Medellin is a modern, big city in the mountains of Colombia. After getting in at around 8am, we (there were about 10 of us travelling together from Cartagena) took cabs from the bus station over to The Pit Stop hostel, in a southern part of town known as El Poblado....

Having stayed up for the sunrise the night before, I woke up surprisingly early (noon) and well rested. Anna, Robby, Alec and I checked out of the hostel, stored our gear for the day, and went to have breakfast (lunch, as it turned out). We had a good day of hanging...

Early in the day, a large group of us decided to visit one of the area's main attractions: the clay baths of Volcan del Totumo. After a 50 minute bus ride north of the city, we arrived at a what looked like a miniature volcano (or, more accurately, a giant version of...

It was a hot steamy day, perfect for lounging around the hostel and not much else. At one point I thought I'd venture out into the city and shoot some pictures and get more of a feel for Cartagena. It's become one of my favorite towns I've seen on this trip. In my...

At 7, we were taken by a small boat over to where the Winfli was anchored. We pulled up to the 30' sailboat and a dark, impish man with dreadlocks introduced himself as Captain Bruno. As we loaded our bags on board, the other four passengers arrived. The English...