Over the course of an illustrious career which spanned multiple different TV series, more than 20 seasons and in excess of 300 episodes, chef, writer and explorer Anthony Bourdain visited lots of countries… but there weren't too many to which he returned to film a second feature.
Colombia, with its colourful architecture, unreservedly friendly people and mouth-watering cuisine, represents one of the few locations that grabbed his attention so much that he came back for a second helping.
Speaking during his first visit to the country in 2008, filming the 12th episode of season four of No Reservations, Bourdain said "it's almost ludicrous that this place exists and that everybody doesn't want to live here." Instantly charmed by the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena and Antioquia capital Medellín, Bourdain would return to Colombian shores five years later to film the third episode of the first season of Parts Unknown, this time taking in the national capital Bogotá and party town Cali in his culinary and cultural adventures.
For anyone looking to recreate the journey of the great man by literally following in his footsteps, the route that he took over the two hour-long episodes lends itself well to a north-to-south trajectory through Colombia's highlights. Here's a rundown of the places that Anthony Bourdain's Colombian sojourn took him to, as well as some of the dishes and restaurants that he visited along the way.
