About Christina Stewart

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Curiosity and a penchant for plodding solo around this weird and wonderful world, with camera in hand, has led Christina to Latin America. She only wishes she had packed some PG Tips teabags to keep her company.

Posts by Christina Stewart:

Cartels, Cocaine and Car Bombs: A Pablo Escobar Tour Through Medellin

Cartels, Cocaine and Car Bombs: A Pablo Escobar Tour Through Medellin

/ Colombia, Solo Female Travel, South America Travel, Travel Abroad / 6 Comments

Once a city synonymous with a heady concoction of drug cartels, murderous rampages,  and all-out chaos, Medellin, Colombia – former “murder capital of the world”- has been busy shining its public relation shoes, slashing its crime rates, and churning out tourism gems such as “Come to Medellin, the only risk is not wanting to leave”.(…)

Big, Bad Bogotá: A Gritty Account of the South American Capital

Big, Bad Bogotá: A Gritty Account of the South American Capital

/ Colombia, Featured, Solo Female Travel, South America Travel, Travel Abroad / 5 Comments

Altitude, pollution, poverty, noise, and toxic smells: Bogotá, located some 2600 meters high, rolls out over the Sabana de Bogotá like an extraordinary ugly carpet. Its physical impact is as inescapable as it is overwhelming; the smog so dense you feel as though you’re personally running on petrol and the police posted on every corner(…)