Category Archives: Colombia

Day 260 – En route to Salento by bus

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

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Day 259 – Day trip to Guatape

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

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Day 258 – Real city tour in Medellin

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

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Day 257 – Flying over Colombian coffee, Medellin

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

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Day 256 – Just chillin, Santa Marta

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

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Day 255 – Last day of the Lost City trek

The last day was a long one, covering two thirds of the walk back along the same track over 7 hours. We had thought it would be mostly downhill as it seemed mostly uphill on the way in, however this … Continue reading

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Day 254 – Day 3 of the Lost City trek

Our 3rd day in the jungle begins with another early morning as we head through a river crossing to reach the 1200 stairs that lead to the lost city entrance. We excitedly climb the rough, uneven and mossy stairs that … Continue reading

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Day 253 – Day 2 of the Lost City trek

After our 5:30am breakfast, we pass our first Colombian Army patrol. Since an incident in 2003 in which 8 tourists were kidnapped and held for 3 months, the army has kept the area safe from the guerillas and drug cartels … Continue reading

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Day 252 – Day 1 of the Lost City trek

I have long wanted to visit Ciudad Perdida (Lost City), ancient home of the Tairona people which was rediscovered in the 1970’s in the mountainous jungle near Santa Marta, Colombia. However the only way to get there is a gruelling … Continue reading

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Day 251 – Santa Marta, Colombia

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

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