A sad day, leaving the coast of Colombia. Reluctantly we headed to Santa Marta airport only to find that the chilled vibe continues there; it is certainly the only airport I have ever been to that has a beachside waiting room. Ok, you can’t go for a swim, but certainly a change from your usual duty free fuelled hours of misery.

Santa Marta beach side airport

24 hours in Bogotá. Meaning 24 hours left in Colombia! Determined to make the most of it, we visited some tourist hot spots and dipped our toes in Bogatanian/Colombian culture before a spot of last minute shopping. Just to make it more interesting I set a little photo challenge. Try and capture the colours of Colombia in everyday life when walking around the city.

The antiquidated streets of La Cand

Sady González exhibit at the BLAA, Bogotá

Gabriel García Márquez – We both read 100 years of solitude on this trip

Fernando Botero museum

Botero Sculpture

Finding the colours in Botero’s work

Calle 11 – Towards Plaza Bolívar

Plaza Bolívar

Spoil your ballot campaign for upcoming elections

Colombians – Arms have given you independance, laws will give you freedom

Museo del Oro – The Gold Museum

Love this little guy

The Bogota Beer Company

First draught beer in months!

We stayed in La Candelaria which is the older area with a nice, studenty vibe and left us wanting to get to know it a little better. As with all cities, you need time to really explore and immerse yourself.  Time we simply didn’t have. Oh well, off to Brazil we go…