

Santa Marta, Colombia
beach bum n. Informal A person with no regular occupation who habitually loafs or idles on beaches. The lifestyle of a beach bum is usually one of leisure. Also see photo on the left. I'm back in Santa Marta, a popular resort-like city on the Caribbean coast where I taught English four years ago. Oddly, the city isn't all that photogenic and my photos prove it...I don't have any. But I really like it here and have adopted a complete beach bum lifestyle. The surr...