Mi Casa de TAQA dinero

If you are reading this, I am already dead. Feck wrong blog.


This is Casa De TAQA Dinero. 3 bedroom 3.5 bathrooms  with the .5 bathroom called a social bathroom in Colombia. Kind of makes it sound like you all go in there to do your business together. Well I guess I will wait until Jack gets there. There is another bedroom exactly like Jack's bedroom but I didn't see any sense in publishing pictures of it.

This place is walking distance to three big and modern shopping centers, lots of restaurants, bars and coffee shops. And Parque Llerras which is the main hub of restaurants, bars, coffee shops and grand place to buy weed. Actually, I don't think that is true and I would't know. And when I say walking distance to Parque Llerras that is assuming you don't mind walking 30 minutes.

Balcony

Balcony 1

Balcony 2

 Best Picture of me ever 

Kitchen

Livingroom

Hallway

Hallway

Kitchen 2

Jack's Bano

Jack's Bedroom

Jack's closet

Kitchen 3

Kitchen 4

Laundry

Laundry 2

Sittingroom

Sittingroom, Office and Balcony

From the main Entrance 

Master Bedroom 

En Suite 

Master Bedroom 1

Office 

Living room 

Sitting room 

Funky Plant 

Pool

Shower 

View from Master Bedroom 

View from Balcony 

Take the women and children for the love of God please don't hurt me.

Holly Feck, I just saw an attempted armed robbery. We are in a taxi and two motor bikes pulled up to the car right beside us and were yelling like mad and then pulled out a hand gun. The only gun that I can recognized is a glock but let’s call it a 9 Mary Mary. He fired a warning shot into the air and the other was pointed into the guys car. 

We were trying to stare strait a head but I was straining to use my peripheral vision. The taxi driver was very cool and the lights tuned and the motor bikes sped away. 

Happened in about 30 seconds but it was kind of scary. For them that is knowing the damage that I can do. 

Good thing in these situations I turn into Dirty Harry

Vaya por delante, hacer mi día

The fisherman of the Colombian coast must be learned doctors of ethics and morality, for they invented the word sentipensante, or ‘feeling-thinking' to define language that speaks the truth

Colombia

July 2016

I can’t remember the last time I flew on British Airways. Not as  good as I thought it would or should be given it prices but ok. The business class seats have a weird configuration with one forward and one back so until they put up the divider you are staring straight at the person beside you. Thankfully, I never travel without my Groucho Marx glasses. And the booking system was down so it was a two hour check in and that was getting some people – ok, I don’t know where to find the brackets on this Spanish keyboard so you are missing out on something special.

American Airlines from London to Miami was a pleasant surprise. I envisioned them as the hostels of airlines and expected to see a lot of stray pubic hair but it pretty good. Nice seat with decent amenities, nice lounge, good service and that is my fecking reviews of airlines. I am at the point now as long as ISIS doesn’t blow the fecking things up I am happy. And I guess if ISIS did blow the fecking things up I would be blogging about it.

Nice to back to Colombia for three weeks. Not as busy this hitch but a few non sexy things to do.

Check out this Dude.

This was on the way from the airport. At one point we measured his speed and it was 80 km/h. And as he would go around a steep curve he would lean in like a snow boarder and touch the ground as he went. Crazy but fun to watch.

Nice to be back in Medellin. The City of Eternal Spring. My place is starting to look like I actually own it and with some more plants and pictures I am good to go. We went to Cartagena which I think is Spanish for fecking hot. The old city was great but crowded with tourists and to me had a New Orleans vibe to it but you can see its sense of history. We stayed on the beach and did a couple of trips into the center. There was a  ceviche restaurant that I wanted to check out. It had an amazing amount of ceviche dishes and it was great.

You can see the Spanish influence for sure but I didn’t see any big ass dead pigs hanging from the raptors. The beaches are nice but after 8 years in Nicaragua I am can an uppity little prick when it comes to what I think of them but still nice.

2 more weeks in Medellin and I should have my place 100 percent complete in the next few days.

Nicaragua and Medellin March 2016

March 2015

Nicaragua and Medellin

I normally don’t write much about Nicaragua being that it is basically home and I pretty lazy when I am there.  However, my son and his lovely Spanish girlfriend came to visit. After a long and hot day traveling they arrives in Nicaragua. First night was an amazing sunset and baby turtles were making their way to sea. Cool to see.

The kids were boogie boarding while I was napping and at night there board games with me being the worst drawer in our galaxy. We also, had a rum taste tasting with Dave and I agreeing that the 5 year old and 7 year old was the same and the 18 years old was pretty friggin good.

Dave and Sara hiked up Ometepe which is a hot and sticky grind while I napped. And we had a great night out at a local restaurant that I really like and being the Sara’s is from Spain she can converse with the locals in the non-caveman fashion that I do.  Dave and I meet up in various places and always great to see him.

Medellin

More perfect weather,  low prices and great vibe. A bit busy with closing but great to be here.  You know are seeing a Colombian when you sit through 4 hours of soccer. Absolutely the episode from the Simpsons.

We went to Pueblo which is outside of Medellin and it was a great day. A big rock sticks out in the middle of nowhere that you walk to the top for great views. Over 700 steep steps up so a little bit of a grind but not so bad. The town itself is really nice and charming. To me very Colombia and a great day out.

No salsa dancing this time or at least not in public but next time perhaps when I am back in May.