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Month: August 2019

  • World Trip 2019: Day 10 – Cartagena, Colombia

    Sunday 18 August 2019. Highlights: Islas del Rosario National Park – Isla Bella Today was a day of relaxing on a topical island. I have selected an optional visit to Isla Bella in the Islas del Rosario National Park at a cost of 195,000 pesos (around $85 AUD). Leaving our hotel at 7.40 am and…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 9 – Medellín to Cartagena, Colombia

    Saturday 17 August 2019 Highlights: Lost or stolen wallet, farewell dinner Today was one of those days you remember for the wrong reasons. While leaving Medellín sometime between exiting our private bus and checking in my bag for the 9.53 am flight to Cartagena my wallet went missing.

  • Flight Review – AV9386 Medellín to Cartagena, Colombia

    Avianca Gate: 5 Seat: 15D (Exit Row Aisle) Plane: A320-100 Boarded: 09.38 Pushback: 09.56 Departed: 10.05 (Scheduled 09.43) Arrived: 10.54 (Scheduled 10.50) Duration: 49 minutes Distance: 473 kms This was the second of two flights included with the G Adventures Classic Colombia tour. This was a short flight schedule for 1 hour 3 minutes it…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 8 – Medellín and Guatapé, Colombia

    Friday 16 August 2019. Highlights: Replica town Peñol de Guatapé, Rock of Guatapé, Guatapé zocalos, tuk-tuk ride. Today was a full free day from the tour so the group split and did there own thing. Seven of us selected a day tour to Guatapé which our tour leader Miguel organised and joined us (cost 110,000…

  • World Trip 2019: Day 7 – Medellín, Colombia

    Thursday 15 August 2019. Highlights: Exploring Medellín – Downtown and the infamous (but great) District 13, Monserrate Hill Cable Car ride. We have two full days in Medellín before catching at flight out on Saturday. Today was the chance to see Medellín up close and in depth while tomorrow some of us will leave the…