A pleasant journey to the north of Colombia

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25. 01. 2008 Somma Lombardo (ITALY)
When traveling there are always the unexpected ...
And here in a little hotel not far from Malpensa when instead we should have already been flying for two hours ...
They moved the flight to Cartagena for over eight hours! To remedy some of the damage we have done to stay in a hotel near the airport. This delay we will deliver one in the morning instead of at 15! What a pity! Lose an entire Friday ... But at this point I am interested only starting, keep calm and not poison, as did many, to avoid starting this holiday with the wrong foot!
Yes, I said stay!
26. 01. 2008 Cartagena (Colombia)
Jet lag screwed me again ... Although we went to bed at four in the morning, two hours later I was awakened by some fresh and lively screams coming from the beach from my hotel.
I look out and see a big group of girls, completely naked, bathed in the ocean and screaming!
Bienvenido a Colombia!
The flight yesterday was very tiring, some for the long wait, expecting that solving the technical problem of our airplane, and because some twelve hours of flight are several!
Landed two in the morning in Cartagena we move directly into our luxury hotel: Hilton, while continuing to warn us about this nation and while the "young Italian" (renamed as the 50 year-old, our compatriots, "sex-tourists") are rubbing their hands and cleaned the drool thinking about what awaited them!
Now let's jump after we placed the famous "Dolce Vita" (of which everyone spoke), a nightclub frequented only by "young" and prostitutes .. High level!
When we get there, the door comes a Venus accompanied by the "grandfather" European ... She tall, long blonde hair, angelic face, dress very "ino", stiletto heels, legs and perfect tan ... Where are we?
Beside us is a ridiculous Italian man who sat as a playboy, on a bench near a beautiful local girl, in a Spanish lagging behind the calls: (exact words) "But in my room ... dos horas Cuanto ?
We decide to go to bed without even entering another two compatriots and peers Julio bargained with the quantity of drugs to buy ...
I forgot that among the many losers already known there was one who was saved by Ivan, a man Sardinian, lover of South America, was about to start a real company, from Colombia to Canada (skipping the U.S.) in the six months following the Pan!
[Ed] I hope not to offend anyone, but I was just painful to see those girls exploited by men, with a wedding ring, maybe in Italy, with wife and children would have the moral high ...
In the morning, with Ivan, a stroll along the beach and begin to get a first idea of this site that is hosting us!
The beach is not great, is volcanic, then: black, full of locals and the huge apartment blocks along the coast that gives you the idea of being in Brazil!
The Beach Boys Colombians are sticky and petulant, I'm sorry that we only offer drugs and prostitutes, but then is what 99% of the "European average" looking for here!
By taxi we go downtown. Cartagena is a mixture of Panama Vieja and Havana, Alternate lanes very characteristic with colonial balconies, style colored squares Cuba! Occasionally I was reminded of the magic that is breathed in the mythical city!
We visited the center a little, we stuffed into their calles, confused with each other, chatted and joked with them!
We had lunch at a supermarket in their canteen, a small balcony that overlooked the Plaza des Rolojes, enjoying their everyday life!
At Plaza Santo Domingo we met Iris, a girl that Nick had met on the internet before coming here! E 'was great to stroll with a local girl who told you and explained the beauty of his city! We had drinks at a small bar just for Colombians gave us attention, we were intrigued by ... Beautiful!
[Iris Pomares Belem from Cartagena, Colombia]: I met two new friends, two people who are halfway around the world, different cultures, different traditions ...
[Nick]: We had a nice recovery at the boys playing chess and it was exciting when the promoter of the event has left a video message that went like this more or less: "Look and understand that Colombia is also capable of beautiful events! "


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