Bahia Hotel Cartagena

... There were 9 of us in total with a real mix of nationalities and characters. The first day involved sailing to the islands in San Blas which are a group of small Caribbean islands and about as close to the perfect postcard pictures you can think of for the Caribbean. Unfortunately the weather was absolute ***** so we didn't get to see the white sand and turqoise water in its full glory but still impressive none the less. Having moored up near 1 of the islands ...

... a boat in the morning and jet off to Isla Rosario where we snorkel amongst colorful and amazing fish, and then are taken to Playa Blanca (white beach) and spend the day amongst the sun and sand before retiring for the night at Mama Ruth´s hammock and camping huts where she served up some excellent red snapper over coconut rice. Today the skies were overcast, but no rain. We took a speed boat back to Cartagena that tossed high up in the ...

... much work to operate an open-sea yacht. Our bargaining attempts fail and we give in. Tomorrow we will say YES to Fabien. We will leave for Panama the 13th of May. We always desire violence more than we would admit. There is a metaphysical need for violence in all of us, and when it doen't come out that means we're suppressing it. Buh! How many writers impress their readers by this kind of talk. They all want to show us the darkest corner of the human soul, exemplifying it with their own ...

... breakfast and then a tentative wobble out of town is the most we can muster. After 100 kilometres we are both feeling a bit rough so stop off for a Gatorade and a stretch making the next 100 kilometres into Chiclayo bearable. Rum is evil.<br><br><br>One thing that I find amusing in Peru is the preoccupation of all hotels and guest houses with your occupation when you check in. By law, each accommodation stop has to record details of all the guests that stay there, including name, Passport ...

Endlich in an der Karibik Küste von Kolumbien....man wie lange hab ich drauf gewartet! Wie gesagt wir sind hier schneller aus Medellin hergekommen als eigentlich geplant war da wir ja auf dieses Festival gehen wollten das dann ja leider gecanceled wurde...war aber auch nicht so wild, hab ich halt nen bissel Geld gespart, gell? Cartagena hat nen super schönes altes Zentrum und dann nen neues Zentrum was mich doch schon sehr an ...

... his friends who treated Jev to birthday beers and bracelets and lots of funny Spanish chat. We somehow drank beers in the streets and plazas until 3 in the morning, along with the rest of Cartagena. We love Cartagena - it´s like a little dream world unlike anywhere else we´ve ever been. It´s a mixture of Spain, Africa and Colombia and it feels a million miles from anywhere in Ecuador or anywhere else we´ve been really. ¡Muy bien!

... is great when the restaurants aren't busy. And they don't know what they're missing either. The filet mignon I had tonight was one of the best I've ever had. It just melted in my mouth. Day 7 - Cartagena, Columbia We had tried to book an NCL tour of Old Cartagena the day before but couldn't get in. It had a waiting list. So we just left the ship and hired a taxi to take us to the old city as well as some shopping. Well, the coordinator of the taxis must have told the ...