Our flight from Cartagena to Panama City was due to depart at 7.42am and so we were up very early to get to the airport. This only takes 15 mins in a cab and its a fairly small airport to navigate. When we checked in the ground staff were very concerned that we didn´t have any booked onward transportation from Panama and you could tell they must get some grief from Panama customs for letting people through on one-way tickets. After some controlled arguing they l...

We were up early this morning so we could be at the dock for 8am when the boat to Playa Blanca (white beach) was scheduled to leave. We got there early to get good seats on the boat as we knew it was a trip that took several hours and didn`t want to get sun exposure. What we didn`t know was that they would wait until the boat was full before leaving. So 1 hour later we were still docked and wishing we had stayed in bed longer. Eventually we got going and in no t...

It was very hot when we arrived early in the morning in Cartagena and noticeably more muggy and tropical. We found a hostel in the area of Getsemani which is on the outskirts of the old town and a little bit more ghetto! It was substanitally cheaper than staying in the old town and once you ignored some of the freaks mulling around was quite nice! Mark and I had quite a lazy day as the effects of our sleeping tablets were still wearing off. Mark was in the wars ...

We left our spiritual haven in Bogota to catch a bus to a small colonial village 4 hours away. The bus station was a good 30mins out of Bogota and so we went there unsure of what time our bus would actually leave and in the hope we could get tickets. We managed to find a bus easily but it didn't leave for another 2 hours so we had lunch at the station, a typical menu of the day, whilst trying to kill time. Our bus was a proper coach and very comfortable. It was ...

Our flight from Lima to Bogota left at 10pm and we landed in Bogota at 1am. Thankfully they have a great airport taxi service that prints a receipt for your taxi fare based on the address before you leave. This meant we didnt have to haggle at this late hour. Our hostel had provided us with a speech to recite to the driver so the directions were spot on! The hostel, Anandamayi, is absolutely beauitful and exactly the place we were looking for. It is built around...