Medellin Living

Every frequent traveler knows that cab rides to the airport can be expensive and costs add up fast. For business travelers, especially cheap airport parking is essential. For short trips, parking at the airport is often the most affordable option. Gatwick Airport is located just outside London and is one of the busiest airports in [...]

I am a huge fan of tattoos.  If you know me for more than a few days, I am likely show mine off.  I got my first one when I was 18, and since then I’ve been addicted.  Knowing my problem, I decided to get a huge one (think two and a half feet from [...]

Even though El Penon (aka El Penol) is only about an hour outside central Medellin, I didn’t make it there. It’s always good to leave something unseen to make return trips worthwhile. In the meantime, this video did a great job of showing me the views I missed. El Peñon de Guatape (Spanish for “The [...]

…I’ve been having a bad time with the Internet at my house. The landlord is out of town, and we’re trying to get it fixed. I haven’t forgotten about you, I just don’t have the resources right now. I will get some updates up here as soon as possible! Thanks! Holly Joan

I guess I’m not getting out enough, because this is all I’ve got for the photo of the week.  I think the Venz trip took too much out of me. Post by Holly. Currently living in Medellin, Holly is getting to know the Colombian culture through music, language, and base jumping!

So, after finding all of the correct offices, getting my stamp out of Colombia and into Venezuela, and having a super relaxing lunch, it was time to finish the process. The stamp out of Venezuela was easy, but interesting.  To receive a stamp out of Venezuela you must pay 55,000 VBF.  I went to the [...]

Yesterday I announced the launch of Travel Blog Success, a new website and community aimed at helping travelers build successful blogs. Click here to learn more, or sign up. In 2009, my travel blog success resulted in online earnings of more than $10,000, plus I was offered a blogging trip to Colombia to help promote tourism.  I [...]

After a crazy long bus ride to the border town of Cucuta, and a nice traditional breakfast, of course the next thing my friend JD and I had to do was get on a bus. JD asked around about what bus we should take to get my visa stamped, and it all seemed easy enough.  [...]