Barichara is sometimes referred to as the prettiest town in Colombia. Here is where you’ll find colonial architecture with stunning mountain views. While a lot of the fun is wandering the streets and admiring the beauty, you can also hike to an even smaller town to get a better view of the mountains (and some …
Villa de Leyva is a small, colonial town that’s just three hours from the Colombia’s capital of Bogotá. The highlight for many is wandering the streets and enjoying the beauty of this picturesque town. With just one day in Villa de Leyva, you can experience all of the highlights of this small town without feeling …
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and it’s where many travelers start their trips. With many international flights arriving to Bogotá’s El Dorado airport, it just makes sense to add a day to your itinerary. While there is so much to see outside of Colombia’s capital city, I think it’s still worth spending one day …
Are you planning a trip to Colombia but aren’t sure how much it’s going to cost? I know the feeling, but now after returning from my own trip, I can tell you exactly what I spent. Using this information, I hope you are able to come up with a reasonable Colombia travel budget. But, if …
When I told friends and family that I had booked a trip to Colombia, many of them seemed to do a double take. “Is that safe?” I don’t think I’ve ever had more comments from people concerned about my safety for any other trip I’ve taken thus far in my life. It seemed that family …
Colombia is a massive country and you’ll need several weeks to explore it properly. However, since many travelers (including myself) only have a few, precious vacation days to use every year, it makes more sense to just bite off a small part of this country to explore. There are loads of different ways to do …
When the Covid pandemic hit, many travelers were limited to their home countries and for the United States, that meant that National Park visitation numbers skyrocketed to unsustainable levels. Although, it should be clear that visitor numbers were rising even before Covid hit. As a response to this increase in visitors, several parks introduced a …
As I planned my road trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, I realized that I had half day in my itinerary unaccounted for. So, I started researching, trying to find something in the area that sounded interesting. I was close to Cleveland which has a lot of museums and things to do, but Cleveland was …
Located in Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park feels different. Typically when you think of a national park, you think of the mountains and ruggedness that’s found out west in places like Glacier or Yosemite. Cuyahoga Valley doesn’t have that same dramatic scenery and it’s significantly less remote—it’s only a half hour drive from Cleveland, Ohio, …
The way I see it, there’s three reasons to why you might choose to visit Indiana Dunes. The first is because you’re trying to complete a goal of visiting every national park in the United States and Indiana Dunes National Park is the next park on your list. The second is because you’re looking to …
