After being robbed I spent a week in Bogota, trying to figure everything out. Money we fixed through western union and was fairly easy. The holdup was that to get my money I needed my passport, and I needed to pay to get my passport. I was trapped in a classic catch-22, but with the help of the norwegian consulate in Bogota I finally got my cash. Immidiately had a great cup of coffee and a cake and the nearest cafe, just to celebrate my economic freedom. Anothe...

A couple of days in Jardin turned in to 5. The reason for this was that that day I had walked up to the trout farms I looked upon the skies and there I was three sail. Could it be... paragliders? I hurried my way down to where they were landing and quickly started a conversation, eager for information of the flying around. They told me that there is flying sites all over colombia, making in one of the easiest places to go for this sport. I asked them how much the...

After finishing my diving back in Taganga I headed up to Minca, a small coffee growing village about 40 minutes away from Santa Marta. I walked at random and followed a trail up a steep hill and encountered a beautiful hostal with a view over the sea and santa marta in the distance. As I arrived two toucans were singing in a tree right next to the hostal, and upon seing them I knew I had to stay for a few nights up there. Went there with two Israelis and we...

After a long and way too warm busride from Maicao to Santa Marta I got on a moto taxi and 20 minutes later I was in Taganga. It is said to be a super laid back fisherman village full of gringos, but I find it less pleasant and much less laidback than Montañita in Ecuador. Taganga in sunset Not superimpressed with the place I decided to do it easy here. Found a cheap hostal where I could sleep on the roof in a hammock, and a diving school where I could ge...