Medellin, Colombia | The city of Eternal Spring, where the street art is bold, the people are proud and the arepas are topped with the most amazing cheese. Medellin is a city that has so much to give, and the locals truly seem to love sharing their city with you. Though once plagued by violence, Medellin …
I was planning on making soup in Cartagena, but since it was a million degrees when we got there, I pulled an audible. We didn’t have any spices or ingredients in our Airbnb, so I wanted something with few ingredients. Since it was so hot and only our bedroom had AC, I wanted something that …
Origin: Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) Destination: Bogota, Colombia (BOG) Flight Cost: $183.09 for two people Payment Method: Cash Flight Date: 8/22/17 Flight Time: 1 Hour 1 Minute Total Travel Time: 4 Hours 20 Minutes Miles Covered: 472 Airline: Avianca Plane: Airbus A321 Class: Business Entertainment: Big Bang Theory Amenity Kit: None Food: None Primary Language: Spanish Memorable Moment: Uneventful, honestly!
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 …
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 …
My heart started fluttering the second I got off the plane in Bogota. There was a chill in the air that was a huge relief from the heat of Cartagena. There were tall buildings and traffic which meant there were millions of people trying to get to places worth going; something we’d missed in Salento. …
Our first stop on our trip around the world was Medellin, Colombia, where we spent 19 days and nights. We picked this city because our friends and fellow backpackers alike raved about how much it had to offer, but also because of how far our dollar could go. Let’s take a look at at the …
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 …
Summary // After Belle married the Beast, they discovered their love of traveling and spent a month in South America, Belle fell in love with a cozy bookshop in the heart of Cartagena’s Old City. That book shop was called Abaco Libros y Cafe, and while they don’t sell Macarons, she was happy to read a …
Summary // Cafe Jesus Martin is a coffee shop that stands out in a region dominated by coffee growers but lacks coffee drinkers. Salento is right in the heart of Colombia’s coffee triangle and there are coffee fincas (farms) for miles in nearly every direction filling a good portion of west-central Colombia. And while you’d …