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Cartagena Blues

written by Brenna Holeman November 25, 2013

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Cartagena, Colombia

Without looking for it, we found blue everywhere in Cartagena – in the walls, the skies, the seas, in the beaded necklaces and the words of poets. But far from melancholy, it was electric. It was, like everything else in Colombia, full of passion, full of vigour and joy.

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Audie November 26, 2013 - 11:10 am

Love the picture of the railing with the dog in the middle!

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Brenna Holeman November 26, 2013 - 11:14 am

Thanks, Audie! He was so cute.

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Audrey November 26, 2013 - 12:56 pm

Aw, I like the photo with the pup peeking through the balcony! It looks like my dog, except mine’s a little less matted. 😉 Lovely shades of blue.

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Brenna Holeman November 27, 2013 - 2:01 am

Ha ha, thanks, Audrey! He was quite a cute little one.

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Helen November 26, 2013 - 1:19 pm

Love these pics. So pretty!

Nice tanned feet too! 🙂

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Brenna Holeman November 27, 2013 - 2:01 am

Thanks, Helen! I miss that tan…

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Christine November 26, 2013 - 5:13 pm

Love the photos and it makes me miss walking around the old town in Cartagena.

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Brenna Holeman November 27, 2013 - 2:00 am

Thanks, Christine!

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Zalie November 26, 2013 - 9:31 pm

You forget to capture the most beautiful blue there is out there…sister’s eyes xoxo

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Brenna Holeman November 27, 2013 - 2:00 am

Aw, thank you Zalie! xo

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Kat November 30, 2013 - 1:22 am

I find it fascinating how wear and tear can manage to be very aesthetically beautiful.

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Brenna Holeman December 1, 2013 - 7:10 pm

Absolutely…

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Glamourous Traveller December 5, 2013 - 11:14 am

Beautiful! I got a wonderful postcard from my boyfriend from Cartagena that was generally brown and orange. It’s nice to see those pops of blue to help fill in my colours!

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Brenna Holeman December 5, 2013 - 4:27 pm

Oh nice! Yes, Cartagena was full of colour, I loved it.

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Frank December 10, 2013 - 3:41 pm

Beautiful photos! Love Cartagena – also lots of yellows and oranges: http://bbqboy.net/travel-tips-and-photo-essay-on-incredible-cartagena-colombia/
Frank (bbqboy)

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Brenna Holeman December 10, 2013 - 10:18 pm

Nice, thanks a lot, Frank!

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Hi, I'm Brenna

My name is Brenna Holeman and I drink a lot of whisky. No, wait. That’s not how I want to start. After travelling to more than 100 countries over the past 15 years, many of them solo, I tend to write about travel a lot, but I write about other things, too: getting dumped, buying way too much jewellery, and yeah, OK, whisky (none of those things are related, I swear). You’ll find a mix of advice, opinion pieces, and stories on this blog, but either way, I hope to make you want to read more. And up next? I'm about to become a single mom to a beautiful baby boy, the biggest solo adventure I've ever been on. For more about me and what you'll find on This Battered Suitcase, click here .

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