Finding vegetarian options in a Medellin Restaurant can be challenging. The cuisine of Colombia is meat centric, and Colombians are not in the habit of even eating salads, never mind an entire meal without their favourite cut of meat. Buddy Jesus loves juggling his healthy bread. One option for vegetarian that I found was [...]
Archive | June, 2012
Zona Cafetera Colombia: Top 5 Things to Do in the Coffee Region
Top 5 Things to Do in the Zona Cafetera / Coffee Region of Colombia 5. Riosucio Every two years this beautiful town holds one of the most unique festivals in Colombia: Carnaval del Diablo. When they’re not partying with the devil, they are enjoying some of the most beautiful views in Colombia from their hillside town. [...]
Salento Colombia: Gate to the Cocora Valley
Is Salento Colombia a model for a gingerbread house, or a jumping off point for seeing the world’s tallest palm trees, the wax palms? I didn’t try to taste the houses to confirm that they weren’t made of gingerbread, but I’m assuming that they’re not. The main street in Salento Colombia. Salento Colombia is a [...]
Monserrate Bogota Colombia: Climbing a Mountain on Your Knees
Climbing Monserrate Bogota (on your knees, more on this in a bit) is one of the most popular activities to do while visiting Colombia’s capital city. There’s three different options to get to the top: hiking, a gondola, and a train. The train and gondola cost 7,700COP/direction. Hiking is free, even if you use your [...]
Graffiti Bogota: A Bike Tour of Bogota’s Graffiti
The graffiti Bogota presides over within (and covering) it’s concrete jungle walls is truly spectacular. I caught the graffiti bug when I was traveling and trading in Brazil, and this has carried over throughout my travels. Rio de Janeiro has some of the world’s greatest graffiti, and I was truly entranced by it while there. [...]
Benedictine Monks in Colombia
One Sunday I went to a Benedictine monastery. Believe me, I wasn’t going to become a monk, but rather as a nice hike, to a beautiful place, with a lookout over the surrounding area. We happened to go on a Sunday, which meant that mass was being held. I have proudly missed attending a Catholic [...]
Guatape Colombia and El Peñol
Guatape, Colombia is a little lakeside town with a gigantic rock looking over the landscape: El Peñol. It’s a great place for a short side-trip from Medellin. Admiring the view from the top of El Peñol. While in Guatape my friend and I stayed at El Encuentro. It was my second time staying there. [...]
Robbed in Colombia: A Guide on How to Avoid This Happening to You.
I was robbed in Colombia. There I said it. And no, I don’t mean some store charged me an extra 500 pesos for a glass of juice. I mean robbed in the most literal sense; two teenagers, two knifes, one less cell phone, and 100,000 less pesos. This is an article I’ve put off writing [...]
Metro in Medellin Colombia
The metro in Medellin Colombia is truly a remarkable accomplishment for the city. It’s a crown jewel, in an already beautiful city. A functioning, clean, and efficient metro is the sign of a modernity around the world. Much of South America, however, lacks the convenience of any metro system, never-mind one that resembles the metro in Medellin. The Medellin [...]
Paragliding in Medellin
To go paragliding in Medellin is an amazing experience. From above you have a chance to see the City of Eternal Spring from a whole new point of view. Since I don’t have a death wish, I decided to hire a professional to take me on this journey. I think it was a wise choice. [...]
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