Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting Medellin
Your gateway to our Medellin travel blog that gives you all the pieces you need to put together an amazing Colombia trip.
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Discover the highlights of the six months we lived in Colombia. We lived in Envigado and Medellin and mostly got to know those cities very well. But we also traveled to pueblos, to Bogota (which surprised us), and to the off-the-radar Pacific coast.
Envigado: Inside Guide to Medellin’s Most Authentic Neighborhood
Envigado was our favorite part of Medellin. Here’s why (and why it’s not perfect) and all the best things to do, eat, and see if you visit.
Medellin Travel Guide: An Instruction Manual for an Unforgettable Trip
Use this Medellin travel guide to get an understanding of where to stay and what to see, know, eat, drink, and watch out for, then get out there!
The 20 Best Medellin Restaurants for 20 Different Occasions
Find the best restaurants in Medellin for when you’re looking for a quick bite, a meal with friends, modern Colombian, or another of these 20 occasions.
Things to Do in Medellin: The 10 Best (5 Worst) and More
A unique guide to the best things to do in Medellin (and what not to do) for an unforgettable time in Colombia’s coolest city.
Colombian Drinks: Traditional, Popular, Unique, Tasty, and Crazy
Consider this list of traditional Colombian drinks, both alcoholic and not, to be a thirst and curiousity inpiring pre-trip intro Spanish vocab lesson.
Where to Stay in Medellin: Ranking the 10 Best Neighborhoods
Decide where to stay in Medellin with our rankings of the 10 best neighborhoods based on twelve criteria including price, safety, and location.
An Unforgettable Trek in Colombia’s Supernatural Paramo del Sol
Expect to be blown away with this guide of everything you need to know about the Paramo del Sol trek outside Urrao, 5 hours from of Medellin, Colombia.
How to Experience a Medellin Paragliding Adventure
Paragliding in Medellin is even better than you could imagine. Here’s why, plus everything you need to know and how to make it even better by hiking up.
A Bogota to Medellin Bus Ride Stopover in Historical Honda, Tolima
Instead of flying, consider taking the Bogota to Medellin bus and stopping over in Honda, Tolima, one of Colombia’s 17 Heritage Towns.
Is Bogota Worth Visiting?
Your answers to these questions will help you decide for yourself if Bogota, Colombia’s somewhat sketchy but surpsingly cool capital, is worth visiting.
Colombian Aguardiente: 9 Surprising Facts About this Infamous Liquor
Aguardiente is Colombia’s liquorice-flavored national liquor. Here are nine surprising facts about it that manufacturers tend to keep bottled up.
The Best Aguardiente in Colombia? A Taste Test Reveals if There Is Such a Thing
Is there really a best aguardiente, Colombia’s national firewater? Or is it all equally good (or horrible). We did a blind taste test to find out.
How to Hike to Parque Arvi and the Metrocable via the Back Door
This virtually unknown hike is an unforgettable alternative route to Medellín’s top tourist attractions, Parque Arví and the Metrocable. It offers the best views of the city from Cerro Pan de Azucar, a glimpse at Medellin’s rural roots, and great food to reward you at the end.
How to Extend Your Colombia Tourist Visa Online or in Person
The 5 steps to take to successfully extend your Colombia tourist visa online (in detail), plus troubleshooting in case something goes wrong.
We Ate 18 Colombian Cheeses so You Don’t Have To
What’s the difference between all these Colombian cheeses like cuajada, quesito, and campesino? To find the answers, we bought them 18 different types. Then a dozen of us sacrificed our stomachs to blind taste test them. Here’s what we discovered are the best Colombian cheeses.
The Best Menu del Dia Lunches in Medellin, Colombia
I’m on a hunt for the best menu del dia in Medellin. Menu del dias are affordable lunch menus including soup, a main course, a drink, and sometimes a dessert. Vegetarian, vegan, typical Colombian, and international, I’m trying as many as I can. Here’s what I’ve found so far, with ratings and photos.