Medellin

Medellin (med-uh-jean) is a city in Colombia. You can fly there directly from overseas, jump on a domestic flight or hop on a bus, and since I don’t do well on long bus rides I chose the middle option, getting a return flight from Bogota for about £70 return. I justified this expense because I only had limited time (I work until 1pm on Saturdays, and am then back in at 6.30am on Tuesdays) and the flight takes less than an hour. Flying into Medellin you arrive at either the big, international airport or the smaller, more central one. I was on a domestic flight but still arrived at the former ... more

We were only in Medellin for two days and we went to so that my friends could vist family and so that I could visit the Botero Museum that I had been whinging on about for days. It was also an excuse to experience the city after so long in the countryside. It was a bit of a culture shock at first and there were times when we felt a bit threatened on the street but this was probably just paranoia as in fact we had a great time. The museum is well worth making the trip. The square outside is absolutely full of bronzes which children play on, you can touch and lie on, and generally just love! It ... more