Our last stop in Colombia was Cartagena. We only stayed one night in this colourful city but enjoyed the warm sea breeze and caribbean flair even more. In Cartagena we stayed in a beautiful hostel called Republica in the historic center. We joined a free walking tour which starts at the Torre de Reloj in…
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One Day in Tayrona
Hi again, to a new episode of travelling with the Travelsquad. Todays blog post is about our time at the Tayrona National Park. As you might know, long lines to get in are the standard and arriving as early as possible is the way to go. For us this meant sleeping close to the entrance…
The Lost City
It’s been a long time since we last updated you on our trip. In the meantime we came back to Europe and our busy working lives have caught up with us. However I enjoy writing about our trip even more now and relive everything again. So on we go: Next up in our journey was…
Carribean Air in Santa Marta
Dear all, After our short stay in Bogotà, we took the first and only inland flight to Santa Marta: Finally the Carribean! Santa Marta was a quick stop for us, since we wanted to see many places in the region. The most important reason to be there however, was to see my friend Cindy. I…
Bogotá – Capital de Colombia
Dear reader, this blogpost will be will be about our two days in the cool city of Bogotá. We started off in the early morning when we arrived from a long night ride. Our hostel (Explora) was in the touristic neighborhood of Candelaria which is like the old center. From there we walked to the…
Lento en Salento
Dear friends, I want to tell you about Salento, this little town in the coffee triangle of Colombia, colourful and quiet. We arrived here after an intense week of salsa dancing in the buzzy city of Cali, so it was exactly what we needed. The hostel where we stayed was called Coffee Tree Boutique Hostel,…
Mucha Salsa en Cali
Hola amigos, today about Cali, the famous Salsa capital, home to the biggest celebration of Salsa, the Feria de Cali. We arrived here in the late afternoon, at over 30 degrees temperature in a huge city which was already preparing for the event of the year: Feria de Cali. Our hostel El Viajero (recommended) was…
Latacunga and Quilotoa
Hi there! This post is about our 3 day stay in the middle of the ecuadorian Andes. Let’s starts with Latacunga. A small town with it’s own airport, this place is relatively good situated for it’s connections to all kinds of places in Ecuador. It’s a indigenous town, where the ladies like to wear plenty…
Quito Bonito
Hi again, I’d like to share with you our short experience in Quito. We arrived very f. late at night, with a bus from the hawt amazon. We went straight to bed at Hostelito, similar to Cusco in a dorm with double beds (13$). The night we arrived it was the big night of the…
Ecuadorian Amazon
Hi all, I am finally coming around to put down everything we experienced in the ecuadorian Amazon. Let’s try to forget that we are already long gone and in the middle of our colombian adventure in Cali (hups..) As you might have read in our previous post about Baños, we had already reached the start…
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