It’s impossible to avoid the coffee topic when in Colombia. Coffee is their pride and they make it very hard not to notice, as you can smell it in every street and corner. Colombia is one of the main coffee producers around the world, along with Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam, but Colombians claim that they produce the smoothest coffee. In Colombia, they only plant Arabica coffee, which is of the highest quality. One coffee farm as big as 18 hectars can produce as much as 18-2

Salento is a beautiful village surrounded by eye-catching scenery and is one of the oldest town in Qunidio. This Town main relies of coffee and trout farming. Salento has earned it’s touristic attraction due to its closeness to Valle del Cocora. Salento has a hippie vibe that every backpacker would fall in love with. Here is a list of things you can done whilst in this lovely town: 1. Visit a coffee farm (finca) – Finca Ocaso offers 1 hour tours every 1 hour starting from 9am

Looking out of the mirador, a cottage-like structure, standing high-up on a sandy peninsula and surrounded by large rocks, smelling the salty ocean, and listening to the sound of the waves I was in awe. Palm trees pose, whilst shading the beach, and the Sierra Nevada mountains reflect on the Caribbean Ocean. Wow! Now I have understood for myself what the fuss of Cabo San Juan in Tyrona Park is about. PNN (Parque Nacional Natural) Tyrona is a 35km gorgeous Natural Park, along

Walking along the cobbled stone street, surrounded by vibrantly coloured facades and square, I realised why Guatape was selected as one of the most beautiful towns in the world 2016. Guatape is a town and multiplicity located 79km from Medellin and is a popular recreational area for Colombians to take a break from the crazy city life, as well as it is a popular tourist destination. Forest covers finger-like peninsulas that lie around the town, giving the town its beautiful la

Standing high up in the mountains, in humid chilly air, surrounded by vibrant colours, and the small of fresh flours, I found myself in what I now describe as heaven's garden. Being in Medellin on the first week of August, during the flower festival piqued my interest to know more. So I joined Medellin City Tours for the Silletero Flower tour. Silleteros (coming from the word Silla - meaning chair), carry flowers on their back during the Flower Festival parade. The history of

Isolated in the middle of the thick forests of the Sierra Nevada mountain with no reception whatsoever carrying only a small backpack with the extensions and the stick to help me climb one of the adventurous track to the mysterious ancient ruins. The Cuidad Perdida, or lost city is an abandoned city hidden in the forest which was home to the long-lost indigenous Tyrona tribe whose origins date back to the seventh century. It is believed that La Cuidad Perdida has been home t

Palomino is small village along the Caribbean coast, just a 2 hour bus ride from Santa Marta. The bus stops you on the Riohacha highway at the main road junction of Palomino. Locals offer you a moto taxi to the beach area for just COP3000. Driving along the dirt road, Paolmino doesn’t look like much. Yet, when the motorbike dropped me off I discovered the gateway to a perfect long, white sandy beach with palm trees hanging over the ocean. With a scenic view of the Sierra Neva

Plata o Plomo? We were so sure we wanted to take the Pablo Escobar tour since Narcos TV-series has been in hype, but being in Colombia has taught us that the locals despised him and they do not want to re-live those days. They recall how Pablo Escobar had created a culture of fear, stigmas and pools of blood throughout Colombia. But we let our curiosity take the best of us, so we took the tour, and we are very glad we did, as we got to know more of Colombia's history. Pablo E

The Mud volcano or the Volcan de Lodo el Totumo is what looks to be like a small 15m tall volcano, which its crater that generates natural mud instead of lava. Standing high surrounded by a beautiful mangrove scenery, it’s a popular site to get a messy. This is where you can get a relaxing mud bath and (not so great) massage while acquiring the mud’s benefits from its natural therapeutic properties. Once you climb up a few steep steps you find yourself at the crater with a pi