¡Que! ¿No Estoy En Bogotá?

It’s been a long time coming, but I have finally left Bogotá. At the moment I’m enjoying the sun in Cali, where I’ll be for a few days as I make my way to Quito and the Galapagos Islands.

My time in Bogotá was great and it’s one of the few places in the world where I could see myself living. The weather is cool but not cold, perfect for working, there are some amazing mountains surrounding the city, which has a very modern and sophisticated feel to it. Bogotá has amazing nightlife and I had many brilliant nights there, too many of which started at the Bogotá Beer Company on Calle 82 in La Zona Rosa. I was lucky enough to meet some great people through Manuel and Aura and heck, I even felt some tremors in my long dead heart, which felt like the first time in years.

I spent a lot of time with Aura and her family in Bogotá, Funza and Villavicencio and everyone made me feel at home… to the point where I was calling her mum “mami”, which may or may not have been wise considering the direction that our conversation were taking.

Staying with Manuel (from Maracaibo)’s grandma was also really cool and having my own space added to the “at home” feel I had in Bogotá. Somewhere along the way I started thinking about buying an apartment there, so I’ll have to see how that ends up. Considering a nice apartment in a good area in Bogotá costs less than the bathroom in my nice-but-small one bedroom apartment in Sydney, it may not be a bad idea.

The luxury and relaxation of Bogotá has come to an end though, and I’m back on the backpacker circuit, sharing a hostel dorm with 3 other guys, one of whom is playing guitar in thongs and ripped jeans complete with shaggy beard as I write this… Oh the stereotype kills me! I’m not as much as a sourpuss as I make out though and I’m really looking forward to getting to Quito and organizing my trip to the Galapagos. That said I’m equally excited about going to Buenos Aires and working on games again.