Colombian Coast – Santa Marta, Taganga, Tayrona, Cartagena

On Monday we flew from Medellin to Santa Marta and grabbed a cab to our hostel, Villana which turned out to be one of the nicest hostels I’ve stayed in. Beautiful, clean, sturdy bunkbeds in the dorms, air con, bean bags and a small pool beside the bar. We headed straight out for dinner at…

Medellin

I’ve just spent five nights at the Black Sheep Hostel in Medellin which has been great. We arrived late last Wednesday night and on Thursday morning Harry, my neighbour from home, arrived having already spent five weeks in Colombia. Thursday was definitely a food day. After a very delicious breakfast in Al Alma beside our…

Bogotá

24 hours in any city isn’t enough to do it justice but having heard amazing things about other areas of Colombia that’s all we could justify dedicating to Bogotá. Laura and Barry, an Irish couple we met in Brazil both teach there and were kind enough to let us stay with them. They live in…