My trip to Guatapé started in Medellín. Like most people planning a visit, the first decision was whether to book one of the packaged Guatapé day trips from Medellín, the kind where you’re picked up, taken to El Peñón and the town, then brought straight back, or whether to slow things down and plan it…

I went into this tulip day trip thinking it would be one of those slow, aesthetic travel days. You know the kind: It ended up being a little different from that, but still a really good day overall. First impression: it’s not quite a slow-paced day Don’t get me wrong—Keukenhof and the tulip fields are…

Our tulip day started early—but thankfully not “why did we agree to this bus time” early. We had a bus booked for 7:30 AM to get out to Keukenhof. From our hotel in De Pijp we could’ve taken the tram, which would’ve been fine (about 15 minutes or so), but we ended up grabbing an…