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Colombia stands out for travelers with its extraordinary variety packed into one country: Caribbean beaches, Andean cities, lush coffee hills, Amazon rainforest, and vibrant colonial towns. What makes it especially compelling is the energy of its culture—warm hospitality, lively music and dance, colorful street art, and a food scene that reflects regional diversity. From the restored walled city of Cartagena to the innovative neighborhoods of Medellín and the high-altitude capital of Bogotá, Colombia offers a mix of history, creativity, and natural beauty that feels both accessible and adventurous.
Key highlights include exploring Cartagena’s old town and nearby Rosario Islands, visiting Medellín for its urban transformation and cable-car views, and heading into the Coffee Region for plantation tours and rolling green landscapes. Nature lovers can hike in Tayrona National Natural Park, discover the towering wax palms of Valle de Cocora, or venture deeper into the Amazon and Pacific regions for wildlife and remote scenery. Practical tips: Colombia’s climate varies more by altitude than by season, so pack layers for cooler mountain cities and lighter clothing for coastal areas. Domestic flights are useful for covering long distances, basic Spanish is helpful outside major tourist hubs, and using registered taxis or ride apps is a smart way to get around in cities.
The best time to visit Colombia is generally January to March and November, when travel popularity is highest and conditions are especially appealing for exploring cities, the Coffee Region, and the Caribbean coast. February, March, and November can offer a particularly good balance of strong traveler interest and fewer peak-holiday crowds than December or early January.
The friends wandered freely
After yesterday's desperate search for a cozy bar or something similar, we were drawn back to our room. But this morning we were also ready for our planned hike in the Valle de...
Medellin! From the Amazon region we go to the city. The first day we explored the Poblado neighborhood, which is probably the most famous and well-known among backpackers. No...
I write my next article in English for once because it's about a dog picnic on the beach that I did with Palominoanimal soul, so that the two founders of palominoanimalsoul,...
My journey to Santa Marta, located about 225km from Cartagena, started with the bus that I had reserved through the hostel. With the company MarSol. Instead of 12 o'clock, I was...
We followed the invitation of Julis' school friend Luisa (as well as husband Ricardo and baby Samuel) and drove together with them to Jardin, which is 3 hours away. However, we...
01.10.2018 After leaving Berlin Tegel, we make a stopover in London. 3 hours layover. Enough time for everything. Think again... While processing our paperwork, the nice...
After a long absence, I'm back with reports from the desert! In there, I didn't have Wi-Fi, but I had a hammock for only €3 per night, just 4 meters from the beach. There's not...
After not knowing if buses still ran to Minca so late, I had the brilliant idea of not booking a hostel, but rather seeing how far I could get and then searching for Wi-Fi to...
From the highest coastal mountain range in the world
From friends from all over the world
Medellín... ¿Qué había escuchado antes sobre esta ciudad? Seguro la mayoría fue por Pablo Escobar, especialmente de la serie Narcos. ¡Una vez fue la ciudad más violenta del...
Friends and friends (as Mr. Chancellor would say). Sorry for my absence. I'm currently in Calima, a small village 2 hours away from Cali, where my family has rented a finca. The...
When my lecturer said goodbye to us on Tuesday and I realized that it was the last class, I almost started to cry. It was about comparing different peace processes around the...
You forget people quicker than you think. It sounds sad, it's sad, but after a few weeks or months, you start to think less and less about people who played a huge role at home....
On 10.06., Hans flew from Bogotá to Medellín. Since we already knew Medellín, we spontaneously took a bus (10 h for 360 km) and went to Manizales. The ride was... well. It went...
This morning I received my first Yoga class from Biene. She did a really good job. Thank you for that. After that, we took a boat trip on the lake. Unfortunately, there was only...
This morning I left bustling Medellin by bus. Guatape was a recommendation from the man I met at the airport. The special feature here is an artificially created reservoir with...
Colombia made me richer in experience without helping me understand the country better. Monday morning, I had breakfast with Karim from my hostel. The forensic scientist had...
Lately, we have been feeling homesick at airports and in Bogota, we noticed how long a year actually is. But we don't want to complain, but rather tell you about our...
Hanna and I have had a long journey, traveling from Tatacoa, in the middle of Colombia about 1000km as the crow flies, to the Caribbean coast, in the city of Riohacha. It took...
And once again it's time to say goodbye. 5 nights in the middle of the Caribbean are behind us, San Andres Island, still Colombia, completely different again. This is roughly...
We arrived in Villa de Leyva at 18:00 Colombian time, which means we arrived at 21:00 local time. The concept of Colombian time has little to do with local time. If a Colombian...
Mitm Bös simr de nach Santa Marta düset. Dert heimr ä wunderschöni Ungerkunft gha ir Villa Escobar. 😎 Ja genau dä Namä begleitet üs chli uf derä Reis. 🙃🙈😉 Ä wissi Villa mit...
What a difference. In the morning, we wake up and can jump directly into shorts. The temperature rises to over 30 degrees during the day, which feels pleasant in the wind. Our...
The journey there: Not as easy as expected...in the Flota. So on Friday afternoon we stood by the road and waited for the right Flota to pass by...for a whole hour. But...
Our last day of vacation with Marius is dawning. So everyone is not in a very good mood, partly because there is no coffee machine 😑. We walk to a shopping mall, look for...
Sorry for my absence. I know my roommate is eagerly waiting for my words #onlylove. On Friday I was partying, on Saturday I was hungover, on Sunday I was lazy and yesterday I...
Yesterday was Halloween. We met in disguise in the evening and walked along Séptima, which is one of the most important and longest streets here in Bogotá. We walked almost 10...
My love, I'm sick, so I drank at least 3 liters of ginger tea today. Yesterday someone gave me the idea of starting a blog. Not a bad idea actually, I thought to myself. I...