“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…
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…
I’ve always dreamed of seeing the world and have always been very curious. As a child, I was lucky enough to travel with my parents every year and I really mean every single year at least one vacation. Mostly to Portugal, where we originally are from. I didn’t always appreciate it and would even ask,…
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…
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….
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…