Las Americas Cartagena

Lucky and AV... everything we need on our back, off to tear it up in the Americas!

So, seeing as we missed out on the ´BA lifestyle´ that seemed so widespread amongst other students during our varisty career we decided we needed a break! Conveniently this also meant that we could put off being really responsible for another year!!!!! ...

Starting in Boston, the journey took me across the States and then down through Mexico, Central and South America

Well guys, hi and thanks for logging on to my travelpod webpage to check out the mischief I'm getting up to. At the moment things are going sweetly at Coppercreek camp and the big travels are due to start on August 13th. So sit back, relax and read on ...

Covers my 1.5 years in the Americas. I bought the cheapest flight over the Atlantic (to Toronto), crossed the USA coast to coast, studied Spanish for 2 months in Guatemala, travelled through Central America, over to Colombia and worked my way down to ...

... the city, and quite understandably.  The place is literally a visual aphrodisiac..it´s the architectural embodiment of romance. Cartagena de noche tiene una vista divina. Cartagena could be Venice´s tropical, striking younger brother...with a ...

... Cabañas, na entrada da Baía de Havana. O forte é da primeira metade do Século XVI e domina toda a cidade e a Baía de Cartagena. O mais interessante, porém, não é o que se vê do alto, mas o que está nos subterrâneos: são túneis e mais túneis ...

... crimes contra a Igreja Católica. No segundo andar visitamos um pequeno museu histórico que mostrava a evolução urbana de Cartagena ao longo do tempo e o caminho usado pelas caravelas para levar os tesouros para Espanha. Visitamos a igreja de San ...

... to the streets on bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, foot, ect. - a concept unheard of in Central America), and the preservation of Cartagena is incredible.  But the real charm of Colombia has been the people, as they have been the nicest out of any ...

... form of churches, plazas, and apartments with overhanging balconies decorated in vines. We decided to spend our time in Cartagena wandering the cobblestone streets, admiring the architecture, and seeing a few of the tourist sites. We visited first the ...

... a small cup. The following morning we left Coronado to Panama City.  We were going to enter the city by the bridge Las Americas but we passed the entrance.  Instead, we entered the city by the Centennial bridge, a very modern drawbridge.  ...

... being together with dinner and drinks. It was a good night and Kate joined us, which made it even more special. DESTINATION CARTAGENA - On 18.12.08 we flew from Bogota to Cartagena, part of Caribbean Colombia and Colombia's top tourist destination. It ...

... renowned for its unique combination of coral formations and jungle vegetation. Travelling along the coast, our next stop is Cartagena de Las Indias. Experience the Caribbean charm and beauty of this modern city, while enjoying its fabled past. 11th ...