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Hi all. I have seen the PBH site before when I did Google searches, but just the other day investigated and joined. Looks like a great place with a good variety of experiences traveling and living in South America, Colombia. I just took my 3rd trip to Colombia for 2 weeks in early October. It was great and I am already doing my preliminary planning for my next trip. So far I have only been in Bogota and the Santa Marta area. I don’t want to get in a rut always going back to the same place every year. What are some interesting cities to visit? What sights are a must see?
This last trip I was in Bogota 1 week and then went to Santa Marta 1 week. I visited the old part of Bogota. Went to Monserrate. The salt mine. In Santa Marta we went to Taganga, I had to go Scuba..:) Rodadero and Santa Marta shopping ;( for my wife. hahaha. The ocean was nice but not as much to see there. What are some recommendations for my next trip? I am also using these trips as scouting trips for a place to retire. I love the ocean near Santa Marta but am not sure I could take the hot weather 24/7. The climate in Bogota is nice but I like the ocean.. lol.. I have some cool pictures but im not sure now how to stick them in here, but one im around here a while I will figure it all out. ;)

By scumbuster on Nov 1, 2007, 07:11 in Friendly Talkzone.

houstongal says on Nov 1, 2007, 08:12:

Hey...shouldn't this be moved to the Colombia PBH since it is actually ON-TOPIC?! Unless scumbuster wants to only hear the comments from those of us who like to play in the basement!

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morphus says on Nov 1, 2007, 09:37:

Scumbuster? That sounds like those handles they use on those monger websites...LOL

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morphus says on Nov 1, 2007, 09:41:

Try Medellin and Cartagena next.

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elmodefoque says on Nov 1, 2007, 09:52:

who you gonna call?

any colombianita willing to date me, IS UP TO NO GOOD

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Adrianpaisa says on Nov 1, 2007, 13:25:

I agree with Morphus on Medellin, all it needs is beachfront.

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Chriscan says on Nov 1, 2007, 14:15:

If you want to see a different Colombia, go to the south. San Augustin, Popayan. I really enjoyed horseback riding down there. There were some nice hotsprings too. Medellin and Cartagena would definitly be good, route with a lot of diversity in culture too.

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TonyMattei says on Nov 1, 2007, 17:04:

yes medellin mountainous and perfect weather..... cartagena is partycity... cali not sure and even barrenquilla very hot and nice place to vist the ports and is just north of cartgena and just south of santa marta.

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