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Santa Marta
After a few days in Medellin, it was time to head back to the airport to fly to Santa Marta. The Medellin airport is so much easier to navigate than the Bogota airport. Literally walked right through...
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Living on the Edge
As soon as the sun goes down, an intense breeze takes over Santa Marta! I found out later, this only happens for about 2 months of the year. It’s almost like a daily cooling down of the city, which is...
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Tayrona National Park, Part 1: Entry and Arrecifes
The day I went to Tayrona National Park was one of the best days I’ve ever had while traveling, for so many reasons! Tayrona Park was created in 1964, and is located 34km north of Santa Marta. There...
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Tayrona National Park, Part 2: La Piscina and El Cabo
After Arrecifes, we walked through the sand and up a trail towards the next beach, La Piscina. Gorgeous! This is the first area where it’s actually safe to swim, so there were a lot of people in the...
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Tayrona National Park, Part 3: Final hike and the trip back to Santa Marta
Me, my trusty LLBean backpack, and my grammatically incorrect "Local's Only" t-shirt! As much as I would have liked to stay in El Cabo forever, we had to make our way out of the park before sunset. I...
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That time I tasered a Welsh guy
Super Bowl Sunday in Santa Marta! The hostel hosted a Super Bowl party in the upstairs bar. A lot of Americans and international peeps alike. We sat at a table with Neil from Pittsburgh, and Simon and...
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La Brisa Loca Hostel, Santa Marta
I’m finding that each hostel I’ve stayed at has been an improvement on the one before! La Brisa Loca was a great place to stay in Santa Marta. It’s located in the center of the historic district,...
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Cartagena, Cartagena!
Following Santa Marta, we took the bus to Cartagena. This time we actually went to a legitimate bus station, knowing only that the bus to Cartagena departed every hour and that tickets could be...
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