Today I flew to Medellin from Santa Marta, luckily a direct flight. Unfortunately I hadn’t printed out my boarding pass so was charged for that at the airport – something to remember for future flights.

Hector picked me up from the airport and I dumped my bags at his gorgeous new flat before we headed off to explore Medellin.

We travelled into the city via the ‘forgotten road which was a really scenic route. I was really impressed with the city and the public transport was fantastic which made it very easy to get around. We saw the cemetary, the Basillica, the old town hall, a couple of other amazing churches, some great parks and visited a number of different areas including Poblado. We had some delicious food (Arepas for lunch in Bueonas Aires and steak for dinner in El Poblado) as well as a couple of beers along the way. We stayed the night in the Laurales area which is one of the nicer areas of town. So far I’m really liking this city – there is so much history and a complete mixture of new and old.