Stories, tips, and inspiration from
the heart of Colombia

Is Bogotá airport safe? What the 2026 US and UK advisories say, the three safe ways out of El Dorado and the one to refuse, money, night arrivals and departure day.

Barranquilla by the team that runs four days in it: what the river city actually is, the Gran Malecón and the wheel that opened in December, how you reach Bocas de Ceniza now the train is gone, the Metropolitano and its November final, what you eat, when Carnaval falls, and the risk by the police’s own numbers.

Santa Fe de Antioquia by the team that runs the day from Medellín: the old capital and its seven churches, the heat by IDEAM’s numbers, the tunnel and the toll, the bridge you walk since the 2024 ban, the museum, the tamarind, what the August 2026 earthquake did, and the risk stated plainly.

Bogotá nightlife by the team that puts guests back at the door at two in the morning: the strip from La Candelaria to Usaquén, the 3 a.m. decree and the nineteen zones that run to five, what is in the glass, the risk by the city’s own numbers, and how you get home when TransMilenio has stopped.

Jardín by the team that runs the day trip from Medellín: the road and when it closes, the coffee farm, the plaza and the basilica after the August 2026 earthquake, the two cables and the one that runs, the birds at half past four, and the risk in the countryside stated plainly.

Cartagena nightlife by the team whose boats leave from the authorized marina: sunset on the walls, the Plaza de la Trinidad from seven, the Arsenal and the Media Luna, what the chiva decree actually says, why nobody can give you one closing hour, and the bill that goes wrong more often than any robbery.

Medellin nightlife by the team that collects guests from hotels in every one of the valley’s night districts: El Poblado, Laureles, Envigado and the quiet middle compared, why nobody can give you a single closing hour right now, what you are drinking, and the risk stated plainly.

Where to stay in Bogotá, by the team that collects guests from hotels the length of the strip: the neighborhoods one by one with what is wrong with each, what a bed at 2,640 meters does to the first night, how to check a property is legally registered, and what we would book depending on who you are.

Medellín as we explain it to our own travelers before they land: where the city actually is and how the valley shapes it, the metro line by line and what a foreigner really pays to ride to Parque Arví, the airport on its own plateau, pico y placa, where to sleep, what is worth your time, the calendar around the Feria de las Flores, and how many days the city deserves.

The Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, the fort on the hill of San Lázaro, as we explain it before you visit: what it is by UNESCO and the operator, how it was built from the bonete of 1657 to Arévalo’s 63 cannons, the siege of 1741, the fort battery by battery, the 2026 ticket and hours, the visit hour by hour, the rules, and the hour to go.

San Basilio de Palenque, the free town an hour and a half from Cartagena, as we explain it before you book: what it is by UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture, how it became free by the documents, the Palenquero language, how the town lives, Kid Pambelé, the visit hour by hour, how to be a good guest, the drum festival, and whether it is worth a day of a short trip.

El Totumo, the mud volcano an hour from Cartagena, as we explain it before you book: what it is by the Servicio Geológico Colombiano, the eruptions of 1999 and 2000 and the 2022 slide, where it is, the visit step by step, what it costs and who the tips go to, what to wear, whether it is safe, the beach afternoon at Manzanillo del Mar, and whether it is worth a day of a short trip.