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Travel Blogs from Cartegena, Colombia

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Sand gets everywhere..., Cartegena - Santa Marta:  The Caribbean Coast, Colombia travel blog

Sand gets everywhere...

A travel blog entry by marktjhung

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... a song from an elderly man passing by with his guitar.  Then proceeded a quite magical concert, serenading Taganga, Colombia and Cuba - his voice possessing that incredible, indescribable quality - one that captivates and enthrals, that just draws ...

Ok, so Medellin for the weekend right?, Medellin/Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Ok, so Medellin for the weekend right?

A travel blog entry by shawnsmith

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... though, just over anxious police it seemed. Seems we picked the right team, they won both games and even in Cartegena the jerseys are everywhere! Other Highlights Hmmm, well, while were in Medellin there was a guerrilla attack further south, where ...

The paradise that is Playa Blanca, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

The paradise that is Playa Blanca

A travel blog entry by monkeymouse74

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Oh my, I have found paradise! About a week ago we jumped on a boat in Cartegena to go to a beach called Playa Blanca. It had been recommended to me by a few people who had said it was beautiful, and man, were they right! Its a white sand beach on the ...

Cartegena craziness, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Cartegena craziness

A travel blog entry by monkeymouse74

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... its around 34 degrees, which is fantastic, although my London acquired pastiness is taking a beating and I have burnt shoulders. Now whilst Cartegena itself is a gorgeous city, we poor travellers cant afford to stay in the nice part of town, so have set ...

Castles, pirates and treasure, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Castles, pirates and treasure

A travel blog entry by kiemce

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I spent my final days in Cartagena walking the streets taking photos. The city walls and the buildings contained within are interesting to explore - every street seems to transform as the sun passes overhead to alter the angle of light and shadows ...

Our favorite town so far!, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Our favorite town so far!

A travel blog entry by chillwithjoe

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... day. Cartegena is a b-e-a-utiful town on the Caribbean coast and the Spanish history is spectacularly evident everywhere you look. Cartegena has been my favorite town that we have visited so far actually! The combination of friendly Colombians, amazing ...

categena to bogota, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

categena to bogota

A travel blog entry by nealevans

... We got very brown, ate lots of fish and hailed a boat to get off but not before i had my willie massaged back in cartegena we made a reckless yet calculated decision to risk the bodyguard in the 4 x 4 full of women. Somehow we ended up in bogota!!! ...

Leaving Medellin, Boo Hoo! But-to Caribe!, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Leaving Medellin, Boo Hoo! But-to Caribe!

A travel blog entry by jathomaz

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... !  At long last!  I have waited for this moment a long time-those beautiful azure seas of the Carribean. Cartegena reminds me of Miami, or what I remember of Miami.  Very cosmopolitan, nothing like the altiplano in Bolivia or Peru.  ...

Still sweating in Cartegena, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Still sweating in Cartegena

A travel blog entry by eoinmccarthy

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Hi I got the bus from Santa Marta to Cartegena on Sunday Sept 10th and checked into Casa Viena in the old town. I had a quick bit to eat and crashed as the heat was real getting to me. Next day I went around the old part of the city which is ...

Colombia, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Colombia

A travel blog entry by squeak_1912

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... they shut a lot of the main roads so that people can ride their bikes down them which I thought was great. Now we r in Cartegena which is a stunning colonial city on the carribean coast, we stayed here for 2 days and then got a boat to an island ...

Spanish Inquisition, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Spanish Inquisition

A travel blog entry by rofo

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Visited the old headquarters of the Spanish Inquisition. Everything inside the building is reconstruction after the place was set on fire after the Spanish were forced out. Around 800 people were killed by means of crazy sadistic ways, 5 of which were ...

Island of Possibilities, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Island of Possibilities

A travel blog entry by millarmotortour

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... check for other vessels and accuracy of direction based on the halo full moon above , after the pastel sunsets. I am in Cartegena, Colombia now. Beautiful city covered by skyscrapers, appartments, and an old section of forts 850,000 pop. The gateway ...

Oh Cartegena.......Part 1of 2, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Oh Cartegena.......Part 1of 2

A travel blog entry by rofo

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I could try and describe what has happened in the last days in Cartegena or just show you the photos............... I vote for the photos and a small description when applicable is best as far to much has gone on for me to remember and in what ...

