to photograph) and different types of trees and vegetation.

    We felt comfortable in the capable hands of our main guide, as despite being in his late twenties, he was only missing half a finger with a huge scar across his entire forearm.    Les mer

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    Sailing to Piranha Lake

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    At the other side of our jungle walk we were greeted by a boat to take us to our accomodation. Our accomodation was in the floating house on 'piranha lake'. To get here we had to navigate some very tight passageways but our guides knew what they were doing!Les mer

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    Piranha Lake Floating House

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    A few pictures here from our floating house on Piranha Lake! There was plenty of space to relax on the chairs and hammocks, with proper beds and plenty of insect protection. It was much nicer than I'd expected!Les mer

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    Amazon Sunset Cruise

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    After a couple of hours relaxing and having lunch at base we set sail once again to take in the sunset. We were even able to have a swim in a supposedly safer area of Lake Yacare!

    The sunset was amazing, the mozzies that come with it not such much.Les mer

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    Amazon Night Walk / Cruise

    7. mai 2024, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    After dark we jumped back on to the boat and sailed back to the jungle for a night time walk. Our guide spotted, and picked up various creatures along the way. The highlights being a number of caymans (of various sizes), a tarantula and a snake.

    He brought the snake into the boat as it was apparently non poisonous and only gave harmless small bites if it were to attack. We later learnt that our guide lost his finger and almost his whole arm due to the incorrect identification of a poisonous snake (a viper, the second most dangerous in the entire Amazon) so I'm glad we didn't have this information when the snake was being waved a foot away from our faces.    Les mer

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