
Running in Argentina
This was a beautiful run, and quite a change from my previous runs in South America. Continue reading “Running in Argentina” »
This was a beautiful run, and quite a change from my previous runs in South America. Continue reading “Running in Argentina” »
One of the things that’s been on my bucket list ever since I learned about it as a kid was the Amazon rainforest. I remember studying it in school and thinking of how incredible the place must be – guarding 10% of the world’s (known) animal species in its 6.9 million square kilometers of area. Continue reading “The Amazon Rainforest – From Leticia, Colombia” »
We journeyed to Santa Marta, Colombia for the same reason many people do: Tayrona National Park. Continue reading “Hit or Miss? Tayrona National Park, Colombia – MISS!” »
After spending some time in Bogota, we made our way to the small town of Salento, in the heart of coffee country. Continue reading “Salento, Colombia” »
Compared to Salento, Cartagena felt like a whole different planet – how could these two places be part of the same country? Salento with its gentle rolling hills and laid back vibe was behind us and here we were, standing in the middle of sweat, and heat, and Caribbean beats.
We got settled in our AirBNB – what turned out to be our worst one thus far – and went walking into town. As we neared the city center, enclosed in thick stone walls, the barrio’s just outside were swelling and thumping with loud music and drums, people singing while sitting on the side walks or even flat out dancing to the rhythms. It was so cliche’ed that I couldn’t really believe it. Where were we? I had thought that this kind of vibe would be on the Caribbean islands, not here on the mainland. But that was our welcome to Cartagena De Indias.
One of the entrances into the old city, through the gate of the stone city walls.
People say it’s one of the most photogenic cities in the world. And it is. Just google it, you’ll see what I mean. Unfortunately I didn’t get much of an opportunity to photograph it, despite us being there for 4 days. In fact, almost all my photos were taken on our last night – which is why they are almost all evening shots. On the plus side, there aren’t many of those on google so I’m filling a niche.
Jordan likes to peer into the keyholes of awesome doors.
So Cartagena was an experience.
It was one of those places where just a bunch of things went wrong all at the same time, and they affected our ability to thoroughly enjoy the city – though the weather is definitely part of the city, and that had a significant effect on us.
I don’t know what “Frying Chicken Scented” is, but it sounds disappointing.
We did have a good time – some of the time. We saw some of the sights (we never finished that walking tour), ate in a couple cool restaurants sampling the Caribbean specialties, visited a neat castle and got all our laundry done. But I’d go back if given the opportunity since I feel like we didn’t do it justice.