How to get from Cartagena to Santa Marta (bus or shuttle): Colombia transport guide
With Cartagena acting as the main entry point for most visitors to Caribbean Colombia and nearby Santa Marta...
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13 essential things to know about Comuna 13 & why you absolutely need to visit
Every day, dozens of energetic, bilingual paisa tour guides stand beneath vibrant red and blue umbrellas outside the...
9 awesome things to do in Medellín, Colombia’s most innovative city
In 1988, Time Magazine wrote an article titled “Welcome to Medellin, coke capital of the world”, which dubbed...
How to get from Cartagena to Medellín (bus or flight): Colombia transport guide
Travelling from the sultry Caribbean cost to the lush mountains of Colombia, you’ve got a few options, including...
How to get from Medellín to Santa Marta (bus or flight): Colombia transport guide
After exploring Colombia’s most innovative city, swap rolling hills and vibrant street art for the crystal-clear water and...
What to do in Guatapé: the best day trip from Medellín, Colombia
An Andean resort town situated on the shores of a spectacular reservoir in central Colombia, Guatapé is without...
How to get from San Gil to Medellín (bus or flight): Colombia transport guide
Medellín is Colombia’s trendiest destination, risen from the ashes of its turbulent Pablo-tainted past to become one of...
How to get from Bogotá to San Gil (bus or flight): Colombia transport guide
Still something of a hidden gem in Colombia, the laid-back mountain town of San Gil is paradoxically home...
How to get from Bogotá to Medellín (bus or plane): Colombia transport guide
Most travellers to Colombia will find themselves transiting between Bogotá and Medellín at some point, swapping the country’s...
The ultimate Ecuador travel guide
Dozens of active volcanoes, lush Amazon Jungle, UNESCO World Heritage-listed cities, the incomparable Galápagos Islands, and some of...
Everything you need to know about hiking the 3-day Grampians Peaks Trail
Grampians National Park, located just 3 hours northwest of Melbourne CBD, has long-since been one of my favourite...
An honest review of Ecuador Hop
For all of South America, but particularly for an incredibly compact country like Ecuador, there is no better...
Ruta de las Cascadas: biking the Waterfall Route in Baños, Ecuador
Situated in the misty foothills of Volcán Tungurahua, the jungle air thick with a palpable, infectious energy as...
What to do in Quito: 12 awesome things to do in Ecuador’s capital
Once considered to be among the world’s most dangerous cities, recent years have seen Ecuador’s volcano-circled, high-altitude capital...
Absolutely everything you need to know about a land-based trip to the Galápagos (without a cruise)
Inspiration for a young Charles Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection, the Galápagos Islands are home to the greatest...