Feeling Better! After 3 days my flu has cleared and I am back to my old self with some energy to spend. As Lizeth has the day off today we had planned to spend the morning at the house with the family and then go to the city in the afternoon. Breakfast today was another delight for the senses with Colombian hot chocolate, eggs and fresh juice. Along with Lizeths sister Monica we visited the mall and grabbed a few things at the supermarket (I also took the opportu...

Learning to Make Ajiaco!! Today I am starting to get over my cold thankfully and I am sure the main reason for this is all the love, food and comfort my wonderful host family has been giving me. I woke this morning to hot chocolate, eggs, arepa and fresh orange juice - something I could certainly get used to. I had to change some money and I wanted to print a nice photo of the family and I at the Salt Cathedral; so I headed to the huge mall just down the road. I ...

The Salt Cathedral!! Today I woke up full of the flu and really just wanting to go back to sleep but my wonderful hosts had organized to take me to a city outside of Bogota and visit the famous Salt Cathedral. Lizeths Mother had prepared a wonderful breakfast for me but I couldn't stomach anything and really just wanted to drink warm tea - I felt bad though so ate some oat porridge and some scrambled eggs. I was able to borrow a jacket and some gloves in order to...

Back In Bogota!! The bus ride didn't get any better and I literally didn't sleep with the freezing aircon, the terribly bumpy road and the constant stopping with people getting on and off. I ate a bunch of snacks hoping they would warm me up but unfortunately had no such luck. At around 6am we arrived in Bogota and I went and asked directions on how to get to the huge mall near to Lizeths house. Everyone informed me to take a taxi but knowing the city and feeling...

Here We Go!! Unfortunately I was up super early racing to the bathroom with yet another upset belly. My Japanese friends were slow to get up and it wasn't until 9am we were all organized and ready for our boarder crossing. We headed back to the bus station and found a taxi driver to drive us all the way to Cucuta in Colombia (stopping in San Antonio for our stamps) for about $3 per person. We grabbed some breakfast at the station and then headed off. We came to a...