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Mon, 4 Aug 2008 | By sebanddee | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1300]
We spent three days on a bus traveling across the length of the country to reach the sunny Caribbean coast and arrived in Cartagena happy and hot. We ditched plans to stay in the back packer ghetto at Gethsemane shortly after I accidentally wandered ... Read more >
Tags: caribbean, cartagena, city walls, colombia, gethsemane, latin america, photograph, photography, salsa, south america
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1476]
And so to Colombia I was really excited going for the border at Colombia. It is pretty much the last country we will visit on the trip and every kept on telling us about the freindly people, beatiful towns, great beaches, Caribbean breezes. Sounds ... Read more >
Tags: bar, border crossing, bosa nova, colombia, latin america, music, pasto, popayan, salsa, south america
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [979]
From the backpacker hangout of Taganga we headed to Cartagena. It has been described as one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in South America and I can understand why! It is an ecclectic mix of Caribbean, African and Spanish tastes and sounds.... Read more >
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [2959] | Comments [2]
After six days in the jungle, soggy and underfed we decided to stay somewhere nice (as a change from the usual cold shower and hammock or even more luxurious vinyl-clad bed category of accommodation). A friend that we made in Bogotá had mentioned ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [612]
Taganga is a little old fishing village only 20 minutes from Colombia’s third largest Caribbean port, Santa Marta. We found ourselves unwinding here before and after our jungle trek to the lost city. Taganga is one of those classic, ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [836]
Jungle Boogie ; A six day hike through the Colombian jungle in search of the Ciudad Perdida. (The Lost City) The Sierra Tours sale pitch described their guides as being very experienced, well equipped and the most prestigious ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [4186]
Monday, June 30 - Monday, July 14, 2008..... My couchsurfing hosts (Josh & Karen) are great people, and I was fortunate enough to stay at their place for 12 nights. They were very kind and welcoming couple. She is from Colombia and he is from Kansas, ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By albamclean | Views [525]
Thought I'd update you ll quickly just in case I went missing in action! Left Colombia, I won't go on about it but I miss it so much, had a bad week and took the huff and ended up in Guatemala after stropping in the airport in Caracas! Quick summary, ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [1887]
Tuesday, June 24 - Sunday, June 29 After a nine hour bus ride from Bogota to Medellin, I called Andres, my next couchsurfer to make sure he was home. After I spoke to him I took a taxi to his house, and all went quite smooth (Tuesday, June 24). Once ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 | By sebanddee | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [736]
What a contrast from the chaos that is Bogota! When we arrived in San Gil, a town of about 40,000 some 6hrs (but only 250km!) from Bogota, the locals were enjoying the balmy evening by sitting in the town square, chatting away and drinking cerveza. ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By sebanddee | Views [799] | Comments [2]
As i am not as avid a writer as Seb, my entries will be short, concise and to the point. After a Spanish lesson in Bogota last week I received what the local Colombians describe as a "Colombian Vaccination". For those of you who are much like ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By ryanj_clark | Views [10273]
June 18 - June 23, 2008 I arrived Bogota at 7 am after a 7 hour bus ride from San Gil. Once I arrived, couchsurfer Eliana was there waiting for me at the bus terminal. We sat and waited for ever to catch a bus or cab back to her place. We finally ... Read more >
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