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SEPTEMBER 12, THURSDAY

CAMINO REAL On Thursday Susie and I got up early when it was still cool and skipped the breakfast that Casa Blanca, our hotel in Barichara would provide us, to hike down the Camino Real ancient trail to the beautiful

SEPTEMBER 12, THURSDAY

CAMINO REAL On Thursday Susie and I got up early when it was still cool and skipped the breakfast that Casa Blanca, our hotel in Barichara would provide us, to hike down the Camino Real ancient trail to the beautiful

SEPTEMBER 11, WEDNESDAY

THE OTHER COLOMBIA So far Susie and I have experience only the biggest city, Bogata, and have seen both sides of the city, the bustling main street where I have been robbed twice but which is bursting with life and

SEPTEMBER 11, WEDNESDAY

THE OTHER COLOMBIA So far Susie and I have experience only the biggest city, Bogata, and have seen both sides of the city, the bustling main street where I have been robbed twice but which is bursting with life and

SEPTEMBER 10, TUESDAY

VILLE DE LEYVA Our room in the hotel was beautiful, the whole $45 a night boutique hotel was beautiful. We ate the included breakfast on the room top with red roofs all around and then explored the town. All of

SEPTEMBER 10, TUESDAY

VILLE DE LEYVA Our room in the hotel was beautiful, the whole $45 a night boutique hotel was beautiful. We ate the included breakfast on the room top with red roofs all around and then explored the town. All of

SEPTEMBER 9, MONDAY

LEAVING BOGATA Susie likes to explore and it is much more fun exploring with someone else. So on Monday we left on a four day field trip to visit two towns which are protected as beautiful heritage towns with the

SEPTEMBER 9, MONDAY

LEAVING BOGATA Susie likes to explore and it is much more fun exploring with someone else. So on Monday we left on a four day field trip to visit two towns which are protected as beautiful heritage towns with the

SEPTEMBER 8, SATURDAY

AGAIN Weekends in Bogata are wildly alive, at least in our seedy section of town. Again we went to the next door flea market in a parking lot just around the corner from our apartment. Again the aisles were jammed

SEPTEMBER 8, SATURDAY

AGAIN Weekends in Bogata are wildly alive, at least in our seedy section of town. Again we went to the next door flea market in a parking lot just around the corner from our apartment. Again the aisles were jammed

SEPTEMBER 7, SATURDAY

SCAMMED On various trips over the years I have been suffered robberies or attempted robberies a number of times.  An old lady canvassing for money for the poor showed me the heartbreaking need of orphans on a sheet of paper

SEPTEMBER 7, SATURDAY

SCAMMED On various trips over the years I have been suffered robberies or attempted robberies a number of times.  An old lady canvassing for money for the poor showed me the heartbreaking need of orphans on a sheet of paper

SEPTEMBER 6, FRIDAY

Dr. Sauza’s Déntica Clinic Today I got the top right side rear tooth extracted. It was something that kept me awake at night not knowing how to arrange it and trying to figure out what was worth paying for. Should

SEPTEMBER 6, FRIDAY

Dr. Sauza’s Déntica Clinic Today I got the top right side rear tooth extracted. It was something that kept me awake at night not knowing how to arrange it and trying to figure out what was worth paying for. Should

SEPTEMBER 5, THURSDAY

CABLE CAR UP MONSERRATE Very near our 18 story apartment building the Andes rise up very, very steeply from our 8,600 feet to 10,300 feet. You can walk up the steep hill but the preferred way, crowded with tourists, is

SEPTEMBER 5, THURSDAY

CABLE CAR UP MONSERRATE Very near our 18 story apartment building the Andes rise up very, very steeply from our 8,600 feet to 10,300 feet. You can walk up the steep hill but the preferred way, crowded with tourists, is

SEPTEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY (2)

GAITAN AL AIRE BARKA VOL 38 Too much is happening in Bogata, just on our street. I was too tired on Sunday to go back out in the evening to see what was happening on the main street below and

SEPTEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY (2)

GAITAN AL AIRE BARKA VOL 38 Too much is happening in Bogata, just on our street. I was too tired on Sunday to go back out in the evening to see what was happening on the main street below and

SEPTEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY

FINDING A DENTIST AND BEING AMAZED BY BOGATA I woke up in the middle of the night wondering how I would ever find a dentist I would trust to put in an expensive implant. When I had first looked at

SEPTEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY

FINDING A DENTIST AND BEING AMAZED BY BOGATA I woke up in the middle of the night wondering how I would ever find a dentist I would trust to put in an expensive implant. When I had first looked at