Blogs from Colombia, South America - page 330

Well that little side trip to Medellin turned out to be a 2week residency filled with great people and lots of dancing... my clases of salsa were excellent, so when they finished I took up a few more of Merengue and Porro which were just as cool if not cooler... I kept meeting great people and feeling very at home everywhere I went, I think Medellin is definately a place I will re-visit one day and would reccomend to anyone interested in travelling through Colombia. The only thing that helped me drag myself away, was the Carribean coast calling me for some beach time before going back to Argentina for Christmas, so thursday arvo after sending off a few belated emails I caught the metro to the north end and started walking. The $60 bus fee ... read more

Well I crossed over to Colombia just about a week ago and have spent the whole time so far just gourging myself on the exotic fruits and enjoying the thriving nightlive here in Cali, one of the biggest cities in Colombia. Colombian woman are very beautiful but I'm sad to say that I've seen more silicon over the last few days then I have throughout the rest of my sheltered life. Round here you can pick up a boob job for around $1500 and if you know someone you probably get it for under a grand, so it seems to be like a standard issue 18th birthday present or something. And up to now it's been a lot safer then everyone who hasn't been here thinks, and a lot safer then some other places I've been ... read more

Geo: 3.45686, -76.5224The Good...and the "Not so Good" First the "Not so Good" story...Really not bad at all so that's why it's just "Not so Good"...It's Latin America...You might get robbed...or simply at this example the cunt might just try robbing you and gets beat up trying...I was walking down an Avenida with my Swiss friend and suddenly as I put my hand in my left pocket I am feeling another hand in my pocket...I freaked out for a second and a black guy behind me trying emptying my pockets...My friend immediately reacted and kicked him hard in is nuts...As he lying on the floor trying to pull out his knife...I simply kicked the shit out of him...Suddenly he knew that we are no easy targets...Fagets do look for easy targets and quickly give up on ... read more

November 24th, 1983 It was a Thursday. At 6:00AM I came into the world. I was born at the Clinica del Caribe, in Barranquilla, Colombia. I was my parents' first-born, so in a way, I would become the guinea pig. So far the experiment has turned out nicely. About Barranquilla Barranquilla is a city in the northern part of Colombia. It lies next to the Magdalena river and the Atlantic ocean. It's only 18 meters above sea level and has an average temperature of 28C (82.4F). Its nickname, "La Puerta de Oro de Colombia" (Colombia's Golden Gate) symbolizes its history for bringing new things and people into the country. My own great-grandfather came from Italy and stayed and later established one of the first radio-stations in the city. Barranquilla has been around since the early 1600's, ... read more