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Medellín After Smaller South American Cities Felt Like Sensory Overload
I’m always excited for every country I get to visit, but I think we can all agree that there are certain destinations that come with an extra level of excitement and anticipation. For me, Colombia was definitely one of those places. Colombia wrapped up my five-week South America journey. There’s another post dedicated entirely to…
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My Day Exploring Guatapé and El Peñón — and the Helicopter Ride I Didn’t Plan
I love The Amazing Race. It’s probably the closest thing to reality TV that I actually enjoy watching. It has adventure, adrenaline, and my favorite part: destinations. More than anything, it constantly adds places to my travel bucket list. That’s actually how I first learned about El Peñón de Guatapé. I remember watching an episode…
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Planning a 6-Day Amsterdam Trip (And Why We Chose Slow Travel)
How did we decide on six days in Amsterdam? Well, this trip originally started a few months earlier when my sister, cousin, and I kept talking about wanting to do a cousins’ trip, which eventually evolved into, “We should do a mom-and-daughter trip.” The next question quickly became: where? At that point, the trip would’ve…
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Why Amsterdam Needs More Time Than You Think
Now, you may be thinking: what exactly do you do for six days in Amsterdam? It sounds like a long stay for any city. But once we started mapping out the things we wanted to do, the days filled up surprisingly quickly. We knew one entire day would be dedicated to tulips. You can read…
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Utrecht Day Trip – The Perfect Amsterdam Escape
How do you pick the perfect day trip from Amsterdam? We looked at a lot of options before deciding. We already had a an entire day dedicated to tulips, you can read more about how that day unfolded here. There was Zaandam for the unique architecture and photogenic buildings, Zaanse Schans for the windmills, and…
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Amsterdam Food Guide: From Stroopwafels to Kaasbar
Amsterdam might genuinely be one of the best cities in Europe for street food and casual eats. That quickly became a major part of how we planned our days, not just what we wanted to see, but what we wanted to eat, and which neighborhoods we needed to be in to balance good food with…