Jan 11th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Medellin, Colombia isn't the way it used to be. Once known for its drug cartels and their inordinately vengeful wars that regularly victimized citizens of the city as well as travelers, Medellin has gone under, well, the knife, in more ways than one. The city's makeover has made tourists from across the globe feel more welcomed and has brought peace to locals who know what it was like back then. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Medellin then and now
Jan 11th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Medellin, Colombia isn't the way it used to be. Once known for its drug cartels and their inordinately vengeful wars that regularly victimized citizens of the city as well as travelers, Medellin has gone under, well, the knife, in more ways than one. The city's makeover has made tourists from across the globe feel more welcomed and has brought peace to locals who know what it was like back then. ...A Day in Medellin, Colombia
Jan 4th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Medellin, Colombia is an increasingly cosmopolitan city. The city's struggle to fight crime and stay clean has actually yielded certain benefits for those visiting the city. With an ongoing campaign to modernize the city while simultaneously keeping the attractions affordable, you won't have any problem carving out the perfect day in Medellin.
During a recent visit to the city, I versed ...10 reasons to choose Colombia as your next vacation destination
Sep 29th, 2010 at 8:30AM:
It's safe, it's affordable, and it's attracting travelers like never before. Colombia, the closest South American getaway to the United States, has seemingly appeared on just about every "hip new travel destination" list over the last few years, including the New York Times list of 31 Places to Go in 2010. So why is everyone raving about it? Here are ten reasons:
10. Medellin Named the ...The rebirth of Medellin?
Mar 30th, 2010 at 11:30AM: You've probably already heard of the Colombian city of Medellin, but not as a tourist attraction. Once the infamous stomping ground of "Cocaine Kingpin" Pablo Escobar, this Colombian city boasted a murder rate of 380 per 100,000, earning it a reputation as the most violent in the world. But as the writers at Blackbook recently discovered, these days Medellin's tourist prospects are looking up.
...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.22.09)
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Welcome back. Here we are again for Gadling's weekly roundup of links from the independent travel experts at BootsnAll. This week's links are custom-made to get your wanderlust racing and put you in the right travel mindset. So pull that suitcase out of the closet and start clicking below:
Biggest Soccer Rivalries - soccer is a sport that tends to elicit groans of boredom from many Americans. ..."No Reservations" season 4, episode 12: Colombia
Jul 15th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Location: This week Anthony is in Colombia, a country that finds itself the setting of one of South America's most remarkable transformations. In the 25 years since the death of Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most notorious drug lords, this once war-torn country has emerged like a phoenix from the scars of the past. Colombia offers Tony a tantalizing mix of cultures, delicious food and ...Medellin: The Appeal of the Most Dangerous City on Earth
Apr 4th, 2006 at 3:34PM: A few years ago, when my sister and I were both working as high powered, jet-setting executives (a state from which we've both recovered, thankfully), we were sitting talking about some of the places we'd visited for work. She'd just returned from a trip including several cities in South America. I asked her which she enjoyed the most.
"Caracas was pretty cool," she said. "But you know what the ...
