Tag: 2026 Itinerary
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How to Spend 3 Days in Medellín, Colombia (2026 Itinerary)
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Medellín is Colombia’s green, vibrant and innovative city, and it has near-perfect weather year-round. It’s so hard to fit all reccommendations, activities and tours into one short trip, trust me, I’ve been back more than once and tried. If I had to plan how to spend 3 days in Medellín…
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Where to Stay In Medellín in 2026: Best Medellín Hostels
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Medellín was my very first city, on my very first solo backpacking trip back in January 2024. I liked it so much I went back and lived there for a full year, split across two six-month stints. What pulled me in from day one was the backpacker scene. Medellín is…
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Medellin Day Trips: 7 Unforgettable Tours and Excursions From Someone Who Lived There
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Medellín and the surrounding Antioquia department are chock full of places to see: towns, waterfalls, tours, nature, cities, you name it. The hardest part is deciding which activities to fit into your trip, because you could spend six months in the city and still not see a fraction of it.…
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An Honest Guide on Things to Do in Palomino, Colombia (2026)
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Palomino is a small town in the Sierra Nevada mountains on the north coast of Colombia. It’s known for it’s surfing and river tubing activities, as well as a large backpacking hub with new hostels popping up seemingly every week. It’s the convergence between the mountains, the Palomino River and…
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Paragliding in San Gil, Colombia: What to Expect, Prices and How to Book (2026)
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Looking down to red stained rocks of the Chicamocha Canyon from 2400m high whilst sitting in essentially a harness-chair hybrid left me in disbelief. It was surprisingly peaceful considering I’d put my life in the hands of a man I didn’t know, a piece of fabric, and the daily forecast.…
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Where to Stay in San Gil, Colombia: Best Hostels, Hotels and Airbnbs (2026)
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San Gil, the adventure town located in the Santander region of Colombia, is a backpacker hub first and foremost, and the accommodation reflects that. The town centre is packed with well-run hostels, many with pools (unexpected for a mountain adventure town), and most within walking distance of tour operators. If…
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Things to Do in San Gil, Colombia: The Complete Adventure Guide (2026)
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San Gil does one thing better than anywhere else in Colombia: it gets your adrenaline pumping. Hidden in the mountains of Santander, this little town draws adventure travellers from across the world for its white-water rafting, paragliding, canyoning, caving, and more- all set against some dramatic mountain scenery. The town…
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What to do in Cartagena Colombia in 2026
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Is Cartagena Worth Visiting? Cartagena is one of the most visited destinations in Colombia, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. This was a common question I received as I was backpacking through the Colombia; people constantly asked whether Cartagena was actually worth visiting compared to places like the…