In which Michelle books a local cooking class at the Lunatico Cooking Studio in Cartagena. When she’s handed a coconut, it proves to be a hard nut to crack.
Category: Americas
North and South America
‘Wake up Jaguars!’ The voice of Tyson drifted across the camp as 4:45 am hit. Eleven jaguars stirred. It was Day Three of our trek to La Ciudad Perdida — the ‘Lost City’
There were two poignant experiences we had that highlighted Medellin’s troubled past and bright future: Comuna 13 and the Medellin Museum of Modern Art.
South of Medellín, high up in the Andes mountains lies the small town of Jardin. We’d heard it was a beautiful Colombian town. We also spent another weekend in Guatapé.
After the almost overwhelming size of Bogotá, coming to Medellín almost feels like coming to a big mountain town. But with almost 3 million people in the city proper and another million or two in the surrounding areas, this city nestled in the Aburrá Valley is the second largest in Colombia. We’re spending almost a month in Medellín, and we’re really looking forward to exploring as much as we can of the City of Eternal Spring.
“Use your tongue wisely,” our guide Daniel said to us without a hint of sarcasm. So we did, using our tongue to grab all the sweet pulp of the giant yellow passion fruit without getting any of the white pith. Delicious and a little sweeter than the small purple variety we’re used to; we were in a market laneway in central Bogotá trying tropical fruit we’d never seen before.
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll travel through Nova Scotia and New England into Massachusetts, before heading ‘home’ to Ontario.
Newfoundland was one of our favourite trips ever. The friendliness of the locals is legendary for a reason. It feels like coming home even if you’re not from there. Here’s a nutshell of travel tips to help you make the most of your visit.
For many people, food in Newfoundland means fish and chips. But if you take some time to look, Newfoundland has a lot more to offer in terms great restaurants, pubs and craft breweries. This list is just some of our favourite Newfoundland restaurants and pubs from our visit in 2022.
Hiking in Gros Morne National Park is a lesson in plate techtonics and a day out in a stunning landscape all rolled into one. Given the nickname for Newfoundland is ‘The Rock’ it’s not surprising most of the hikes vary from boulder hopping to scrambling up steep slopes of scree.
Neither of us knew much about Gros Morne before we got to Newfoundland. We knew it was a National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and figured it would have to have some cool hikes. But who knew that rocks – yes, rocks – could be so interesting.
Much of Newfoundland’s coastline has old walking trails used for trading between villages, which have been converted into actual hiking trails. In our four days in St John’s and few days in Bonavista Peninsula we hiked almost every day along the stunning coastal routes.