It was an ordinary Monday in the Centro in Bogotá, Colombia. The sound of a salsa song was getting louder in the direction I was walking. With curiosity, I was expecting a local live band but it turned out to be a street-karaoke while the singer was promoting her albums! I could not help but …
Pueblito Paisa is a small mock village which provides a peek into a typical Antioquia town. Itself is a small and cute village but the outlook nearby offers a clear view of Medellin. It is funny – there is nothing special about having a bird’s eye view of a city because they tend to end …
I’ve stayed in Medellín for two weeks. It has not been common to stay at one place for as long as two weeks. This time I wanted to finish the whole car repair, relax emotionally after the car accident (I’ll post separately on this), and revisit salsa socials and personal practice routines and enjoy the …
I met Beatriz back in January 2018 in León, México. Our relationship started as an automotive technician and a customer thanks to a Google Maps suggestion; however, we later connected in many different ways, which led me to stay in León for a week, totally unexpectedly. Beti greatly appreciated what I was doing and connected …
“De uniformes y de civil” On the ground floor of the Antioquia museum, there was an exhibition on giving back personalities to some of the members of armed groups in Colombia. Notice the powerful contrast. I remember seeing similar looking people in the right column from streets in Colombia. @museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, marcha …
Bandeja Paisa is one of the most typical dishes in the Paisa region in Antioquia, Colombia. As a friend once said, it’s basically three portions in one dish. If you know me, you know that I’m easy to please taste-wise, but not so much amount-wise. I don’t know whether the one I got was a …
It still happens. I continue to meet people and listen to their stories, and laugh! Time is the only scarce resource but I’ll catch up on editing them one by one. @with Sarah, Medellin, March 15, 2018
In Costa Rica, most tourists visit places close to the Pacific ocean, which was also my case three years ago. Making use of the fact that it was my second time to the country and that I had a car, I crossed the country along the Caribbean coast this time. The differences were visible. It …