Category: Colombia

  • The Valley: Gateway to Tayrona

    The Valley: Gateway to Tayrona

    We were meant to be up at 5am. It was now 8am. It wasn’t looking like a great start to the day. Our plans had long since fallen through on account of a late night and a migraine keeping me up most of the night. On the positive side, at least my pain had subsided.…

  • Rooftop Dance Parties in Santa Marta

    Rooftop Dance Parties in Santa Marta

    Our flight left Bogota late Saturday morning, so we got to enjoy a simple breakfast in our hostel of fresh mango, avocado, and leftover bread. The fruit at the market yesterday was so good that we couldn’t pass it up. Unfortunately, our eyes were bigger than our stomaches and we accidentally bought too much… which…

  • Hot Chocolate and Cheese in Bogota

    Hot Chocolate and Cheese in Bogota

    Pack. Unpack. Repack. Pack. Unpack. Repack. I was only taking one 40L carry-on bag this trip so I had to be diligent and carefully choose each item that went into that bag. Over my years of travelling I’ve developed a pretty solid list of things I always like to have on hand – for example:…

  • The Countdown to 43

    The Countdown to 43

    Lately I’ve been feeling a tad burned out. I can feel the continual stress building up of being in a management role all day at work, then being in the mom management role as soon as I leave the hospital. It’s a lot to manage staff all day, despite them being a fantastic group of…