“¡Cuando un silletero pasa, es Antioquia la que pasa!” – Crowd chant at the 2019 Medellín Parade of Silleteros It means: “When a silletero passes, it’s Antioquia that…
Whoever would have thought that staying fit in Medellín – a city of 2.6 million people – would be so easy? There are three operational words here: dogs,…
Jeff Paschke, a longtime expat resident of Medellín, writes a popular and very useful blog, Medellín Guru. His blog offers up a wealth of information and tips about…
Our first three months in Medellin have been busy. We’ve been preoccupied with getting our long-term visas and cédulas (a cédulas is a type of ID card that…
Buenos días de Medellín! Blogging has taken a bit of a back seat lately, but arriving in Medellín is a pretty good excuse! We’ve been a little preoccupied…
These rolling stones are gathering too much moss! Later this year we’re packing up and moving a bit further south to Medellín, Colombia. It’s a decision that’s been…
John and I love public transportation and always make a point to use it, wherever our travels take us. One of the things that blew us away about…
On our first full day in Medellin, our tour guide, Mauricio, had bad news and good news. “The bad news is that the schedule got a little messed…
Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, has been on our South American bucket list for a while. We finally made a whirlwind trip there last week, and my goodness,…