The reason I love your vlogs so much is because it feels like I'm watching a friend's travel journey and everything you do seems so attainable and authentic! Hope you're having the best time! 🌴
@aroundtheworldwithnerya49104 жыл бұрын
Izzy Collins exactly!!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Aw thanks Izzy ❤️❤️ that makes me so happy!
@JulikidingChannel3 жыл бұрын
Yes etxactly
@buckettraveler83984 жыл бұрын
Ah man, your videos are never long enough, now the wait for the next one. . .
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yayy ❤️ ah I'll try an keep them as long as I can get away with 😅
@ellaclune36194 жыл бұрын
Would you ever make a video on dating and hook up culture among backpackers? Or does that even exist ?
@Capturia4 жыл бұрын
Oo yes i would love that video idea too!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
I'll put it on the list for when I'm back home 😊
@animegirl5064 жыл бұрын
Oh man the stories! It would be good!
@Peachpetals1114 жыл бұрын
Definitely does exist ahah everyone’s at it
@c.sophies79194 жыл бұрын
Seeing this makes me miss Salento and Colombia in general so much😭
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
I will be feeling this when I leave!
@jackc37264 жыл бұрын
After watching this I've decided I'm moving to Colombia 😌
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
😂😂 good choice
@Dreadfultime4 жыл бұрын
Gringos welcome
@katyastyles Жыл бұрын
just bought my ticket to visit Colombia for the fists time and these videos are so helpful - I can`t wait to experience this wonderful country
@cc-ic7rj4 жыл бұрын
That was excellent how colorful it all is there and the light is different there. ..Also when you opened the door in the morning it looked like paradise abosultly beautiful the waterfalls and the walk were really nice it was definitely worth the effort! Well done Christine very lovely thank you. I've also learnt don't go to Columb for a good coffee like the hat!!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
So colourful! I do love a good morning view too 😍🌴
@rxox8114 жыл бұрын
Loved the vid! Makes me wanna pack up leave the UK and fly to Colombia!! One day hopefully! 😊
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yaaas one day 😍🌴🙌🏼
@HoustonGuy4 жыл бұрын
Excellent...again! I always enjoy your videos and I never want them to end...loving Colombia!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ivan ❤️ glad you're enjoying the series!
@blakevy2 жыл бұрын
Just stayed at the same hostel, so cool!
@Nickmein164 жыл бұрын
I'm from Armenia, I really love to see people visiting my region!! I'm glad you enjoyed salento and cocora valley
@JulikidingChannel3 жыл бұрын
I think columbia is one of the favourite place to visit
@javierricardomozoserpa88264 жыл бұрын
was so funny that now you know how the Colombian Public transport looks like heheheheh
@felkinviajero3 жыл бұрын
colombia es espectacular
@grisalesjuliocesarorego68946 ай бұрын
La felicito y me gusta que disfrutes mi país
@lauralainez84033 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel bc I was searching videos of Salento! I was in Salento from nov 2019-March 2020 and man it was the best! I love you documented it! I miss Jesús Martín coffee 😩😩
@joinjemima71154 жыл бұрын
Yes ! A vlog uploaded on my birthday! Excited to watch
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂🎁
@martinbutcher374 жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual. Wow those palm trees looked huge. Looking forward to the next one already! Perhaps I need to go and make myself a coffee. 😀
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin! Mmmmm yes coffee ☕☕☕
@bryanmoreno55004 жыл бұрын
You are an amazing storyteller! I can't say there's a single video of you that isn't interesting, they all are top-notch!
@lara_xy4 жыл бұрын
Watching thise while sitting in a 7 hour bus back home from a little weekend trip ☺️
@texastater8333 Жыл бұрын
That was the best Salento video I have seen. Great job and thanks for all the info. I will be traveling there in 2 weeks and this makes me more excited!!!
@praveensp42654 жыл бұрын
Your story telling nice.
@animegirl5064 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! My interest in Colombia has shot up during ur video series!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks ❤️❤️ ahh yay!
@SallyAndEd4 жыл бұрын
Loving the new hat!! Its very fitting for the day!
@Daniiel17bf4 жыл бұрын
I miss my PAIS! very awesome videos, and your storytelling is just great! quarantine, backpacking bananas videos marathon!
@Mir8234 жыл бұрын
Loooved this video!!! Im Colombian and I haven’t been to those beautiful places!! I need to go asap!!
@aaronbonogofsky44634 жыл бұрын
That place is so beautiful, easy to see why you extended staying there. 👍😎
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yess, and it's neverending!
