Day 12: Travel day from Colombia to Peru — Approx 6 meltdowns
We know the kids will get better at this. They’re not that bad as is but it was a long day — but we’re working on it. Flew from Cartagena...
Category: Colombia
Day 11: Lunch at La Vitrola, a carriage ride (video!) and popsicles at La Paleteria
Our last full day in Cartagena. Chill morning: Nice waking up with no commitments except a lunch reservation. Breakfast in the hotel again. Then walked to the wall at the...
Day 10: 9th Wedding Anniversary Marked by Chocolate and the Castillo in Cartagena
Today’s our 9th wedding anniversary. James kept calling it our “university,” and asked where he was when we got married. When we explained he hadn’t been born yet, he goes:...
Day 9: Ceviche and swimming in Getsemani
First full day in Cartagena James woke up in the middle of the night with a fever. We gave him some kids aspirin and he was ok today — but...
Day 7: End of Week 1 — La Ciclovia— Teddy’s packing list MVPs
It’s the end of the first full week of our adventure and our last day in Bogota — a city that has surpassed all of our expectations. We have loved...
Day 8: Arrive in Cartagena, Which is Pronounced Carta-hay-nuh, not Carta-hay-n’ya
Today we bid Bogota adios and set off for warmer Cartagena, just a one-hour flight away. We were sad to say goodbye to such a great city and such a...
Day 6: A Wild Restaurant Our Kids Will Never Forget
Today I got up and went to a SoulCycle-type studio in our neighborhood called Cyglo (sigh-glow), and took a class. The vibe was way less intense/intimidating that NYC spin scene....
Day 5: When We Realized Living Real Life is Better Than Touring
Today was a much better model for a day: Cereal at home in PJs followed by a calm schooling session 1:1 with each kid. Uber’ed to Parque 93 for playground...
Day 4: First full day in Bogota — “Too much grownup talk”
What happened: Two city tours scheduled for today. Turned out to be a laughably ambitious plan… The morning started relatively well: awoke in our lovely Airbnb after a late arrival...