So, August 27th was my 30th birthday. Only a month prior, I made the decision to go to Cartegena to celebrate. To my luck, I found this beautiful condo listing. I got even more lucky that the property was managed by Mr Tom. He was the best host I've ever experienced. He gave me a lot of tips in navigating the city, the correct way. From prices, to suggestions, to a list of restaurants to visit. This guy was on it. It can be quite nerve wrecking, to plan an international solo trip, but magically this trip was the best and among the easiest. I planned and planned for a month and everything seem to fall right into place within a timely manner. Being paired with this host was just icing on top of the cake.
Mr Tom also out me with his personal driver, Mr Alvaro! Really good guy. He took me where I needed to go, upon arriving. He also brought me back to the airport, when it was my time to return home to the states. This made it that much easier to land in a foreign country and hit the ground running, just as I intended. Imagine not having to really organize much, as far as transportation. You have it all right there at your fingertips. Just convenient. The host was very accommodating. When I withdrew too much money from the ATM, he made it easy for me to reverse that mistake. When I was too tired to go out for dinner, on my last night, Mr Tom ordered a pizza and had it sent right to me. What other host is going to do that? Psh. This guy was A1 in his hosting abilities. I am very blessed to have been paired with these guys. This is really going to spoil me. This first experience has set the bar very high for my future solo travels. I am excited to continue to explore the world. Hopefully there are more Mr Toms out there, for I know this will make my future travels that much more enjoyable.
Thank you! Tom & Paola