We’ve adjusted our latitude again! But only about a quarter of a degree south this time. In our last post, we announced that we had pulled up stakes and moved out of Medellín to El Retiro, Colombia. It’s hard to believe we’ve already been here a month and a half, but we couldn’t be happier. We loved our two years in Medellín for all of the reasons that big city life has to offer: parks, museums, festivals, theatre and live music, great public transportation, colorful neighborhoods, and more fantastic restaurants than we could ever visit in a lifetime. And then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which made most of those things off limits for many months. Some of them, like theatre productions and large festivals with masses of people (Exhibit A: Medellin’s renowned Feria de las Flores) may never return completely to their old normal. Colombia’s five-month period of quarantine and lockdown…
Happy New Year! And how is it possible that it’s already January 11?? At the end of every year, we like to look back…
Medellin is world-renowned for its Christmas lights. Also known as Alumbrados, the Medellin Christmas Lights are put on by EPM, the city’s public/private utility…
Cartagena, Colombia is renowned for its street art. Stunning murals can be found all over Cartagena, but the most well-known neighborhoods for visitors are…
Our November trip to Cartagena, Colombia was a consolation prize. Many months ago we booked a trip to Austin, Texas to celebrate my Mom’s…
Oozing with charm, Jericó, Colombia is a mountain hamlet in the southern part of our home district of Antioquia. Another officially designated Pueblo Patrimonio…
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine into trees.” – John Muir With the confinement…
El Carmen de Viboral is yet another charming Colombian town that’s an easy day trip from Medellín. El Carmen de Viboral’s claim to fame…
This time two years ago, we were in the final days of our month-long journey through Peru. Since international travel isn’t on our radar…
Ah, freedom! After almost six months of lockdown, Colombia lifted its national quarantine and strict travel restrictions on Sept. 1. To celebrate, we finally…