Travelogues Colombia

10/02 - 12/02 If you find yourself in South America during carnival season, attending a carnival is almost mandatory. Since we visit Rio de Janeiro, where the largest carnival...

06/02 - 10/02 After four days of hiking through the jungle, our legs were a bit heavy. However, it wasn't as bad as we feared, so we were ready to continue our journey. We...

24/01 - 27/01 I almost don't want to write this, after all we had a really nice time, but: Finally back in the warmth! Hola, Colombia! From Cusco we took a flight over Lima to...

Bogota

11/18/2016 I have found the Lost City (= Ciudad Perdida). The path to get there is a multi-day hike through the jungle in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to one of the largest...

After unforgettable 12 days and nights in Medellin, we slowly but surely got tired of the metropolis and decided to have a change of scenery and immerse ourselves in nature. So...

After taking a rest for a day or two at the Drug Baron Finca, our wanderlust had kicked in again and we embarked on our next adventure. The first stop was Minca, a small town...

The morning starts hectically, as it almost always does. Asma and Lissi have slept for at least 3 hours. Since Scholle just couldn't get to sleep, she slept even less. After...

Early in the morning at 7 a.m. we make our way to the airport in Cusco. We wait and wait, but the plane just won't take off. After about 2 hours, the technical problems are...

11/12/23 Today we're going by bus over the Andes to Bogota. We get a great breakfast around Kawa Mountain one last time and they even give us lunch packages for free. This was...

11/10/23 The Vale de Cocora is the main attraction near Salento. You can book guided tours for €70 or go there on your own. We decide to do the latter. That means that early...

11/9/23 Today we leave Medellin and take the bus to Salento. So first take a taxi to the Sur terminal. A large bus station where all southbound buses start. We paid €14 per...

Cartagena After leaving cold New York, we headed to warm Colombia. After a 5-hour flight, we went from 0 to over 30 degrees. Our first stop was Cartagena, located on the...

The Pablo Escobar Tour in Medellín

🎵"I like Colombiana, I like you I like the mountain, I like you..."🎶 (Manu Chao) This earworm accompanies us as we peel ourselves out of bed at the ungrateful time of 5.30 am...

Dear South America When we think of you, our eyes begin to glow and a smile spreads across our faces. Because although our bodies have arrived in Switzerland, our hearts have...

Today we are heading to the Amazon with mixed feelings. We have watched about 200 documentaries so far. Most of them have had such terrifying names like "Big 5 most dangerous...

Because of its bloody past, Medellín has gained a sad notoriety for having the highest murder rate in the world. Despite, or perhaps precisely because of, its ugly history, the...

Hello hello hello again, it's been a while! I would have LOVED to write a blog entry earlier but wifi was not just bad, it was simply non existent. Traffic lights here are...

We tried hitchhiking out of Cali to Popayán and it didn't work. We eventually took a bus. Maybe the street was too busy due to Christmas time, maybe our looks were gnarly that...

Botanical Garden in Bogota

After spending enough time in the south of the continent, it's now time to head to the far north. I have heard a lot about Colombia in advance. That the nature is very diverse,...

We haven't lost our way - we were just busy with "traveling"! After incredibly diverse and beautiful six weeks in Colombia, we have been back in Ecuador for almost three weeks...

Now I'm lying in the hammock and instead of sleeping, I'm reviewing the day. We started by boat from Leticia to Santa Sofia, during the ride we had to take off our rubber boots...

We flew from Pereira Airport to Medellin at noon. The excitement was great, but it was slightly dampened by the nausea caused by the landing. We were relieved to have solid...

Scent of the Caribbean

February 4th, 11pm over the rooftops of the artist district San Blas in Cusco: Paul and I unsuspectingly do our check-in for the next day's flight to Colombia, which is supposed...

Parque Caldas with the Cathedral

Open Water Dive License ✅

A few steps, a huge mansion, and beautiful views.