Show me the way to Zipaquira.

On the last free day of our holiday we took Gina and Vicki to Zipaquira on a train to the Salt Cathedral the train is the main attraction but the town is pretty good and licking the walls of the salt cathedral is fun! It gets you out of the big city where you get a chance to see part of the real Colombia. Oh and we went with our friend Geoff's family too, thanks for buying the tickets!

A Day out with me Mum.

While Tim's mum was here in Colombia Tim took his mum around La Candelaria, the old part of the Bogota and went to the Boterro (an artist from Medellin) museum, the spot where Jorge Gaitan was assassinated in 1948 starting FARC, the gold museum a couple of churches and the national art gallery. On the walk around the area they saw the Palestine march against Israel and took a pic of the down with Uribe banner! Oh and check out the painting of the pear and cutlery a Boterro classic!

A Caribbean Coast Holiday!!

When we got back from England on the 31st of December 2008 we waited through the new year for Tim's mum and sis to arrive on the 2nd of January. After a couple of days we flew to Cartagena and had a fantastic week on the caribbean coast. We walked, bathed in mud, saw where the Spanish inquisition lived, took a boat to caribbean islands, ate and drank too much and then returned to Bogota. We can totally recommend Cartagena for anyone (if you can stand the heat) it was amazing! Enjoy the pics! Feliz Ano, Saff and Tim xxx

Volcano of Mud!

While we were in Cartagena we took a bus up the coast to Volcan del Totumo where you can bath in a mud volcano and then bath in a lagoon nearby. Legend has it that the devil lived in the volcano and was cast out by the local priest and the volcano turned from lava and ash to mud. It was a bizarre feeling like bathing in liquid chocolate mixed up with a Greek orgy! A definite must for mud bathers!

Off the Coast of Cartagena!

While we were in Cartagena we took a boat ride to the Islas Rosario off the coast of Colombia and found beautiful beaches that were nearly completely deserted. The island we went to was called Isla Grande, don't get to jealous! (Yes, this was while England was experiencing the coldest winter for decades!)

Cartagena!!!!!

Cartagena is amazing! We went to Cartagena after we returned from England so from freezing temperatures to 30 degrees was quite a shock. It is on the northern coast of Colombia on the caribbean sea and has loads of history being ruled by the Spanish and indians before them. However, it was the Spanish that built the buildings below and as you stroll around the old town you see that every street is a picture! You need to go here!