There's Nothing Like A Candy Girl
[QUOTE=Maxum;2518523] The one thing that caught me off guard was the coffee situation. I'm in Colombia, and restaurants and coffee shops are trying to serve me Americanos? I expect that in Thailand, but I wasn't prepared for it to be impossible to get properly brewed coffee in Colombia. Fortunately all the Airbnb's seem to be stocked with a coffee machine, but it felt stupid having to suck down 3 cups of coffee before heading out to breakfast.[/QUOTE]Actually the best coffee is not in the restaurants or the coffee shops, but from the vendors on the street with their thermos's and they call it Tinto. The Juan Valez's and others are just Starbucks knock-offs.
All over Colombia you will see vendors with insulated flasks, and besides Tinto which is typically already sweetened with sugar, some of the girls selling it, especially in El Centro, go to the room as well. A strategy to be employed, which has worked for me is when I see something of interest, such as a pretty coffee vendor or a girl selling candy is to buy a coffee or buy some pieces of candy from them and take it from there. My best luck has been with the candy girls, they can be so sweet.