Colombia

Every backpacker who rolls into El Poblado on a Sunday gets told the same thing by whoever checked in before them: clear your Monday. Sunday Funday Medellin is not a casual afternoon drink, it is a five-venue, wristband-fuelled, pool-hopping marathon that has eaten more travel itineraries than any delayed flight ever could. Here is exactly what happens, what it costs, and how to survive it with your camera, your wallet, and your dignity roughly intact.