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Medellin to Cartagena by Bus
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 3 February 2012
The big talking point on this bus journey was whether I should have gone at all. I was told nothing would be happening on the last night at Discos Fuentes for the Ondatrópica guys, just tidying up, that kind of thing. So I booked an overnight bus to Cartagena. No point wasting 13 hours of [...]
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Ondatropica in Medellin
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 3 February 2012
So the reason I came straight to Medellin was to catch what I could of Ondatrópica, a new project featuring Colombian musicians old and new, a “tropical” exchange of ideas. The project is headed by Will “Quantic” Holland, a British producer, and Mario Galeano Toro of the ridiculously good Frente Cumbiero. In total they recorded [...]
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Medellin At Night
Blog: On The Road to Find Out - 2 February 2012
At night Medellin is covered in God’s sparkly dandruff:
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The Best of South America Part 2: Travellers Share Their Tips
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 25 January 2012
To celebrate the launch of our free ebook South America Highlights we asked other travel bloggers to share their favourite places and experiences on the continent. In Part 1 we heard their top tips for Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil and now in Part 2 we move on to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. For exhilarating [...]
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My Travel & Business Year in Review
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 December 2011
his year passed in the blink of an eye. Or at least that’s how it feels looking back. I’m lucky enough to say I’ve done exactly what I wanted to do, and had a great time doing it. This year had its share of low points too, however by surviving them all, they only served to [...]--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Photo of the Week: Medellin Christmas Display
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 25 December 2011
Christmas this year is being spent with friends in sunny Chiang Mai, Thailand. As always it’s hard to feel like Christmas when it’s 30 degrees and you have no oven to cook all the traditional Christmas food.
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Colombia Holiday with Christmas Lights – Travel Video Ep. 18
Blog: Two Backpackers - 21 December 2011
Watch More Adventure Travel Videos An incredible display of Christmas lights / Los Alumbrados Medellín in this HD travel video from 2 Backpackers, Jason and Aracely Castellani, while visiting Medellín, Colombia during the Holidays. In travel video episode #18, we brave the splashing fountains of water and follow our Couchsurfing friend, Claudia, to the Rio [...]
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Medellin Living 2011: The First 3 Months in Review
Blog: GoBackpacking - 31 May 2011
A recap of my first 3 months of 2011 living in Medellin, Colombia.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Video Blog: Interactuar – A Quite Amazing Organisation
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 19 May 2011
By Nick Hamilton, KF14 I have just come to the end of a 3-month Kiva Fellowship with Interactuar, Kiva's Field Partner in the state of Antioquia, Colombia. I was blown away by this organisation. 'The Google of Microfinance Institutions,' I kept thinking to myself.
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Photo of the Day: Plaza Cisneros Medellin, Colombia
Blog: Two Backpackers - 30 March 2011
Check out Why Visit Colombia? Plaza Cisneros is located in central Medellin. It is a jungle of light posts 24 meters in height; there are 300 reflection mirrors (7 per each tower) and 170 grounded lights. These elements are mixed with bamboo and water fountains. It is considered an artificial jungle around bright space. [...]
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Photo of the Day: Plaza Cisneros Medellin, Colombia
Blog: Two Backpackers - 30 March 2011
Check out Why Visit Colombia? Plaza Cisneros is located in central Medellin. It is a jungle of light posts 24 meters in height; there are 300 reflection mirrors (7 per each tower) and 170 grounded lights. These elements are mixed with bamboo and water fountains. It is considered an artificial jungle around bright space. [...]
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Top 9 Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Gringo in Latin America
Blog: GoBackpacking - 25 March 2011
Normal people dress more formally in Latin America than elsewhere.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, private forum, audio interviews, and more.
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FOTO FRIDAY: The Colombian Countryside
Blog: Tourist 2 townie - 26 February 2011
I just got back to Medellin after an amazing week spent peeling beans and planting seeds out in the Colombian countryside at a friend's family finca (farm) in Cisneros, Antioquia. This week's photo is taken from the family farm as grandpa returned from a successful horse training session.
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January Update: Medellin
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 27 January 2011
Travels It’s been a quiet month for travel as we are renting an apartment in Medellin, Colombia for two months. Simon has been completing a marathon work session and we’ve been busy planning for 2011, so we haven’t had much of a chance to get out and about.
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Photo of the Week: Eggs on a Bike?!
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 23 January 2011
A bicycle seems to me like a worrying method of transporting eggs, but not so for this young guy in the centre of busy Medellin.
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Exploring Botero’s Fat Sculptures in Medellin
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 20 January 2011
This week’s Photo of the Week is Botero’s rather painful looking sculpture Hombre Caminante. The Colombian artist has an accessible style that is popular with many people and I thought his work deserved a closer look.
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Photo of the Week: Fat Botero Sculpture in Medellin
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 16 January 2011
One of our favourite free things to do in Medellin is wander around Plaza Botero in the centre of the city and admire the bulbous sculptures by local artist Fernando Botero. He is famous for his paintings and sculptures of fat people and there are plenty to see here.
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Photo of the Week: Lake View from La Piedra
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 9 January 2011
When visiting Medellin, Colombia everyone tells you to visit La Piedra del Peñol. The Rock is located about 90 minutes away, near the pretty village of Guatapé. We went along and climbed the 649 steps up the 220 metre monolith.
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Christmas in Medellin
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 28 December 2010
We spent Christmas two years ago on the beach in Gokarna, India – a Hindu pilgrimage town with no signs of festive cheer whatsoever. So we were glad to see that our location this year – Medellin, Colombia takes the Christmas season seriously.
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Photo Favorite: Christmas Lights Along Rio Medellin
Blog: GoBackpacking - 26 December 2010
The epicenter of holiday light displays runs along Rio Medellin.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Photo of the Week: Colourful Houses of Guatapé
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 26 December 2010
Medellin has an ideal location for day trips into the surrounding countryside to visit many beautiful pueblos. Last week we took the two hour bus ride to Guatapé, a pretty village of narrow streets and colourful houses. The patterns on the lower half of the houses are actually 3D and are all different.
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Photo Favorite: Candlelight
Blog: GoBackpacking - 19 December 2010
A candle burns brightly for the Virgin Mary in Envigado, Colombia.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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A Tale of Two Cities: First Impressions of Medellín, Colombia
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 November 2010
Betsy McCormick, Medellín, Colombia, KF12 When I first told my father that Kiva had placed me in Medellín, he asked, “you mean the drug and murder capital of the world?” Er, um, not anymore! I don’t think…. Medellín is, in many ways, two different cities in one—and a place that faces far more nuanced challenges than its tarnished reputation implies.
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Photo Essay: Halloween in Medellin
Blog: GoBackpacking - 4 November 2010
Halloween is one of the biggest holiday events of the year in Colombia.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Guatape: My First Colombian Pueblo
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 September 2010
As we neared Guatape, the landscape turned into rolling hills, with small lakes surrounding them.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
