How did I find myself stuck in Medellin, Colombia?
As a group of four solo travelers we walked along the main drag of nightlife in Medellin, near Parque Lleras. There was Mark the Israeli, Oliver the Brit, and Dave the American expat living in another Colombian city. Four guys out alone is the perfect combination for [...]
There are 3 sections of Cartegena that would be relevant to the average tourist. You have Bocagrande which is more or less Miami in Colombia. You can find sandy beaches, expensive hotels, restaurants, and the best shopping in Cartagena.
Bocagrande
Then there is Getsemani where all the hostels are located as well as some of the less [...]
Say there is this rural Colombian town without any roads leading to it. But there is a train track. But the town doesn’t have access to the train. What would you do to get to the town? Welcome to San Cipriano, Colombia.
The locals living there literally constructed wooden platforms and attached motorcycles on top of [...]
Travelers from certain countries usually carry some stereotypes. Some deserved and others not. For instance, any backpacker will say Israeli travelers are notorious for being arrogant, cheap, and traveling in packs. Of course there are many possible reasons for this such as English being a non-native language or most of them just finished military service.
Well [...]
I used to write down basic daily thoughts before I started having such a nice time in Colombia. At some point life got in the way so instead I will leave you with a collection of notes I wrote down during my first few weeks here.
Bogota is my favorite Colombian city partially because of La [...]
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