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City Visits

That buzzing city life. The multifarious crowd wrapping you up in tongues and colours. Wandering the streets, feeling lost and found at the same time. That’s what happens on city visits abroad.

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The best way to get a feeling for a city is to walk. City walks will give you time to observe, learn and enjoy. See the street art, taste the food, talk to the people. Although city tours can give a lot of interesting information, we prefer following our own feet.

Don’t stick to the usual parts: the historic centre, with its stunning architecture; or the tourist quarter, full of buzz and neon lights. We advise you to explore different town areas. That is where people live and love. All kinds of people, all kinds of lives, all kinds of love.

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In our city guides, we try the best we can to transmit the personal impression we had of each place. The ones we fell in love with and those we found meh. It’s our honest opinion based on our first-hand experience. We write about the good, the bad and the ugly of towns and cities.

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We give a certain feeling, but also practical information.

Whether it’s a big, famous city, a small town with its colonial charm, or an unsuspected destination, we’ll tell you what we discovered, where, when, how and sometimes why.

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chile wine tours are among the best things to do and see near valparaiso
City Visits Great Outdoors

🇨🇱 7 Nifty Things to do near Valparaíso, Chile

Are you sold to the vibrant beauty of Valparaíso? Have you decided to spend longer than the couple of days visitors usually allow it? Well done, this is a great decision! Valpo can certainly keep your head spinning for a week or more, with its cultural events and its street life. But if you fancy a day off and into the nature, then what? Then this list of top things to do near Valparaíso, Chile, that’s what! Viña del Mar Nearby Viña del Mar is literally attached to Valparaíso along the coast; you could go from one to the other …

Carnival of blacks and whites in Pasto
City Visits

🇨🇴 Pasto, the Well-Kept Secret of Colombia

SWho wants to stay all the time on the beaten path? Pasto, the westernmost biggest town in Colombia, hardly features on any route plan. Truth is, the places in the north take the fame: postcard-perfect Cartagena on the Caribbean coast, the tropical paradise Tayrona Park or backpackers’ favourite Medellin. But in fact, Pasto is blessed with amazing nature around, Colombia’s most beautiful churches and laid-back vibes. So don’t miss this hidden gem, especially on your way to or from Ecuador. Well, I know most travellers have limited time: that’s how I’ve been in the past…erm…many years. But imagine a city …

View from comuna 13, medellin, colombia
City Visits

🇨🇴 You Should (Really) Spend More Time in Medellin

Medellin is a very special place, to say the least. The 2nd most populated city in Colombia and the capital of the Antioquia department, it only vaguely resembles its counterparts Bogotá, Cali or Barranquilla. Scratch under the surface of brick-coloured hills and bodies lying on the pavements and you will surely get a different feeling. Medellin has risen from its terrible past to become the safest, friendliest and most innovative city in Colombia. Of course, alongside the colourful graffiti the city is famous for, not everything is pink. But there is a vibrant life and a city charm that get many …