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Category: travel
Why You Should Definitely Travel to the Amazon (With Indigenous Tour Operators)
You should definitely travel to the Amazon—with indigenous tour operators to ensure your money goes into the local economy and to reduce the negative impacts of your visit on indigenous communities, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Responsible Cultural Tourism in the Amazon
Can we still enjoy cultural travel responsibly in 2026? I think we can, but it requires travel to become purposeful, intentional, and thoughtful. It means going back to the basics.
Jungle Life
Them: “You’re crazy! What will you do in the Amazon for three months? Three days is enough!” Me: That’s what most people in Medellín said when I told them I was leaving the city for the jungle, the thought of spending so much time in such a wild place actually incomprehensible to them. To me, nothing… Continue reading Jungle Life
How Missing My Cross-Atlantic Flight Home Last Year Made 2024 Unforgettable In All the Best Ways
In June 2024, I missed my cross-Atlantic flight home from Madrid to Medellín. And it was the best thing that could've happened.
March for Palestine in Madrid (2023)
On Saturday December 2nd, I took my camera to the manifestation supporting Palestinian liberation which marched along the streets of Madrid, starting in Atocha and ending at the doors of the Foreign Ministry.
Marcha por Palestina en Madrid (2023)
El sábado 2 de diciembre llevé mi cámara a la manifestación en pro de la liberación de Palestina que marchó por las calles de Madrid, saliendo de Atocha y terminando en las puertas del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación.
Thirty-Five
I always thought I’d be dead by thirty-five. I don’t know where this fixation came from, what triggered it, or why I believed it, but the imagined certainty that I wouldn’t live to see forty defined my 20s and early 30s in a very real way. My friends in university would tell me to stop… Continue reading Thirty-Five
My Nomadic Life: Force Majeure
There are things beyond our control. Things that force us to change our plans, to be flexible and spontaneous, things that humble us, that remind us that the world keeps spinning regardless of what we’re going through, things that make the impossible possible and the possible impossible. These unpredictable factors are known as force majeure—a… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Force Majeure
My Nomadic Life: Life & Loss on the Road
It’s been nearly a month since I wrote a new post about this new chapter of My Nomadic Life, even though when I left Colombia I told myself that this time I’d be more constant about updating my blog—not like in Brazil, where it fizzled out after a few months as the daily distractions of… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Life & Loss on the Road
Laura Restrepo Ortega 