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30 July 2022
Moving to Barichara As public transport from Villa de Leyva to Barichara involved two changes, totalling maybe 7h, we booked a car and driver that would take us. With a pick-up time of 0930, we managed to get a walkaround of the traditional markets before departing. Text continues after this gallery. The route […]
29 July 2022
Today was a day of relaxation in my case, and for Kim it was for recovery and recuperation. Even though I wasn’t unwell in Bogota, I feel discernably better. It could be knowing that Kim was better. Or maybe I was slightly affected by the higher altitude. We took walks around the old town. For […]
28 July 2022
Leaving Bogota After a highly interrupted night’s sleep (without the aid of any medication) for both of us, I woke around 0600, well before our alarms. We took care to unlock the various layers of security at our accommodation and checking our room was empty before locking our key inside. We summoned a taxi by […]
27 July 2022
Getting to Zipaquira I woke around 0600 and let Kim sleep till around 0700. I had needed half a sleeping pill to take me through the night. Kim was feeling decidedly off-colour again and I gave him the option of neither one of us going to the Salt Cathedral about 90 mins away. He felt […]
27 July 2022
Getting started I woke around 0630. With the time difference with Europe, I should have been raring to go. I was good but a little sluggish. I was wary of the fact that Kim had come from the opposite time zone from me and would be slow in the morning. I worked away on my […]
25 July 2022
Getting to Madrid With a 0920 departure from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid and connection to Bogota, I had to wake at 0540. I left the room at 0610 for the walk to the bus stop, which I had located yesterday. The streets were somewhat busy with people who had been out partying. The taxi […]
2 August 2019
Final exploration We we say goodbye to Brazil and fly out of Rio to Buenos Aires, to connect to our flight back to New Zealand. We didn’t want to fit too much into the morning and had decided we’d just go to the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian. But first up, I went to the […]
1 August 2019
Despite a bit tired, I forced myself to go to the hotel gym for a light workout before a small breakfast at McDonald’s nearby. We had a free walking tour of the historic centre and Lapa. Three Spanish-speaking people turned up and the both of us were the only English-speaking ones. So, our English-speaking guide […]
31 July 2019
Some exercise, finally The Windsor Asturias Hotel is equipped with a gym and pool on the rooftop. I woke before 0700 and checked it out. Both proved to be tiny. The gym had three treadmills, a bench and some free weights. After not having done any proper exercise, this was better than nothing and I […]
30 July 2019
Bus ride to Rio de Janeiro Today we have a 4h40 bus ride from Paraty to Rio de Janeiro. With a departure time of 0920, we had to wake a little earlier than usual. It’s terrible that we had come from Europe and adapted too quickly to local time and sleeping in, when I had […]