Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴 

Breakfast is bread and boiled eggs, delicious.  I have fun teaching an American guy how to open eggs like a pro, apparently they don’t eat them.

Everyone is leaving me today, Helen & Manuel to some thermal pools south of here and Liam & Nicki to Mexico. I feel sure I will bump into Helen & Manual again in Colombia but for now it is a hug goodbye.

Liam, Nicki and I have a random start. The Gold museum is closed when we arrive, we don’t have enough money on us for the Telefonica, so we head to the free Botero museum. Fernando Botero is one of Colombia’s most famous artists and he paints fat people. Strictly speaking they don’t have to be physically fat, he enhances the body and features into his representation of the person. I am not sure whether I like it or not, I like that he has a distinctive style called Boterismo but wouldn’t hang a piece at home.

We wander up the historic streets, past La Candaleria church which is the oldest in Bogotá and stumble into a French patisserie. We polish off large cakes and a coffee, clearly inspired by the artwork. Early afternoon and it’s time to say goodbye to Nicki & Liam, crazy to think that we have met up in most countries and the next time will be back in Southampton.

I set about planning my next few weeks of adventures, when I hear a friendly brummie accent. I get chatting to Claire and Amy, from the UK and sharing what I know about Colombia. These girls are so funny, we chat all afternoon and well into our happy hour cocktails at the hostel. It’s always great making new friends as you travel.