Best Western Cyan Suites Medellin

... bus in trousers, tops and sleeping bags, praying the travel sickness pills lived up to their promises.<br><br>Anyway, we arrived in the "salsa capital of the world" (Cali) on Sunday and, just to be original, booked a salsa lesson. It was entertaining given the instructor (Jacky) didn´t speak a word of English, but luckily she was a legend and we picked up the basics through a series of gestures and very basic Spanish. We´re now ...

Friday 4th September<br>Up early to leave Ninas house and get a taxi to the terminal. I had originally planned to go to the coffee region first, but an english guy from the hostel was heading to Medellin and he was a good laugh, so I had organised to meet him at the terminal and hit Medellin first, then the coffee zone as my next stop.<br>I found Pun at the terminal and we got the bus to Medellin. The bus took nearly all day, but it was good to travel by day for once and to ...

... out of respect for any other mourners that might be present - it would seem a bit disrespectful to genuine grievers if a bunch of be-shorted gringos were rubbernecking the headstone of a notorious criminal - but the truth of the matter is that we were too lazy and disorganised to manage it. And it was raining.<br><br>Anyway, after the weekend we decided to cut short our stay in Medellin and head for the Caribbean coast for some fun in the sun (hopefully!), so next stop: Taganga!<br>

... girl about why it was wrong of us to throw our hard boiled egg shells on the pavement at the bus station. Me and Justine couldn´t do anything except laugh at the craziness of the situation. We ended up eating bread for dinner and I think I won over the egg shell hater by giving her some of our delicious bread. Despite all of this, it was a hilarious and fun experience. We are now in Manizales, while we make our way down to Quito.

... relaxed "toda bien" attitude to life). When we arrived at the bus terminal we discovered that a direct bus to Medellin would cost 110 000 pesos (which Puas decided was way too much and told us he could get us there for half the price - which he did!). So we got a mini van for 5 hours to Monteria bus station which was deserted as the last bus had left 10 minutes ago...it was 11pm and the next bus wasn´t until 4am. The only ...

... city in Columbia, so it offered a varied choice for what kind of nightlife we wanted. After much recommendation from backpackers we met along our travels we chose Mango´s. Everybody we´d met said it was a fantastic club with an added bonus of dancing midgets. It´s twice the price of any other club so we thought it MUST be great. Well on arrival it looked like any other ...

... face is over 200 feet high and visible throughout the surrounding countryside. To get to the top you must hike up a whopping 649 steps. No easy feat in any condition, let alone high temperatures! The views made the trip worthwhile. Even better still- once I was down from El Peñol, I saw this huge, vibrantly colored structure that could be only be described as a bunch of trampolines stacked upon one ...

... likes to paint everything in very chubby form) was a real highlight. The nightlife is also known to be some of Colombia's finest and though I had a good time, the one club where everyone was chasing each other around whilst dressed up in crab and geese costumes was a bit much for me. The next day I ventured outside the city to a lake retreat on which still sits ...

... el metro mas ancho en el que he viajado jamás y buen lugar para cortar la jornada. 16 hours of bus journey to remember ourselves that we are in South America and no in Central anymore. It is curious the mafia around the ticket for the bus, if you ask in the ticket office they will tell you a price buy if you bargain around the station or speak with the bus driver you can get half of the ...

... to the hills of Medellin to escape the violence after both had suffered some of their children being killed by paramilitaries. When they first moved to Medellin, they had no support from anyone, and had to start from scratch, building their fragile houses on the steep hills. They said that they often used to be demolished by police and military...and also the weather, but they kept on rebuilding. Now there are several thousands of houses in their barrios ...