Colombia

  • Is Medellín Really That Dangerous?

    “Isn’t Medellín dangerous?” That was one of the questions we heard before we went. Not once, but again and again. People would hear that we were going to Medellín and immediately ask whether we were sure about it. We had heard enough stories ourselves to know why they were asking. Crime, drugs, the history of…

  • Our First Impressions of Medellín

    We booked our flights to Medellín pretty spontaneously. By the time we were actually on our way, I think both of us were a little nervous. Medellín is one of those places where you hear a lot of different things before you go. We had heard the usual stories about safety, crime and everything else…

  • The Side of Medellín Tourists Don’t Always Talk About

    There is a version of Medellín that is very easy to fall in love with. The mountains, the views, the warm weather, the Metro, the dancing, the cafés, the fruit and, most of all, the people. We met so many lovely and welcoming people during our time there, and there was always something happening somewhere…

  • The Day We Got Stuck on a Mountain in Medellín

    Everybody who Googles Medellín knows the beautiful view at night full of lights that looks like an ocean of stars. So one afternoon, we decided to go up to Cerro El Picacho. We had done some research on the best views of Medellín and this one seemed to be a hidden gem. Nothing too complicated….

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    The People We Met in Medellín

    One of my favorite things about travelling is how often the best stories start with something completely random. You don’t really plan them and you don’t know they are going to happen. Sometimes you don’t even realize in the moment that something important just happened. That is exactly what happened to us in Medellín. We…

  • Medellín Travel Guide: What You Should Know Before You Go

    Medellín was one of those places we arrived in with no expectations, a lot of questions and, if I’m honest, a little bit of nervousness. We had heard so many different things about the city before going that we didn’t really know what to expect and it was our first stop on the journey. After…