Medellin Living

A few months ago, there was a changing of the guard at The New York Times, and Seth Kugel took over the role of Frugal Traveler from Matt Gross. Evidently, Seth is kicking off his new position with a multi-month journey from Brazil to New York City, and he made sure to visit a few [...]

One of the nice things about having traveled through most South American countries, and getting to spend big chunks of time in each one is that you start noticing and recognizing similarities between them. In the 18 months since I left Europe I’ve spent the most time in Argentina and Colombia, two countries that culturally [...]

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 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!

Ok, I have no idea why I’m obsessed with pictures from around the Parque Berrio station.  Probably it’s because I spend a lot of time meeting people there. …and for something new, we saw this at the Venezuela border: Post by Holly. Currently living in Medellin, Holly is getting to know the Colombian culture through music, [...]

Robin, my friend behind The Arepa, has just begun a new weekly radio show at 101.9 FM, a station run by the University de Antioquia.  It airs on Saturday nights at 9 PM (local time). Here’s how he describes it: We are Robin and Jeff, two guys from California living in Medellin making an English [...]

There is always something interesting in Medellin. Here are a few quick pictures from yesterday afternoon that I took after a lunch date in the center. Post by Holly. Currently living in Medellin, Holly is getting to know the Colombian culture through music, language, and base jumping!

For the picture of the week, here’s a quick shot of the lake in the Botanical Gardens.  There are a bunch of ducks and very pretty lily pads that I enjoyed quite a bit.  The gardens are very nice…and free.  If it was in the United States, I would say that it was more like [...]

For the photo of the week, I wanted just to show your average scene near the center of Medellin.  This was taken right next to Parque Berrio on a slow Tuesday night.  The lights are still up from the holidays, of course. Post by Holly. Currently living in Medellin, Holly is getting to know the Colombian [...]

For the photo of the week, this is a picture from La Catedral (The Cathedral) which used to be a prison built by Pablo Escobar, and is now a monastery.  It is located way up in the hills of Envigado. Post by Holly. Currently living in Medellin, Holly is getting to know the Colombian culture through [...]