Travelogues Antioquia

Our next station was volunteering in a hostel situated in the hills next to a town called San Jerónimo, two hours away from Medellín. The hostel is run by Alexis (half German,...

A country that was right at the top of my travel list! Our adventure was supposed to start with a sunny landing by the sea in Cartagena. 🛩️☀️🌊 On the first day, we headed to...

On May 31st, we flew from Havana to Medellin in Colombia. The flight was more or less smooth. It was about 15 °C at the airport, which is quite chilly for shorts and a t-shirt....

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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...

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...

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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...

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...

Back in Medellin (Envigado), a new chapter began for me as I returned to school to learn Spanish. It's quite unusual for me to go to school and learn like a child again....

Day 10:

My fever is finally gone and I'm ready to explore Medellin again. Let's start at quarter past ten for the Pablo Escobar tour. We'll pass by his family's house, which was blown...

After two of our fellow travelers were diagnosed with dengue fever the day before, I also woke up with its symptoms. The fever thermometer showed 37.6°C, which was not a reason...

We wanted to take a look at a Colombian metropolis, and since Cali still has a bad reputation, we drove to the legendary Medellín. Our speedy bus driver drove like lightning, so...

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Day 11: Fast Food (Mc and BK) break in 2024 was promptly ended by Dani on 1.1.2025 - did he look forward to the 1st burger? 😂 the city is explored in various ways - Metro de...

At 7 o'clock in the morning the alarm clock rings. Today we are going to Guatape, which is mainly known for a huge rock. We booked a tour there because the bus ride takes at...

Today will be a separate day, as Steven goes to the hospital with Markus. Basti and I wait until noon and then decide to do something. We choose the botanical garden. We take...

Medellín is a relatively new-looking city with many high-rise buildings. On our first day, we visited the Pablo Escobar tour, which is not recommended as it mostly speaks in...

Day 7: from one metropolis to another - replenishing energy reserves with enough sugar 😉 - we will get to know the hilly landscape of Medellin - check-in at the AirBnB with...

We take the metro to the cable car, which takes us out of the city and into Parque Arví National Park. There we spend time and walk along a hiking trail up to a small waterfall....

Eigentlich wollten wir von Medellin direkt nach Salento, aber uns wurde empfohlen auf dem Weg einen Abstecher nach Jardin zu machen und es war wirklich richtig schön :) Jardin...

Halb 7 in the morning we stand at the bus station in Medellin and it is raining a little. We walk towards the hostel which is 5 km away and reached it around 8. Luckily, we were...

Morning atmosphere

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