Destination: Colombia

Not sure if I´ve just been violated....

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [845]

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 >

Colombia to Costa Rica

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1936]

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

Mariarchi & maracas with a side of mortification

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [749]

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 >

Photos: South America

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Photo Gallery

Day 1 - Just glad I actually GOT there

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [589]

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 >

Photos: Tayrona National Park

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

Tayrona National Park, Colombia

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1999] | 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

Photos: Minca, in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

Minca, in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [8700] | 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

Photos: More about Santa Marta, and the fishing village of Taganga

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

More about Santa Marta, and the fishing village of Taganga

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [8417] | 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

Photos: Taganga & Cartagena

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: El Ciudad Perdido

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Photo Gallery

El Ciudad Perdido (The Lost City)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [2509] | Comments [2] | Video

I came to Santa Marta to visit El Ciudad Perdido, The Lost City. Known as Teyuna (Mother Nature) it was built about 700 A. D. but after the Spanish arrival almost all of the inhabitants died from introduced diseases and the city was abandoned. It was ... Read more >

Tags: colombia, culture, el ciudad perdido (the lost city), south america, travel, trek

Photos: Backpacking in Colombia

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | By ninamalina | Flickr Photo Gallery

Tags: bogota, colombia, ipiales, las lajas cathedral, medellin, pasto, salento, salt cathedral, trips from bogota, zipaquira