July 1st was the day that I left Los Angeles, despite the Covid19 hoopla every where. At least Colombia had opened it's door to tourists so I bought a ticket in May and now this is the first day to embark on my journey.
I left my apartment at 7PM because the flight to New York is at 11PM. I have to be in the Airport 3-4 hours to check in my luggage and also to take care of some paper works needed for this travel, one of those was the PCR Covid19 Test results which should be presented at the airline check in counter. Then I was also instructed to log in at the Colombia Migration website to register that I am entering the counter (this is a must or else you cannot fly.)
I didn't know about the migration online requirements so the airline rep had helped me procure it. And that time the website was not working properly so I have to go to another website that required me to pay $35. Then after an hour they emailed me the transaction and I presented it to the teller. Hmmm.... I almost missed my flight to New York.
So lesson learned.... fill up the migration form online. I was anxious of all this requirements and good thing I came at the airport early. What if I came late? Huh.... it was scary.
My flight to New York was smooth and bumpy. The 5 hour flight was a breezer, and at 5:45AM we arrived at JFK International Airport safely.
My next flight to Bogota is at 1PM so I decided to check in at the Delta Sky Lounge where I have the membership. I went there to eat breakfast and drink coffee and also charge all my gadgets. I also took a nap and set my alarm to wake me up at 12PM.
The flight to Bogota was also calm and we landed safely as well. We arrived close to 6PM and it was almost dark. I took a taxi and had me dropped off at the AirBnb that I was renting. The apartment was nice and secured and it's in the center of Bogota. I don't have to worry about using Uber to drop me off anywhere.
Bogota is a nice city but the only thing that I don't like is it gets very cold at night and the apartment doesn't have any heater so I have to close the windows tightly and snug myself in the comforter.
I like the ambiance that the city is relating to me. All in all my stay at Bogota was very nice and I enjoyed every tour and adventure I had. Will make another blog for these adventures and maybe post some nice pictures as well. Ciao!
