After an incredible time in Medellín while on a two week trip to Colombia, I headed to Cartagena for sun, vibrant colors, and some time on the water. Here are my 10 top tips for visiting this gorgeous city. First, Some of the Basics Currency The Colombian Peso At the time of writing (Sept 2022), $1 USD = roughly 4,100
Located just 2 hours from Medellín, Guatapé is a popular day trip for visitors to Colombia. The little town is known for the colorful frescoes on the front of homes and businesses and La Piedra – a giant rock (7,000 feet above sea level giant) that you can climb for amazing views of the lake in the area. I read
After visiting Bogotá for a couple of days, I set off for Medellín. I spent 3 days exploring the city and had a lovely time getting to know different neighborhoods and having new adventures. Here’s my guide to 3 days in Medellín – scroll to the bottom for some bonus tales about solo travel and losing something very important while
Before I embark on any trip, I probably read dozens of blog posts to plan the best overall itinerary and decide what to do in each place I visit in a given country. When preparing for a two-week trip to Colombia, many travel bloggers seemed to agree on one thing: they were underwhelmed by Bogotá. Despite this common opinion, my
In September of 2021, I moved to Brighton, England to do my master’s degree at the University of Sussex. While I loved living in Brighton, it was super expensive and left me looking for other opportunities for a couple of months after my in-person classes wrapped up in April. I spent months during the pandemic scrolling through Workaway.info fantasizing about
I’m sitting down to write this blog post on my last full weekend living in Brighton, but oh well, better late than never. I’ve spent the past seven months exploring all that this lovely coastal city has to offer, so here’s a run down one what it’s like to live in Brighton, England. London by the Sea Brighton, also known
When I was planning my trip through the Baltics, I knew I wanted to travel to the capital cities of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. However, it wasn’t until I came across a blog post about Tallinn, Estonia that I realized that I could easily end my trip in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. From Tallinn, I found myself in Helsinki
Vilnius to Riga to Tallinn = a beautiful Baltics backpacking trip. After spending several days traveling through the underrated Baltics state, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I saved the most beautiful Batlics capital for last. There is a fairytale quality about the colorful medieval streets of Tallinn. Here’s my guide to spending two lovely days in Tallinn. Tallinn
After spending a couple of days in Vilnius, Lithuania, I took a 4 hour bus up to Riga, the capital city of Latvia. Riga is a classic stop on a trip through the Baltics or makes a great city break on its own. The city went through a tourism boom a couple of years ago, and tourists seem to be
Ah, Lithuania. Leading up to my trip, people often wondered why the heck I was going to Lithuania. Even when I arrived, locals and Europeans visiting the city asked me the same thing. Why Lithuania? While studying abroad in Spain and Italy, I traveled quite a lot through Europe – to much of Western Europe and even to the Balkans.