(Lima, Peru, 15-17th of October 2017) We took a flight to Lima where we took the airport bus to our hotel. Unfortunately our hotel was a bit off from the bus stop and we had to walk a couple of kilometers to get there The building was a really old but good looking building, Read More
(Quito, Ecuador, 13-15th of October 2017) Back in Quito again after our visit to Mindo we decided to stay in another area than we did the last time we were here. The Miraflores area is where most ”gringos” stay, with a lot of bars and restaurants and close to the Artisan market. The hostel, Read More
(Mindo, Ecuador, 9 -13th of October 2017) Mindo is a small village in the mountains were you can go hiking, zip-lining or just relaxing. We had booked a room in one of the more luxury hotels in the town, although not that expensive (or luxury..). The hotel was really nice, totally built in wood,, Read More
(Amazonas, Ecuador, 4-8th of October 2017) After a last swim in the hot pool in Papallacta we packed our things and took a taxi down to the main road where the bus leaves for Lago Agrio, the meeting point for our Amazon tour. The bus came within half an hour and six bumpy hours, Read More
(Papallacta, Ecuador, 3-4th of October 2017) While in Quito we booked a four-day tour to the Amazon rainforest and as the bus trip to Lago Agrio, where the excursion starts, was quite long, we decided to divide it to two shorter trips, by staying one night in Papallacta on the way to Lago Agrio. Papallacta, Read More
(Quito, Equador, 30th of September to the 3rd of October 2017) In Quito we booked a hostel in the old town. A lot of people book rooms in the Mariscal area in the new part of town but as we wanted to go on a walking tour including all the sights in the old, Read More
(Bogota, Colombia, 27-30th of September 2017) When we arrived at the airport in Bogota we were picked up by a pre booked taxi. Our hotel was situated in the Old Town and did not really look like a hotel, more like an ordinary house with a doorbell on the outside. On the inside on the other, Read More
(Salento, Colombia, 24-27th of September 2017) From Medellin we decided to take a flight to Pereira airport and then to travel on to Salento in the middle of Colombia coffee district. At the airport in Pereira the public transport system was a bit confusing and the tariff for taking a, Read More
(Medellin, Colombia, 20-24th of September 2017) Our first impression, when arriving in Medellin with a taxi from the airport, was not that positive. Our hotel was situated along a really busy road and we were a bit overwhelmed by the noise and the smell. When we arrived in our room we could still hear, Read More
(Cartagena, Colombia,16-18th of September 2017) We arrived in Cartagena after a 20 hour long trip from Sweden and got out off the taxi in a small street with houses painted in a lot of different colours. The hotel we had booked was nice and clean also if our room was a bit dark as, Read More