Incredible beaches, breathtaking valleys, invigorating cities, tasty food, and color around every corner: all of this and more is waiting for you during 2 weeks in Colombia. Busy shaking off a negative stigma leftover from drug violence of the 80’s and 90’s, Colombia is working hard to bring tourists into the country–and with what they have to offer, it’s not hard to imagine why. Planning your first trip to Colombia?…
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Playa Blanca, with its shockingly bright turquoise water and golden sand, is Cartagena’s most famous (and infamous) beach. Known for its jaw-dropping beauty, but also its congested crowds, pushy salespeople and reportedly less-than-stellar levels of cleanliness, before heading out to Isla Baru to experience Playa…
You don’t have to dig deep to know what the most popular thing to do in Guatape is: images from the top of El Penol have become Instagram famous in the last couple of years, and deservedly so. But as much fun as climbing 700+…
We did not arrive in Salento, Colombia in the best of spirits. Our supposed 6.5-hour bus ride had turned into a whopping 11 hours. We were both carsick from the journey. And by the time we finally rolled into town, everything was closed–so the dinner…
February was a fast-paced month: several destinations, several changed plans, several exciting adventures, and one relationship milestone. Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it sure didn’t feel like it to us! After focusing on traveling at slower speeds in Europe this…
Stunning Caribbean beaches, mountain hikes, exploring the muddy Cocora Valley, chasing waterfalls, exploring the nightlife in the fashionable “city of eternal spring” in Medellin… Colombia’s list of attractions is a mile long, but the sheer variety of things to do and climates to experience means…
Chilly water, cool breezes, and slightly-less-oppressive high temperatures: after enjoying the heat of the Caribbean coast and Tayrona National Park for a week, is it any surprise that the prospect of the delightful Pozo Azul and Marinka Falls were calling us to Minca, Colombia? Whether…
A new US city, a new country, and a new continent–January has been a very exciting month for us! After spending the first two weeks of January finishing up the last of our family-oriented time in the USA, we hit the road again with plans…