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Final day in Cartagena; Bus to Medellin

Final day in Cartagena; Bus to Medellin

Cartagena, Colombia, South America I chilled in Cartagena today with my new Aussie friend Kim. We led the hostel to check out the castle on the hill just outside of the old town. The mistake that we made was that we didn’t start heading to the castillo until 11am, so it was hot as hell outside. We first stopped at the post office so I could ship my guayabera back to the United States. I’m assuming I won’t be going…

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Diving at Islas del Rosario

Diving at Islas del Rosario

Cartagena, Colombia, South America I got to go diving today!!! I was so lucky! I showed up at the dive center in Cartagena at 8am sharp, and luckily someone had already called to cancel. I paid for the day, which was about twice as expensive as the dives in Santa Marta (281,000 pesos compared to 130,000), but it was worth it. The owner of the dive shop, Andres, brought me and three others to the dock to catch our boat….

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Day in Cartagena old town

Day in Cartagena old town

Cartagena, Colombia, South America I got to see some of Cartagena today, and it is really nice. The old town here is much more beautiful than the old town in Santa Marta. I walked around the city for a few hours and got to see a lot of the sights including some old churches, nice squares, and a walk along the city walls. I even got to stop and have lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, Hard Rock Cafe….

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Diving in Taganga

Diving in Taganga

Cartagena, Colombia, South America I had a brilliant time diving in Taganga today! I got up early and walked down to the dive shop in Santa Marta. There was one other diver coming with me today to do his first open water dive, so we got a taxi from Santa Marta to the dive shop in Taganga. We met all the staff including my dive master for the day, Camila. All 15 of us hopped into the boat and we…

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