Villa de Leyva and Surroundings
Alternative Trips from Santa Marta
Because of its location on the Colombian Caribbean coast, Santa Marta makes an ideal jumping off point to heaps of interesting spots. Day Trips from Santa Marta (afternoon, morning, or all day) Rodadero: Where is it? Rodadero is a 10 minute (and approx 60 cent) bus ride from Santa Marta’s city center. What is it? I hesitate to call it […]
Leaving Santa Marta
I’ve officially (barely) survived over 5 weeks in the Santa Marta vicinity–it was a relentlessly hot, beach and sun filled, rum soaked, late nights & early mornings… exhausting, mind numbing, ridiculously fun 5 weeks. I had a sort of love hate relationship with Santa Marta–on one hand she was hot, noisy, persistent, covered in a gritty coat of dust or […]
Sick in San Gil
Though I find myself in the unofficial adventure sports capital of Colombia–the lovely small town of San Gil–I have little motivation to partake in any of the thrilling activities offered. After weeks of little sleep, too much fun, many hours of work at a very smokey bar, some rough around the edges travel, a few nights in a hammock and […]
When tourism invades paradise
There are few places in Colombia as talked up as Tayrona Park. So for that reason, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Often these over-hyped spots are slightly to severely overrated. From some, I had heard great things: “paradise,” from others- more mixed reviews- “overpriced.” What did I think? …I suppose, a little of both- an overpriced paradise … Anna […]
Boiling alive in Santa Marta and an Extended Plan
Santa Marta is the kind of place where air conditioned is necessary, though a complete and rare luxury. It’s the kind of place where you are guaranteed to wake up in a pool of sweat. Its the kind of place where your brain feels as if its boiling. Where productivity is made difficult due to fear of heat stroke. Where […]
Panoramas
Main plaza: Barranco neighborhood in Lima, Peru
La Serana: Someplace Very Special in Colombia
First you catch a bus to Armenia, then one to Salento, and when you arrive in the main square, you hire a jeep and tell him to take you to La Serrana Eco Farm and Hostel. As the jeep rolls down the long, dusty gravel driveway, you’ll find yourself on a cozy finca overlooking panoramic views of rolling farmland, grazing […]
First taste of Colombia
After a long couple days of traveling from Ecuador, we decide to make a stop in Popayan, Colombia before heading to Cali. And having read that it was Colombia´s second most architectually impressive spot (next to Cartagena) and also that it was named an UNESCO gastronomic city, we decided this was a city worth spending a few nights in. If […]
Post Ecuador Roundup
Number of Days in Ecuador: 20 Areas Visited: Guayaquil (2 nights)- Montanita (4)- Banos (4)- Tena (2)- Misahaulli & The Jungle (3) -Quito (4) -Tulcan (1 night in the border town) Average daily cost for lodging: around $7 Most Expensive Hostel: Splurged on a double room at a fancy boutique guesthouse in Guayaquil, when the dorms filled- $30 or $15/per […]
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