How to get the most out of Visiting Colombia during 3 weeks?

Sam Salmon says on Aug 26, 2008, 21:02:

Medellin is the best of Colombia-gorgeous women lots of great food/art/culture you name it.

From there 5 days each on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.

' a la orden!'

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manINred says on Aug 26, 2008, 21:10:

If you like the central zone, there is a lot to do and see around Armenia and Pereira. If you travel down to Cali, there is also a lot to do and see, and within these areas the travel time is not too taxing. You would even be able to make it down to Popayan, and it is gorgeous down that area of Colombia.

Make sure when travelling the south of Colombia, In and around Popayan and the more southern areas, travel BY DAY! The roads are not yet secure by night. Otherwise, if you want to make longer-haul trips to Bogota and to the coast, you can do so at night and not waste your days travelling.

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Hostal Tamarindo says on Aug 26, 2008, 21:58:

I would stay in Medellín and do some day trips to the surrounding towns like San Pedro, Guatapé, Rionegro, San Antonio de Pereira, Santa Elena, Guarne, Marinilla, Santuario, Amagá, Bolombolo, Barbosa, Fredonia, Venecia, Jardín, Ciudad Bolivar, Andes, Concordia, Jericó, Santa Fe de Antioquia, San Jeronimo and the list goes on...

Natalie Cobo - Hostal Tamarindo, Medellín

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dwmte7 says on Aug 27, 2008, 05:27:

well, i don't know what the above poster meant when he called folks "jealous" regarding poblado. poblado is nice. period, and it is the easiest and safest of medellin. i lived there for years and own a home in envigado just below poblado.

but if you want to know colombia....go up to llano grande. venture out from there, meet colombians who are uneffected by tourism and the gringo/foreign dollar. there is so much to see and do and the folks are the best. i've lived in colombia for 20 yrs and love medallo and all it's surrounds. but when we're home, more often than not, i'm outta dodge and head for the finca in llano grande. you can pm me (cleck on my name dwmte7 and i'll give you some more particulars and contacts. enjoy your well earned vacation. colombia is SO much more than hookers and nightclubs...not that i'm a naysayer, but i truly love colombia more than to settle for her lower features.
douglas

dwmte

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LORE says on Aug 27, 2008, 06:34:

Definitely take two or three days for Cartagena; two days for Bogota. Travel between cities by bus. In the cities by taxi. Don't carry large amounts of cash; you'll get a better deal taking out the maximum amount in a ATM. Take a small dictionary if you don't speak spanish.

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Bill Turley (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 27, 2008, 06:55:

vladimiro says on Aug 27, 2008, 07:00:

"How to get the most out of Visiting Colombia during 3 weeks" - If you don't speak spanish I would say learn as much as you can before you go. I recommend Pimsluer mp3 that are available on Audible.com. The people are very friendly and the culture is interesting if you know spanish, but there's not much to the country itself. The more spanish you know the better time you'll have.

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dwmte7 says on Aug 27, 2008, 07:21:

vlad...could you please explain, "there's not much to the country itself"?

dwmte

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sanandressi says on Aug 27, 2008, 11:57:

Bogota, Cartagena and San Andres Island....about 6 days in each place and 3 or 4 travel days... this will be enough for now and you can visit Cali and Medellin later.....

I would skip Cali. My wife is from there but there is little to do or see there except some girls busts hanging out of their shirts....sin senos no hay paraiso Jajajajajajajaja

BTW How can Telemundo show that in the US with that title. In English that could never be done...yet!

"FDR in 1929 as president went on televison..." Joe Biden DEMOCRAT VP candidate who just keeps on giving! FDR elected 1932 and television appeared in the 1950''s LOL

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Bill Turley (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 28, 2008, 07:20:

dwmte7 says on Aug 28, 2008, 07:48:

well said, bill.....good advise is to just get outta the cities, open your eyes, be kind to those colombians with whom you come in contact with and who, more often than not, will bend over backwards to be gracious and helpful. GOOD LORD, colombia is so much more than a party mecca, whore house and bar/club/casino destination. these are the absolute bottom of colombia's rich wonders.

often, while reading the posts here, i cry, internally, that the brother's who come here don't see (or don't want to see) more than they do, as they in truth, miss the incredible panorama which lies benieth the veils of mother colombia. the truth (s) which made so many of us fall deeply in love and leave our birthright and now call her home. i point no fingers at bar flies, hardly, been there done that. but how gray does the hair have to become before we decide that those interests are behind us.

when i first found myself in colombia, running a rather large mfg operation and having--relatively speaking, tons of money--i guess in part i enjoyed some of the above...not the hookers, that's never been my style, but the night life, partying, chicas (many) etc. but now, i leave the young lasses to the young laddies and go about life in a far more mature fashion, respecting all that is about me and those who made it possible.

and now, colombia's real national treasure, herself, is before me, around me, in me and in you and she doesn't cost a dime...just open eyes, a compassionate and respectful heart and a good measure of thankfulness for all she is and gives.

go, friend, enjoy yourself, see why you really wanted to come. then come back and stay.

dw martin

dwmte

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