Maria had bit of cold and was feeling a bit under the weather so it was a good excuse to have a lazy day. There was a panaderia (like a bakery cafe) a block away from the hostel so we wandered down there for some breakfast. As we ate our croissants, we watched TV and the homecoming of the Colombian Football Team from the World Cup in Brazil. A bomb had went off in downtown Medellin last night which had killed at least one person and injured many more but it was...

We were booked on a full day tour to Guatapé that included breakfast and lunch so we only needed a coffee before our pickup. Rafa, our driver and guide for the day, arrived at the hostel at 9am with a really cool customised blue Ford van from the '70s. There was only ourselves and a couple from New York so we could spread out on the seats. Rafa drove us through some of the eastern neighborhoods of the Medellín such as Buenos Aires, Las Palmas and Mila...

We slept well last night and decided that we'll extend our stay in the Black Sheep Hostel for an extra 2 nights. The football match today between Colombia and Brazil sort of messed up our schedule plus we want to make a day trip to Guatapé. We had booked on a free walking tour of Medellín with Real City Tours but had no idea of what or where we might go, it had simply been recommended to us. Medellín is a massive city with 2 million people and co...

The bus was surprisingly comfortable to sleep in even if it was cold. The AC was cranked up so high it felt like minus 15c although with hoodies on and and a 'permantly borrowed' airline blanket thrown over us, we were fine. We had woken a few times through the night but managed to get back to sleep no problem. By dawn we were up in the mountains to the north of Medellin and we were greeted with a nice sunrise. The views across the mountains and high farmland w...