We left our hostel in Bogota yesterday morning, early again, for the bus station with the intention of heading south towards Ecuador but without having a firm destination in mind. We could have done one trip all the way to the border but there has been guerilla activity in the south in the past so after giving it some thought we decided not to travel through the night. This decision was probably vindicated when a guy came on the bus before we left to video all th...

Back to Bogota after the Amazon was a bit of culture shock. Once again, we bumped into Mike (getting a bit freaky now), and had a night out in the Zona Rosa, where there are just bars and more bars. Not a patch on Buenos Aires but kind of good to have a cold beer in our hand again. We´ve had a bit of museum time here. First, the Police museum where Colombian men who speak English can choose to be a tour guide as part of their military service. The two of us wer...

After our really fantastic time in the rainforest with Sergio we returned to Leticia for the third time. Not much to report other than I (Steve) took my first motrobike ride today. We were standing around waiting for a cab to the airport and there hadn´t been any, seeing one in the distance we waved for it but it turned right before reaching us. However, having stuck our hands out two motorbikes pulled over, there are more motorbike taxis than car ones in Colomb...

This was probably the best experience of our trip so far, a really special couple of days in the heart of the rain forest with our guide Sergio a local indian who knew everything there is to know about the forest. We awoke for another early start to the sound of torrential rain and were met by Sergio at our hostel. First impressions were dominated by the fact he only had one eye. We set off in a cab to Sergio´s house where he picked up his kit and he helpfully ...

Having left Peru, travelled through a little bit of Brazil we arrived back in Colombia (the area is known as Tres Fronteras) we had to decide what to do with the rest of our time in the Amazon. The options were a further tour up the River, kayaking, a centre where you can climb into the rainforest canopy and see snakes etc or perhaps most interestingly a two night trip where you spent the first night in a Maloca (the indigenous people´s town hall) with the local...