Porton De Medellin

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We spent the next few days coming and going between the hostel and random places that Dave found for us. One night it was Milena's finca, the next his friend's empty apartment, the next the hostel etc etc. It was random but good fun. We went out one of the nights and Dave got it into his head that he wanted to show us some real Columbian music so we got to this square in the middle of the city and there are all of these guys ...

... Well, at the very least my rags did match.
The last two days I have been learning how to ride a moto or to be more specific a Vespa. Jaime was very patient with me teaching me how to not pop the clutch and ruin his transmission box. I am sure my dad remembers our driving excursions with learning how to drive stick so Jaime and him can now swap stories. Now I have the hang of it and I am sure that learning in a city like Medellin with its lax traffic laws (non ...

... trafficking capital of the world and the home to Pablo Escobar´s cocaine cartel. My first choice hostels were fully booked and so I ended up going to a party hostel run by an Irish guy that was pretty terrible. It was packed out, over-crowded and people stole my food so I didn´t really enjoy it much. I did, however, get full use of the cable tv and flat screen and watched many hours of quality tennis and the England match. I passed on partying with the moronic guests ...

... or 40c Fruit juice on the beach 2 500 $1.50 Street burger 3-5000 $3-4 In city large pizza slice and drink 3 500 or $3.50 *Can bargain with bus fares, etc Estimated food and drink costs per day: $15 Average accommodation cost per day: $15 Total travel cost: $120 Total estimated length of stay: 14 days Total sightseeing/souvenirs: $160 Total expenditure: $700

Medellin is the infamous former drug capital of the world, former home to the Medellin Cartel during the 1970's and 1980's led by Pablo Escobar. We checked into Black Sheep Hostel, one of an association of hostels that provide good-quality and cheap accommodation across Colombia. We arrived quite late at night after a 7 hour journey from Cartagena. Spent two nights in Medellin, but did not really explore the city at all ...

... nur die Leute, mit denen ich weggegangen bin, haben mich genervt. Also ich fand die einfach doof. Aber egal, dafuer war ich umso lustiger...;) Ja, die Schwedin ging mir naemlich mit der Zeit auch ganz schoen auf den Kecks. Musste sie dann irgendwie loswerden und habe also am Busterminal von Medellín zurueck nach Bogotá beschlossen, in einen anderen Bus zu steigen, naemlich in den nach Bucaramanga. Jetzt mach ich halt einen Umweg, dafuer ohne nervige Schwedin...;)

... my time in Medellin the city was celebrating their annual Medellin has a fantastic MetroCable system- the only one of its kind in South America. The MetroCable is very similar to the BART or CalTrains system that we have in the Bay Area. Although there are oodles of buses and boat loads of taxi's they are virtually unnecessary with this system. And guess what the best thing about this system is??? I DIDN'T GET LOST ...

... focus of his work, the roundedness aka 'fat', most effective and striking when experienced in three dimensions. Fat. Not 'ph' fat. Just good old 'if it sits on you it's gonna hurt' fat. Speaking of which, my ass hurts. Too much information? Reflecting back on my time in the Medfeelin area, it occurred to me that the majority of my stay was spent sitting. I attribute this pain in my ass to all of this sitting on it. It's not ...

... organisations are lateral. Aside from that, I have been reading a lot, mainly to get up to speed on Colombia. Have been sampling the local nightlife in Envigado (the suburb I am living in) and in Poblado (Medellin`s zona rosa)....practising my salsa.......and meeting up with newly made friends. Over the weekend, Tatiana invited me to visit her mother´s house in Santa Elena (a small village up in the mountains of Medellin ...

... The civilians don´t receive money for social spending. Dońa Oliva had created a mini activity centre above her house for local kids, youths and women to participate in artistic activities. Every Saturday, local kids attend this "Casa De Paz" (House of Peace) to draw, paint and play games. The aim of this is to give children hope and some kind of cultural education away from the violence in the barrios. I went up to have a look around, and was ...