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Owen replied to Don Gringo's discussion 'Found a very nice cheap hotel in Chapinero - 20,000 pesos a night $10'

It is possible, David. Ok it was 10 years ago, or more, that I first came to Bogota, but when I did, mi amiga fixed me up in a lovely little hotel, near Chapinero, for about 5 UKpounds per night. (about 20,000pesos). prices have altered over the yea…

December 11

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'Bogota , any nice mountains for hiking?'

David. If your talking about a 30-45 minute drive, you'll not find much in the way of real mountains, (you probably wouldn't even get out of Bogota. lol), but there are many places that could give you those vibes. One of my favourites is the laguna…

May 6

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'How many leave Bogota for the weekends? go to Giradot ?'

I think with us its not about strata or money, but the Goddam flies. Always find too many mosquitos in Girardot, and Cartagena too. So I prefer Melgar (Kualamana) or San Andres.

April 7

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'Why do Colombian's have such small bathrooms?'

I've seen the old French ones which have just a grid on the floor, Kat. You straddle the grid, trying to keep your shoes off the filth, and pee (or otherwise) . Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Are they the ones you mean? They still have the…

March 6

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'Why do Colombian's have such small bathrooms?'

I don't think its anything like a culture thing, more like a financial thing David. On our last trip over, we spent some considerable time looking at more apartments and houses to add to our portfolio, many of which were in the lower price bands, li…

March 6

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'Why do Colombian's have such small bathrooms?'

Well, Don, now you know why I wanna get the hell outa the UK, and get back to Bogota full time. Yep, the pizzas are crap here, same as most of the food. As David B says, Jenos aren't bad. Whenever I'm over there, I always call in at the Jenos on cl…

March 5

Owen replied to David Barkley's discussion 'Why do Colombian's have such small bathrooms?'

Wow, never noticed either of those things. In our place, 3 are massive, with either baths or walk-in showers and dressing areas, and the only one that is reasonably small is the guest one, downstairs, but even that has a shower in it, so isn't that…

March 4

Owen replied to Don Gringo's discussion 'JAJA Nice to see so many beautiful faces this morning!'

Thanks El Pad. I never knew how to do that before, so here goes ....... One for the ladies profiles without photos then?

March 2

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At 9:34pm on November 4, 2008, Chloe said…: great photos Owen, I believe that was the same place I stayed last June, loved it there, shopping was fun on the strip of shops, hope you had a great time. thanks for sharing