Definitely an experience. I have taken the bus in Ecuador a couple times, depending on the driver it can be quite the roller coaster and there are many busses that get in accidents. There are a couple choices of bus services but the first class busses usually do not stop to pick up passengers in between departure and arrival points. The arepas look different than the ones I had in Quito, although they were made by someone from Colombia. Look forward to your next video.
Arepas are like bread, they vary between region to region, can have fillings inside the arepa or can be sliced and something put in the middle. I don't like the deep fried ones but grilled are quite nice.
Amazing seeing you in Colombia. Next time instead to have a coca cola, try the Postobon Apple flavour cola.. they have very good beverage :) enjoy you trip to Santa Marta.
I never went on a bus while living in Colombia. I just learned from you about the two bus terminals. The terminal appears very clean and orderly. Great video!
12 years ago I went everywhere by bus in Colombia and it was a much different story, it wasn't as nice but it was also just as cold. I do not understand why, maybe to keep the smell down? But people literally have clothing that they wear only on the buses and everyone had a blanket.
@@ayngelina Hello my dear !! OMG I don’t understand either!! It is so so cold 🥶… you have to bring a blanket , jacket even gloves … but the confort of those buses is great !! Yo he viajado de Medellín a Cartagena y fue fantástico !! The driver stoped around ciénaga and I bought 12 HUGE mangos for $5000 pesos
Just that people on the coast and other areas have clothing solely for the bus. People get on with big downfilled coats. And then they have a big fleece blanket. Why do they do this on the buses? It’s the worst part of bus travel there.
Yes it's common for people in Latin America to get on a bus and sell things. Oh I love Padang and will be heading back in 10 days! This time I will also be visiting other islands.
Reminds me of my trip from Mancora, Peru to Lima...22 hours. We also sat on the bottom level of the bus because less people, more room. Yep, great experience!
I did that the opposite way in 2010 and the bus broke down in Colombia so we reached the border at 11pm and it was closed. The bus just left us there and a man on the bus offered to take me to a hotel his friend owned but I got a weird feeling so I insisted on going off on my own. My Spanish wasn't great at the time so he may have been a nice person just trying to help but nighttime at the border isn't the moment to take a risk.
Another excellent video! Did you say how much the bus fare was? Do you know if an equivalent large comfortable seat bus experience can be purchased going from Guayaquil or Quito to Cuenca?
it was 130000 COP which I think is $27 or half the price of a flight. I don't know if Ecuador has buses like these because there are no long distances in Ecuador like in Colombia. But I have taken the regular bus from Quito to Cuenca several times and unless you're taking the regular fare I'd fly, as the national carriers often have deals for $50. And for Guayaquil to Cuenca I'd take a shuttle or private transfer. Andres actually will pick people up and on the way he stops at the place where I shot the fruit video and takes people for lunch and then he takes them to Cajas for the places people most like to take photos. I actually did this with him when he picked me up in Guayaquil as he was asked to take 2 other people who watched my videos so they didn't mind having a third person in the car.
@@ayngelina Thanks for letting us know. You're absolutely right on your points. I know you don't speak for Andrés, however do you have a general idea of what his price range is for what I'll term shuttle service?
No idea at all, he charges me in bulk monthly and I just pay whatever he asks. But I'd reach out to him on whatsapp. I thought it was a really nice introduction for others as the drive through Cajas is beautiful and he shares a lot. Also at the lunch stop they had traditional drinks that you don't find elsewhere, the people we were with didn't think they wanted to try it but he bought it anyway because he knew this was their only chance unless they planned to go to the Cotacachi market.
I was just so happy that they allowed me on the bus without my passport. And then while traveling I only had an issue in one hotel. They wanted me to show a document from my embassy that this is what happened but they don't do that. So I told them that if they didn't accept my photo I'd have to go somewhere else and they relented.
No, it's so specific to my situation as a Canadian and my specific experience. I think I may have talked about it at the last live? If not I would discuss it in future ones if people were interested. I did talk about it extensively as it was happening on Patreon only because I was so upset - I think it may have been a worse situation than the Ecuador Nomad Visa except this was the Canadian Embassy!
