Up in the clouds 

After the barren landscape of the north of Ecuador, we make it to gorgeous Mindo, a little town in the Continue reading →

Border crossing: Ipiales > Ibarra 

We travel from Popayàn to Ipiales, the most southerly town in Colombia to begin our border crossing. It’s an eight Continue reading →

Colombia: a roundup 

Best moment: swimming with iridescent plankton under the stars and reaching the top of Ciudad Perdida (the “Lost City” hidden Continue reading →

Last stop in Colombia: Popayàn

We used Popayàn as our base for visiting San Agustín, leaving our big bags in our hostel and heading off Continue reading →

San Agustín

We’ve been in San Agustín, a little town 140km south from Popayán down possibly the worst road we’ve been on Continue reading →

Tejo and giant trees in Salento

In another life I think I’d like to live in Salento, a hill town in the coffee region which runs Continue reading →

Gorgeous Guatapé

We wanted to visit the small town of Guatapé where there is a famous rock to climb up so we Continue reading →

Medellin: a grower, not a shower 

Medellin felt like our first major city of South America – yes, wed first landed in Bogota, the capital of Continue reading →