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November 2023 - April 2024
  • Anni Messer
Backpacking through South America, starting from Bogotá, Colombia. Destinations mostly unplanned:) Read more
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    Cartagena

    Dec 11–13, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    After a 24h journey starting from Jardín I arrived in Cartagena and I’m now finally travelling at the Caribbean coast of Colombia🥰The city or more to say the parts of the city I visited really surprised me and I did not imagine the city to be so beautiful. We could watch sloths and monkeys in the main park (?!) and learned about Afro-Colombian communities and colonization at the Caribbean coast. Interestingly enough the city reminded me a lot of the Southern parts of Spain and especially the similarities in the accent were surprising me!
    Also often seen this poem about arepas, here next to one of my favourite characters from the Disney movie Encanto: “Life is like an arepa, it tastes depending on what you put inside”, or so….    Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar
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    Isla Grande

    Dec 13–16, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    There is several islands off Cartagena and I visited the one with the largest poblation, Isla Grande. Already the boat trip to the island was an experience itself since suddenly dolphins were showing up around the boat! Then, one of the guys on the boat convinced me to go snorkeling with them so I did that and we saw diverse corals and plenty of colourful fish! Afterwards they dropped me off at my hostel with was right next to the sea. The location was wonderful and I spent most of the time hanging out at the hostel alone or with a Swiss couple and another Swiss guy who travelled solo. One night we went together to the plancton bioluminescence activity organized by the hostel, where we went out with canoes to a lagoon. At the lagoon we entered the water with snorkeling masks and when moving the water you could swim and dive between the blue-glowing plancton!
    Sometimes I stepped into the small village called Orika where you could buy a few items of food or eat at restaurants. On the path to the town you pass by mangroves and seeing them for the first time was really overwhelming, not least due their high importance for the biodiversity and safety of the islands! The town itself is not too nice though, people live rather poor which is in contrast to the several luxury resorts for tourists at the edge of the island.    Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Santa Marta

    Dec 16–18, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    My first stay in Santa Marta was rather short. I arrived on Saturday night but unfortunately couldn’t go out anymore since it was a bit too late. On Sunday most of the museums were closed and there were no free tours around the city so I just walked around the historical centre. The historical centre is quite safe but you should not really move out of it since it can get a bit dangerous on the streets then. Fortunately I passed by a very nice market at the parque de los novios and got to know people from an indigenous community from the Colombian Amazonas at their stand. Since I got along with them so well they made me this non-permanent tattoo on my arm for which they use the colour of a fruit growing in the Amazonas. On Monday I did a free tour then, we had a very delicious fruit juice made from lulo and oranges for only 6.000 pesos (around 1,30€) and learned about local sayings and history of course:)
    That was it for now in Santa Marta but I’ll be back for Christmas at the end of the week and will probably get to know the party culture then…    Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Palomino

    Dec 18–20, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Palomino is a small hippie town close to Santa Marta. In the last 10 years it became a very touristy place and although there is not too much to do at first sight, people always like it a lot. I can not say what it is about Palomino but the mixture of traditional Colombian life and the European influence turns it into an attractive place for European tourists I guess. On my way with the bus from Santa Marta I met again a French girl who I’ve met already several times randomly on this trip and this time we decided to make plans together for the next few steps and also spend most of the time in Palomino together🥰We went tubing on the river, got to know many locals at a party in town and spend some time at the beach as well. I would definitely love to come back!:)Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Tayrona national park

    Dec 20–21, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    After a long day at the beach we’ve moved to a hostel called the Journey Hostel which is close to the Tayrona National Park. At the hostel we met another friend of the French girl and spent the evening having dinner and beautifully decorating Christmas cookies. The next day we then entered the park in the morning and hiked through the park until the main beach, passing by amazing landscapes and a great bakery which sells very delicious chocolate buns! Since I had the over-motivated plan to go to Minca, a small town in the mountains near Santa Marta, the same day, I went back a bit earlier than my new friends and almost ran through the park😬More about this stressful journey in the post about Minca then;)
    You could also stay one night or several nights in the park and get to know the park a bit better which is a very nice option I think but unfortunately my days in Colombia slowly come to an end I still want to see some other place and then there is Christmas happening so it was not doable this time.    Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Minca

    Dec 21–23, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Minca is a small town in the mountains near Santa Marta. I stayed at an Ecohostel a bit outside of town called ManoVerde, which you can only reach by Mototaxi via a very bumpy and slightly adventurous road:) The hostel was the highlight of the whole stay though… They serve such a great food and every evening all the guests including the owner have dinner together! Then, the views, especially during sunset are amazing. I did one hike to a waterfall which was kind of challenging buy other than that spent my time relaxing, talking and eating at the hostel:)Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Santa Marta again

    Dec 23–25, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Went to Santa Marta again for Christmas! Since I’ve met a French girl on the trip several times so far we decided to make plans together and spend Christmas in Santa Marta. We stayed at one of the bigger hostels that is connected with a famous party location and had two party nights with a lot of Reggaeton and Salsa!Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Cartagena again

    Dec 25–28, 2023 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Then I needed to go to Cartagena again to catch my flight to Lima! I spent another three nights and did all the things I didn’t have time for during the last stay. Went to the Museo del Oro, went partying and had lunch at a famous local restaurant. Gladly on my last night a friend from Bogotá who I met in Medellín was in Cartagena too and we could meet on my last night before I went to Perú!Read more

  • Anni MesserTravelernadie sabe lo que va a pasar

    Lima

    Dec 28–Jan 2, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    First time changing countries!! And I almost didn‘t make it since I was late at the airport in Cartagena and on top couldn’t show an onward flight or bus ticket which would have proven that I would have left Perú within 90 days;)) Gladly there is some backpacker tricks how to bypass this problem and they eventually took me on the flight! The first day in Lima was great! I went to a huge supermarket and was so happy about all the fresh vegetables and fruits I found (not knowing that they will cause some trouble in the end) and did a free walking tour through the Barranco district afterwards.
    In Lima there is mainly two districts where tourists can safely stay and move around, Barranco and Miraflores, I stayed in the latter, and these are nice to see and walk around as well. Sadly I couldn’t see much more since I got some sort of food poising and just laid in bed in the hostel for a few days, including new year’s eve:/ Still, people at the hostel were nice and a friend of mine I made in Colombia came by to chat and have some food (which wasn’t appreciated by my stomach though:)). Better times are ahead in Perú!    Read more

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    First week at Chacra Corazón

    Jan 2–9, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Last week I started a voluntary project at a Peruvian family’s farm a bit outside of Lima. It’s my first voluntary project ever so I did not really know what I could expect but I think in the end I could not have chosen a better place for my first experience! The family is super nice with me, we spend a lot of time together and I’m learning so much about the Peruvian culture, places to visit and especially about food☺️Although Peruvian dishes conventionally contain a lot of meat, the family broke out of the tradition and for many years already follows a vegetarian diet and hence makes use of the rich diversity in fruits and vegetables the country and the farm offers! We always work from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday we rest. Then we enjoy the time to get to know the surroundings like the river or the nearest town called Chosica. Every day here is different thanks to the animals at the farm, the bright family and the revitalized nature that surrounds us. Here some impressions from my first week!Read more

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