Bogotá was our first stop on our Colombia itinerary. In February of 2020, we packed up all our stuff in San Francisco, left our corporate jobs, and set off on what was supposed to be a year of traveling around the world before we decided where we wanted to settle down (whoops!). Turns out, Colombia…
In early 2020, after years of planning and saving, we quit our jobs to travel the world. And our first stop was Colombia. We spent six weeks taking in as much of the country as we could. From the huge urban metropolis of Bogota, to Cartagena, Colombia’s Caribbean gem, and tons of amazing places in…
Not all that long ago Colombia probably wasn’t top of your list of go-to travel destinations thanks to the conflict between guerrilla groups and the Colombian government and the infamous drug cartels. But the last decade has seen a massive turnaround and now Colombia is absolutely one of the very best places to visit in…
When the lights came on, waking me up from my half-asleep stupor, and we started our descent into Bogotá at 6am, I was flabbergasted at just how huge it is. Descending from the clouds, the city seemed to keep going and going and going. That is, until it hit the mountains that mark the eastern border…
Ah, Bogota. Our first stop on our trip around the world. When we arrived at 5am on a Friday, we were shocked to find the streets mostly empty except for buses and taxis. “No traffic? This is going to be so great!” I said to Alysha as we zoomed to our hostel from the airport….