@haxter34 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Christie 😊👍👍
@Kalabazas3 жыл бұрын
Omg !! That place is so beautiful 🤩 !! I’m so happy to see foreigners like you enjoying my native country!! Im so jealous, and I want to go there !! Thank you for sharing your amazing trip to Colombia 🇨🇴
@rverhoeven6993 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. Couldn't deside between Colombia and Guatamala+yucatan (mexico). Now seeing your videos it will be Colombia. Love it
@TDFrank4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to salento such a beautiful part of the world. I would strongly recommend going and seeing it. The beautiful scenery and the amazing people. Bringing back memories
@andresrios9004 жыл бұрын
Please don’t miss out “reserva natural rio claro” in you way in or out Medellin. This natural reserve is one of my favorite places in Colombia. It’s gorgeous!!
@TheSunWillRise964 жыл бұрын
It's really funny seeing all these places because I also was just there last week , hope you enjoyed it
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Hope you had a fab time too! 😍🌴
@TheSunWillRise964 жыл бұрын
Lovely! Leaving tomorrow did you go see the colibries at the top in the valley? I'm getting a memory colombia tattoo of one today 🤗
@simonzapata16364 жыл бұрын
I love these videos! I'm obsessed now waiting for them to be posted. The Cocora Valley was my favorite place when I was there.
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon ❤️ ahh it's beautiful hey! 🌴
@Grace-it5vi4 жыл бұрын
Your vlogs are the absolute best!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@heysoph.94 жыл бұрын
Hat tip: if there's a ribbon or tag on it somewhere, you can loop a caribiner through and hang it off the top of your bag
@kbcvisuals4 жыл бұрын
Nice video really informative and fun, Colombia was great, enjoyed my time there, never got to go Salento so nice to see what it was like.
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊 deffo worth a stop if you find yourself in Colombia again!
@KCRunner4 жыл бұрын
Dang, I thought I wanted to spend my whole trip to Colombia on the coast but Salento looks incredible!
@seandesmond55604 жыл бұрын
Love your vlogs lovely and beautiful Christie!!! ❤ Visiting that waterfall and going to the coffee farm looks amazing!!! 😊 Also you look amazing in your hat!!! ❤
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Sean! I love the hat 🤠🤠
@galindogomez99004 жыл бұрын
Buen video soy colombiano 🇨🇴👍 siempre que voy a Salento recargó energías en el valle del cocora fue declarado patrimonio histórico de la humanidad en el 2011en el valle habitan gran cantidad de fauna y flora en las palmas de cera habita el loro orejiamarillo que es el loro un alto vuelo y a veces también aparece el cóndor y es el inicio del parque nacional de los nevados pero toca con equipo de alta montaña
@mijailraigorodsky99374 жыл бұрын
Hola!! I'm loving your content! We met in Palomino a few weeks ago at the hostel and never got to say goodbye properly. It was great to meet you and dance with you!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Omg Micha!!! I realised I never got your number and wanted to ask if you made your flight to Cartagena on time???
@mijailraigorodsky99374 жыл бұрын
@@BackpackingBananas barely made it on time. I was stressed the whole way, but staying that extra night in Palomino was totally worth it. Didn't know you were going to Ecuador next, my favourite country to visit!! I'm following you on Instagram now as well. Good luck on your adventures and hopefully our paths will cross again.
@TheSunWillRise964 жыл бұрын
I stood at the back of the jeep too ! 🤗🤣 it was raining at the time
@c.sophies79194 жыл бұрын
Mel honeyBee me too 😂😂 and as a German my only thought was: “this is definitely not TÜV-certified!” (TÜV is the technical control board / inspection agency in Germany)
@TheSunWillRise964 жыл бұрын
So official you germans 🤣😚 joke yes it was a little mad but I loved it, when did you go ?
@c.sophies79194 жыл бұрын
Mel honeyBee last year :)
@Lozzzaaa554 жыл бұрын
Ahh i stayed at the same hostel!! Wish i spent more time in Salento, cutest little town :)
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
So much to do there as well!
@BETOETE4 жыл бұрын
Filandia is as beautiful as Salento and think less crowded.
@milanninavarro63373 жыл бұрын
I think it’s hostal isn’t it?
@Heyfunnygirl4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Christianne🙌🙌 this series is making me wanna go to Colombia more and more 😅😅
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks lovely ❤️❤️
@elenahenrietta91024 жыл бұрын
Loving the Colombia travel vlogs sm!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yayyy ❤️❤️❤️🌴🌴
@Reaccioncolombia94 жыл бұрын
Te quedo genial el sombrero. .. 💕
@elgrandisimojoe4 жыл бұрын
BAJALE 2 PAPO. esa mujer se debe a mi
@hannahfurrh29064 жыл бұрын
was almost asleeeeeeep!!!!! have to stay up now cant miss it!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Nooo can't miss it! 😉😉❤️
@VS-bc9dl4 жыл бұрын
I love Salento!
