Jan 01
So you’ve decided to go to Torres Del Paine. Likely you’ve seen the pictures of the granite “Torres”, or towers. Perhaps you’ve decided to hike the famous “W trek”. But did you know there’s lots of wildlife to be seen at Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile? Read more to find where you can …
Mar 26
Cali Festival Colombia is one of the worlds’ great festivals and it’s not on the typical traveler’s radar. As a traveler, I was treated like a celebrity! Cali would be my last stop in Colombia. I had planned it this way so I could spend 5 days in the city to attend the annual Salsa …
Mar 26
Salento Colombia is a quaint little touristy town. I had e-mailed ahead a reservation to the one hostel listed in the Lonely Planet. My 3 friends from the bus also tried this hostel but it turned out it was completely full due to the upcoming Christmas holiday. Colombians and tourists alike commonly travel over this …
Mar 26
Manizales Colombia is located in the center of Colombia, in what’s known as the Coffee Region. I stayed in a nice hostel in the city and got a private room. I hadn’t been feeling very well. I had sores on my feet from the heat of the coast and small cuts on my hands were …
Mar 25
I was feeling homesick by the time I got to Bogota Colombia. The heat of the coast had worn me down. I was missing my boyfriend back home. So, I decided to see some sites in Bogota and possibly see if I could fly home early. I found plenty of things to do in Bogota. …
Mar 25
Marie, Hank, and I were going to Santa Marta for two main sites – Tayrona National Park and the 5 day “Lost City” trek. But first we had an afternoon in the pleasant town of Santa Marta Luckily, we decided to go to Tayrona park first, and that was enough to convince me the 5 …
Mar 25
Before researching for my trip to Colombia, I didn’t know a lot about Cartegena. As a youngster, it evoked images of the film “Romancing the Stone” where the sister was kidnapped and held in Cartegena. My friends Marie and Hank had flown directly to Cartegena and I met them there in the morning. We took …
Mar 25
Planning my itinerary around Colombia would be tricky. I had preferred to start in the north and head south to end in Cali for the annual Salsa festival. However, in using frequent flier miles, I could only fly to Medellin, Cali, or Bogota. So, I decided to fly to Medellin and make a backwards “S” …
Mar 25
A Caribbean Paradise in a chaotic country is Los Roques Venezuela. Los Roques Venezuela is accessed via a short flight to Gran Roque from Caracas. There were incredible views while flying into the islands. This would be my first time in the Caribbean and it did not disappoint. The sight of the islands, beaches, and …
Mar 25
We had the rest of the afternoon to enjoy this area. There was a very lovely lagoon with a white sand beach and the reddest water I have ever seen – red from the minerals in the earth. Sapo falls fell into this lagoon, along with several other falls. We swam in the lagoon and …
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