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If you can't figure out how to navigate the Internet or the ISG home page to find a simple answer, you're going to be a danger to yourself in Colombia. Medellin is not the place to be clueless.
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This evening, I was watching a BBC-TV news show about the Zika virus and I was surprised at how little scientists really know about it especially how it can spread from an infected person to a...

I was in Bogota when there was a series of takeover hotel / hostel robberies. At the downtown hotel that I was staying at, the hotel staff was scared and jittered especially the night staff so they...

I was in Medellin a couple of years ago and in Buenos Aires about 5 years ago. I've been thinking of going back to Buenos Aires so your report was of great interest to me. In my last trip to Buenos...

Some people have very expressive face and eyes. When they're scared, it shows. There are others who have "teddy bear" faces that make them look like country bumpkins which could leave others with the...

Good response.

There's a TV show about a guy who travels the world looking for the finest coffee beans in the world. Last season, he was in Colombia and he gave similar safety reminders which...

Does the Museum of Antioquia have "dozens of brothels" behind them? I didn't think the brothels were in that location.

And what kind of idiot uses a grenade in a street brawl? What happened to...

For those who have never been to Medellin and / or who lack common sense or the sixth sense to detect danger, here's an interesting article for those who like to explore the city. As the author of...

When you arrive at the airport, find the tourist kiosk (next to the auto rental counters) and ask for a free tourist map of Medellin. It's a detailed map and useful if you want to take a self-guided...

The Mansion used to be called Casa Blanca. The postings on the Casa Blanca thread should answer any questions that you have...

I recently read a book about an American woman who bicycled for several years through Russia, China, and Vietnam. In those countries, everyone stopped her for identification. When she was at...

Send an e-mail to info@hotelmedellinplaza.com And ask to be put on their mailing list. To keep the newsletter from going into your spam box, add their address to your address book.

The beaches of Bocagrande and El Laguito aren't like those you would find in Hawaii, Florida, Cayman Island, Thailand, but they aren't that bad. The water isn't crystal clear, but I wouldn't call it...

Splitting your time between the two cities is a good idea and the airfare is fairly reasonable. This is what I've done. When it's winter time at home, there's nothing like spending some time on a...

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I'm not from California, but whenever I'm there and driving on the freeway, motorcycles are always driving between cars especially during stop-and-go rush hour traffic. At first I was startled and I...

Here's an interesting lecture by a law professor and a police officer as to why you should never speak to the police:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8167533318153586646&hl=en

It's more...

I haven't read the news article, but I find it unusual that five passengers were murdered, but the taxi driver survived. Why leave an eyewitness to a massacre? If there were 5 adult passengers in a...

I read somewhere that wearing two condoms increases the likelihood that the condoms will break since they are of two similar materials and the friction will weaken the condoms. It sort of like two...

wow, i think i'm in love. . . if you ever find her current whereabouts, please post an update. that's one girl i'd like to meet.

thanks for sharing the photos!

outstanding trip report!