Travelogues Colombia

Why do people travel? Usually because of the desire and curiosity for something new: for example, a public transportation system that you still don't understand after a few...

Tom wisely booked the hotel for one day late, so we had to find a place to stay for the first night. But we had already looked on the internet during the drive, so we found a...

Arrival in Comolombia at La Ceja, where my friend Sebastián lives.

11/04/23 Unfortunately we didn't spend the night in our beautiful bungalow. Due to a power outage last night you have one We turned on the generator, which is located right next...

11/3/23 Today I'm feeling better again and we want to go to Tayrona National Park today. The park reopens today after a long break. Tayrona National Park in northern Colombia is...

The bustling streets of Bogotá

The cable car to Parque Arvi, the nature park, Piedra del Penol, and Guatape - Some of the most beautiful places in Colombia

Coughing and sneezing around the clock has been causing me trouble since Argentina, with an unpleasant cold including a cough. There was also no public testing infrastructure or...

Another two months gone by… We have seen so much that we had to split it up into bite-sized pieces :D since we're in the mood for sorting pictures (who enjoys sorting vacation...

When it came to the planning of Colombia in Brazil and we felt the first real travel fatigue, we decided to make a detour to San Andres and Providencia. The two islands belong...

We moved for our last day in El Choco to a different place, 8km away from the town at the beach. There is a turtle sanctuary where you can observe how they free small baby...

The WiFi was super slow in the hostel so I had some trouble uploading the photos. Now I'm done tho. There is a game called Tejo here in Colombia. You basically throw heavy iron...

Alguien en Argentina intentó robar dinero de mi tarjeta de Visa comprando cosas por internet (como en Ghana). Así que bloqueé la tarjeta de nuevo y mi mamá me envió una nueva a...

Next, I took a bus to my next destination: Medellin. I expected the journey to take about 5 hours. In the end, it took 7 hours. By the way, Colombian buses distribute vomit bags...

Here I am sitting in our room in Medellín, this turbulent and exciting city. In the background, guitar sounds and slightly off-key singing can be heard, 'Wish you were here,'...

Finally arrived :)

10/3/2018 In the early morning, after a rather sparse breakfast, we set off westward - towards the mountains. On the way out of Bogota, we got our first live glimpse of the...

If you come to Medellin, or just visit Colombia, you will definitely hear the name Pablo Escobar. The most powerful drug lord of all time built his cartel here, conducted...

From Cali we drove to Ipiales. This was our last leg in one of those amazing Colombian double-decker first-class buses. However, the bus ran out of fuel shortly before Ipiales,...

From Cali, we drove to Buenaventura to see whales, as they are found off the coast of Colombia during this time of year in August. The bus ride took about 4 hours. Buenaventura...

We leave Santa Marta with all its dust and dirt, its noisy and uncomfortable streets behind us and board the bus to San Gil. But our actual destination is not the popular...

After colonial city flair, we are in great need of some relaxation in the countryside. We drive to the mountain village of Minca, located above Santa Marta. Here, we have to...

On the way through the Colombian jungle to the lost city, we have to leave our comfort zone far behind. But the experience is worth it!

After much back and forth, we decided to make a short visit to Colombia. Unfortunately, this border crossing was quite annoying. The Colombian customs officer was a bit...

What comes to mind first when you think of the city of Medellin? Probably something related to Pablo Escobar, drugs, and high crime rates. All of that is in the past, and...

We are the 5 friends, Scholle and Lissi, Asma and Nina - and Mona, the dog. Previously: After a 13-hour bus ride, we arrive in Cartagena at 8 a.m. totally crumpled. As we get...

The journey starts

Since we all got along so well, the five of us simply traveled on to Colombia to start the new year in Medellin. We had a great time on our large roof terrace... despite our...

10/31/23 After breakfast and an hour at the pool, Today we go to the Caribbean to Mendihuaca Beach. We share a taxi with Julie and Gregori. And off we go...

10/30/23 We slept really well and for a long time that night and woke up to the loud chirping of birds. For breakfast there are waffles, eggs and melon. Everything was very...