Having escaped the police, we were on our way from the center of Medellin to the new “digs”. (See Map Below.) The main road south climbed out of the valley and we stopped at a lay-by with a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Getting out of the car to enjoy the view, we had […]
MELBORP July 31, 2022 Read More »
Of the three cemeteries we have visited on this trip, the Museo Cemetario de San Pedro in Medellin is the most impressive and, in my estimation, rivals the New Orleans Cemetery No.1, another favorite of mine. The cemetery is well organized in the shape of a horseshoe on the side of a hill with a chapel
Moving Up In The World July 31, 2022 Read More »
Poverty is not an easy subject to write about. The average salary in Medellin is about $1,200 per month. There are many who make less. Colombians work hard. Food, transport, and rents are cheaper than in the US. It’s a growing economy very dependent on agriculture and oil. They are 38th in the world in
Ways to Make A Living July 22,2022 Read More »
I’ve never lived in a tower block. My thinking about them has been governed by watching the movie Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly when I was twelve and the blocks of flats built along Scotswood Road in Newcastle in the sixties after the city council had cleared the back-to-back terracing of 19th
REAR WINDOW July 7, 2022 Read More »
We’ve been in Colombia for exactly two weeks and it has been a revelation. Preconceptions have been swept away like old cobwebs. It reminded me of the first time I came to the US and my camera and lenses were stolen from the back of my chair in a bar in the LA airport while
When the Fat Lady Sings June 17,2022 Read More »
The American Airline 737 touched down like a feather on the runway at Medellin International airport. Both Marney and I were in aisle seats and our companions in the window seats pulled down the window shades immediately after take -off so deprived us of any opportunity to catch a glance of Cuba or Jamaica as
HOW GOOD IS YOUR MATH? June 17, 2022 Read More »