Today we had to find out how to get from Envigado to Guatape to visit the famous El Peñol where we will stay for a couple of nights. First we took the metro to the north terminal and then the bus to Guatape. Day 193 – September 11th, 2014. The alarm woke us at 7am […]
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If you enjoy art and know a few artists you may already be aware of the Museo De Antioquia and Fernando Botero from Medellin in Colombia, and this article about our visit to the Museo De Antioquia will inspire you to visit Medellin. Day 189 – September 7th, 2014. What first attracted us to this place was […]
Envigado to El Poblado For a Look Around
A short trip into El Poblado from Envigado which is the next town. Day 181 – August 30th, 2014. We took the bus that said Envigado on the front, kind of strange when we want to go to El Poblado. But the stops listed did say El Poblado and they go back and forth all […]
Traffic Police in Envigado, Medellin
The traffic police have been busy the past few days on the street below our balcony at Park Place here in Envigado. Day 176 – August 25th, 2014. The street has “no parking” signs all along the road yet everyone seems to have their own agenda and park where he or she wants regardless of […]
Eating Cheaply in Envigado, Medellin at Pipelon Restaurant
We thought that we would walk to GozArte after lunch today and check it out. Day 175 – August 24th, 2014. After waking up on this Sunday morning, not to the sound of soothing music or the sound of church bells, but rather the beat of loud dance music coming form the main street in […]
Our First Empanadas in Envigado, Medellin
Our very first time eating Empanadas from a stall along the road in Envigado, Medellin. These are among the most popular fast foods of Colombia and are very tasty indeed and cheep. Day 173 – August 22nd. “What are Empanadas?” The easiest way for me to quickly explain for those Brits reading, is to liken them […]
Shopping in Envigado at a Supermarket
Our first morning in Envigado and we walk to a supermarket to get some supplies. There are many cafes, bars, and lots of shoe shops around here, a couple of billiard cafe/ bar places, a few bakery shops also a few lotto ticket booths all at first glance. Day 172 – August 21st. Our place […]
Lunch at Main Beach Fort Lauderdale
Around lunch time we decided to head over the road and change some money, when we got to the bank they said they couldn’t change the cash and we had to go into town to do it. Day 170 – August 19th. With that we chose to have lunch first and went to the place […]
Penny & Fred Stop by to Wish us a Wonderful Future
Tomorrow we leave Keystone and Summit County after spending the past month here and fly to Fort Lauderdale for just two nights before heading off to our next odyssey destination Medellin in Colombia. Day 167 – August 16th. When we stayed with Penny & Fred at their place in Loveland a while back which we […]
An Evening out With Mika & Greg in Frisco and Dillon
We met Mika & Greg just last Friday when we went to the top of Decrum Mountain in Keystone for the Evo 3 Meet-up organised by Aaron. Day 166 – August 15th. The guys picked us up at our place in their jeep and we raced over the pass to Frisco just in time for […]