20 January 2010 ~ View Comments

The “Car Parade” in Medellin

The “Car Parade” in Medellin

I don’t really like cars. I do not own one and have driven only a handful of times in the past 5 years. So when I found myself at the “Antique Car Show” in Medellin during their famous flower festival it might seem odd.
During my first visit to Medellin in August, 2007, my new Colombian [...]

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16 January 2010 ~ View Comments

Daddy Yankee in Medellin, Colombia

Daddy Yankee in Medellin, Colombia

Daddy Yankee is only the most popular reggaeton (kind of like Spanish hip hop-rap) star in Latin America and I saw him perform in concert. I made plans with a 19 year old Colombian guy through Couchsurfing to go together to the concert in Medellin. While Couchsurfing is great resource, I do prefer meeting people [...]

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17 March 2009 ~ View Comments

At Least The Spanish Colonists brought Beautiful Architecture

At Least The Spanish Colonists brought Beautiful Architecture

The video below is of Santa Fe De Antioquia, a small colonial town near Medellin, Colombia. As you can see it was pretty calm and relaxing as I described a few weeks ago.

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25 February 2009 ~ View Comments

The Life of a Famous Blogger

The Life of a Famous Blogger

It finally happened and I am famous! While sitting in the hostel living room one night in Medellin, another traveled asked me,
“Hey, you look very familiar. What’s your name?
“Jason”
“Do you happen to write a blog about South America called Jason’s in South America?”
It turns out he stumbled upon my blog one day and after reading [...]

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22 January 2009 ~ View Comments

“If he is meant to crash the car and die tonight, then it’s meant to be”

“If he is meant to crash the car and die tonight, then it’s meant to be”

Last thursday afternoon, I visited Medellin for the weekend. The bus ride from Manizales to Medellin is by far the most beautiful ride I have ever done. Every inch of the way is filled with lush green mountains covered with coffee plants. I planted my eyes straight ahead during the entire 5 hour ride.
Between admiring [...]

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