One of the most important steps in arranging a trip to Colombia is booking a flight. Although there is a direct KLM flight from Amsterdam to Bogot\u00e1 these days, it is often cheaper to transfer somewhere. The last time we visited the Netherlands we flew with United, the cheapest option. In fact, a return ticket from the Netherlands to Colombia is quite cheap, but the other way around is much more expensive and hard for us to afford. We arranged a flight with a 50-minute layover in Houston. I knew in advance that that would be way too short, but according to both United and Jimmy it should be possible, so we booked this return ticket. And so then we found ourselves totally unprepared in Houston, with a ticket to Bogot\u00e1 36 hours later. What did we do and how much fun is Houston?<\/p>\n
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Located on the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the largest city in Texas. With over 2 million residents in the city and some 6 million in the metropolitan area, Houston is also the fourth largest city in the United States. Greater Houston is the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the US. In the Houston area, non-Hispanic whites make up 38% of the population, Hispanics 36%, African-Americans 17% and Asians 9%. That multiculturalism is partly due to the many academic institutions and industries. In addition, Houston is an important port city. More than 90 languages are spoken and, as in New York<\/strong><\/a> we could get along just fine with Spanish here, too.<\/p>\n\n\t\t