Top 4 Must See Places In and Around Cartagena
Located at the very top of Colombia on the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena is a steaming hot tourist city. If you are planning a visit (which I thoroughly recommend) here are my top 4 must see [...]
Enjoying the Older South American Crowd
I’ve been traveling through South America for almost three months now and in every hostel, hotel or tour I’ve pleasantly discovered a mix of traveler age groups. South America, refreshingly, is not filled with eighteen [...]
Medellin, Colombia’s Comeback City
For the past month I have been traveling through Colombia. The country was not a part of my travel plan when I left Australia. Others I spoke with, friends, family had never been and warned [...]
Sick Solo Traveler
Being sick whilst on the road is something that everyone experiences, especially long-term travelers. It's awful, especially if you are vomiting and diarrhea sick and staying in a hostel dorm room. Wanting nothing more than [...]
Hostel Review – The Dreamer Santa Marta, Colombia
Discussing my Colombian travel plans with other backpackers before arriving here, as soon as I mentioned I was headed up to Cartagena almost everyone said, "Go to Santa Marta and stay at The Dreamer." When [...]
Escape to Playa Blanca, Colombia
Playa Blanca is only an hour or so drive from Cartagena, yet it feels like another world. A tropical Caribbean beach lined with huts and hammocks but with no electricity or wifi. The white sand [...]
Struggling to Stay in Colombia
I'm in Colombia at the moment and it's great. I'm right at the top of Colombia and have already traveled through Cartagena and Playa Blanca and I'm currently in Santa Marta. This is the hot [...]