Jardín de Botánico en Medellín
7 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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, aEn savoir plus
Grocery shopping in Medellin
7 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 🕺
7 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Medellín a la noche
8 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Bit of sightseeing at night 🌃
The city is much more quite but still beautiful at night.
Free City Tour @ Medellin
9 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 differentEn savoir plus
El Pájaro - Fernando Botero
9 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Memories of the bad times in Medellín.
My first "earthquake" 5.8 Magnitude
10 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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.En savoir plus
Parque Arví ⛰
11 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 walkEn savoir plus
Picacho Mountain ⛰ with a beautiful view
15 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 upEn savoir plus
Day-Trip to Guatape ⛰
17 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 🏙
17 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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
19 mars 2023, Colombie
Went to this beautiful parc in the afternoon for a small stroll and hike.
Military guards were providing security....
Medellín to Pereira @ Bus 🚍
21 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 timeEn savoir plus
Pereira as my next stop...
22 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌩️ 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 asEn savoir plus
Fundraising for "Taller de Vida"
25 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ ⛅ 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 inEn savoir plus
Termales @ Santa Rosa de Cabal ♨
27 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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 wentEn savoir plus
Mirador de Filandia ☕ 🗻
28 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 ☕
28 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 sheEn savoir plus
Serious stuff... 👮 🚓 🚔 🚨
29 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
Alto de Nudo in Pereira ⛰
30 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 theEn savoir plus
Jardín de Botánico en Pereira
31 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 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 payEn savoir plus
Intercambio de idiomas 🇨🇴 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
31 mars 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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 funEn savoir plus
Vale de Cocora & Salento
1 avril 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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 🇪🇨
3 avril 2023, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 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. TheyEn savoir plus
Impressions of Quito 🇪🇨
6 avril 2023, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 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 toEn savoir plus
Voyageur!!!