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| GoBackpacking |
| Join me on a solo trip around the world! I will write about the planning and saving process, logistics, and my personal hopes and fears. Once the trip begins, I'll be posting updates and photos from New Zealand to Brazil. |
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| Total Unique Visitors: 285 |
| Visitors Out: 20831 |
| Total Visitors Out: 138994 |
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| Parks And Pueblito Paisa |
| 2009-02-11 00:15:33 |
Andres, the Argentinian, and I continued to walk around the Universidad metro after visiting the aquarium. We spent a little time in the wide open, concrete Park of Wishes, which sits adjacent the city´s planetarium. Kids were playing in the fountains and a large sand pit surrounded by shaded park benches. During the [...]...
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| The Botanical Garden and New Aquarium |
| 2009-02-10 00:42:01 |
The next morning, I had coffee and a cheese pastry at one of the cafes just below the hostel. I bought a map and was asking reception about sightseeing suggestions when Andres, a very tall Argentinian from Buenos Aires, on break from his medical residency, asked me where I was going for the [...]...
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| Travel Day |
| 2009-02-09 08:41:59 |
I managed one and a half hours of quality sleep after my night out in the Zona Rosa, leaving me incredibly hungover for the flight to Medellin. While the air time is only 25 minutes (as opposed to around 11 hours by bus), I still had to get to the airport, check in, [...]...
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| Friday Night In Zona Rosa |
| 2009-02-07 00:02:31 |
Juliana’s parents were coming for a visit, so Laura and Herman dropped me off at Hostel Fatima in the central La Candeleria district of the city I visited the first day. I was surprised to have found the several hostels I called before them to be fully booked.
I settled in around mid-morning, while [...]...
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| Photos From Around Bogota |
| 2009-02-06 00:38:42 |
On my last day with Laura, we took a cab to the more upscale, commercial district of northern Bogotá which included the Zona Rosa (red district). The term is used to describe a central area of nightlife, an important aspect of Colombia’s major cities! There were plenty of pretty buildings for [...]...
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| Poker Night With The Expat Community |
| 2009-02-05 00:13:12 |
Laura and Herman took me out to breakfast early at a small, unassuming restaurant in central Bogota. I had a large, delicious chicken tamale while they ordered a hardcore soup with meat on the bone and potatoes. Back at the apartment, I spent a few hours uploading photos and working on the [...]...
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| Cerro de Montserrat And Museo del Oro |
| 2009-02-04 11:13:10 |
I spent the morning watching CNN’s coverage of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. Laura had to pick up a kitten in the afternoon, a late birthday gift from her friend, so I was accompanied by her roommate, Juliana.
I knew setting out from the apartment that the potential for good views from atop the [...]...
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| Bogota Living – La Candelaria, Botero’s Art, And The Simpsons |
| 2009-02-03 00:06:03 |
Laura greeted me at the door, welcomed me into her spacious apartment, and introduced me to Juliana, her roommate. They had known each other from childhood, having both grown up in Cali. Tired from the long travel day, my body still operating on Spanish time, I kept it low key the first [...]...
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| My Latin American Arrival |
| 2009-02-01 00:04:28 |
Concerns on my mind during the Madrid metro ride to the airport:
my abdominal cramps – am I in for a repeat of the unpleasant Geneva to Bordeaux travel day?
my lack of a ticket out of Colombia – would Iberia let me board the flight [...]...
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| Final Thoughts - Brussels, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain |
| 2009-01-31 12:49:50 |
My return to Europe 10 years after my first backpacking trip there was a blast. No Visas, no currency exchanges, no need to show evidence of onward travel. The hospitality of my friends and couchsurfing hosts was amazing. I have definitely learned how to treat my future guests in the right way. [...]...
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