Medellin…to some the mere name of it brings a shudder and a stereotypical statement about cocaine, the TV show Narcos, and the notorious drug lord & narcoterrorist, Pablo Escobar. While it’s true, that Medellin was once known as the “murder capital of the world,” in the last 20 years it has undergone a miraculous transformation and is now a must…
Two year ago, when we still thought our plan was to open a bed & brewery in Colombia, we researched deeply and narrowed down the top six possible places we wanted to check out as possible locations. Medellín, (the “ll” is pronounced as a j-sound here,) being a popular area for expats, easy living and a year-round perfect climate, made…
We have a lot of hope. For cities that may be falling into a downtrodden path, for countries ripped apart by wars and dictatorships, and for our planet as it continues an uphill battle against climate change. It’s hard not to have hope when you see a neighborhood like Comuna 13. Less than 25 years ago, this sprawling hillside barrio…
If you're a traveler, or even just an arm-chair fantasizer, odds are you have at one time or another lusted dreamily over the magical land of Patagonia. This slice of paradise is at the tail end of South America encompassing 260,000 square miles of pristine and breath-taking beauty between Chile and Argentina. It is known for electric blue glaciers, mountains…
Venturing to "the end of the world" is somewhere most travelers aspire to journey at least once in their lives, and although we did this trip back in February 2016, during a whirlwind 21-day tour when we still had full-time jobs, we're so happy that we got to set foot in that little sliver of a paradise called Chile. From…
