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The capital of Colombia is Bogota, and it truly is a place that takes time to warm up to. I love the city, though, and I am completely horrified to hear that some tourists and backpackers only ever pass through the capital en route to…
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The first time I spent a significant amount of time in Bogota was in 2012. I got off the plane and walked through the airport, which was still under construction. I made my way out, after collecting my luggage, and walked onto the busy street….
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Image: Jade Longelin/RealisticHealthy.com When I arrived in Bogota, the Colombians that cared about my welfare led me to believe that the only way to get around was either by car or by taxi. These same Colombians said they had never taken the Bogota Transmilenio system,…
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Carved deep within a mountain, and lit up with multi-coloured mood lighting, La Catedral de Sal, or the Salt Cathedral, is one of those must-visit kind of destinations while you travel Colombia. I visited along with a Portuguese friend who had been living in Colombia…
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1. Only pass through in transit Listening to the chaotic hum of the traffic in Bogotá might not necessarily be on top of many travellers’ bucket lists while spending time in Colombia, instead opting for colourful itineraries full of Caribbean beach-lazing and cobbled path wandering…
Continue readingIt’s competition time! Excited? Well, you should be! The creative people at 5Bogota are giving one lucky Sarepa reader the chance to do to a complimentary street art tour of the city by bike. Interested? Simply email me at duncansms [at] outlook.com explaining what you…
Continue readingThe first time I went for a run in Bogota it was along the Septima on a Ciclovia Sunday. Now, the Septima is no ordinary street, it’s the vein of Bogota, linking the north to the south. And the blood that runs through the lively…
Continue readingWhen I first moved to Bogota I was a runner, I loved hitting the payment, beating personal best times, running for hours on end was a favourite past-time for me…at sea level anyway. 8,000ft above high into the Andes, where the air is thin and…
Continue reading1. Museo de Oro – free on Sundays
Continue readingSo, for a beach bum like myself, the weather can have a serious affect on my outlook on life. No sun? No reason to get out of bed. Right? Well OK, I’m not quite THAT dramatic. Although other people might tell you otherwise. In any…
Continue readingWhen I arrived in Bogotá for the first time and walked my backpack to a car that was waiting for me at the airport, I thought I was going to collapse. When I arrived at my destination and tried to walk up two flights of…
Continue readingYour phone is out of credit, there’s not a public phone in sight and you need to make a call. It’s urgent too, obviously. What to do?
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