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San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, México
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Xicotepec, Puebla, México
The ceremonial centre 
Xicotepec is a small magical town in the state of Puebla. Pictured here is its municipal palace. 
It produces coffee beans. 
It’s also known as the place where President Carranza was taken to die after the assassination nearby. 
Going to the top of the mountain – 1.4km and around 900 steps from the Virgin Mary statue (which was in itself 30 minutes on foot from the city centre). 
Lots of statues. 
The lights are solar powered, some with USB portals installed. 
The fog between the peak and the town. 
The ceremonial centre. 
The platform at the peak. 
The Virgin of Guadalupe 
The church.
Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
Antioquia was the first capital of the province, when Bolivar appointed someone as its “dictator” upon independence. 
It’s close to the Puente de Occidente, a national monument. 
The museum of the dictator. I believe it’s dictator in the Roman sense. 
Several churches in the small town. 
Where they signed the declaration of independence. 
The house of the dictator. 
It’s only around 90 minutes from Medellín, very convenient to get to. 
It’s hotter though.
Aculco, Edomex, México
Aculco is a small town a bus away from CDMX. 
Not much to see, but was a relaxing day. 
Main thing was the waterfall, which I took a taxi to get to. 
Needed to climb up and down the rocks. No built-up route.
Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
Photo opportunity with El Santo. 
Tulancingo is the second-largest city in Hidalgo and El Santo’s birthplace. 
It’s also where a small pyramid is at. 
The monument for freedom of press. 
Statue in the (free) small museum of El Santo. 
A Juárez statue made in the US more than a century ago. 
The cathedral – a magnificent building. 
The trains museum. 
Christmas lights are already up. 
Rock climbing near the ruins. 
Train. 
El Santo’s statue outside the museum complex. 
The pyramid. You could take a tour bus there, or a combi straight there ($9).
South Iceland
I joined several tours – golden circle, glacier lagoon, Katla ice cave, and south Iceland. 
The final 3 overlapped quite a bit on the way to the main sites. 
I also added the live lava shop – definitely worth it! 
The big geyser in the golden circle tour. 
This is the only place in the world that shows real lava. It’s really hot in the room! 40C+! 
One of the waterfalls. 
The Diamond Beach. 
An ice cave. 
The ice caves were not exactly how I thought they would look. 
The wool factory in Vik. 
The legendary waterfall. 
Eastwatch by the Sea from the Game of Thrones. 
The glacier lagoon is my favourite from the trip! 
The ice caves are my second favourite. 
An earthquake cracked open a shopping mall. 
From the Game of Thrones. 
A crater lake in the golden circle. 
The legendary waterfall is partly frozen. Not very impressive. 
I went to this waterfall 3 days in a row, and the back was closed the whole time. 
There’s an optional add-on to get on a boat here. 
The site of the first parliament in the world from 930, also between the 2 continents. 
The glacier where people hike.
Guatape, Colombia
Guatapé is around 2 hours from Medellín, a small town that’s definitely worth going. 
The main street for souvenirs. 
The view from the monolith nearby. 
A bakery using a “zocalo” to show its business. 
A restaurant. 
The monolith – $20,000 for entry. Not a very bad climb. 
Main square of the city. 
View from the city. 
The houses are really colourful. 
Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
Walking to the waterfall. 
Georgetown. 
It’s the tallest single-drop waterfall in the world. 
But due to the water vapour, it’s actually difficult to see the whole height. 
Very few buildings in the area. 
Small plane. Delayed for more than an hour and we had only 45 minutes at the fall! 
Untouched Amazon. 
View from the plane was the best view.
Medellín, Colombia
Medellín is the second-largest city in Colombia and it was the most dangerous city in the world. 
And this was the most murderous neighbourhood. 
The only colonial-style church in the city with a lot of prostitutes. 
The former justice building, now a centre for counterfeits. 
But the city today has become much safer with different government policies imposed through the decades. 
Referring to the displaced. 
Old train station. The city doesn’t have a colonial centre. 
On top of a mountain. 
Comuna 13 
The lights square at night. 
The palace of culture, rush-finished by the locals after the Belgian architect quit in protest. 
View from a mountain.
