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The hordes of domestic tourists leave Salento after the weekend and the locals get back their sleepy coffee town for another week. A quiet day of tranquility before we head to Bogota and so it is the sound of church … Continue reading →

Carlos drops us off to the start of the trail head to walk the loop of Valle de Cocora supposedly a 5 hour trek. The highlight here is to see the Quindio wax palms, Colombia’s national tree and known for … Continue reading →

We meet a fabulous lady Beatrix and her nephew Carlos through Piere at our hostel and they invite us along with Antonia and Piere to visit their dairy farm in the Valle de Cocora. The house has been in the … Continue reading →

The joys of travelling is bumping into other travellers we have met along the way in previous places and this small town is a small world. Today we head up to a coffee finca (farm) by a willy jeep not … Continue reading →

Time for the Nobbies to travel to Colombia’s coffee zone. Our first long bus trip since crossing the Peru/Ecuador border we head out of Medellin by bus 6 hours south to Salento, a tranquil small town in the heart of … Continue reading →

Nobbies take a day trip 2 hours north of Medellin to Guatape on a local bus. First we climb La Piedra rock via 675 stairs up the side. A few huffs and puffs but rewarding with spectacular views from the … Continue reading →

With so much history and past armed conflict in Medellin we book a walking tour of the city with local Colombian called Pablo. A passionate guy who loves his city and grew up during the reign of the drug cartel. … Continue reading →

Colombia is a mountainous country which makes for long and windy bus trips. So with little then 2 weeks left and the availability of cheap internal flights we fly from Santa Marta to Medellin in the afternoon for $80 each. … Continue reading →

After Ben’s exhausting 4 days on the Lost City trek Nobbies spend the day chillin’, swimmin’ and hammockin’ at the hostel. Dreamer hostel is like a mini resort. Head out to dinner and movies (3rd one in 9 months) with … Continue reading →

Our first day in Santa Marta staying at a hostel run by an Aussie which was an ex drug cartel’s house. Ben had his teva sandals stolen and my $5 sunnies from the hut back on the beach in Cartagena, … Continue reading →