Tag Archives: colombia

+ Taganga & Parque Tayrona, Colombia

Latino music, fruit smoothies, sand and sea…. what else do you need?! Taganga is a little fishing village which is seeing more and more backpackers arrive on its shores. My first night involved staying in a hostel where they let their staff and young children sleep in the same dorm as you – it felt [...]

+ Santa Marta, Colombia

I travelled from Cartagena to Santa Marta via Barranquilla on a shuttle bus, costing 20,000 pesos (about £6). Santa Marta is a quiet little town that doesn’t have an awful lot to see as a backpacker, but it was nice to stay at a cheap hostel (Miramar is only 10,000 pesos a night) and chill [...]

+ Flying to Bogota, Colombia from Lima, Peru

Firstly, I was unprepared for the airport tax. I’d managed to whittle away my last few soles to almost zero, so then to be told i need to pay 98 more just for using the airport (which doesn’t even have free wi-fi) left me a bit miffed. I’ve even had to pay a fee for [...]

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