Reforestation in Palomino
It is 8:30 AM in the Caribbean beach town of Palomino, Colombia. The Tikihut Hostel , the French environment group Envol Vert, and a dozen willing volunteers have teamed up together with a local tree farm to preserve the biodiversity that is essential to keeping the natural beauty of Palomino intact. While we may come from […]
A Day in Barranquilla
When crossing the Magdalena River into Atlántico department, the waters do not have the same inviting blue hue that is found in the surrounding beach towns of Santa Marta. Instead, the waters are grey, mirroring the gritty, industrial port city that is Barranquilla. What Barranquilla might lack in natural beauty is made up in the accessibility […]
Koffie pur sang
Niet ver van Pereira ligt het hotel El Descanso del Duque, dat zich bevindt in een prachtig gerestaureerde finca (landhuis) uit 1880. Het traditionele huis op de voormalige koffieplantage kent een rijke geschiedenis en is typisch voor deze regio. Tegenwoordig is het een charmant hotel met een avocadoplantage, gelegen in de koffiedriehoek die bekend staat om […]
Santa Marta’s Parks and Waterfront
The Parks of Santa Marta It’s evening in the Parque de los Novios / Parque Santander in Santa Marta’s historical district. The heat and humidity have subsided considerably, making jeans bearable to those strolling about. In the distance you can hear the motorcycles, cabs, and buses blaring at each other on 4th and 5th avenues up […]
Hiking the Minca Trail
Looking down at the trail map I got from the Tienda Café de Minca, you realize you have two choices to hike the trail that begins and ends in Minca’s center: go straight or go right. I decided to go right. As I began the hike up the trail/road, I began to worry about how hot […]
A pure Colombian experience
Driving through lush green hills towards Pereira I was looking forward what was waiting for my friends and I in the coffee region. We were heading to El Descanso del Duque, a hotel not far from Pereira. For some weeks I had been living in a dry, warm and dusty environment and couldn’t wait to […]
Sunsets of Rodadero and Taganga
Rodadero: An Experience for Everyone Serene, yet dynamic. Busy, yet calm. As the sun begins its gradual descent to kiss the horizon, your attention is torn by the activity surrounding you. Children sprinting in and out of the water laughing and playing games. Fishermen steadying themselves on rocky piers hoping for one last catch before […]
Daar waar de mooiste zonsondergangen zijn
Een half uurtje met de bus van Santa Marta ligt het kleine vissersdorpje Taganga. Tussen twee bergen in ligt een strand verborgen waar de vissersboten meteen opvallen. Het heeft een andere vibe dan de andere badplaatsen aan de Caribische kust en wordt dan ook veel bezocht door toeristen en lokalen. Veel is er in het […]
The most «dangerous» city in the world on a budget
Well, Medellin isn’t the most dangerous city anymore for quiet some years. With its modern (and clean) metro, hip bars and restaurants and enough shops to choose from you almost can’t imagine it was totally different in the ’80’s and ’90’s. The city is booming and very welcoming to tourists. After all the tourists are […]
Authentiek stukje Caribische kust
In de afgelopen twee jaar heb ik verschillende Caribische kusten gezien in de Nederlandse Antillen, Costa Rica, Panama en Colombia. Ik was daarom ook erg benieuwd of de positieve verhalen over Palomino in Colombia die ik van mede reizigers en vrienden had gehoord ook voor mij zouden gelden. En dat deed het! We hadden het […]
