Choosing what beach town you want to visit in Ecuador can be overwhelming. It seems you could spend a full year going from the top of the country to the bottom, riding buses along the Pacific coast, never going inland, stopping at every little beach town, and still would not hit them all. So […]
Will and I both reached our highest elevations hiking when we hiked up Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world which stands at 5,897m (19,347ft). I should clarify, we hiked to about two thirds up the highest active volcano in the world – but that’s still pretty high. Cotopaxi is in a national park […]
Last time I went white water rafting I was crying. I was about 8 years old and in the mountains of North Carolina. Never one for roller coasters, rides, or thrills of any kind I was freaking out. We were on the last run of what was probably a class 1 rapid and it […]
Ever have the burning desire to shoot shaving cream in a 10 year old kid’s face while simultaneously getting a handful of talc powder thrown in yours? Welcome to White’s Day at Pasto’s Carnaval de Negros y Blancos! The Carnival takes place annually in the beginning of January, and we were pretty pumped when […]
After spending our first few weeks on the coast, and my Michigan blood boiling from all the hot days and air conditon-less nights (well, some of them), we headed south to the mountains. After a couple memorable days learning about the country’s history and transformation in Medellín, we continued south to Salento. One of […]
Eating is easily one of the best things about traveling. Exploring restaurants, unusual street food, and ordering something that you don’t know what the hell it is are always some of my favorite undertakings while abroad. With Colombia being a huge country filled with many different regions, there has been no shortage of culinary […]