Blogs from Medellin, Colombia, South America - page 15

I was surpised to see these stats for the blog. You can subscribe or make a comment. Glad to see the stats though. Here they are. Rough statistics on your blogs - be aware that these count the number of page views, no guarantee that they were read. Times shown are GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) - click the headings to sort. I wanted to post the table but it gets scrambled on posting. any way 96 views 1st post, 53 second and 46 or something 3rd post. Maybe because without subscribing they don't know I am posting.;I may send another mass mail to say subscribe if you want. Suggestions as well as comments are welcome. If I am too wordy you can just read the photos. they are supposed to summarize the post. Nos Vemos pronto. ... read more

To see a photo better click on it and to return to the blog go to the bottom of the page and select the name of the blog. Met Edgar a Dr., he invited me for tomorrow tennis at 9-45. He warned to be careful at the ATM. Similarly Micheal and I went tonight to Filipes house for coffee and I think especially so I could meet his mother. She also was cautious and insisted Felipe drive us home as it was after 11PM. Felipe not so concerned. Turned out to be a very fun visit and I will meet with Filipes mom again on thursady for intercambio lecciones English and Español. It is midnight here so I will load some fotos tomorrow and publish this then. Day 7 Wed. Taxi horn 5 am outside widow ... read more

Spirit Air Los Angeles to Medellin...... This is just about the flight Update Info is: To see cheapest fares you must book round-trip & The planes suck so you might want to just fly the last leg: Fort Lauderdale to Colombia on Spirit. Booking Date: Wed 29 Dec 2010 Flight Information: I flew from LAX to Detroit (horrible overnight flt. BAD seats), an hr. in Detroit then to FLL/MIA another hr. then to Medellin. Never again. The return was reasonable: MDE>Fll>LAX 3 hr layover FLL. Total cost $440 + $59 yearly fee for the cheap seats ($9) club + $23 online booking of one checked bag (extra carry on free with $9 club. Would have been $100 cheaper with earlier booking. I used the restroom at the back and every one was like a contortionist with ... read more

MEDELLIN: Once the headquarters and principal killing grounds for Colombia's cocaine cartels, as Medellin was Escobar’s hometown, this city has done a remarkable turnaround. Today, it shines only one of Colombia’s safest city, but of Latin America as well. It is also one of the most pleasant and developed. The trip from Bogota didn’t start so well, as the 30 minute flight was delayed by 4 hours. Add the bad traffic to the airport and the 1 hour trip into Medellin, and we wasted a whole day, literally. But, by the next day we started to enjoy the delightful city surrounded on all four sides by rugged peaks. It’s very lush here, with green brushing the landscape and flower stands popping along roads. A river runs through the city furiously and the rain, the worst in ... read more

In Panama City I had a couple days of indecision about where to go next, to head back north, or go to Colombia. I met a German girl named Kathrin who had the same problem, so we ended up flying to Colombia together. We just happened to arrive in Cartagena during the annual independence celebration there, so our cab ride through the city from the airport was crazy—the streets just packed with people covered in paint and foam and flour. Literally, we were just driving through a massive crowd. There was music on every block. We got to our hostel, dumped our stuff, then went out. Before we had walked a block, we were covered in foam (everyone had spray cans of foam). Even my beer got filled up with foam. But it was a ... read more