Blogs from Magdalena, Colombia, South America - page 3

Minca (14/04/2018-16/04/2018) As we fare goodbye to our fantastic hostel in Santa Marta and its wonderful jugo (juice), we hail a taxi to take us to get a shuttle bus to our next destination Minca - a refreshing town nestled in the mountains, renowned for its natural beauty. Minca is the perfect place to kick back and relax for a few days, take in some great scenic walks, spot tropical birds, and enjoy interacting with some locals. After a 15 minute drive, our taxi driver stops and checks for the bus shuttle.. he returns with bad news, and mumbles something in Spanish to inform us the shuttle bus isn't until tomorrow. How odd... the hostel never mentioned anything.. something doesn't feel right, but we were stuck! So he ended up personally driving us to Minca (45 ... read more

We arrived in the evening and stayed in a hotel near to the beach and the “parque de los novios”. The “ Hostal Parque Real “ was comfortable, very nice and quiet. Our first visit was to the park “parque de los novios”, there were many people because in the city was celebrating the Tairona India Festival. We walked through the park and saw many bars and restaurants, then we got to the beach. I was on this beach 28 years ago. Nowadays there are many monuments in honor of the Tairona Indians, we choose a place to have a few beers and appreciate the atmosphere at night. Then, before that we went to sleep we ate at a good restaurant. It was delicious.... read more

Last year I celebrated with my family the new year at the beaches of Rodadero, it is a wonderful experience, because you can last all night sitting on the beach enjoying a healthy environment. We arrived at the beach at night and we sat down to talk as a family, we share with other people around, there were many children playing, and best of all sitting on the beach!... read more

Before departing for the La Ciudad Perdida, we decided to make a stop in a small backpacker town in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta. So, after the 4-hour bus ride from Cartagena to Santa Marta, we hopped in a small cab and headed up into the mountains. I had come across Minca while researching what to do while in Colombia but it didn’t make the itinerary until everyone I met who had been there raved about it. The town itself doesn’t really have much to offer, other than the hostels scattered throughout the surrounding jungle. Once we finally arrived in Minca proper, I told our cab driver the name of our hostel and told him to drop us off there. He motioned for me to get out and directed me to a group of guys ... read more

We stepped off the plane and bang...we were smacked in the face with booming sun and 33 degrees of humid heat. Back in the heat, back to the beach and back in the land of the mozzies. We had arrived in Santa Marta and were quickly on our way to our hostel where we were greeted by our local hostel owner...Alan from Peckham! Not long after arriving, our minds had already switched to planning for the following day; a hike and over night stay in the Tayrona National Park. Famed for its beautiful Caribbean beaches, huge boulders and spectacular hiking trails through the nearby forested hills, we were certainly looking forward to getting there and chilling out (not so much the hiking though). The following morning we were up and out the door by 8am, waiting ... read more