Medellin Living

I recently renewed my gym membership at Dinamo in Envigado for a second month and began a new 8-week workout program.  Seeing results is only encouraging me to keep up the effort. It helps to be unemployed too – no excuses about lack of time! After barely saying a word to the other members in [...]

Due for a regular teeth cleaning at the dentist, I asked Maira for a recommendation and she suggested the same place she uses, Clinica Las Vegas.  Conveniently located along Las Vegas Avenue between EAFIT and the Poblado metro station, I decided to check it out. I walked in the entrance, and the guard was able [...]

A friend recently recommended a salsa bar called Cient Fuegos for its free dance lessons on Thursday nights. Last Thursday, Martin joined me a mission to find the bar, the address being near Parque Lleras. The taxi dropped us off right near Casa Kiwi, and since I had no recollection of a salsa bar on [...]

There is no shortage of advertising posted around Medellin highlighting upcoming events.  I thought this duo of posters presented the perfect contrast of opportunities:  a youth-oriented Saturday night with classic and contemporary music versus a night of ballet with Medellin’s Philharmonic Orchestra.

I remember enjoying the first metro cable car ride I took in Medellin, so I finally struck off months later to check out the second one farther north in the city.  It was a typically beautiful day and I got some great photos.  Reaching the cable cars is incredibly easy and convenient - simply look at [...]

A reggaeton concert was set to occur in Parque Envigado last Saturday, which Martin and I learned about when we happened across a giant stage set up the night before.  I rallied people to meet us there at 8 pm, only to find out that the show ended around that time, rather than began.  So, [...]

Before this weekend kicks off tomorrow, I better catch you up on the last one.  I had been meaning to check out the nightlife in my backyard, Envigado, since I moved into Maira´s apartment, but usually ended up in another part of the city on the weekend. Luckily, Martin was up for a walk and [...]

My original plan to become a superstar salsa dancer by not spending any money and simply hanging out at the clubs on the weekend was failing miserably.  I decided to take my desire to learn the dance more seriously, and found the dance studio near The Black Sheep hostel I had heard about from an [...]

With the home team victorious, I joined Adriaan and Nicholas for a taxi ride back to Centro.  Once there, we went to El Eslabon Prendido (see Nightlife page for address) for a post-game drink.  I had recently learned about this popular salsa club, and since it was just a block or two from both guys’ apartments [...]

Adriaan had previously brought the international match to my attention weeks ago, however we didn’t confirm the details until a few days before the important match was set to be played.  The South American club tournament – Copa Libertadores The home team – Independiente Medellin The visiting team – Sao Paulo (Brazil) I met Adriaan [...]