Colombia

In Salento, a colorful pueblo in Colombia’s coffee region, daily life unfolds in the main square every day and night.

Thick with mud and manure, the Cocora Valley trail winded it’s way up the mountain and through one of Colombia’s prettiest national parks.

One misstep while horseback riding in Valle de Cocora, a national park in Colombia, and I was going head first into the river.

Our minivan was ill-equipped for normal roads on a sunny day, let alone Nevado del Ruiz.

Halloween in Medellin is far more fun than in the US. Colombians love to dress up and party.

Cali is Colombia’s 3rd largest city, and regarded as the country’s capital for salsa dancing.

My experiences traveling and blogging led to one desire…the dream of location independence. I want to be able to live and work anywhere.

The monolith known as El Penol is an easy day trip from Medellin via bus.

Boat rides on Lake Penol include beautiful views & the homes of dead Colombian cartel leaders.

As we neared Guatape, a Colombian pueblo near Medellin, the landscape turned into rolling hills, with small lakes surrounding them.

Our last great adventure together was a paragliding trip in the mountains north of the city.

I put aside camera shyness to be interviewed for The Wireless Generation documentary while living in Medellin, Colombia.

It’s hard for me to believe that almost three months have passed since I left the USA to begin living in Medellin, Colombia again. 

In early 2009, I knew I wanted to live in Medellin, but before I could settle down, I had to head for the coast to experience Colombia’s largest Carnaval celebration. …

Imagine 6,000 horses trotting through your city…

Since its inception, the festival has exploded into a week long series of events.

Here I am, drafting this post while living in Medellin once again. It feels like the last year and a half since I first arrived in the city has flown …

Before leaving Spain, I’d already had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket.  Was traveling to Colombia going to be that much more of a risk than getting on a crowded …

To start the festival, they had live music downtown with a fireworks show at the end.

Every July, Colombian models descent on Medellin for Colombiamoda, the annual fashion week.