We took a shot at playing Colombia’s national pastime called Tejo. It’s like horseshoes or bocce but with gunpowder. We wrote about it originally in our post on Salento, Colombia. Take a look at our video!
Medellin
Our trip to Medellin was planned around going to a Colombian soccer game, and we were glad we did. The fans are crazy. Colombia’s national team was ranked 3rd going into the World Cup, but their star player Falcau is…
Exploring Cartagena
As first days go, this was top notch. Easing into travel wasn’t difficult at all. We started with a fortress, got lost in some beautiful Colonial streets, cooled down over an iced Colombian coffee, relaxed with locals in the central…
Playa Blanca
A couple of days on the white sands of Playa Blanca (creative name) satisfied our thirst for beach – for now! We stayed in a basic hut on the beach (10/each) negotiated by a new Spanish speaking friend (we have…
We made it
We’ve been gone 11 days and no updates?! We do have excuses though – we spent six of the last ten nights in remote areas with no Internet or technology, and we wrote a few things on a bus ride…