Hola! Voy a ir en agosto con mi novio a Cartagena y cumplimos 4 años de novios. Estaba mirando que planes romanticos encontraba para celebrar y vi el de Isla Baru con plancton bioluminiscente. Lo recomiendan? Vi que algunas personas dicen que no se ve nada en ciertas epocas del año. En agosto vale la pena? O que otros planes recomiendan?
Visiting from the US. I am interested in architecture, historical sites, and authentic regional food. I speak and read Spanish fluently. Any pointers? I am okay with going outside the walls as well.
Hola a todos! (Perdóname si mi español es imperfecto; estoy practicando. If you are a traveler like myself, please translate this to learn some cool stuff my friends and I found!) Yo viajé a Cartagena la semana pasada, y fue un tiempo absolutamente bello. Yo recibí muchos consejos útiles de este subreddit, pero quería compartir algos de mis cosas favoritas que nadie me lo dijo.
Espero que todos visitan Cartagena y lo disfrutan mucho! Voy a regresar, sin duda!
P.S. Nuestros restaurantes favoritos del viaje: Morena Origines, Candé, Manna (desayuno), Stefano's, Colombitalia (arepas), y Aunna (café).
Hola, estoy viajando por Colombia y ahora mismo estoy en Cartagena.
Ayer descubrí, para mi sorpresa, que estoy embarazada. Estoy muy feliz, pero al mismo tiempo me siento un poco insegura porque estoy viajando sola.
¿Es posible hacerse una prueba de sangre para medir el nivel de la hormona beta hCG en cualquier farmacia? ¿O dónde podría hacerme ese examen aquí en Cartagena?
Lamentablemente, en el pasado pasé por muchos tratamientos de fertilización in vitro (FIV) y también tuve varias pérdidas gestacionales. Por eso me gustaría medir mi nivel de beta hCG, para tener una idea más clara de cómo va todo y no hacerme falsas ilusiones.
¡Muchas gracias por su ayuda!
Buenos días, soy un estudiante mexicano que irá de intercambio a Cartagena, específicamente a la UTB campus tecnológico. Quería consutarles recomendaciones para arrendar un cuarto o casa (compartiría con compañeros que vienen también de México). Mis dudas es donde contactar, como buscar, precios, etc. Como última opción está Airbnb pero no sé que tan costoso sea en comparación a un arriendo normal. Si sirve de referencia, el Airbnb está en aproximadamente 600 USD el mes, costo que dividiría entre 3. Agradezco de antemano cualquier ayuda y/o recomendación aunque no sea relacionada al arriendo, Saludos.
1.no usar joyas de oro o plata,ni tampoco relojes costosos
2.no usar taxis, usen solo Uber por su seguridad
3.cuida tu bebida donde estes !!
4.no recibas nada gratis y siempre pregunta el precio antes e intenta negociarlo
5.en casi todos los lugares aceptan tarjeta de crédito, el efectivo trata de llevar poco y es como para hacer compras en la calle rápidas y dar propinas
6.no comprar drogas en la calle aveces lo hacen para extorsionarte junto con la policía
7.en las islas (que no sean clubs) ten cuidado al pagar con tu tarjeta
8.la ciudad amurallada la mejor opción es caminarla en la mañana no hay mucha gente que te moleste
9.no vayas a lugares desconocidos con gente de la calle
10.no lleves extraños a tu airbnb si quieres mejor seguridad renta un Hotel
11. Las mujeres de la calle es lo más inseguro que harás si quieres mujeres vez a un Puticlub por tu seguridad
Hi! Traveling with a small women’s group led by Heart of Travel 7/11-21; any tips, advice, must see/do/eat? The itinerary is great but would still love anyone’s thoughts and especially ideas for two days in Cartagena outside of the itinerary. Thanks!
Los elementos materiales probatorios aportados por la Fiscalía General de la Nación permitieron judicializar a Wilmer Junior Iriarte Palomino y Jean Carlos Fernández Escudero, presuntamente implicados en la extorsión a un ciudadano portugués.
La investigación, lidereada por una fiscal de la Unidad de Reacción Inmediata (URI) de la Seccional Bolívar, señala que el pasado 14 de junio mientras el extranjero caminaba por el Centro Histórico de Cartagena fue abordado por un hombre quien le ofreció ayuda e intercambió con él números telefónicos, además de entregarle de manera apresurada y sin autorización, una papeleta con cocaína, para luego dejar el lugar.
Poco después el turista recibió mensajes de texto al celular en los que, supuestos integrantes de un grupo ilegal dedicado al comercio local de estupefacientes, le exigía el pago de 1’800.000 pesos por la papeleta que le habían dado. La exigencia fue rechazada por la víctima, al considerar que nunca solicitó dicha sustancia.
El hecho fue denunciado ante la Policía Nacional por lo que uniformados del Gaula establecieron una entrega controlada del dinero en un parque del barrio Getsemaní, donde fueron capturados los ahora procesados cuando, al parecer, recibían la suma pactada.
