rhydewithdis has written 19 posts

Chiropractor in Medellin? Suggestions PLEASE!

My lower back is KILLING me. Can someone recommend a good chiropractor? Much appreciated.

Antioquia Ski Team? Is there really such a thing?

Saw a guy at the Portofino Casino with a black shirt on that said AST (Antioquia Ski Team)... Is there any skiing in or around Medellin? I'd love to know... I'll bring down my gear next time.

Anyone know of any Mansions available for rent in Medellin

Like the post says, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any really large houses/mansions available for rent for a week in Medellin. If you can point me to a contact or someone that knows, it would be appreciated. ...

Reporting live - TriBeCa film festival - Paraiso Travel - NYC

I'm at the 9p showing. The director is here and just gave the intro. Movie is starting now. The line outside for Rush tickets was down the block and all advanced tickets are sold out. Most ppl online couldn't get in. Hope this movie is great! ...

Queens, NYC native held without bail after being extradited from Medellin on Child porn and drug offenses!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/04/24/2008-04-24_no_bail_for_porn_pervert-1.html "A Queens photographer who went on the lam after the feds seized home videos depicting him raping and sexually abusing young girls has been extradited from Colombia." "Pinzon, 32, a U.S. citizen who operated a photo studio in Jackson Heights, is suspected of committing all of the attacks in Colombia. Before his arrest, he was cited by Queens Councilman Hiram Monserrate for community service." ...

Orlando Cabrera from Chicago White Sox takes the MLB to Colombia (one of only two in the MLB)

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080417&content_id=2540599&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Orlando Cabrera takes This Week in Baseball all the way home and presents an insider's look at baseball in his native Colombia during a segment for the April 19 edition of the popular show It airs tomorrow, 4/19 and I guess at some point they will be showing video footage on TWIB: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/video/twib/index.jsp ...

Kanye West digs Medellin!

http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=193023_-1__0_~0_-1_3_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281= ...

Colombia Casts a Wide Net In Its Fight With Guerrillas - 3/30 - Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/29/AR2008032901118.html Some interesting snippets from this article: "But under intense pressure from Colombian military commanders to register combat kills, the army has in recent years also increasingly been killing poor farmers and passing them off as rebels slain in combat, government officials and human rights groups say." "955 civilians were killed between mid-2002 and mid-2007 and classified as guerrillas fallen in comb ...

NYT: A Paisa taking over the PGA (Golf) - Camilo Villegas

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/sports/golf/19golf.html? Villegas Is the Pride of His Nation By LARRY DORMAN Published: March 19, 2008 MIAMI — Camilo Villegas sat coolly at the dais Tuesday at the Doral Resort and Spa, clad in white from hat to shoes, an array of corporate logos placed just so, smiling benignly as he juggled questions in Spanish and English. He looked much like what he is: an athlete with promise, a golfer who could eventually approach the heights on the golf cours ...

Only 30k AA miles from JFK to MDE (American Airlines)

I was able to redeem 30k AA miles to book a flight yesterday (tons of availability) on www.aa.com from JFK to MDE. There is a two hour layover in Miami (MIA) both ways. They did charge around USD$55 in taxes. For those of you sitting on a ton of American Express membership reward points, you can transfer those AA. I was surprised at the availability for many, many date. After June 20th, it goes up to 35k because I believe it is peak-season. My outbound date is late April, returning ...

Good mozzarella cheese in Colombia

Anyone know where I can find really good mozzarella cheese in either Medellin or Bogota? I love to make some nice Italian dishes every once in a while. I would even buy bulk if you know a wholesale location. Thanks in advance! ...

Cumbia: why the world is catching on

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;;j?xml=/arts/2008/01/12/bmcumbia112.xml "The infectious music of Colombia is spreading across the globe. Gervase de Wilde reports"

Colombia Attracts Record Number Of Foreign Visitors In '07

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200801101513DOWJONESDJONLINE001010_FORTUNE5.htm About 1.27 million foreigners visited Colombia in 2007, up from 1.05 million in 2006 and only 567,000 in 2002, Plata said. The 2007 figure was in line with the 1.3 million foreign visitors the government expected. Foreign tourists spent about $2.5 billion during the year, the minister added, citing preliminary figures. ...

PBH business venture! looking for an investment partner for a restaurant in Medellin

Hey everyone, so after making over six trips to Colombia in the past four years, I am very interested in taking the plunge and making a move to Medellin. Even though I can live in Medellin almost indefinitely off of savings I've accumulated, I would like to start a restaurant/lounge that I think would do very well. I am looking for one or two fellow PBH'ers that would like to be investors. The options as far as how to structure things financially are wide open, but ideally I would like an ...

TOMORROW - 12/1 - Colombian Concert in NYC (READ)

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2007/11/30/2007-11-30_a_hefty_taste_of_nueva_colombia-1.html "The show, which runs from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., will feature familiar names from the city’s music scene, such as songstress Lucía Pulido — in a duet with Japanese jazz bass player Stomu Takeishi — Afro-Colombian roots band La Cumbiamba Eneye and Mayor’s group, Folklore Urbano." Tickets are $25 and you can purchase them by calling 212.352.3101 Anyone else interested in going? I might ...

Tayrona National Park - article from the New York Times

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/travel/11Explorer.html some excerpts below: "Its roughly 58 square miles, carved out of the equatorial rain forest by the Colombian government in 1964, is among the most biologically diverse of any coastal zone in the Americas: dusky titi monkeys, red squirrels, collared peccaries, jaguars and 200 species of birds ranging from Caribbean toucans to red woodpeckers." ...

Hip hop clubs in Bogota?

Does anyone have any recommendations? Something similar to Deja Vu and Farmacia in Medellin. I'll be in BOG from Nov 22 - 28 with some friends. Any other PBH'ers that would like to go out one night, feel free to drop me a line. Thanks in advance! ...

Unlocked iPhone in Bogota - How much? Should I bring to sell?

Hey all, Was wondering if anyone thought it made sense to bring 3-4 unlocked Apple iPhones down to Bogota with me to sell? I'm wondering how much these would fetch as they are not sold in the local market. It would work on all providers but the only available language would be in English. Perhaps if any of you are passing by a mobile phone store, you can inquire as to how much they would pay for 3-4 which they could then resell on their own. The cost of an 8GB iPhone worldwide is as f ...

Maid recommendation in Medellin (Sept 1-14)

All, I will be in Medellin from Sept 1-14th and have rented a 3br apartment in Poblado for the time. I need a maid that will come by in the mornings to clean up the place and cook breakfast for 4 folks. I'm guessing each day will be 2 hours -- plus we'd like if she went shopping for the groceries. If you live there or know someone that is dependable and trustworthy, please let me know. Preferences for a hot paisa! Thx in advance! ...

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