Category: 在路上

Dream Trip Day 158-162: Lovely Bogotá

I have no expectation towards capital cities after travelling 5 months in Central America. But this first South American capital in the trip gave me a pleasant surprise.

Cool weather, nice buildings, clean streets, nice people, reasonably cheap prices etc. It's just nice and beautiful. Even the kitty in the hostel is soooooo cute and active!!! I loved it so much I almost wanted to stay in the hostel for a few more nights! .... (read more) “逐夢Day 158-162: 迷人Bogota – 鹽洞教堂與肥蘿麗莎”

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Dream Trip Day 146-150: Medellin

First stop in South America: Medellin, the Drug Paradise

二十年前,這裡烏煙瘴氣,毒品交易昌盛、堪稱盜賊天堂、又名全世界最暴力的城市。1993年,最有勢力的毒梟Pablo Escobar在槍戰中被殺,政府趁機將整個毒品王國推翻。此後,市政府努力想一洗Medellin的汚名,於是不斷重建,將陰暗的黑市改為漂亮的露天廣場,又引入許多藝術文化教育相關元素,推動旅遊業發展。於是今天,Medellin是哥倫比亞發展得最快的城市之一,有盛大的花卉展覽巡遊,高質素的free .... (read more) “逐夢Day 146-150: 毒窟翻身Medellin”

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Dream Trip Day 132-140: HK? Panama?

The transit from Costa Rica to Panama was soooooo long. Started early by carrying a huge backpack down the rugged path downhill. The bus towards the border came 1 hour later than normal. Freaking me out as the next bus is at 3pm... The closed post office at the border doesn't have an outdoor mailbox so I gotta ask the vendor outside to help sending the postcards for me the next day. .... (read more) “逐夢 Day 132-140: 香港?巴拿馬?”

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