The Return Trip To Medellin
1:10 pm Sitting aboard my Avianca flight to Medellin via Bogota. Tired. Very. Melancholy. Only internet access at airport was wireless and of course my laptop battery is dead, the …
1:10 pm Sitting aboard my Avianca flight to Medellin via Bogota. Tired. Very. Melancholy. Only internet access at airport was wireless and of course my laptop battery is dead, the …
As the sun began to set in Cartagena, we walked around the old city center again. The idea was to follow the path of a walking tour, but we …
I was up early my first morning in Cartagena, and went to check my e-mail, only to find the details of a writing assignment I had accepted for a popular …
Monday morning, I made the impromptu decision to leave Carnaval in Barranquilla for Cartagena. Since my plan was to return to Medellin in a few days, I didn´t know if …
The general plan for Sunday was to sleep late, and return to the same spot where we watched the parade the first day. Unfortunately, with our now giant group, it …
A group of us headed north in taxis to see the parade on Saturday afternoon. I bought a traditional woven hat, paying too much because I didn´t shop around and …
Dave arrives in Barranquilla for Carnaval and has to figure out whether to couchsurf or stay at Hotel Olimpico.
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, I took the metro to the northern bus station in Medellin and with a little hand gesturing and patience, managed to buy an overnight bus …
A few weeks ago, a Colombian girl entered the hostel in an altered/distraught state and took a bed in a room on the lower floor. While I was using the …
I tried to leave Medellin. I booked a flight to Santa Marta on the coast, but knowing it was fully refundable, canceled it the day before departure. After more than …
I met Martin (dressed in black) from Germany my first Friday night in Medellin. He is working abroad at Universidad EAFIT for 6 months and has been practicing capoeira, the …
I met Luisa from Couchsurfing on a Friday night outside the Industriales metro station. The plan was to go dancing but I didn´t know where. She assured me it would …
I had to visit. Pablo Escobar’s influence on Medellin, Colombia, and the world of drug-trafficking was too infamous. I took the metro to Itagui, and then asked a taxi to …
The day after the Couchsurfing party, I met Martin from Germany, at the Universidad metro station. While I was waiting for him, I took in the view of the city …
I met Milena from Couchsurfing at the Juan Valdez Cafe in Parque Lleras. We walked across the street to Thaico for dinner and drinks. Like many of the restaurants in …
I took a taxi to Teatro Lido and found Jesusa at the back of the 2-block line. She was with a German couple – Ann and Amu. Only Ann stuck …
I watched Anthony Bourdain’s Colombian episode of No Reservations on YouTube from the hostel, and inspired to track down at least one place where he ate in Medellin, I confirmed …
Couchsurfing in Medellin often means meeting people socially, versus staying with them as most Colombians live with their families until marriage. I arranged to meet Jesusa from Couchsurfing downtown one …
Medellin is very proud of its metro system, and unlike any other I´ve used, it features cable cars which extend off the train lines to reach up mountains to the …
On a beautiful Monday, I took the metro to Parque Berrio in the city´s center. My first sight was the whitewashed Ermita de la Veracruz, considered to be the city´s …