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Colourful Parque Lleras, Cafe Pergamino and Sushi World

Friends of ours had recommended Parque Lleras just down from Poblado in Medellin as a place to go and check out. So today we did just that, we took a bus from Envigado to Parque Lleras and spent a few hours there. Day 208 – September 26th, 2014. “Parque Lleras by bus from Envigado” We made our […]

Maybe The Best Coffee in Medellin is at Cafe Revolucion

Cafe Revolucion has only been open for a few months and has already established itself as the place to go for coffee the best coffee in Medellin, well according to Tripadvisor anyway. It’s run by two ‘Gringos’ Bryan and Zsolti who wanted to have a place where they could drink great coffee and enjoy quality cakes. […]

Lunch at The Classic Diner Along Calle Jardín in Envigado

  Walking around the Envigado area we came across this great looking diner in a little street called Calle Jardín which has a few restaurants and a bar along it. Day 203 – September 21st, 2014. A huge painted wall in a street scene and looks so real I thought the road continued.   Just along […]

A Visit to The Cafe de Otraparte in Medellin

apparently there is a great coffee place behind the Corporacion Otraparte in Envigado, which went to try out today. The cafe de Otraparte has a huge menu and lots of tables inside and out in the courtyard. Day 202 – September 20th, 2014. The real place is a Museum and has regular movie screenings, talks […]

El Peñol Guatape, a 740 Step Climb For a 360 Degree View

Can climbing 740 steps really be worth the trip to El Peñol Guatape? Guatape is a very quaint town 86 kilometres from Medellin and draws many locals and tourists alike, possibly the main reason for this is the Monolith called El Peñol (the rock) which is just outside of Guatape in the town of El Peñol. On […]