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Photo of a lake with an island church and boat and the text "Traveling to beautiful Bled, Slovenia"

Travel Slovenia: Enjoy a Lake Bled summer

You may have never heard of Bled, but you’ve probably seen photos of its picturesque lake with the island church.  Bled is a small town in northern Slovenia, about 40 minutes or 55 kilometers from […]

street art in Palenque

What it’s like to do a Palenque Colombia tour

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase you’ll help support this blog at no extra cost to you. Thank you! San Basilio de Palenque is a small Colombian town about 100 km

Best places to learn a language: Torino

The best places to learn a language abroad

Anyone will tell you that the best way to learn a language is to completely immerse yourself in a country where it’s spoken. But where should you go? Where are the best places to learn

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Chilean history: Visiting Museo de la Memoria in Santiago

Visiting museums or memorials that describe particularly dark parts of a country’s history is often something that travelers skip.  It’s somewhat understandable, who wants to spend their precious vacation time learning about depressing events? However,

Feliz Navidad lights

Unique Christmas traditions in Colombia

While you may not think of Colombia as synonymous with Christmas, the country has some of the world’s longest and most unique holiday celebrations.  Christmas traditions in Colombia last well over a month and involve

Fountain and courtyards

How to visit Pueblito Paisa in Medellín, Colombia

If you’re thinking of seeing Pueblito Paisa in Medellín, you’ve probably seen lots of mixed reviews and claims that it is a tourist trap. Well, Pueblito Paisa was renovated and expanded in 2021, and I

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10 Crazy Cool Things In Medellín, Colombia

Colombia is known for many things: lush landscapes, salsa, flowers, drugs (sadly). But, there are some really cool things that I’ve seen in Medellín that I never expected to find in Colombia. Here are 10