Travelogues Bogota

After a good 6 months in South America, we conclude our trip in Bogotá. As the capital of Colombia and a metropolitan area with over 10 million people, Bogotá is just massive...

The air in Bogotá is fresh, almost cool, as we leave our Airbnb in the Santa Fe neighborhood early in the morning. The jet lag has pulled us out of bed early, and we are on our...

Finally arrived in Bogotá, I had to notice one thing: This city is large, really large! But that didn't stop me from meeting Mimi and Sahira at a bar in the Parkway after...

Let's go for new goals. This time we are taking it with Paolo Conte - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5XSiWmaKB4&list=RDG5XSiWmaKB4&start_radio=1 After traveling as a...

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...

The last post may only be a few days ago, but I would like to say a few final words about Colombia before we go to Ecuador. After Nadine and I spent a few nice days in Salento...

The bustling streets of Bogotá

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...

On January 1st, we took the bus to Bogotá. The first bus that actually arrived at the destination on time, which was most likely due to the date. But at least there was a bus to...

Often the lasting first impression is mentioned, how important the first appearance is and how crucial it remains in memory. But equally important is the last encounter. How...

Hallöchen ihr Lieben - wir sind in Kolumbien! Unsere Route bis jetzt Was ist besonders toll hier? Offene Menschen, Tanzen auf der Straße -vorallem Salsa! So viele...

My home is burning. I don't think I have ever experienced the consequences of the climate crisis so closely and clearly. My city smells like burnt toast. When you take a step...

You know, there's one thing that's really hard for me to understand. Okay, lots of them. For example, algebra. Or how t-shirts are made from plants. The 1st picture shows a...

Colombia's capital, Museo del Oro, San Jose, and some little anecdotes from our journey

The cool beauty welcomed me for a second time, Bogota at an altitude of 2,600 meters. This time I was better prepared. I only had 48 hours and booked my accommodation in the...

I'm writing right now because I feel like I should. That's exactly what I wanted to avoid. But maybe I force myself to do it because I know it's good for me. Just start writing,...

Do you remember when you were in first grade and the fourth graders seemed so incredibly old and grown up? And you thought they had the perfect life? You really wanted to be...

10/26/23 We are starting our trip to 🇨🇴 Colombia 2 years late (due to corona). Flight route After we have already been to 🇧🇷 Brazil, Chile 🇨🇱 and Argentina 🇦🇷, this...

Today I locked myself out for the second time in 2 weeks. What's wrong with me. The first time was Wednesday 2 weeks ago. It was the last day of a 3-day climate conference and...

Thursday. I got up at 9 a.m. because I always have Teorías del Estado from 9-12 and being 30 minutes late is mandatory. I was so sore because we had a soccer game on Wednesday...

We arrived at the Bogota airport in the late afternoon. The immigration and baggage claim went smoothly and then we took a taxi to La Candelaria, which is the 17th district of...

Extremely chill and pleasantly warm days are behind us, stuffed with tacos we now go to Bogotà! Already the approach to the airport indicates how high this city is located, the...

Question: How are you supposed to get into the Christmas spirit when it's constantly 20 degrees here? There is no winter here because there are no seasons at all and don't get...

I want it to stay like this forever. I don't think I've been this happy in 5 years. Life here feels somehow easy. Like a giant cloud of cinnamon rolls. Living here feels so...

I saw pictures and videos of myself as children this morning. That was the first time I heard myself talk as a child. I was so small and innocent and at the same time I think...

We are becoming frequent flyers here. I already feel quite guilty, but I also know that I may never come back to this region. And that was exactly the reason for the decision. I...

When my lecturer said goodbye to us on Tuesday and I realized that it was the last class, I almost started to cry. It was about comparing different peace processes around the...

You forget people quicker than you think. It sounds sad, it's sad, but after a few weeks or months, you start to think less and less about people who played a huge role at home....

Sorry for my absence. I know my roommate is eagerly waiting for my words #onlylove. On Friday I was partying, on Saturday I was hungover, on Sunday I was lazy and yesterday I...

Yesterday was Halloween. We met in disguise in the evening and walked along Séptima, which is one of the most important and longest streets here in Bogotá. We walked almost 10...