After Salento, I was at a loss as to where to head next. There aren’t that many recommended tourist destinations in the south of Colombia, at least not many that people get super excited…
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I’ll admit that I had to have a drink before I signed up. And yeah, it’s a good thing I did since the sign-up form asked for your blood type and an emergency contact.…
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I must confess that I came to Colombia during the rainy season. Did I know that ahead of time? Ummmm, perhaps I skimmed over that minor detail during my preparations. And I almost didn’t pack…
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I had to get out of Medellín. It was time to go. I’d had a lot of fun, maybe too much fun, and I needed to rest somewhere a little more… quiet. Instead of taking…
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Aside from being in transit and dealing with some pretty terrible wifi, I’ve also been putting off writing about my time in Medellín because I don’t want to offend anybody. Don’t get me wrong, the…
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I didn’t have crazy high hopes for Bogotá. It’s a big city. A big big city. Possibly dirty and ugly. High altitude. Crime. Right?…
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“Santa Marta’s a bit of a shithole.” You’ll just have to imagine that sentence spoken in an Australian accent. I heard this statement or a variation of it no less than three times in…
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As promised, there are photos of monkeys in this post. Like oh-my-gosh-real-life-in-the-wild-monkeys!…
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I know, I know. You’re probably like, Rachel, you’re not even in Cartagena anymore right? Haven’t you moved on? No, the answer is no. I haven’t moved on. I’m hung up on how beautiful…
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So one of my main objectives on this little career break around the world of mine is, obviously, to eat as much local cuisine as possible. I’d been doing a pretty good job of…
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I just had to stay in a hut on the beach. Everybody said it would be worth it. It’s better than a day trip, they said. It’s so beautiful when the crowds leave, they…
