Bogotá seemed a cruel towering place, like an eagles' nest now inhabited by vultures and their dying prey.

The man who is tired of London is tired of looking for a parking space

It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take you through magical places.

There has to be a measure of difficulty or problem-solving in travel for it to be worthwhile.

Bogotá seemed a cruel towering place, like an eagles' nest now inhabited by vultures and their dying prey.

One of the upsides of tourism is that people begin to take themselves a little more seriously (and think their) culture is worth something. So rather than disparaging the local culture, they vitalize it.

You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back.