Colombia

Since returning, I’ve boasted about the country so much that if the tourism board was charging me commission on trips sold, I’d be able to retire early.

“The previous generations were scared all the time. But my generation aren’t scared.”

You see, it’s not just about the blue of the water or the white of the sand, it’s the way the lush, green, jungle-clad mountains greet the beaches.

Step aside Europe and Southeast Asia, solo travel in South America can be all the rage too…

Artists from across the world look to South America as the perfect canvas for their work, and this varied continent is home to so much exceptional street art.

This is not a city of big sights or must-dos. Instead, it’s the sense that you are in a city which is changing and developing a new version of itself right in front of your very eyes.

Colombia has everything. Caribbean beaches in the North, Pacific surf in the West. Tropical forests, snow-capped mountains, and everything in between.

Despite having traveled to over 45 countries, Colombia is unquestionably one of my favorites. This is why I plan on returning there every year I can.

Learning Spanish gave us a voice with which we could ask questions we were unable to find answers to in guidebooks.