Jardín de Botánico en Medellín
7 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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, aOkumaya devam et
Grocery shopping in Medellin
7 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Medellín a la noche
8 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Bit of sightseeing at night 🌃
The city is much more quite but still beautiful at night.
Free City Tour @ Medellin
9 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 differentOkumaya devam et
El Pájaro - Fernando Botero
9 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Memories of the bad times in Medellín.
My first "earthquake" 5.8 Magnitude
10 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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.Okumaya devam et
Parque Arví ⛰
11 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 walkOkumaya devam et
Picacho Mountain ⛰ with a beautiful view
15 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 upOkumaya devam et
Day-Trip to Guatape ⛰
17 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 Mart 2023, Kolombiya
Went to this beautiful parc in the afternoon for a small stroll and hike.
Military guards were providing security....
Medellín to Pereira @ Bus 🚍
21 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 timeOkumaya devam et
Pereira as my next stop...
22 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌩️ 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 asOkumaya devam et
Fundraising for "Taller de Vida"
25 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 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 inOkumaya devam et
Termales @ Santa Rosa de Cabal ♨
27 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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 wentOkumaya devam et
Mirador de Filandia ☕ 🗻
28 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 sheOkumaya devam et
Serious stuff... 👮 🚓 🚔 🚨
29 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Alto de Nudo in Pereira ⛰
30 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 theOkumaya devam et
Jardín de Botánico en Pereira
31 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 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 payOkumaya devam et
Intercambio de idiomas 🇨🇴 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
31 Mart 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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 funOkumaya devam et
Vale de Cocora & Salento
1 Nisan 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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 Nisan 2023, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 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. TheyOkumaya devam et
Impressions of Quito 🇪🇨
6 Nisan 2023, Ekvador ⋅ 🌧 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 toOkumaya devam et
Gezgin!!!