I spent my 29th birthday on top of Machu Picchu which was exactly what I wanted. The entrance fee was PEN 142 (around US $42) which includes the entrance to Machu Picchu and the Machu Picchu Mountain. I decided to take a bus from Aguas Calientes which costs PEN 78 (US $24) roundtrip. The…
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Today, I decided to go to Centro Comercial Santafé which is said to be the fourth largest mall in Colombia. I went there for “window shopping”. The first store that caught my attention is Jugar (specializes in sports and hobbies). I was hoping that they sell pepper spray which I’ve been looking to buy…
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I wanted to see more of downtown Bogotá. I think there’s a lot to see there. I met someone who lives there so he accompanied me to walk around and of course he took all my photos. For some reason, this graffiti below is my favorite. The Museo Botero…
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My Colombian friend was kind enough to show me downtown Bogota on my second weekend in Colombia. We first had a very good and huge meal at Mama Lupe’s. My favorite was the tamal! Then we just walked around and I got to see these beautiful architecture. There’s more to…
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Julian is a Colombian guy I met in Kuala Lumpur when I was backpacking in Malaysia. I contacted him prior to coming here. He is nice enough to set up a weekend with his family to go out of town. We took a road trip to Villa De Leyva with his mom, brother, sister in…
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After I backpacked in Asia for a total of 10 months, I wanted to travel South America next. I was volunteering to teach English in Thailand when I finished my online TEFL course. I immediately searched for job postings and I found one located in Peru. On April 17th, I hit the submit button to…
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