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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [1554]
So after my early arrival in Bogota I headed to Platypus hostel in the La Candelaria to meet the second familiar face of the trip: Freemo, of Betfair ´fame´. I only really had a day to see the sights in Bogota, as we were planning to head north the ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [955]
It seems to be becoming a trend that I start each entry with some kind of transport misadventure, so I might as well continue with that theme.... I left for Salento in the Zona Cafetera (a whole region devoted to making coffee, yes please) on Friday ... Read more >
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [633]
After a few teething problems with my flights in South America so far, you can imagine my surprise when I found myself not only making my connection in Bogota when en route from Quito to Medellin, but actually being EARLY. (I also have to add one ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Mar 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [708]
OK I kind of want to scream right now......having just spent an hour trying to catch up on a week of activities, the entire entry got wiped so now I have to start over......sigh. And obviously Version 1 was much more witty and interesting. Anyway.... Read more >
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [860]
A few days in now and after the initial surreal experience on Saturday, it´s been (for the most part) much more relaxing since. Sunday I met three American guys and a Chilean girl at the hostel, and after a couple of hours of playing cards with a few ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1968]
This originally was a blog about San Jos é ,
Costa Rica, but then I started to think about my journey to there from Santa
Marta, Colombia. I usually try not to dwell on the tedium of the familiar
airport experience (you know the deal) ... Read more >
Tags: border, embarrasment, santa marta, south anerica, travel
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [785]
Well. I´m not even sure I have the words to express what happened on my first night out in Cartagena....but I´ll do my best. For better or worse, I decided to do the aforementioned ´Chivas Party Bus´ on Saturday night, thinking it would be a good ... Read more >
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 25 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [604]
So yesterday was not the straightforward start to the trip that I´d hoped for. After a lovely 4am wakeup call, I managed to get delayed at every single airport I had the misfortune to visit - starting with an hour on the tarmac at Heathrow swiftly ... Read more >
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery
Tayrona National Park
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [2055] | Comments [1] | Video
The Tayrona National Park is a beautiful area less than 40 kilometres from Santa Marta, Colombia. It is a simple matter to get a group car or a local bus to the entrance of the park, where you purchase the entry ticket. When I arrived there were only ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, national park, south america, tayrona, travel, walks
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery
beautiful scenery in a tranquil setting
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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [8793] | Video
If you want to hear about high excitement and action, read no further. This is a story of a relaxing holiday in Minca, a small village in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia. Only 14 kilometres away from Santa Marta, it is a tranquil, beautiful area. I enjoyed ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, minca, sierra nevada, south america, travel
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery
More about Santa Marta, and the fishing village of Taganga
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Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [8447] | Video
I had been travelling for almost two months, nearly my halfway mark, and I was starting to get a bit tired of packing up my stuff and moving on. I think that’s part of why people travel light; it is the mental image of moving your things that can be ... Read more >
Tags: beachcolombia, santa marta, south america, south america, taganga, trekking
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