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Medellin

From The Coffee Region To Medellin

February 2, 2022 by Jason B.

The past week has been a blast. Pure fun and great new friends who i have been traveling with the past few weeks. Mark from Ireland and Iain and Dave from England. After touring a few coffee plantations we attempted the hike starting at 7 am the next morning. We took a different jeep down to the start of the trail and before we set off i met a big group of travelers who hired … [Read more...] about From The Coffee Region To Medellin

The "Car Parade" in Medellin

February 29, 2020 by Jason B.

I don't really like cars. I do not own one and have driven only a handful of times in the past 5 years. So when I found myself at the "Antique Car Show" in Medellin during their famous flower festival it might seem odd. During my first visit to Medellin in August, 2007, my new Colombian friends brought me to the show so I knew what to expect. The show is hilarious!  So with my … [Read more...] about The "Car Parade" in Medellin

El Penol Was Worth The Hassle

February 18, 2020 by Jason B.

I look back on this day as being one of the most adventurous I experienced. I wrote about this day back in early june , but I think recounting part of this experience is important. So after boarding the wrong bus about 3 different times I was ready to call it a day and head back to my hostel. The owner of the hostel I stayed at told me don't leave … [Read more...] about El Penol Was Worth The Hassle

So Long Medellin

January 30, 2020 by Jason B.

Getting back to Medellin was easy enough and pretty difficult to mess up. I waited on the side of the road for about 15 minutes until the first bus approached which i waved down to get on. On the bus i met Joan, a student from Medellin. For the rest of the week Joan showed me around Medellin and explained a lot of the history of the city. He … [Read more...] about So Long Medellin

At Least The Spanish Colonists brought Beautiful Architecture

July 23, 2019 by Jason B.

The video below is of Santa Fe De Antioquia, a small colonial town near Medellin, Colombia. As you can see it was pretty calm and relaxing as I described a few weeks ago. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kmQeBJ7IGY] … [Read more...] about At Least The Spanish Colonists brought Beautiful Architecture

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