Colombia.
Pablo Escobar, drug cartels, murder, kidnapping, cocaine capital of the world.
That’s my childhood impression, but Colombia has come a long way from the 1980s. It appears on numerous lists of top travel destinations for the adventurous traveler, which is how we find ourselves heading there now (well, that and some phenomenally cheap airfare thanks to Scott’s Cheap Flights).
Itinerary:
Sunday: Fly Boston -> Atlanta -> Bogotá -> Pereira
Monday: coffee plantation tour, hiking among Colombia’s wax palms, soaking in mountainous hot springs and waterfalls
Tuesday: fly to Medellín, city tour
Wednesday: fly to Montería, bus, taxi, and boat to Isla Fuerte
Thursday: Isla Fuerte (sloths and a giant walking tree)
Friday: depart Isla Fuerte, boat, taxi, and bus to Cartagena
Saturday: Cartagena, late night flight to Bogotá
Sunday: Bogotá -> Miami -> Boston
Vacation Days 