O Colombia
(Medellin)
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The essentials about living or visiting Colombia, beyond the travel brochures. Includes insights into the security problems of Colombia and how to reduce your risks of an unpleasant incident.
tags: colombia, crime, culture, medellin, traveling
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Left winters and boredom behind in 2001 by moving to Cozumel, Mexico in 2001. Since then I've lived in Argentina (twice), Canary Islands, Mauritius, and now make my home in Colombia.
Latest posts on O Colombia
I was an Involuntary Storm Chaser!
Posted on 16/09/2012
Usually, storm chasers are those planes the US Hurricane Center sends into tropical storms and hurricanes to measure wind strengths. They fly into these huge thunderstorms, right through...
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Will She Blow?
Posted on 05/07/2012
The Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia’s tallest volcano at 5,321 meters (17,457 feet), has been rumbling for months now, belching smoke and spewing ash which has blanketed towns as far away...
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Colombia’s Not So Secret Service
Posted on 26/04/2012
The big joke right now is the incident involving US Secret Service agents who invited two dozen hookers to their hotel in Cartagena while waiting for President Obama to arrive for the...
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When a Puente is not a Bridge
Posted on 08/04/2012
You will constantly hear about bridges (puentes) when you are in Colombia and you might wonder why Colombians plan everything around them and look forward to arriving at one.
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Is the Only Risk Wanting to Stay?
Posted on 12/02/2012
That “Official Blogger” badge you see in the upper right corner of each page of this blog means that I am now a participating foreign blogger for the Colombian...
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My New Year’s Inflation
Posted on 28/01/2012
In Colombia, the taxi you took to the New Year’s party will probably cost you more when you leave the celebration in the wee hours of the next morning, despite the distance being...
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Lodging in Colombia can be Pricey…Get Hostel!
Posted on 02/01/2012
I frankly do not understand why major hotels in Colombia are so pricey, rooms often costing over 200 dollars per night, but fortunately there is an abundance of hostels in all the right...
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The Month of Decibel in Colombia
Posted on 25/12/2011
I have been away from Medellin since November, due to return in January. While I miss my wife and child, I’m not sure if I miss this time of the year in Colombia, which is sheer...
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Will Tomorrow be Summer or Winter?
Posted on 16/12/2011
If you hear a Colombian talking about “verano” and “invierno”, summer and winter, he or she is not referring to seasons, but rather weather. If it is raining, it is...
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About Colombian Women
Posted on 04/12/2011
I periodically get inquiries from bozos asking me about Colombian women. They basically want to know if they are “easy”. In short, these guys are so inept at seducing...
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