Jardín de Botánico en Medellín
March 7, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
This is a smaller and less beautiful version of the Botanical Gardens in Bogota.
But the entry is for free and its still nice.
Amazing are the giant iguanas 🦎 there....
When o was there, aRead more
Grocery shopping in Medellin
March 7, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Lot of groceries are being sold at affordable prices on the street, fresh,...
Fish, Meat, Vegetables and Fruits.
The "King of Pop" is back 🕺
March 7, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Medellín a la noche
March 8, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Bit of sightseeing at night 🌃
The city is much more quite but still beautiful at night.
Free City Tour @ Medellin
March 9, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Joined the "Free City Tour" in Medellin.
This was truly amazing and gave a great insight into the cities history. The guide was providing infos about Pablo Escobar, FARC, Guerrillas and differentRead more
El Pájaro - Fernando Botero
March 9, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Memories of the bad times in Medellín.
My first "earthquake" 5.8 Magnitude
March 10, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
At the time of the earthquake I slept at my apartment on the 8th floor.
Suddenly the tower started to shake. Shaking was strong enough to make me wake up and roll around in bed.
Quite frightening.Read more
Parque Arví ⛰
March 11, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Parque Arví is worth a visit but an expensive trip.
You can get there by Metro and then take a Cable Car for a very long ride up the mountain.
The park itself features some sculptures. It's a walkRead more
Picacho Mountain ⛰ with a beautiful view
March 15, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Another walk or hike to a Mountain. Initially wanted to visit "Ecoparque Mirador Cerro El Picacho" but the driver said its to dangerous to walk around there.
So decided to visit another area upRead more
Day-Trip to Guatape ⛰
March 17, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
A beautiful day at "El Peñol de Guatape".
Took the bus from Terminal Norte in Medellin, for a 2h drive to Guatape.
A bit over 700 steps at approx 2100m altitude.
Muy bonito.
Guatapé City 🏙
March 17, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Following the visit to the mountain, I had a look around the city of Guatape.
Really beautiful place. Reminds me a bit of Cartagena.
Parque Natural Cerro el Volador
March 19, 2023 in Colombia
Went to this beautiful parc in the afternoon for a small stroll and hike.
Military guards were providing security....
Medellín to Pereira @ Bus 🚍
March 21, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Decided to travel by bus from Medellin to Pereira.
Some highlights:
- booking online wasn't possible as Passport or ID weren't accepted by the website
- travel time scheduled was 4.5h
- travel timeRead more
Pereira as my next stop...
March 22, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌩️ 22 °C
Pereira, is my next stop for two weeks.
The city is small, but offers lots of parks and plenty of beautiful villages and mountains ⛰ around it.
Attached some photos of my accommodation as well asRead more
Fundraising for "Taller de Vida"
March 25, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Many of you know that I took a year off, to travel as well as to volunteer. As a first step I'll support "Taller de Vida" here in Colombia.
I would highly appreciate if you could support me inRead more
Termales @ Santa Rosa de Cabal ♨
March 27, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The whole thing was quite a journey as I got a bit lost with the buses. 😂
I took a bus to Santa Rosa, which was easy. But then couldn't figure out how to continue to the Termal Springs ♨
I wentRead more
Mirador de Filandia ☕ 🗻
March 28, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Here I started my day in the coffee ☕ region.
Beautiful peace of nature. Mirador de Filandia is a 15min walk away from Filandia town centre.
It offers some spectacular views over the valley.
A day in Filandia ☕
March 28, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Filandia is a pretty little town in one of the coffee regions of Colombia.
Whilst walking around there I met a woman with her daughter, both from Santa Marta. We walked together for a while and sheRead more
Serious stuff... 👮 🚓 🚔 🚨
March 29, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Around the corner of my house, there were some police cars stationed....
They look quite serious and probably represent some of the dangers you can face here in Colombia.
I took some photos of theRead more
Alto de Nudo in Pereira ⛰
March 30, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Decided to do a day trip to the Mountain ⛰, Alto de Nudo.
It looked easier on Google's Maps, then it actually was. Ended up with some 7kms of a hike and quite some elevation.
Once again, I was theRead more
Jardín de Botánico en Pereira
March 31, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Managed to visit Jardín de Botánico en Pereira. Was a bit hard to find, because it's part of the local University Campus. So it's not easily or free accessible like in Medellin or Bogotá.
You payRead more
Intercambio de idiomas 🇨🇴 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
March 31, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A fun thing to do, is to look for those (free) language exchange places.
People who like to learn different languages meet in local cafes or bars and just randomly talk to each other.
Its a funRead more
Vale de Cocora & Salento
April 1, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Went on a local bus trip to Salento and took a Jeep 🚙 from there to Vale de Cocora.
Beautiful place, very relaxed and calm.
Leaving Colombia 🇨🇴 for Ecuador 🇪🇨
April 3, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Almost 90 days are up, in Colombia and I need to leave the country for visa purposes.
Big problem at the airport, as I only had a one-way ticket into Ecuador and no return or onwards ticket. TheyRead more
Impressions of Quito 🇪🇨
April 6, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Arrived late on Monday night 🌃
Tuesday & Wednesday trying to find my bearings and set me up with Groceries, Transport, SIM card, etc...
Very cold and rainy ☔ here... Nice apartment, close toRead more
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