@jamesalberg32434 жыл бұрын
Ah, looks like your great fun! Great video! More please :-0
@everydaysaschool-day75174 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely living my travelling dreams through you! Enjoying your adventures so much! 😊
@madalenacaldas76664 жыл бұрын
Might be the most beautiful place so far ;) ❤️
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
😍😍🌴🌴 like a fairytale!
@Carlos-yp7mc4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful 🇨🇴 😍
@telachristel83283 жыл бұрын
LOVE the hat! Hope you still have it.
@Capturia4 жыл бұрын
I was just binge watching your videos so this is perfectly timed :))
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Wooop 🙌🏼
@isabelu31832 жыл бұрын
You got a new subscriber!!! I am Colombian, and I love the fact that you took your time to show the beautiful side of Colombia!
@marcoshenriquesaat3121 Жыл бұрын
It's looks like some places in Brazil in Mantiqueira Mountains. In Mantiqueira Mountains also produces coffee.
@paullinos8203 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and very cool but you should hire a tour bus and they will take to all those places very easy and cheap.
@JuanchiesHD4 жыл бұрын
I was born in filandia now I’m in the US but I wanna go back all my family is there
@carolinalenis15784 жыл бұрын
The cheap colombian coffee is called "tinto" here. It became part of our culture and it is usually offered to anyone when visiting a house. High quality Coffee like Juan Valdez is still a market on the rise here but you can find lots of organic coffee here in Colombia which taste delicious 😋
@mariabaier30802 жыл бұрын
Tinto es black coffee ☕served in a small cup. Demitasse, that is, regardless what brand of coffee it is
@4OceaNe4 жыл бұрын
Filantia is so beautiful I'm in love! And the hike looks amazing too. This place is definitively making it to my bucket list 💕
@mariabaier30802 жыл бұрын
Finlandia
@mariabaier30802 жыл бұрын
Finlandia
@sarahchaika8004 жыл бұрын
I’ve been there! I love salento
@sebastiannietor97244 жыл бұрын
I am from Cali! 😍
@theiacunningham39604 жыл бұрын
I’ll be adding this to my bucket list! Also, your channel inspired me to create my own channel and head out for my first backpacking trip June 2021! You’re such an inspiration, keep it up & safe travels ❤️
@shilpagowda84024 жыл бұрын
Loved it, as always:)
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shilpa ❤️
@meganholler29514 жыл бұрын
I was just in Colombia this week (Bogota) and your videos were so much fun to watch as inspo! I lowkey thought it would be so cool to run into you there! Hope you're having a lovely trip.
@Jcesare094 жыл бұрын
I Love your videos of Colombia 🇨🇴 can you talk more about your whole experience there
@georgechute29124 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Magical place 😍🌴
@Johnny_Giraldo4 жыл бұрын
Oh WOW, my uncle literally owns the farm right next to the falls, I could’ve gotten you in for free
@calipsoreign47964 жыл бұрын
I may have to watch again I was quite distracted with Jose 👀
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
I can confirm he is single 😉
@calipsoreign47964 жыл бұрын
Backpacking Bananas 😊
@josejvillapr4 жыл бұрын
Thanks sweetie 🙂
@calipsoreign47964 жыл бұрын
Jose Villa 😉
@melisabataller84844 жыл бұрын
i've just come back from Colombia and i'm living my trip again thanks to your videos! would love if you could talk more in depth about the budgeting for this kind of trip, mine was one a month long. Hope you continue enjoying this beautiful country!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yayy ❤️ yess I will deffo try to talk about budgeting more in the visa but rest assured I'll be making a big video ALL about money and how much I've been spending when I get back home 😊
@wayfinderunleashed15764 жыл бұрын
Newly subscribed! Love your confidence as a solo traveler and enjoying this Colombia series a lot!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Thanks guys ❤️❤️
@javierricardomozoserpa88264 жыл бұрын
if you can see is Colombia not Columbia.
@NomadShifu2 жыл бұрын
Cocora Valley in Colombia is famous for having the world's tallest palm trees. It's more commonly known in Spanish as “Valle Del Cocora”.
@jsl91274 жыл бұрын
I loved Salento when I went a couple of years ago! Did you go to Brunch cafe? They had the BEESSSTTT milkshakes, omg I still think about them today.
