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Robbed with a knife

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August 8th 2009
Don't worry. I did get robbed with a knife, but all's well that ends well. I'll tell that story shortly. Neil, callum and I arrived in Medellin about 2 weeks ago. After a bad experience with a hostel employee at The Palm Tree in the Suramericana barrio, we decided to move to barrio Poblado, the Zona Rosa. This place is jumping every night, but especially on Friday and Saturday. The clubs here ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more