The Museo Casa de la Memoria in Medellín is a multimedia museum and archive detailing the violence that plagued the city, and Colombia, for more than 30 years. Through photos, videos, voices, and artifacts, the somber but important space looks to the dark past of armed conflict and the drug cartels while steadfastly paying tribute, and remembering, the [...]Read Post

The Museo Casa de la Memoria in Medellín is a multimedia museum and archive detailing the violence that plagued the city, and Colombia, for more than 30 years. Through photos, videos, voices, and artifacts, the somber but important space looks to the dark past of armed conflict and the drug cartels while steadfastly paying tribute, and remembering, the [...]Read Post

Why You Should go to Cartagena Cartagena's Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site – this means it's absolutely beautiful! The streets are a maze of cobbled alleys, gorgeous doorways, and balconies covered in flowers. Not to mention there are multiple old plazas each flanked by gorgeous churches. Quick facts about cartagena: Colombian Peso [...]Read Post

Headed to Cartagena and wondering what you can’t miss? Here is my go-to Jetset travel guide to a perfect vacation full of dancing, drinking, and eating your way through this coastal Colombian gem. ¿What to do in Cartagena? 1. Explore Old Town You can’t leave Cartagena without exploring the beautiful stone-walled Old City. Strategically located on the [...]Read Post

Vibrant, fresh, local and authentic—here are the 3 best farmers markets in Medellin to visit if you want a taste for Medellin, Colombia. 18 percent of the world's birds 600 species of bees. 130,000 varieties of plants and orchids Fair to say that biodiversity is one of Colombia’s strong suits. With all that blooming, buzzing [...]Read Post

Esta semana, nos hemos trasladado a uno de los departamentos  más importantes de toda Colombia: Medellín. Además de ser la ciudad de las flores de y haber sido condecorada por su capacidad de innovación y renovación (el ‘metrocable’ es el mejor ejemplo), Medellín es y será siempre reconocida como el lugar donde vivió y murió uno de los [...]Read Post

The Colombian city of Medellín has long been associated with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and with the popularity of Netflix's Narcos, a new influx of tourists are visiting the city to see where the infamous kingpin operated. The Guardian’s Iman Amrani speaks to the people whose lives were affected by Escobar, and with the city’s [...]Read Post

The city of Medellín in Colombia, was once the ‘murder capital of the world’ and home to notorious drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar.  The Netflix series Narcos generated a Hollywood spotlight onto this important piece of Colombia’s past to an international viewership. Through Medellín City Tours, we took a Pablo Escobar tour, led by Carlos the ex-cop. [...]Read Post