Colombia

Cartagena de Indias - it's beautiful, it's rough

I waited a long time until I tried to formulate my impressions and feelings about Cartagena.

It wasn’t love at first sight. It is a rather complicated relationship.

But aren’t those the ones that are the most interesting?

A friend said, he loves Cartagena this much because of its diversity.

And maybe that’s the key. Cartagena has so many aspects; for some you will fall immediately and some will try you.

But like a good lover Cartagena knows to hide its problems behind a smile and keeps the magic alive.

Pirates of the Caribbean - Part 3

Setting sail and leaving San Blas with direction Cartagena. Part III of our sailing trip.

24 hours just blue water and blue skies.

And time came to a stop...

Pirates of the Caribbean - Part 1

For 4 days we will be playing pirate on a sailing vessel built in 1903.

A recomendation of a colleague and a birthday present for Markus.

We didn't quite know, what to expect having heard a lot of good ("San Blas islands are a dream come true!") and bad things ("The crew was drunk almost all of the time...") about the ships sailing between Panama and Colombia.

Well, we were about to find out! :-P

Pirates of the Caribbean - Part 2

For 4 days we will be playing pirate on a sailing vessel built in 1903. This is Part II.

In the afternoon we drop the anchor at one of the many islands of San Blas.

How would you imagine a Caribbean island?

Paintball for beginners...

After a short drive and several stops to pick up the tennis shoes of those people (including us) who didn’t think of them in the first place, we arrive at a dusty parking slot. There are 2 sheds holding a small shop and 2 rooms full of equipment.

With 10 people from school we enter the room and they tell us some basics: Take off the security cap and latch only in the field, wear your mask at any time in the field, don’t shoot at someone closer than 5 meters, don’t shoot at someone holding his hands up etc.

Next thing: Do we want to wear long pants and sleeves, as it might not hurt that much, if you are hit?

After a short look at the evil smiling guys in our group all girls nod vigorously...