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Back to Bogota

. We are back to Bogota and head straight to Bogota’s historical centre. Bogotá’s real charm lies in La Candelaria, a recently revitalized neighbourhood of grand colonial buildings and narrow cobblestone streets. According to Hoyos, the area "used to...

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4 août 2007

Trip on the lake

What would be a trip in Goma without a journey on the lake? Of course we got our Zodiac, but we can't go really far. We propose our friends a trip to Bukavu by boat. We shall thus enjoy the superb scenery from the middle of the lake. For 3 hours, on a...

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19 mai 2007

Vila de Leyva

. We leave Bogota around 9:30 AM and start our long journey to the Boyaca region. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, Boyaca was the natural habitat of the Muiska Indians (more than 1 million inhabitants). Such circumstances favoured establishing of...

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5 juin 2007

Wandering around in Cali

. After a superb breakfast on our hotel’s terrace, we wander around in town. It’s Sunday and the city is very quiet. Among the city’s architecture highlight is the Church of San Francisco. Closeby is the Cathedral. We arrive on time for the Easter mass....

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15 juin 2007

The Guambianos

. In the Andes central cordillera, in a South-western corner of Colombia, live some seventeen thousand Guambiano Indians. Since the Spanish conquest they have gradually been pushed out of the best parts of their original land. Today they eke out a difficult...

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2 juin 2007

Salsa lesson under the stars

. We set off early from the hotel for a boat trip on a serene river. The company take us at 9 am from the hotel and we arrived at the departure location. We put on life jackets, and here we are all set for the balsaje trip. It's basically a bamboo raft...

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27 avril 2007

Om Mani Padme Hum

The last day of this short trip. So many things to do… As I was expecting, we don’t even go to Katmandu's Durbar Square. Instead we walk around and notice that as soon as we get out of the centre, we are back to see naked children, people looking for...

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28 mai 2007

The Coffee Belt

. The Coffee Belt, which developed in Old Caldas, dedicated practically all its land to the cultivation of coffee, creating a common culture in the region. This characteristics is notable in the food, the family and the “architecture of the colonisation”,...

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25 mai 2007

From Bogota to Armenia

. We leave Bogota early as planned. As soon as the city gets behind us, the scenery changes from the Andes ahead of us to deep valleys and serpentine roads. Slightly after Bogota, we pass through sunny countryside towns where Bogotians come to enjoy a...

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21 avril 2007

The last elephant ride

. Last day of the safari. We are waken up at 5:15 am as usual. We go for our third and last elephant ride. It is quiet and nice, the elephant’s name is Hiracules “hira” meaning diamond. We get the chance to see superb birds including a toucan, and then...

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17 mai 2007

Plaza Bolivar

. The heart of the city is the Plaza de Bolivar, the home of the most representative institutions of the nation and of the city. The National Capitolium, seat of the Congress of the Republic stands here, built in neo-classical style with an original design...

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16 mai 2007

Botero Museum

The most famous of all Colombian artists is Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932), known for his bloated, blimp-like figures. His series of 'fat people' shows skill, humour, whimsicality, kindness, cruelty and biting satire all at the same time. As a...

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15 mai 2007

Shopping and Party

. Before heading back to Bogota, we feel like spending some time in Bocagrande and do some shopping. Bocagrande (Big Mouth) is the most modern area of the city, with many hotels, restaurants and shops. It forms part of a land extension delimited by Cartagena...

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14 mai 2007

Boobs

. What would be Colombia's trademark? Coffee comes to mind of course. Some ill-intentioned gossips would mention cocaine. We have long hesitated between its people kindness and another very interesting particularity: womens’ breasts! . We don't want to...

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9 mai 2007

Enjoying Cartagena

. We start our day with the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, the greatest and strongest fortress ever built by the Spaniards in their colonies. The original fort was constructed between 1639 and 1657 on top of the 40m high San Lazaro hill, and was quite...

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7 mai 2007

Cartagena

Cartagena de Indias is fairy tale city of romance, legends and sheer beauty. Cobbled alleys, where enormous balconies are shrouded in bougainvillea and massive churches cast their shadows across leafy plazas. There are many open air cafes, prime viewing...

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6 mai 2007

A not-so-fascinating busy day

. This morning should not feature fascinating adventures. We are indeed about to experience Colombian bureaucracy. Well, I guess it is part of discovering a country. Because our travel dates had changed, my visa expires in a couple of days. Luckily, I...

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1 mai 2007

A long journey

. The way to Colombia was not the most direct route you could imagine to take. Jérémie left a week earlier to go to a seminar in Senegal. I also left Goma a week earlier for Tanzania, by road, for a regional meeting. A promising start considering the...

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16 avril 2007

Back to Pokhara

Sunday! The rest day. Truly! We go straight to the small airport to take the small noisy plane to Pokhara. But I am happy to take it this time. We arrive at 9:30 am to the Sacred Valley Inn, say goodbye to our guide and then breakfast!! (After a well...

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12 avril 2007

Sunrise on Annapurna

. The third day of the trek. Hard “reveil” indeed. We start moving and climbing the steps between busy tourists, all half asleep of course. We arrive there just on time, at 5:15 am. The sun starts rising at 5:30 am. It’s freezing cold. Many people are...

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11 avril 2007

On the way to Ghorepani

. We wake up early, and have our breakfast around 7 am and then en route to Ghorepani, our next destination. The road is a combination of climbs and flat ways, with few steps from time to time, stretching our legs and muscles “à la Jérémie”. We do not...

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5 avril 2007

Fancy Nepal?

For those who may not know, we're currently in Colombia. For 3 weeks. Obviously we did not want to let you down and wanted to keep the blog alive in our absence. We've been to Nepal a few years ago. We still had our photos (not all that great I am afraid,...

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30 novembre 2006

Pizza Time

Here we are again at Bassem's. This time, it's serious stuff. Bassem has just built a traditional oven. We are all here for the inauguration. It's gonna be pizza time. Bassem and Eva have bought all possible ingredients to make any pizza one fancies....

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29 janvier 2007

Stuck in the mud

After several days in Fataki, time to go back to Bunia. We're in the middle of the rainy season and the roads are deteriorating rapidly. We decide to leave early. It used to take us 5 hours to get there. Who knows how long it will take this time... We...

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8 février 2007

Walk in the forest

At Epulu, one has the possibility walking in a primary forest. A primary forest - also called virgin forest - is an original forest, that is kept intact. It has neither been exploited, nor influenced by men. Primary forest areas in the world are becoming...

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