I'd say intermediate. I'm Canadian so I didn't speak it in school and mostly learned from traveling in Latin America the last ten years. I can speak simple future, past tenses and as I've spent so much time around people who don't speak English I have a really good vocabulary. So I only speak Spanish in Colombia. But my imperfect tenses are bad, so when people ask why I don't speak Spanish on screen it's because it would be like hearing from a 7 year old 🤣
My day job is my website I have a category on Colombia HTTPS://www.baconismagic.ca/Colombia with some more resources like Colombian slang and more detailed info on food The number one rule is never spell it ColUmbia because Colombians really hate that. It’s a bad habit for us who are used to it from British Columbia
I have taken lots of buses and never had any issues. At times there are accidents, but the same is true with cars. And to get on the bus you need to show identification which they record.
130 000 COP or just under 27 USD and half the price of a flight. A lot of people split the trip in 2, stopping along the way but with rainy season and landslides I thought it was best to go direct.
Your long bus ride seemed more luxurious than our 9 hour bus ride from Quito to Manta. Glad to see you made it safely!
Yes I think because Colombia has such long road trips they have these big buses, the same for Peru but I do appreciate Ecuadors shorter travel times
Definitely an experience.
I have taken the bus in Ecuador a couple times, depending on the driver it can be quite the roller coaster and there are many busses that get in accidents.
There are a couple choices of bus services but the first class busses usually do not stop to pick up passengers in between departure and arrival points.
The arepas look different than the ones I had in Quito, although they were made by someone from Colombia.
Look forward to your next video.
Arepas are like bread, they vary between region to region, can have fillings inside the arepa or can be sliced and something put in the middle. I don't like the deep fried ones but grilled are quite nice.
Amazing seeing you in Colombia. Next time instead to have a coca cola, try the Postobon Apple flavour cola.. they have very good beverage :) enjoy you trip to Santa Marta.
Oh I do love a good postobon, you’re right I should have gotten that
@@ayngelina Have you ever try refajo ? …. If you have not, just keep it on mind
And write it down
Oh yes I have!!
I never went on a bus while living in Colombia. I just learned from you about the two bus terminals.
The terminal appears very clean and orderly.
Great video!
12 years ago I went everywhere by bus in Colombia and it was a much different story, it wasn't as nice but it was also just as cold. I do not understand why, maybe to keep the smell down? But people literally have clothing that they wear only on the buses and everyone had a blanket.
@@ayngelina Hello my dear !! OMG I don’t understand either!! It is so so cold 🥶… you have to bring a blanket , jacket even gloves … but the confort of those buses is great !! Yo he viajado de Medellín a Cartagena y fue fantástico !! The driver stoped around ciénaga and I bought 12 HUGE mangos for $5000 pesos
It’s so strange!
@@ayngelina in what way 🤔
Just that people on the coast and other areas have clothing solely for the bus. People get on with big downfilled coats. And then they have a big fleece blanket. Why do they do this on the buses? It’s the worst part of bus travel there.
Viajó en la mejor Empresa de Colombia Berlinave plus..
11.51 a hawker? Same in Indonesia. Btw Miss Ayn, thank you for adventuring west Sumatera from me (born and raised in Padang).
Yes it's common for people in Latin America to get on a bus and sell things. Oh I love Padang and will be heading back in 10 days! This time I will also be visiting other islands.
Reminds me of my trip from Mancora, Peru to Lima...22 hours. We also sat on the bottom level of the bus because less people, more room. Yep, great experience!
Oh I have done that but back in 2011 and I don't know if they had that option back then. It would have been good to have that option.
I can't stand long road trips. But gotta do what you gotta do! Hope you get your passport soon!
I feel like all my travel is a minimum 24 hours lately
Finally back to South America, I used buses to go from Cuenca to Bogota through Ipiales and Cali in November it was a nice ride
Did the bus take you over the Colombian border?
