Father is now here. He arrived on Saturday. Most of Saturday and Sunday we spent lounging around the hotel, with brief excursions into the heat. We had shishkabobs for dinner one night. They were really good, and the same guy also sold these things that were stuffed with chorizo, cheese and a unidentified meat. I… Continue reading Cartagena – Jennah
Category: Colombia
from Mark: Tampa to Cartagena
So the family left on Wednesday, December 12th out of Tampa for Coloumbia. I stayed behind to take the dogs. Spirit Airlines doesn’t take dogs internationally, or only takes tiny ones that fit under your seat, or something like that. So I had to fly on Avianca, the national airline of Colombia, which was the… Continue reading from Mark: Tampa to Cartagena
Food in Colombia
We have a little bakery very close to our hotel and they sell hot bread in the evening stuffed with cheese. We have been eating empanadas which are deep fried and have a thick slice of potato, an egg and cheese inside. They sell skewers of grilled steak on every corner and we had these… Continue reading Food in Colombia
Cartagena – Jack
We woke up early to catch our first of two flights to Cartagena. It was a quick flight, about forty minutes; the only problem was that I was stuck next to a large, awkward man the whole way to Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale airport was packed. There really wasn’t anywhere to sit and the… Continue reading Cartagena – Jack