Anyone been to Cartegena, Columbia?

[Anonymous]

Some friends are planning a trip and DH and I are thinking of joining them.

They are just thinking of doing a long weekend - we want to expand the trip by a couple more days, but not sure where to go.

Any advice? I haven't done any research for this yet, the idea came up out of the blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some friends are planning a trip and DH and I are thinking of joining them.

They are just thinking of doing a long weekend - we want to expand the trip by a couple more days, but not sure where to go.

Any advice? I haven't done any research for this yet, the idea came up out of the blue.

The first thing you need to know is that it’s ColOmbia not ColUmbia.

I’ve been to Colombia many times. It’s awesome. Cartagena is a beautiful and interesting city. It’s HOT though, so make sure you stay in a nice place within the city walls. The city is alive in the mornings and evenings. Afternoons are for chilling indoors.

[Anonymous]

Romancing the Stone

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OP here, how about visiting Buenos Aires after Cartegena? Would it be worth it to fly all the way there?

[Anonymous]

CartAgena, ColOmbia.

[Anonymous]

Buenos Aires is soooo far from Cartagena, not a good suggestion I think its 9 hours if a direct flight 16 if on a connection.

There are some islands off the coast of Cartagena the Rosario Islands, not to be missed. I'd spend an extra day visiting one.
It is HOT in Cartagena.

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Anonymous wrote:Buenos Aires is soooo far from Cartagena, not a good suggestion I think its 9 hours if a direct flight 16 if on a connection.

There are some islands off the coast of Cartagena the Rosario Islands, not to be missed. I'd spend an extra day visiting one.
It is HOT in Cartagena.

Okay, yeah, this is what I'm seeing as well. I'll check out the islands.

Thanks for the spell check, folks! Happy 2020!

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Anonymous wrote:Romancing the Stone

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Wow, OP, if you're still thinking it's Columbia and that you can take a side trip to Buenos Aires then you know absolutely nothing about Latin America. Maybe you should just go to Florida.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, if you're still thinking it's Columbia and that you can take a side trip to Buenos Aires then you know absolutely nothing about Latin America. Maybe you should just go to Florida.

Give her a break. The clothing company spells it Columbia, so it could just be her phone/computer doing an auto correct.

OP, I have not been to Cartagena but I was in other parts of Colombia last week. I LOVED Medellin. We took a day tour of the city with Carolina from this company https://www.supertoursmedellin.com/ and she was fabulous!
We also did a day trip to Guatape and the big rock out there and enjoyed climbing all the steps to the top. Touristy, but we had fun!

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, if you're still thinking it's Columbia and that you can take a side trip to Buenos Aires then you know absolutely nothing about Latin America. Maybe you should just go to Florida.

Give her a break. The clothing company spells it Columbia, so it could just be her phone/computer doing an auto correct.

OP, I have not been to Cartagena but I was in other parts of Colombia last week. I LOVED Medellin. We took a day tour of the city with Carolina from this company https://www.supertoursmedellin.com/ and she was fabulous!
We also did a day trip to Guatape and the big rock out there and enjoyed climbing all the steps to the top. Touristy, but we had fun!

I was just looking into Medellin. Did you feel safe? Apparently they were taken off the 50 most dangerous cities in the world.

I just found out about the possibility of the trip yesterday, the trip would be next month, so yeah, better to crowd-source than doing endless google searches. Been to Europe and Asia a lot, but no, I don't know much of anything about travelling in Latin America.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, if you're still thinking it's Columbia and that you can take a side trip to Buenos Aires then you know absolutely nothing about Latin America. Maybe you should just go to Florida.

Give her a break. The clothing company spells it Columbia, so it could just be her phone/computer doing an auto correct.

OP, I have not been to Cartagena but I was in other parts of Colombia last week. I LOVED Medellin. We took a day tour of the city with Carolina from this company https://www.supertoursmedellin.com/ and she was fabulous!
We also did a day trip to Guatape and the big rock out there and enjoyed climbing all the steps to the top. Touristy, but we had fun!

I was just looking into Medellin. Did you feel safe? Apparently they were taken off the 50 most dangerous cities in the world.

I just found out about the possibility of the trip yesterday, the trip would be next month, so yeah, better to crowd-source than doing endless google searches. Been to Europe and Asia a lot, but no, I don't know much of anything about travelling in Latin America.

PP who was in Medellin last month here

Yes, 100% safe.
Our hotel was in the "Poblado" area. That area, and "Laurales" are supposed to be the best areas to stay. Our guide told us she discourages people from staying downtown--and when we visited in the daytime, I could see why. I didn't feel unsafe, but it wasn't the best area. I'm not sure what it would be like at night.

Specifically, we stayed at the "Sites" hotel. It was a great hotel and every window/balcony in our suite had a gorgeous view. It was about a 15 minute walk to the metro (we used to the metro to get to Parque Norte to see Christmas lights.)

[Anonymous]

We were there just for the day and really liked it. Did a tour of old town, saw a cultural show. We are hoping to go back and actually stay and spend more time there in addition to other areas of Colombia.

[Anonymous]

was there last January and had a great time - be sure to visit one of the islands off the coast maybe stay a night on one. In Cartagena stay in the old part of town and just wander and/or do a walking tour, buy some emeralds, eat some good food.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP, if you're still thinking it's Columbia and that you can take a side trip to Buenos Aires then you know absolutely nothing about Latin America. Maybe you should just go to Florida.

Give her a break. The clothing company spells it Columbia, so it could just be her phone/computer doing an auto correct.

OP, I have not been to Cartagena but I was in other parts of Colombia last week. I LOVED Medellin. We took a day tour of the city with Carolina from this company https://www.supertoursmedellin.com/ and she was fabulous!
We also did a day trip to Guatape and the big rock out there and enjoyed climbing all the steps to the top. Touristy, but we had fun!

I was just looking into Medellin. Did you feel safe? Apparently they were taken off the 50 most dangerous cities in the world.

I just found out about the possibility of the trip yesterday, the trip would be next month, so yeah, better to crowd-source than doing endless google searches. Been to Europe and Asia a lot, but no, I don't know much of anything about travelling in Latin America.

You really do know nothing about Latin America. Please stay home.

You really do sound jealous.