Jardín de Botánico en Medellín
7 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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, aBaca selengkapnya
Grocery shopping in Medellin
7 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Medellín a la noche
8 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Bit of sightseeing at night 🌃
The city is much more quite but still beautiful at night.
Free City Tour @ Medellin
9 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 differentBaca selengkapnya
El Pájaro - Fernando Botero
9 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Memories of the bad times in Medellín.
My first "earthquake" 5.8 Magnitude
10 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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.Baca selengkapnya
Parque Arví ⛰
11 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 walkBaca selengkapnya
Picacho Mountain ⛰ with a beautiful view
15 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 upBaca selengkapnya
Day-Trip to Guatape ⛰
17 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 Maret 2023, Kolombia
Went to this beautiful parc in the afternoon for a small stroll and hike.
Military guards were providing security....
Medellín to Pereira @ Bus 🚍
21 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 timeBaca selengkapnya
Pereira as my next stop...
22 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌩️ 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 asBaca selengkapnya
Fundraising for "Taller de Vida"
25 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ⛅ 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 inBaca selengkapnya
Termales @ Santa Rosa de Cabal ♨
27 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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 wentBaca selengkapnya
Mirador de Filandia ☕ 🗻
28 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 sheBaca selengkapnya
Serious stuff... 👮 🚓 🚔 🚨
29 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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 theBaca selengkapnya
Alto de Nudo in Pereira ⛰
30 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 theBaca selengkapnya
Jardín de Botánico en Pereira
31 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ 🌧 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 payBaca selengkapnya
Intercambio de idiomas 🇨🇴 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
31 Maret 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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 funBaca selengkapnya
Vale de Cocora & Salento
1 April 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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 April 2023, Kolombia ⋅ ☁️ 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. TheyBaca selengkapnya
Impressions of Quito 🇪🇨
6 April 2023, Ekuador ⋅ 🌧 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 toBaca selengkapnya
Ralf 2.0I continue my travel.... And I had to leave Colombia for visa reasons...
Pelancong!!!