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 [...]
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 [...]
The travelers in Colombia can make anyone who has been to Colombia for more than a few days lose their mind. I say this only because Colombia’s situation is brought up non-stop whether I am unfortunately involved in the conversation or can hear others talking about FARC, Paramilitaries, Pablo Escobar, how much the country has [...]
Now safely in Colombia for the 5th time since 2007 immediately did the first thing most exciting to me at that moment. I slept.
As I woke up later still in time to catch some daylight I continued my day-1 Bogota routine. This routine consists of first walking to Crepes y Waffles which while just a [...]
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