2 articles
16 April 2026
colombiaCartagena, Colombia: Walled City, Caribbean Coast, and What to Skip
Cartagena's walled city is one of the best-preserved Spanish colonial centres in the Americas. The surrounding Caribbean coast is the most straightforward beach region in Colombia to visit independently.
Henrik Vinter
1 February 2026
colombiaMedellín, Colombia: What the City Is Actually Like Now
Medellín was the world's most dangerous city in 1991—approximately 6,300 homicides in a city of 1.6 million people. Today it has transformed significantly: the Metro cable car system connects hillside comunas directly to the city centre; the Escaleras Eléctricas (electric escalators) cover 400 vertical metres in San Javier; a metropolitan university system and tech sector investment have created jobs; and tourism arrivals have grown steadily to around 3 million annually. The city is genuinely interesting to visit. It is also not comparable to a European capital for personal safety. The risks are specific, manageable, and worth understanding clearly.
Henrik Vinter