So my wife and I were supposed to go to Cancún for 2 weeks, one of those all-inclusive situations where you basically don't have to think about anything. Easy. Done. Booked.
Then out of nowhere she changes her mind and now we're going to Cartagena, Colombia. I don't know which coworker got in her head but here we are lol. And look, I'm not even mad about it, and I'm not really worried about safety either. We're from Harlem, NYC, so we're not exactly fragile. My wife is Venezuelan and speaks Spanish fluently, and the friends joining us the second week are also Spanish speakers so we'll be fine on that front.
But here's my actual problem, what the hell do we do there for TWO WEEKS?? 😂
I've been on Reddit nonstop since she told me and the comments are all over the place. From what I can tell the main beach is basically a vendor gauntlet so that's probably not the move. I'm guessing we hop on a boat to the islands nearby to actually swim? And maybe check out the walled city at some point? But two weeks is a long time and I literally just found out about this. Anyone been? What did you actually do with your time there? Appreciate any real advice, not the tourist brochure stuff.
Hi im M30, dont know much spanish. Ive been planning a vacation to colombia-Cartagena. The nightlife attracts me a lot. Ive been reading lot of safety issues there.
Seeking tips/advices/ cautions and women advice
Anything helps.
Thanks
Hey everyone, me and my fiance, as well as my buddy and his wife, will be coming in mid December for 4 days. We are mid 30’s. We will likely be staying in Getsemani.
My question is regarding the beaches. My buddy was leaning towards staying on one of the Rosario Islands for the 4 days. I would prefer to stay in Getsemani and take trips to the islands when we like.
How easy is it to hop on a water taxi and head to one of the islands to spend the day at the beach? Do we need a tour/day pass? Can we just go to a public beach on one of the Rosario islands, or are theh all private beach clubs?
Regarding the private beach clubs, are there any that have great pool or beach that aren’t $100+ for the day, that you’d recommend? Bora Bora seems nice, but we can’t justify paying that per person. If it was up to me, I’d hop on a $20 water taxi to a free public beach on one of the islands and spend the day….. I just don’t know if that exists.
Finally, do you think going to Cholon during the week (like a Wednesday) would still be fun? Or is it mostly a weekend thing? I’d probably want to do a tour of multiple islands/beaches that stops at Cholon for like 2 hours. I don’t think I can do a full day of partying and drinking there in my old age 😂. Thank you in advance! Any advice is appreciated.
Is it possible to hike from one to the other? There are obvious dangers, but we are going as a larger group. Any tips or recs? We are starting to plan, and we would really like to hike instead of go by bus or other means, if it is remotely possible. Any help, including waypoints and hostels are appreciated. thanks!!!
The Transcaribe busses are practically falling apart. They say new ones have arrived but where are they? It's taking them months to get them all here from China, while Brazil is manufacturing thousands of their own electric busses. Salvador, Bahia alone will have around 700 new busses on its streets just this year. While Cartagena having a delivery of what, 17 busses, is considered a huge milestone by the company. Some lines are currently giving us one bus every 60 to 90 minutes. Why is public transport here so bad?
Hi everyone.
I’m going to Cartagena for 5 days.
I would like to go to an island 🏝️ and have a nice beach experience. Ideally stay overnight, so 2 days on the island. The other 3 days would be in the city (Getsemani or Centro).
Any idea of where I should go / stay? I don’t necessarily want an all inclusive style like the Mexican resorts, but I want to be able to have a nice place to sleep, walk up to the beach, not having to think too much about what to eat or drink and just relax.
What do you recommend.
Thank you.
talk to me about hotel and area. thinking if dividing our time between 4 nights in Getsemani/walled city and 2 at Hyatt (relax pool day!)
what us within walking distance as far as restaurants? safe?
thanks
N.B* There's a pickpocketing gang at the walled city where the clock tower is. I spent a lot of time observing. The locals know this and know these individuals, but no one speaks up. Leader seems to be a man in a dress.
Don't do your currency exchange ( Cambio) at the airport. Terrible rates. If you get to the city, be patient go to at least 5 places and choose the best rate.
This rule is underrated, colombian pesos is in thousands. So. 5 pesos is (5000 dollars) 100 (pesos) is 100,000. Always go around with small bills. You would be confused as hell, but you would eventually get it when you are out of pesos fast. You would start converting to dollars lol.
If you are thirsty, you will get drowned. Ask someone to interpret this to you.
Adios.
trying to figure out the vibe of the Walled City. Hiw does it compare to Antigua, Guatemala’s main plaza area? Casco Viejo in Panama City? I realize it’s much larger!
Are the street vendors really that aggressive? or just annoying.
we have traveled to many destinations Latin America with the annoying vendors!
thanks
I’m flying from Ireland to Spain (nerja) and I’m thinking of bringing a 1g disposable cart. I’ve gotten some mixed answers and I really wanna go to Spain and see the beautiful scenery geeked.
I’ll be going to Cartagena in a few days, I’m looking to book tours ahead of time but there are too many options. Looking for an island tour and perhaps a party bus. Suggestions and tour operator names would be greatly appreciated.