We went to Taganga for our first full beach day of many to come in the next few weeks. At almost 40 degrees it was definitely sunbathing weather! The beach wasn't the most beautiful I'd ever seen but may have had the most atmosphere and character of any beach id ever been to! Renowned as a party beach, Taganga was surprisingly clean with clear blue water and no litter, and the surrounding mountains of Santa Marta provided pretty great views. The beach was packe...

We arrived in boiling hot Santa Marta on the north and Caribbean coast of Colombia. I can finally pack away my jumpers and not see them again until England! Our hostel was called The Dreamer and was the best we had stayed at so far, with a huge pool and a grassy area surrounding it with loungers and hammocks, a great bar, kitchen, TV area, pool table - everything you could ask for in a hostel! We immediately set up for the day in a spot by the pool; time to get...