7th July 2012 We booked our bus out of Cartagena to Medellin for 5.30, we then headed out for breakfast and to the bank. 3 transactions and the bank hasn't blocked my card... This is a record! Money in hand we headed to a barbers to get my hair cut, not knowing the Spainish for short back and sides with a bit of funk on top, but go easy on the windows peak ( i'm 27 not 62) it was a bit of a gamble. Straight in with the clippers and vast amounts of hair falling I...

You will all be overjoyed to hear that the early night payed off and we are up and raring to go by 8 this morning. While I try to tame my hair into some sort of respectable style, Mark is busy studying the map of Cartagena and planning our route for our day of sightseeing! Hair tamed...ish, map studied, backpack on and camera loaded we are ready to hit the streets. First stop the old town which is a 'postcard worthy scene of 17th century architecture' and is ...

5th July 2012 We have arrived in Cartagena. It was the bumpiest 4.30hrs of our lives. This van had no suspension. We felt every bump!! Which didn't help on a full bladder! Our guide says this is one of the most beautiful cities in Columbia. Hoping to explore the old town tomorrow. We are staying in the red light district. Once Stevie is asleep...... Sticking to the traditional South American cuisine we went out for an Indian. The random starter that we didn't ...