@ayngelina No I took a taxi for 4 $ to the border, the bus was from Cuenca to Tulcan
I did that the opposite way in 2010 and the bus broke down in Colombia so we reached the border at 11pm and it was closed. The bus just left us there and a man on the bus offered to take me to a hotel his friend owned but I got a weird feeling so I insisted on going off on my own. My Spanish wasn't great at the time so he may have been a nice person just trying to help but nighttime at the border isn't the moment to take a risk.
Another excellent video! Did you say how much the bus fare was?
Do you know if an equivalent large comfortable seat bus experience can be purchased going from Guayaquil or Quito to Cuenca?
it was 130000 COP which I think is $27 or half the price of a flight. I don't know if Ecuador has buses like these because there are no long distances in Ecuador like in Colombia. But I have taken the regular bus from Quito to Cuenca several times and unless you're taking the regular fare I'd fly, as the national carriers often have deals for $50. And for Guayaquil to Cuenca I'd take a shuttle or private transfer. Andres actually will pick people up and on the way he stops at the place where I shot the fruit video and takes people for lunch and then he takes them to Cajas for the places people most like to take photos. I actually did this with him when he picked me up in Guayaquil as he was asked to take 2 other people who watched my videos so they didn't mind having a third person in the car.
@@ayngelina Thanks for letting us know. You're absolutely right on your points. I know you don't speak for Andrés, however do you have a general idea of what his price range is for what I'll term shuttle service?
No idea at all, he charges me in bulk monthly and I just pay whatever he asks. But I'd reach out to him on whatsapp. I thought it was a really nice introduction for others as the drive through Cajas is beautiful and he shares a lot.
Also at the lunch stop they had traditional drinks that you don't find elsewhere, the people we were with didn't think they wanted to try it but he bought it anyway because he knew this was their only chance unless they planned to go to the Cotacachi market.
Wow, at first it sounded dreadful but that is the nicest bus ever!! It is crazy how much a wet passport can ruin things
I was just so happy that they allowed me on the bus without my passport. And then while traveling I only had an issue in one hotel. They wanted me to show a document from my embassy that this is what happened but they don't do that. So I told them that if they didn't accept my photo I'd have to go somewhere else and they relented.
@@ayngelina ah, the adventures of travel! Glad it worked out
At that point I was tired and was like “do you want my money or not” 🤣
@@ayngelina 😆
We're subscribers (Like # 48). Do you by chance have an update on your passport situation? (Thanks for offering Spanish subtitles)
The passport situation was so much drama! I still need to file a complaint but I did receive it.
@@ayngelina Is this a possible future video candidate?
No, it's so specific to my situation as a Canadian and my specific experience. I think I may have talked about it at the last live? If not I would discuss it in future ones if people were interested. I did talk about it extensively as it was happening on Patreon only because I was so upset - I think it may have been a worse situation than the Ecuador Nomad Visa except this was the Canadian Embassy!
How is your Spanish ?
I'd say intermediate. I'm Canadian so I didn't speak it in school and mostly learned from traveling in Latin America the last ten years. I can speak simple future, past tenses and as I've spent so much time around people who don't speak English I have a really good vocabulary. So I only speak Spanish in Colombia. But my imperfect tenses are bad, so when people ask why I don't speak Spanish on screen it's because it would be like hearing from a 7 year old 🤣
As a Canadian myself I am planning to tackle Colombia this winter with almost zero Spanish. your videos are helpful. 😁
Don’t worry at all. You can always download google translate and if you use the camera function it works on signs and menus 😊
Good idea 😁
My day job is my website I have a category on Colombia
HTTPS://www.baconismagic.ca/Colombia with some more resources like Colombian slang and more detailed info on food
The number one rule is never spell it ColUmbia because Colombians really hate that. It’s a bad habit for us who are used to it from British Columbia
Is it safe using bus?
I have taken lots of buses and never had any issues. At times there are accidents, but the same is true with cars. And to get on the bus you need to show identification which they record.
Hamburger was a challenge
I know it’s the opposite of what you’d like to eat 🤣
do U live only on hamburger, fries and pizza? wake up and join the (rest of) world.
how much was the bus ticket?
130 000 COP or just under 27 USD and half the price of a flight. A lot of people split the trip in 2, stopping along the way but with rainy season and landslides I thought it was best to go direct.