We did it! We hiked 26 miles along historical Inca trails to Machu Picchu! I can’t believe this journey is already over. I’ve been looking forward to this since we booked the hike back in February, and the experience exceeded every expectation. I wanted to take you along with us on this journey. This is a …
Our City Scorecard is designed to share our high-level review of a city based on metrics that are important to us and that we think are important to travelers. The number of things we’re able to try, the amount of time we can spend in a city, and even the weather and season during which …
Cartagena is Colombia’s OG (read: original) tourist destination. It’s a Caribbean coastal city with a rich history, beautiful architecture and lots of character. The city is noticeably different than other major cities in Colombia, and in more ways than just the landscape. It moves a little bit slower. There’s less to do but still plenty …
Last week we hiked Valle de Cocora. It was hard and we got lost, but it was so incredibly beautiful and so worth the trouble that we’d absolutely do it again. During the hike, you have the option to option to take a 20 minute detour to Acaime to see the hummingbirds. You. Should. Do. It. I …
One of the main attractions in Salento, Colombia is the Cocora Valley. You can’t read about Salento without seeing photos of the vast valley popping with unbelievably tall palm trees. These wax palms check in at over 60 meters tall and live well over 100 years. In order to get to them though, you have …
Salento is a small town with huge tourist appeal. If you are looking for a list of things to do in Salento, there are more guides available than there are people in this town. Most of which will list the same 5-8 things to do, and they will all include Cocora Valley. I’m not here …
So you’re planning a trip to Colombia and are searching for the perfect Medellin Itinerary! (That’s awesome, and we can definitely be friends because it sounds like you love fun!) And now you’re looking for the best things to do to fill your time there. You’re in the right spot! What I love about Medellin …
We crammed so much fun into our 19 days in Medellin. If you’re planning a vacation, I simply can’t recommend Colombia enough times. It is beautiful, bursting with things to do, and if you’re coming from the States, a tremendous bargain (don’t miss our Medellin Travel Costs infographic for proof!). Whether you’re planning a trip …
My Spanish is about as good as you’d expect from someone who spent two weeks on Duolingo two months ago: not great. Kenny is better at it than me, but we are a far cry from even conversational Spanish. Our first three months abroad are in Spanish-speaking countries. Some people speak some English, but I …
We ditched Medellin for a day and jumped on a bus to explore some of the small towns outside the city limits. While Guatape was the tour’s namesake, we saw so much more than that and actually spent very little time in the town itself (the one complaint we had about this tour). While you …