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Academic Nonceties
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 3 February 2012
I was under the impression that Oscar Guardiola-Rivera must be an interesting guy. He has written a book entitled What If Latin America Ruled The World?, regularly attends talks about South American culture in London, and was now appearing at the Hay Festival in Cartagena. In reality, his talk followed the same path as his [...]
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Medellin to Cartagena by Bus
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 3 February 2012
The big talking point on this bus journey was whether I should have gone at all. I was told nothing would be happening on the last night at Discos Fuentes for the Ondatrópica guys, just tidying up, that kind of thing. So I booked an overnight bus to Cartagena. No point wasting 13 hours of [...]
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Facades of Cartagena – a photo story
Blog: Sophie's World - 2 November 2011
The girls and I recently sailed through the Panama Canal and stopped – all too briefly – in the beautiful, beautiful Colombian city of Cartagena. Strolling through the lively old city, I was struck by the vibrant colours of the colonial architecture. Seemed to go well with the sultry heat, too. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee [...]Facades of Cartagena – a photo story is a post from Sophie's World
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Photo of the Day: Castillo de San Felipe Cartagena
Blog: Two Backpackers - 10 September 2011
During the seventeenth century, the Spanish paid for prominent European military engineers to build the fortresses which are today Cartagena’s most significant identifying features. Engineering works took well over 208 years and ended with some eleven kilometers of walls surrounding the city, including the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas shown below. In 1984, Cartagena’s [...]
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Photo of the Week: Street Vendors in Cartagena
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 13 March 2011
The Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena in Colombia has a vibrant street scene. We loved walking around the old city admiring the colourful buildings and buying juice or fruit from the many street vendors.
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San Blas Islands, Part 2 – Paradise From a Boat
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 10 March 2011
Our days in the islands were filled with snorkelling among the many reefs and swimming out to modern shipwrecks. One of those we visited had sunk only three months previously and its owner is now in prison after going slightly round-the-bend and killing a couple of people. My best sighting during the snorkelling was of [...]
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San Blas Islands, Part 1 – Tropical Paradise from a Boat
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 8 March 2011
We did a little research into the cost of flights from Cartagena to Panama City and found that last minute flights would cost about US$300 each. This made the option of sailing suddenly seem far more appealing and not that much more expensive. To find a yacht the best option is to go to the [...]
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Playa Blanca – A Truly Tropical Caribbean Beach
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 21 February 2011
We had heard rumours of a beautiful, tropical beach just round the corner from Cartagena, and with a little help from our friend, Tash, whom we had met in Bolivia at Inti Wara Yassi, we were able get there in a very creative fashion. The Lonely Planet says that the best way to get to [...]
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Colourful Flagrant Caribbean Coast
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 19 February 2011
Due to time constraints we made the sad decision to miss out the middle of Colombia and headed straight for the coast. As a result we found ourselves a cheap flight from Quito to Cartagena. From our overnight bus from Puerto Lopez to Quito we headed to the airport to drop off our bags. Once [...]
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Snorkels & Belly Flops in Playa Blanca
Blog: Tourist 2 townie - 16 February 2011
Monday morning we decided to trade the crowded, brown beaches of Bocagrande for the white sand and sunshine of the Islas del Rosario and Playa Blanca. It cost 45,000 COP (About $24US per person) to catch an early-morning 'speed' boat ride from the Cartagena Harbor to the beautiful stretch of narrow white-sand beaches and crystal-clear water known as Playa Blanca.
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Cartagena and the Beginning of South America
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 24 January 2011
We had been looking forward to our arrival in Cartagena, Colombia for quite some time. Not only because Cartagena would be our first stop in our journeys in South America. Cartagena de Indias, its official name, is an old port city on the coast of the Carribean dating back to 1533. Due to its location [...]
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Un Año Nuevo
Blog: Honey Service Year - 1 January 2011
A trip around the world certainly does not make it feel smaller; in some ways, it now feels achingly expansive. The towns and regions that we were fortunate to explore during Honey Service Year are tiny, illuminated pinpricks in a vast sea of unknown and unexplored world. And yet, in my mind's eye, I can see silvery threads between these seemingly isolated points. Bridges and paths that glimmer
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Cartloads of Cartagena
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 20 September 2010
The travelling world tends to throw out the phrase "off the beaten track" in copious amounts these days. The term may mean different things to different people.
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Photo Essay: The Colorful Streets of Cartagena: Part II
Blog: GoBackpacking - 29 July 2010
More vibrant photos from the streets of Old Cartagena.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Photo Essay: The Colorful Streets of Cartagena
Blog: GoBackpacking - 22 July 2010
Cartagena's charming colonial architecture helped it earn UNESCO World Heritage status. --------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Colombia’s Love Affair with Arepas
Blog: GoBackpacking - 21 July 2010
Arepas are a staple of the Colombian diet...--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Confessions of an Introverted Traveler
Blog: GoBackpacking - 14 July 2010
I'm hooked on the ability to casually observe local life via the sounds of the street below.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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My First 24 Hours in Cartagena
Blog: GoBackpacking - 12 July 2010
To experience the charm of old Cartagena, one simply needs to walk the streets.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Colombia’s Aires Opens New Route: NYC to Bogota
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 July 2010
I ponied up the $289.20 for the 1-way ticket, and breathed a sigh of relief. --------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Farewelling South America, last stop Cartagena
Blog: Cogs Watch - 14 June 2010
We've prolonged and prolonged, spent months in countries we'd only planned weeks for but after over six months on the road, our worldwide itinerary ultimately dictating, the time finally came to say goodbye to the beautiful South America, the charming colonial city of Cartagena our last stop. Like so many other places we've visited, this place has a long and interesting history, its colonization dating back to the 1500s!
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The colours of Cartagena and MUD!
Blog: Boodle's Adventure - around the world in 365 days - 13 June 2010
From Taganga, we headed off to our last stop in Colombia – Cartagena. SAD!!!!
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My Mind is On A Plane to Cartagena
Blog: GoBackpacking - 9 June 2010
I feel a funny sense of déjà vu.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Snapshots: 哥倫比亞 Colombia
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 3 May 2010
Colonial architecture grace every street of Cartagena's old town Fresh fruit juice stand - a refreshing way to chill under the Caribbean heat, Cartagena Church tower rises gracefully above colonial balconies, Cartagena Cartagena Full moon rises over one of Cartagena's churches Arched walkways line the plaza of Cartagena's historic center Police welcome a new day as they prepare
