Thursday, March 16, 2023 – Los Naranjos to El Dorado Reserve via Minca (Author: J) Photo: Sunset at El Dorado It’s pretty common for travelers to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast to add a stop in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The ecotourism hotspot of Minca seems to be the standard stop, but we chose toContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report – Day 7”
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Colombia Trip Report: Day 6
Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Don Diego River/Los Naranjos (Author: J) (Photo: Our final sunset at Casa Tayrona) Our plan for our final day in Los Naranjos was to take a tubing trip down the Don Diego River. This is not an activity I would have selected if I had planned the trip without help. ButContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report: Day 6”
Colombia Trip Report: Day 5
Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Tayrona National Natural Park (Author: J) (photo: beach in Tayrona National Natural Park) Day 5 of our trip started early. We had a 5:45 am meeting time so that we could get to Tayrona early for wildlife watching. P has reached an age where early wakeups are hard for him –Continue reading “Colombia Trip Report: Day 5”
Colombia Trip Report – Day 4
Monday, March 13, 2023: Cartagena to Los Naranjos (Author: J) (photo: Casa Tayrona Los Naranjos) Day 4 of our trip was the start of the tour package that I had booked through Wild About Colombia. Our pickup time was 9 am, so we headed down to breakfast at about 8:25. As we were sitting downContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report – Day 4”
Colombia Trip Report – Day 3
Sunday, March 12, 2023: Cartagena (Author: J) Our second full day in Cartagena began much like the first. Once we were dressed and ready for our day, we headed downstairs for breakfast. The breakfast buffet was largely unchanged, although there were some different desserts offered. Yes, Hotel Bantu offers dessert for breakfast. This was aContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report – Day 3”
Colombia Trip Report – Day 2
March 11, 2023: Cartagena (Author: J) (Photo: buildings in the historic center) We decided not to preplan our time in Cartagena other than to make dinner reservations. That meant that we were able to forego alarms for the first few days of the trip. On our first full day in the city, I woke upContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report – Day 2”
Colombia Trip Report – Day 1
Friday, March 10, 2023 – Boston to Cartagena (Author: J) I booked our JetBlue flight to Cartagena about a year in advance. Our trouble with the flight began almost immediately. In the months between our booking date and our departing flight, JetBlue changed our flight schedule multiple times. Each change whittled down our layover inContinue reading “Colombia Trip Report – Day 1”
Trip Report – Colombia’s Caribbean Coast (March 10-19, 2023)
Trip Overview (Author: J) (Photo: Cartagena) This is a belated trip report for our March 10-19 trip to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast. I will do a day-by-day report of the trip. But I have learned that starting with a summary is the way to go, given how long it takes me to write up each trip.Continue reading “Trip Report – Colombia’s Caribbean Coast (March 10-19, 2023)”
Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report -Day 12
May 18, 2022: Sabah & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Author: J) Our final day in Borneo was the only one without an early wakeup time. Much to P’s disappointment, we did not request a final river safari, knowing that we were in for a late night. Instead, we slept until a reasonable hour – the sunContinue reading “Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report -Day 12”
Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report: Day 11
May 17, 2022: Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (Author: J) As I mentioned – due to attraction closures — our day 11 itinerary was fairly similar to our day 10 itinerary. That meant an early wakeup for another wildlife watching cruise. Most of the travelers in our boat were interested in looking for monkeys thisContinue reading “Singapore and Malaysia Trip Report: Day 11”
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