AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING and completely terrifying!! Thankfully I survived paragliding with one tiny injury - bit of toe nail ripped off - ouch! It was so much fun and totally exhilarating once we actually got up into the sky (few take off problems due to the wind). We went SOOOO high and then span around so fast that my stomach dropped out of the sky and I couldn´t stop laughing - it was great and I really loved it until we had to land. My guy was really nice,...

I finally left sunny Bogota on Monday and made my way to Villa de Leyva, a beautiful colonial town dating from the 16th century. It really is stunning and one of the prettiest villages that I have ever been to. My accommodation was amazing, I had my OWN room (yippee!) with private bathroom, beams on the ceiling, TV...heaven, and all for the same price as my shared dorm had been in Bogota! That evening I headed out for some nice food and soaked in the fun atmosphe...