@danielpatino4753 жыл бұрын
Good job learning Spanish 👍
@JohnnieV4 жыл бұрын
U passed great waterfall after salento near santa Rosa de carbal. Ouch.
@sh3za5684 жыл бұрын
South America seems so pretty and so nice. I really want to go backpacking after A-levels but I don’t want to go alone so how do I convince someone to go with me?
@billmccaleb74814 жыл бұрын
Looks like fun! Beer and gunpowder game...still surprising it's not here in the States. I've been to Columbia too and did not get a decent cup of coffee the whole time. (1 month) glad you found the good stuff!
@pepetovar50122 жыл бұрын
you got cornhole in the states
@Un_tal_fulano4 жыл бұрын
3:50 Your hat looks very nice.
@TheBudgeteers4 жыл бұрын
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA YOU PLAYED TEJO! the best!!
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Why is that so funny? 😅
@javierricardomozoserpa88264 жыл бұрын
I am Colombian personally I don't like Tejo it's not funny for me, but some people enjoy playing that because of the drinks hehehehe
@TheSunWillRise964 жыл бұрын
I also did the cocora valley but it seems like we went another way I did the short way up
@gabii83694 жыл бұрын
Another great video! This is the first time I follow you in real time so I'm very excited for every new video and it makes me want to travel more and more :D . I wanted to ask you - at the coffee making place I saw some flags and they had a flag of my country - the Czech Republic, do you know why they had those flags there? Thank you X
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I have no idea, perhaps it's the countries they export to?? 🤷🏻♀️ Glad you're enjoying the series! ❤️❤️
@KateJMckenzie2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos so much! Where did you spend your New Year's? I don't know if I've missed it but I'd love to know where you'd recommend for NYE celebrations
@JohnnieV4 жыл бұрын
Estoy listo para regresar a colombia.
@jenniferpetty59654 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so nice! I agree with the comment about dating and hook ups, i've always wondered that. Would be nice to know :)
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Will try and talk about that when I get home 😊
@rocioramirez9792 жыл бұрын
You can find good quality of Coffee in Colombia of course in fine places such Juan Valdez But not in those cheap places. The expectation is to find the best coffee everywhere in Colombia it’s a shame that isn’t the case.
@jazzthemess96364 жыл бұрын
I love this! Also Merlijn is dutch right? Im dutch too so its funny
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Yesss he is Dutch 😅
@youtubebydoug4 жыл бұрын
Super chill video
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
😊🌴❤️
@stellaloaiza63742 жыл бұрын
what camera did you use for this blog? I love the images.
@leouua4 жыл бұрын
thank you!!
@mariabaier30802 жыл бұрын
There are other mountainous little towns that are more beautiful than Salento and offer more to the tourists
@jaevandenbroeck17254 жыл бұрын
It all looks amazing, would love to travel there myself. But I am wondering, are there enough vegetarian/vegan food options? 😅 Enjoy the rest of your trip xoxo
@mariabaier30802 жыл бұрын
Lots of vegetables, fruits, just avoid the meat
@carlosmarin33924 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining blog,
@carlosmarin33924 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining vlog, hope you have a great time in my birth city.
@KayMadison4 жыл бұрын
I made it home from Asia safely! Thanks for the well wishes on my backpacking trip... I live in Maui, Hawaii. If you'd like to plan a trip here or stop by on your way home from one of your journeys let me know! Would love to host you and show you the beauty of my island 🏝
@KayMadison4 жыл бұрын
Crazy how you get an itch to go home and as soon as you're home you have an itch to travel further. This world is so beautiful. Cannot wait to do Columbia in the future 😍
@amsterdampacolombia2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@DumpyELF1234 жыл бұрын
Yo i'm travelling to Colombia in a few weeks... any problems travelling with corona virus hype yet?
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
You'll be absolutely fine. It has not affected anything here.😊
@alexiszorba252 жыл бұрын
Hey, something I didn't find on any Colombian coffee region is what are the general payment methods accepted? Do we need to go to ATM to have pesos? Or we can use credit card? Thanks
@semogair694 жыл бұрын
@Backpacking Bananas Like your hat
@BackpackingBananas4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤠
@BETOETE4 жыл бұрын
dis you go to the thermal waters nearby (Santa Rosa de Osos)? it pays.
@shadmanabdulkalamkalam22614 жыл бұрын
Wow she is really so beautiful 😍 good to see you sweetheart
@BANGTEEZ_IN_YOUR_AREA2 жыл бұрын
That’s actually really sad but the case in so many other countries. Can’t even enjoy the delicacies (coffee) from your own country ☹️
@BackpackingBananas2 жыл бұрын
I agree it’s sad they don’t get the good stuff as standard!