Guatavita, Sesquile and Laguna de Guatavita We are staying in the beautiful colonial town of Guatavita, which is near to both the touristic locations of Sesquile and Laguna de Guatavita. World Schooling Today we start the day with our written and practical world schooling with some more structured learning. We are studying fractions, so Trash Packs […]
Colonial Town Of Guatavita We head off early this morning from our noisy hotel in Zipaquira and head a short distance by bus to the colonial town of Guatavita. Time for some peace and quiet. Finding Where To Go In Colombia I did have a brochure of places to visit in the area too, but […]
Travel Money Card Skimmed and ATM Card Funds Stolen Yesterday is a day that was every traveler’s nightmare for us here in Colombia when we discover our Travel Money Card skimmed and ATM Card funds stolen. Card Funds Stolen When I went to withdraw cash to pay for our accommodation my card says there are zero […]
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral Is An Awesome Place To Visit Today sees us leaving Bogota by taking two buses to arrive at Zipaquira Salt Cathedral. Both buses are lovely, clean and comfortable compared to the ones we took in Panama. Here the interior decor of the bus is different and we notice the crosses and Mary pictures […]
Monserrate Cableway Teleférico de Monserrate, Bogota, Colombia Whether you call it a cable car, funicular, teleferico or gondola, the 1929 Monserrate Cableway is worth a visit when visiting Bogota (which was originally a railway until 1955). Bogota is full of life and we’ve just enjoyed the last few days exploring the historical quarter of Bogota and visiting Divercity. […]
Visiting Diversity – A Great Education Tool For Travelling Kids Today we are visiting Divercity. It is a three-floor center on the side of a shopping center. Here kids learn all about careers and jobs. They roleplay in an educational way. They have their own bank and are given some starter currency. Getting to Diversity […]
Bogota Colombia Is Safe To Travel With Kids If I had a dollar for every concerned friend who was concerned if Bogota Colombia is safe to travel with kids I would be a rich woman. Today is our first real day since arriving from Panama that we have to explore Bogota. We did very little […]
Isla Blanca Panama (near Portobelo, Caribbean Coast) A Day Trip To Isla Blanca Panama Today we have been invited to join the team of Wisconsin folk to go to Isla Blanca Panama. There are a few others from the mission base who also come along for the day. The teams have just come back from […]
Giardia and Shigella In Panama – A Sick Single Mum Can you believe that this is now our third bout of illnesses between the two of us since we have arrived in this country as Giardia and Shigella In Panama strikes me down! After our recent trip exploring Panama, is lovely to be back with our […]
The Old City of Panama Viejo Stay And Play The Old City of Panama Staying in the old city of Panama has its challenges. For starters it is old – no kidding you might say. But this means it is midst a HUGE renovation era. Every other property seems to be getting a facelift or […]
Ironman Panama and Cycling Islas de la Calzada de Amador Cycling Islas de la Calzada de Amador We jump into a Panama City taxi and ask to go to The Causeway because we want to check out the cycling Islas de la Calzada de Amador using a tandem. At first the taxi driver says he […]
Losing Prescription Glasses And Travel Insurance What happens when I lose my prescription glasses in Panama Losing prescription glasses can be a real drama when you are traveling. My good pair cracked in Hawaii, but I have a backup pair and I’m prepared I tell myself. But how wrong I was! How it happens It all becomes […]
