- The salsa and tango music that you hear everywhere
- The way everyone says "con gusto" when you say "gracias". With gust. Love it.
- The way that each of the places we visited had a different climate. Cool in Bogata, "eternal spring" in Medellin, tropical in Cartagena
- Each of the places we visited also had a different personality. Commerce in Bogota; edgy efficiency in Medellin; laid back & chilled Caribbean in Cartagena.
- Women celebrating their curves with figure-hugging clothing
- The talented artists
- Larger than life Botero paintings and sculptures
- The metro cable in Medellin
- The bario of Santo Domingo high in the mountains of Medellin
- The bougainvillea and balconies of Cartagena
- The well-preserved 16th century buildings
- The fruit sellers of Cartagena
- The fruit! Goldberries, strawberries, papaya, mango, pineapple
- The beautiful white sand Caribbean beaches of Baru
- Toucans. Emerald toucans in the wild. Tame toucan (Tatto) in one of our hotels that liked to sit on David's arm
- Arroz con coco
- Parillas
- Frijoles
- Arepas
- Tamales
- Queso blanco
- Mojitos
- Aguila light beer
- Readily available free wifi
- Courtyards
- Parque Arvi
- Night view of Medellin
- Seeing Gabriel Garcia Marquez' house. Eek!
- Gold museum in Bogota
- Fine old churches
- Just hanging out in colonial Cartagena
- Air France. Best flights ever.
Lowlights?
- Bus through the Andes. Never again.
- Mad taxi drivers
- Chaotic Medellin airport
- Wine (lack of availability & options, also the price)
- Tea. Mostly not available, but I did have a few cups of something that they call "te en agua". I mostly stuck to coffee.
- I left my kindle on the return flight to Paris. I reported it within 15 minutes but they never found it :(