Cartagena: The Miami of Colombia
I knew that when planning my trip, I wanted to get at least a quick glimpse of the Caribbean coast, as it differs so greatly from the rest of the country. And I’m so glad I did, despite the weather so hot it left me breathless and the struggle to get there.
The journey to Colombia didn’t exactly go as planned when our evening flight was canceled in favor of one the following morning. This meant we missed our flight and had to rebook one and then another. After many hours in the Bogota airport, we finally made it to Cartagena in the late afternoon.
We checked into our room at Casa Zahiri and immediately left to find one of the many street bars within Getsemani for a much-needed mojito. Exhausted from an unexpected two days of travel, it was all I could do to keep my eyes open and not be overwhelmed by the music and movement of weekend revelers. Returning to our room, I didn’t make it long before passing out in my bunk.
Door knockers of Cartagena
The next morning, feeling rested, Sammi and I went in search of the most important thing: coffee. We ended up at Libertario Coffee Roasters, a very trendy coffee shop, for cold brew and avocado toast. We weren’t the only ones there as fellow travelers and locals had set up their laptops as a makeshift coworking space.
We took the time to walk around the city without a real plan, stopping to snap photos of the many murals as well as the kite festival going on outside the walls. We passed the house of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose[……]
