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Days 367 – 372: Flowers, coffee, and a church

We left Medellín on the morning of Wednesday, July 25, and rode south for almost three hours to our next stop in Jardín, a colourful colonial town with an abundance of flowers, as its name implies. We arrived fairly early in the afternoon, giving us a good amount of time to have some lunch, check-in at our […]

New Video: Colombia II – Medellín to Ipiales

We have a new video up on our YouTube channel where we share a little more magic of Colombia as we travelled through the country from the City of Eternal Spring, Medellín, to the home of the Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales. Enjoy, subscribe, and share! 🙂

Days 339 – 366: Art, unforeseen delays, and celebrating a year on the road in Medellín

Our initially planned two-week stay in Medellín got extended by an additional two weeks because of some bike repairs that needed to be to be taken care of before they became hazardous. One of these repairs was to the clutch which required a part to be shipped in from the USA. The part was stuck in […]

Day 338: The town of Guatapé and a giant rock

After a mini celebration at finding the misplaced spare keys in the morning, we took a ride about two hours out of Medellín to climb a giant rock located close to the towns of Guatapé and El Peñol. The two towns have had a long-standing dispute over who owns this rock so it is currently known by two […]

Days 331 – 337: Cartagena to Medellín

We left Cartagena on Tuesday, June 19, and started our journey towards Medellín. Since the fastest route is around 12 hours, we stopped along the way in Sincelejo, Caucasia, and Santa Rosa de Osos before reaching our destination on Friday. Medellín is Colombia’s second largest city and a rather beautiful one at that. It is located […]

Days 327 – 330: Beautiful and blistering Cartagena

On Friday, we headed towards Cartagena, taking the road going through Barranquilla. Shakira fans who don’t know where she’s from, Barranquilla is the singer’s hometown and there is a statue of her there. The traffic in the city was chaotic and getting out of there was an absolute nightmare so no selfies of us with […]

Days 318 – 326: The road to the north of Colombia

We left Sachica after a hearty breakfast on the morning of Wednesday, June 6, and headed north. Our plan was to make our way to Cartagena using highway 45 that ran fairly close to the Venezuelan border and then down to Medellin using a different route. About midway to our next stop in San Gil, […]

A few easy ways to travel like a good human

Today marks exactly one year since we threw caution to the wind and embarked on this slightly crazy, but mostly amazing life-changing road trip across the Americas. We have seen some of the most beautiful places and some underwhelming ones, met some wonderful people and some grumpy ones, eaten some delicious meals and some questionable […]

Days 311 – 317: Bogota to Villa de Leyva and the Terracotta House

We spent our last few days in Bogotá with some low-key exploring of the beautiful city and getting spoilt with Colombian hospitality in the form of another delicious lunch, courtesy of our host’s wonderful relatives. On Monday, June 4, we left the capital and headed towards Sachica, our stop for the next two nights. Sachica is […]

Day 310: The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá

On Tuesday, May 29, we rode for about an hour from Bogotá to the town of Zipaquirá. The town is primarily known for the Catedral de Sal (Salt Cathedral), an underground church built within the tunnels of a salt mine. The town itself is quite nice, but the cathedral was our main reason for visiting Zipaquirá so, that is […]

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