Salute, Dinero,  Amor, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Salute, Dinero, Amor

A travel blog entry by millarmotortour

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Just some ...

Me llamo Luna, Cartegena and Taganga, Colombia travel blog

Me llamo Luna

A travel blog entry by wheresdaznow

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... the end of the trip. The journey there was half the fun including the obligatory police stops, passport checks and road blocks. Colombia definately has no shortage of police officers, military guys and guns. Big kick ass AK-47´s which makes a guy feel ...

Oh Cartegena.......Part 2of 2, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Oh Cartegena.......Part 2of 2

A travel blog entry by rofo

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... was welcomed with open arms considering the variety of music that has been avaliable. With a crew 7 strong, we partied and showed Colombia's affluent youths how we do it down under! Another party we got into towards the end was actually a Look Models ...

Montoya, Cartegena and Miss Colombia!, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Montoya, Cartegena and Miss Colombia!

A travel blog entry by rofo

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With a quick phone call and the swipe of a credit card I touched down in Cartegena International Airport, Colombia. A quick detour to test the waters in South America in time for Cartegenas´ Independence Day on the 11 of November. But the party seemed to ...

cartegena, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

cartegena

A travel blog entry by dothisdothat

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... for tonght to medellin as its 15 hours in the bus and all the boook say dont travel on night buses so wellll its gooodybe cartegena and fairwell it be great new friends dilek and oli who are heading to leticai and the amazon ! im gona miss them although ...

Victims of the Worst Practical Joke Ever, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Victims of the Worst Practical Joke Ever

A travel blog entry by paul_stewart

... to one of the best organised practical jokes of all time - that of the "wonderful, can't miss" sailboat trip from Panama to Cartegena in Colombia. But, anyway, it has been a while since I have written in this blog, so I'd better bring things up to date ...

Cartegena, Colombia, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Cartegena, Colombia

A travel blog entry by jamesmcbrien

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Cartegena, Colombia

A travel blog entry by chazlegrand

... and Joachim are probably going to head down to Taganga just outside of Santa Marta about four hours up the coast from here. I will probably do Cartegena again on the way back down, only this time I'll try to be here on a weekend when the party is on. In ...

TravelPod, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

TravelPod

A travel blog entry by mmonckro

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I want to talk about me, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

I want to talk about me

A travel blog entry by donmiller

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Here are some some picture showing some of the local colonialial style colors. ...

Inside the pockets of a clown., Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Inside the pockets of a clown.

A travel blog entry by donmiller

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I have been pretty much wearing the same clothes for 2 weeks now. And no, they are not self cleaning. Good thing my natural scent is that of fresh cut flowers. I had to break down and have them thrown in the hostel dried because the quick dry material ...

See World circumnavigation (#3), Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

See World circumnavigation (#3)

A travel blog entry by asailor

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and second to Cartegena, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

and second to Cartegena

A travel blog entry by aanda

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... take the shuttle bus (30 passengers, air con) to Barranquilla. There was a little hoohaa when they realised we were going further to Cartegena but we got there and got in a taxi. The driver hadn't heard of the Centro Hotel and I was hoping the book wasnt ...

You can get anything you want, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

You can get anything you want

A travel blog entry by donmiller

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... a place, dropped my pack and went back out to get my bearings and to try out my new hat. There are 3 main areas of Cartegena ( in my opinion). The city within the walls. The city just outside the walls and the city across the causeway. The city within ...

You´re cold as ice, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

You´re cold as ice

A travel blog entry by donmiller

... smelly head left a scent on that hat that reminds them everyday that they suck!!! 8:30 and we are here.  At the Cartegena bus station.  Had breakfast and caught a cab into the city.  Another 45 minutes because of traffic.   Somewhere ...

Cartegena, Colombia, Cartegena Colombia, Colombia travel blog

Cartegena, Colombia

A travel blog entry by yvonne-richard

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... on the streets as they were expecting a demonstration, but it didn’t happen whilst we were there.     Cartegena used to have the largest slave market in South America, but it was also one of the first places in the Americas to ...

Colombia, Bogota, Cartegena, Colombia travel blog

Colombia

A travel blog entry by deoneill

... A lot of very friendly people. Mauri and your family, Marce and Margarita - thanks for everything! For showing us a wonderful country. Colombia is not what everyone imagines, there is danger in certain parts in the countryside but it is definitely a great ...

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