Drinking From The Ganges

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 Colombia, Pt. II- The Final Chapter…..

Cartagena continued, from “Colombia, Pt. I-  Once we arrived in Cartagena’s city center, Mia and I found our hotel and proceeded to explore the city.  Cartagena’s ‘city center’ is walled in , as a result you enter the city and follow it in circular pattern.  Cartagena reminds me of New Orleans (french quarter- bourbon street)….many of the buildings are colorful and have balcony’s (and it is just as humid as New Orleans).  Basically, on our first day, Mia and I explored the ‘walled’ city, had dinner and went out for drinks. 

On our day of arrival, Mia and I purchased tickets for the next day to take a boat to ‘Playa Blanca,’ which is about a hour from Cartagena.  The next morning we woke up at 7ish to make our 8:30 boat excursion.  However, on our walk over to the pier to board our boat….we noticed many, many, many people in line for the same excursion.  [read on]

 ¨Welcome to Colombia, Welcome to my country, Thank you for visiting´ is the mantra I heard throughout my travels in Colombia..... A country riddled with stereotypes...sometimes accurate and sometimes not. One stereotype that should be dismissed is....¨Colombia is dangerous¨! As a tourist, ... [Continue reading this entry]