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Arriving in Colombia: Bogota

Arriving in Colombia: Bogota

The sprawl of Bogota from Monserrate While we would have liked to have explored Brazil much more, when we flew to Colombia we were very pleased to arrive back in a Spanish speaking country, where we could properly communicate again.  I don’t think I’ve ever had such a good conversation with a taxi driver than the one I had from Bogota airport to our hostel! We arrived early evening so just had time to check in and go for dinner before…

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Nine South American Sunsets

Nine South American Sunsets

A paddle in the Pacific 1. Lima: Our first South American sunset was in Peru’s capital Lima, where on day one of our 6 month trip, I enjoyed my first ever paddle in the Pacific Ocean as the sun went down. We then walked up the path from the beach to Barranco – the arty area of town we were staying – to enjoy a cold one as the sun  disappeared below the horizon on our first day away. The Peruvian…

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