Transformation is a complicated word here. For most visitors, the words “barrio transformation” conjure up Comuna 13, a district in the San Javier barrio (neighborhood) that has become…
People ask us: “What’s Christmas like in Colombia?” Now that we’re finally spending the whole month of December here, we’re getting a broader picture of that most festive…
We first visited Comuna 13 in Medellín, Colombia back in July 2016. That was well before we made the decision to relocate here from Boquete, Panama. (Click here…
It was a dark and stormy night . . . . Well, not really. When we first visited the world-famous La Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires, it was…
We’re feeling a little nostalgic today. Thanks to the magic of Facebook memories, we got reminded that exactly one year ago today, we struck out on one of…
“¡Cuando un silletero pasa, es Antioquia la que pasa!” – Crowd chant at the Parade of Silleteros, 2019 Medellín Feria de las Flores It means: “When a silletero…
We’ve been hearing about Jardín, Colombia, practically since the day we moved to Medellin. We had a picture in our minds of a fantastic old colonial square with…
As part of our 23-day Peru adventure, we wanted to experience a part of Peru by rail and enjoy the beautiful scenery that Peruvian Andes country has…
“Mark, you can’t finish the Inca Trail and not know that this was the end point of a pilgrimage.” — Johan Reinhard to Mark Adams, “Turn Right at…
Earlier this month, we realized a dream a year in the making when we walked Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was one of the more physically…