As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on this blog, I grew up in West Texas, a part of the world where American-style football (the kind…
These rolling stones are gathering too much moss! Later this year we’re packing up and moving a bit further south to Medellín, Colombia.…
Can street art and historic preservation coexist? That’s the million-dollar question that citizens and leaders of Bogotá are grappling with. On the Bogotá…
Cartagena, Colombia popped into my mind today, and I realized it’s been two whole months since our quick trip there just before Christmas.…
The picturesque little town of Guatapé, Colombia, should be high on the list for any visitor. A two-hour bus ride away from Medellín,…
Bogotá, Colombia’s vibrant capital city, is a museum-lover’s paradise, with upwards of 50 museums covering every imaginable aspect of Colombian culture. So far,…
We’d always heard good things about diving in Cartagena. Since we had a trip planned there over the holidays, we decided to give…
John and I love public transportation and always make a point to use it, wherever our travels take us. One of the things…
On our first full day in Medellin, our tour guide, Mauricio, had bad news and good news. “The bad news is that the…
Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, has been on our South American bucket list for a while. We finally made a whirlwind trip there…