Bogota & Leticia: 18-25 October 2011 Following the hot stormy beaches of the Caribbean, Bogota (back up in the Andes) was quite chilly in comparison. It was overcast for the whole 4 days that we were there and we had to dig our jeans and boots out from the bottom of our backpacks. Our first impressions of Bogota weren't that great. Apart from the weather, the city itself didn't feel that inviting. The architecture was mostly 60s/70s style concrete blocks ...

Cartagena to Rodadero - 5th October to 17th October After a bit of gentle persuasion I finally managed to convince Dan that we had plenty of time to squeeze in a couple of weeks in Colombia. The bribe was the promise of some scuba diving in the warm crystal blue waters of the Caribbean with some much needed beach time thrown in. So, feeling pretty pleased with myself, I had a look on-line at average temperatures and rainfall in Colombia in October only to find ...