The journey is about to start !
3 Ekim 2019, Almanya ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Bogota - Sunny traffic, traffic, traffic
4 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
1st full day in Colombia - fighting the jetlag & exploring the neighborhood of my hotel with lots of walking. Why? Because the traffic here is a big mess, lots of smog, but the weather was comfortablyOkumaya devam et
Getting into the Columbian lifestyle
6 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
More + more settling down in Bogota:
Had yesterday an super interesting free walking tour about recent Columbian history (incl. Pablo, cartels & connections to politics/guerilla) and went out withOkumaya devam et
Bogota offers awesome street art!
6 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Columbian live soccer in Bogota
9 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Enjoyed an live game in Bogota stadium - awesome atmosphere + learned most important Colombian swearwords 😉
Spanish crash course finished!
11 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
After I experienced first hand during my first days in Bogota, how hard it is to get along here without Spanish, I enrolled for a 1 week half day crash course.
Much happier now, beeing at least ableOkumaya devam et
Climbed Montserrate - Bogota's Viewpoint
12 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Reached the top of Montserrate (3.152 m height) today by foot - nice hike for acclimatisation...higher mountains to come 😀!
Best Bogota street art
13 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Saw today the finest pieces of Bogota's street art on an astonishing graffiti tour and drank first time tasty coca tea
Bogota favela (barrio) visit
14 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Had the chance to visit today one of the barrios (poor neighboorhoods with crime issues like a favela) in Bogota together with (former) gang members: Such an impressive & touching experience, seeing &Okumaya devam et
Alemania in Colombia
17 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Friends from Germany came over and we spent a couple of days in Bogota und at the Caribbean coast of Colombia in Cartagena (Miami of Colombia) - 30 degrees beach weather and high air humidity.Okumaya devam et
Jungle trekking to lost city (part 1)
24 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Trekked 4 days in a group to Ciudad Perdida (lost city of Tayrona tribe, which was discovered 1976 deep in the jungle). We stayed overnight in camps in the jungle and walked in total 45 km. GreatOkumaya devam et
Trekking to lost city (part 2)
24 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Here some more impressions about the jungle trekking (unfortunately I am limited to only 6 pics per post 😕)
Trekking to lost city (part 3)
24 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
And here the really last pics of my jungle trip 😉
Relaxation @ Carribean coast
28 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After my jungle tour (4 days trekking to Lost City Ciudad Perdida --> will write another post as soon as I get my camera pics uploaded) I needed some rest at the beach in Santa Marta & relaxed at theOkumaya devam et
Medellin - city of transition
30 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Medellin impressively turned around it's former image as most dangerous city in the world: They have transformed it into an green city with lots of parks and plantation, having the only working metroOkumaya devam et
Trip to Guatape - Ayers Rock of Colombia
31 Ekim 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Rested 2 days @ Guatape - a beautiful small town with a famous huge stone and numerous connected lakes 2h from Medellin. Total peace around there!
Coffee, wax palms & nature
5 Kasım 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Saw the national tree of Colombia: Wax palms (incredibly high palms, which only grow worldwide in the small valley of Cocora near Salento).
Found out all secrets about coffee on a coffee plantationOkumaya devam et
Goodbye Colombia, hello Ecuador
9 Kasım 2019, Kolombiya ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Sad & excited at one time:
Colombia, I will miss your nice people, friendliness, fiestas & lulu jugos!
But I am also looking forward on the adventures waiting in Ecuador, especially the highOkumaya devam et
Ups & downs in Ecuador
17 Kasım 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Long time ago I posted my last story in Ecuador and there are reasons:
Firstly, my phone was stolen lately in a crowded public bus in Quito 😠. Bought a replacement now and am available only withOkumaya devam et
Hiking in Cajas National Park
20 Kasım 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Had an relaxing hike in the National Park near Cuenca: Complete wilderness for myself due to bad weather forecast. Luckily, weather god was a Franconian today 😄!
Cuenca - my city retreat
29 Kasım 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
I am staying in Cuenca already around 2 weeks and love the architecture, relaxdness of the people and mild climate at 2500m altitude.
Besides I work as volunteer for Hearts of Gold Fundacion andOkumaya devam et
Super happy times in Cuenca
3 Aralık 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Life is too short for taking it too serious 😉
Volunteering - awesome experience
4 Aralık 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I had a great time volunteering @ Hearts of Gold Fundacion in Cuenca (http://heartsofgoldfoundation.org) thanks to the great team and the awesome work these people are doing here for the good ofOkumaya devam et
Adios Ecuador, hola Peru
6 Aralık 2019, Ekvador ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
It is time to say goodbye to Ecuador: Even though we had some issues at the beginning of our relationship (phone stolen, bad weather), we fixed them and could finally fell into love 😘.
At the end,Okumaya devam et
Mancora - party town without guests
10 Aralık 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Relaxing @ Pacific coast party town Manchora: Though really few people around due to offseason! Still enjoying the sunny weather and white sandy beach 😊
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Congrats & greetings from Toronto airport 😉
Gute Reise und beste Grüße aus Hofheim, die Seiberts :-)