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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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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