by Zachary Houtenville | Jan 14, 2025 | TREK TALKS
La Carbonera Valley in Salento, Colombia. Who goes to Colombia without diving into its coffee culture? I mean, Colombian coffee is practically legendary—I’ve known about it since I was a kid. So naturally, we made our way to Salento, the unofficial coffee capital of...
by Zachary Houtenville | Jan 9, 2025 | Travel Tales
The bus…. before they added 20 more people From the start of this trip, I knew transportation was going to be both fascinating and downright horrific. Southeast Asia was a slog to navigate, and compared to trekking across South America, it’s relatively tiny. And...
by Zachary Houtenville | Jan 5, 2025 | Travel Tales
I have never been out in a city for new years, so I knew this year was going to be a new experience. What a better city to choose then Medellin, Colombia. In a country filled with a wild night life, it’s a good sign when even other Colombians are traveling away from...