I love Medellin Colombia! And I think it’s a wonderful location for experienced solo female travelers. After an epic visit to Cartagena in springtime I booked a solo winter vacation back to Colombia. On a Christmas day I took a morning flight from Bogota to Medellin after a sleepless night due to the hostel owner’s …
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The Museo de Antioquia is one of the most popular art museums of Medellin Colombia. Located in Central Medellin next to the Plaza Botero and just a block from the Berrio Park Metro station on the A Line. Especially for solo travelers I would recommend only visiting this neighborhood during daytime – it’s not the …
Plaza Botero is located in the central neighborhood of La Candelaria in Medellin Colombia – between the Museum of Antioquia and the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture. During daytime hours the plaza is filled with tourists posing with and rubbing their hands over the large-scale bronze statues by the famous Colombian …
I visited Casa Museo Pedro Nel Gomez in Medellin December 2012 during my second solo trip to Colombia. Visiting the museum on your own can feel a bit daunting. I mentioned the museum in my post The Kindness of Strangers a few days ago. Getting off the subway station at Universidad station I walked to the Aranjuez …
The painting Pedrito on a Horse can be seen at the Museo de Antioquia in Medellin Colombia – one of the most magnificent cities in the world. In the image below you see a picture of the painting by famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero of his son Pedrito seated on a wooden horse. The painting …
The best swimming pool in Medellin is at the Atanasio Girardo Sports Complex in the Laurels neighborhood. There are several outdoor swimming pools at this sports facility. Whenever I go for my hour long swimming workout and meditation I find myself dreaming of Medellin because of my happy experience going for a swim at one …