Blogs from Medellin, Colombia, South America - page 11

In Medellin I had my first experience of speed-sculpting. You just take your kit off, pose for about ten minutes, and then a large group of students from the art department of the local university attack a block of stone with various hand and power tools. This is then sprayed with bronze paint to give the appearance of a cast statue. Those that know me intimately will agree that the resemblence is quite uncanny (see first photo). I think this contact with the artistic community of Medellin must have gone to my head as later after a exposure to an alcoholic beverage I was unfamiliar with I, and a young lady of my acquaintance, volunteered to strip off, be sprayed with silver paint, and cavort in the manner of classical Greek gods (see second photo). I ... read more

All...Having issues with pictures, I will upload them as soon as I can. Today was a whirlwind day. We started very early visiting farms all day and then flying back to Bogota this evening. We had a great visit with our primary Aster source. They assured us that fall production is coming along great. We will have photos and offering of tinted solidago for Fall very very soon. We enjoyed lunch with the Aster farms owner's and family. We visited a few potential farms and a few of our existing farms. Everyone seems to have a good hold on upcoming fall production. Lets hope the weather holds steady and comes out as planned. The one thing we have been hearing is that the LARGE summer crop of Hydrangea is coming to an end. We might see ... read more

Last weekend was the last long weekend for a while, and since we hadn't been travelling for a while 5 of us decided to go to Medellin. This is one of the three big cities in Colombia, and is a popular tourist destination. Ask any Colombian what they think of the place, and despite regional loyalties almost all of them will tell you two things: 1) it is the city of La Primevera Eterna (eternal spring), and 2) the most beautiful women in Colombia - the paisas - are from Medellin. What a terribe place it sounds! The city is also most famous for being the home city of Pablo Escobar and his cartel, and having benefitted a lot from his robin-hood propaganda campaign of 'gifting' huge sums of money to his home city. Having now ... read more

Op naar Medellin, de tweede stad van Colombia. De busreis met Expreso Brasilia(ik dacht dat ik in Colombia was) naar Medellin nam 14 uur in beslag waarvan ik toch een groot deel heb kunnen slapen. Gelukkig maar want 14 uur lang naar een horror movie kijken is niet leuk....ik bedoel niet de film die vertoond werd, maar de film die door de voorruit van de bus zichtbaar was. Een slingerweg door de bergen heen met afgronden van zeker 100 meter diep. De buschauffeur reed de bus alsof het een formule 1 wagen was. Hij gooide de bus door de bochten en had er geen probleem mee vlak voor een bocht waar geen zicht is in te halen. Gelukkig is dit niet uitzonderlijk en verwacht het tegemoet komende verkeer het min of meer. Uiteraard veel de claxon ... read more

Hola! We made it to Medellin, Colombia! It was a direct flight out of FLL to Medellin via Spirit Air. Customs was very easy and painless to get through. We stopped to exchange money for the cab ride to the hotel and were excited to learn that we were charged less than a $1 for the fees. Colombia uses the Colombian peso and currently we get approx 1800 pesos for $1 USD. The cab ride took us down the mountain into the city of Medellin. The views were beautiful and full of red brick buildings thoughout the city. The experience of riding in a cab was very scary and interesting. Dogs roamed freely and knew how to evade the vehicles. Motorcyclists swerved in and out of traffic and the cars were constantly watching their side view ... read more