when i first told people that i was thinking of coming to colombia by myself specifically bogota
almost everyone and even locals told me that was a very bad idea they recommended i go on
a tour or have a local show me around or at least be traveling with somebody else
in the two weeks that i've been here so far i really haven't had any issues
even when i accidentally walked into some not so great looking areas like i will say
the most important thing to help you have a good time here in bogota is really understanding the
districts of the cities which ones are safe and which ones are not no this is not the destination
you should go to for the first time if you've never left north america or if you only go to
very safe kind of destinations like japan let's say but if you've been around the block and if you
know how to take those extra precautions i really think colombia is an up and coming destination
so let's begin this tour in the most famous place in bogota which is bolivar plaza this
is the main landmark square in the city it has a lot of the main attractions basically within
walking distance of here and you could actually kind of call this like the old town of the city
it's called la candelaria i would say that if you only had a couple days in bogota and
you really wanted to see as much as possible as quickly as possible this would be your best bet
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right near boulevard square there are actually some really fantastic
uh restaurants and one that i've really been meaning to go to
is one that was reviewed by anthony bourdain who said it was the best tamales he ever had
um but this one does have a slightly different taste of it
i'd give it a 7 out of 10 but definitely worth trying a few moments later i take
it back i give it an 8.5 out of 10. i finished it all the first few bites
i don't know it just wasn't mixed properly i think once you got into it it was super super good
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so the area of the city that i'm staying in is called chapinero it's a good area
but it's actually very big and it definitely ranges depending on whether you're staying
in the north part of the district or in the southern part i'm kind of in the lower to mid
part so if i go south of where i am it gets a bit sketchy and if i go north
it gets a lot better basically if i walk 15 minutes north i'm in the area called zona g
which i would say is really nice to stay in but if i go 30 minutes from my place then i enter
one of the most affluent areas in the city which is zona t if you have a bigger budget
and want to stay in a more upscale area i would say that zona t is your best bet do
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all right guys i'm about to try a very interesting dish that was recommended to me by my friend
esteban at this restaurant it's called ajiyaka and it is a very special type of
potato soup i guess it's usually made with chicken and this special kind of herb that's
supposed to only be found in south america this dish can be found like in other countries in the
region but it's interesting because they brought me some avocado and some rice with it i didn't
know that so i guess maybe you mix the two i don't actually know but it looks really good
that is really nice
so i was eating my delicious soup and all of a sudden i hit against something hard that i
didn't see before there's a whole freaking chunk of corn in here oh my god that's actually awesome
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so esteban could you tell us what we have going on here we have the traditional drink
yeah okay i used to drink it because here is very cold yeah uh here we have empanadas
made of corn fried corn yeah they are filled with meat already in japan
that you can't find just in ecuador and in colombia i feel like i've never heard of it
before like no one heard it okay but actually when you try it you can't miss it and you will
miss it if you are awake awesome i'm so excited all right so let's give the lulu a try first
whoa that's really good that's like
it reminds me almost of like mango or something like that it's like similar like sweet texture
i can see why people like it very nice and then why am i forgetting the name
again what is the name of this banana aquapanella okay it smells like cinnamon
never had anything like that before that is so good that's almost like a chai tea kind of thing
yeah it is made of super cake delicious delicious wait how do i say delicious in spanish
delicioso
so one last suggestion that i would like to make to you guys if you come to bogota is to climb the
beautiful hill of montserrat that has an amazing church on the very top there's a few restaurants
up there that give you incredible views of the city and if you're too tired to hike there is
also a cable car and funiculor so whichever one you want to do the views are absolutely amazing
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all right guys i'm gonna call it a day i hope you enjoyed this video i hope it inspired you to
come to bogota because i can definitely say oh [ __ ] i can definitely say as a solo female maybe
if you're an inexperienced traveler it wouldn't be the best place to go but if you have a few
destinations under your belt that you know maybe are in the range of like
india or anywhere else in south america that you've been to by yourself this really wouldn't be
any different as far as like risks and safety levels of course you have to take
precautions that you wouldn't have to take in let's say tokyo japan and at the end of the
day i think the city really does have a lot to offer i would recommend spending at least
like at least four or five days here for most people bogota really is the gateway to the rest
of the country so that's how i'm starting my trip and i will be heading to cartagena in just
a couple days from now so i hope you guys enjoyed the video let me know your thoughts have you ever
been to columbia before what was your impression and as always i hope you guys are having a
fantastic day i'm sending you lots of love and keep being your own kind of beautiful bye guys