If you are seeking a tranquil stay nestled among coffee estates, pop Salento on your Colombian itinerary and read on! 1. Salento’s Main Square Salento has a few restaurants, cafes, a supermarket and a main square. The weekends are busy with locals who travel to hang around the pop up restaurants around Salento’s main square. […]
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Jun
Jun
Me – Where are you staying? Traveller – Poblado, you? Me – Actually, La 70. If you are here for a while and want to live like the locals it seems to be an area where Paisas (people from Medellin) live and party Traveller – (Laughs) Why would I want to live near locals? This […]
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Jun
Jun
Cartagena was another one of those places other travellers said no to bother committing too much of our time to but we ended up really liking. We arrived at night and the town was bustling with a European feel. Lots of travellers go to party in Cartagena but there are plenty of things to do […]
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May
May
Ah, I feel zen! And you can too after tubing in Palomino, Colombia. I take that back, it should be called tranquil tubing in Palomino. It has been a much needed chilled out couple of days after a wee fiesta in Santa Marta! For obvious reasons, this will be a (nearly) photo-less post for us, which […]
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May
May
Minca, a small town with a population of one thousand, tucked away in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, really has it all and here are the things to do in Minca for all backpackers travelling to Colombia (my favourite country to backpack around!) Click to read our extensive Colombia travel guide Santa Marta to […]