Did you come to Medellin for the nightlife? Want to know what it's like partying in a city where cocaine is as common as beer? Well...
When you're traveling, anything can happen. That is both exciting, and exhausting. It's exactly what ends up making life an adventure. You have total and complete control of your reigns, which is something that we lose sight of in the western world... Once labeled as the MOST DANGEROUS city in the world, this city was a long shot from anything that I had imagined. The city was beautifully laid into the middle of a lush valley, surrounded by enormous mountains all around. Favelas (maybe that's only a Brazilian thing?) extended up into the mountains all around the city outskirts, and at night they lit-up, making the mountains look sprinkled in Christmas-tree lights...
I've written about a few horror stories on buses in Central America, but my experience in Colombia changed my opinion of buses altogether...
Ever watched a crazy movie or TV show where some guy tries to buy some drugs and ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time? One of my good friends from my travels ended up in that exact situation...
1. Take a stroll along the wall of the old city and see all sorts of old Spanish architecture, along with a beautiful sunset! You've probably read all about the old city and it really does live up to it's hype. A majority of backpackers traveling to Colombia from Panama will arrive in Cartagena. It's an amazing introduction to the even more amazing country that is Colombia...
Are you trying to get from Central America to South America on the cheap?! I'll tell you how I did...a ferry, it cost about $100, took approximately 16 hours from Colon 2000 (the Caribbean side of Panama), and was an extremely fun and cheap way to head south... |
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