Pueblito Paisa, Medellín, Colombia, March 20, 2018
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 up looking similar, but having done so makes me feel I know the place better. Medellin is surrounded by mountains and it had been cloudy or rainy the whole week when...
Works of Botero, parque Botero, Medellin, Colombia, march 19, 2018
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 city’s ‘eternal spring’ weather. Although I didn’t do much sightseeing, time flew. But one thing I did not want to miss before leaving the city was the works of Fernando Botero....
De uniforme y de civil, museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, marcha 19, 2018
“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 19, 2018
Bandeja paisa, Medellin, Colombia, March 17, 2018
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 modern-interpretation, but it was not as big as I had imagined. Still, it was heavy and cost-effective. The long, dark yellow one on the top is fried plantain. Others include fried...
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica, February 16, 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 was even more humid and lush green and it rained several times a day. And I noticed an increase in black population and their cuisine. Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a...
Good people after an accident,Taraza, Colombia, March 10, 2018
I had an accident two days ago. I hit a cow on a highway while driving. Fortunately, no one was hurt and even the cow seems to be doing okay. Although I am even grateful that no one was hurt and that I learned some valuable lessons, I’ve been feeling emotional weight since the accident, as I am in constant contact with the Police and the cow’s owner, figuring out the best option for all. And today, as if some supernatural force decided to cheer me...
Reunion with the car, Sociedad Portuaria, Cartagena, Colombia, March 6, 2018
Yes, I got my car back after two weeks! @ Sociedad Portuaria, Cartagena, Colombia, March 6, 2018
parque nacional Tayrona, march 3, 2018
Getting to the picturesque beach at Cabo San Juan required some efforts. We woke up at 7:30am, walked to the city center, took a bus to the entrance of the Tayrona park (1 hour), and hiking in the forest for 2.5hrs. It seems that we took a rougher hiking course than what people usually take – it ended up taking almost 4 hours which involved half-crawling below big rocks and frequent jumping from one rock to another. The beach area was very beautiful. Usually any beach...
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