🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia Guide | Eat • Stay • Transport • Pack

My long weekend in Medellín was the most eye-opening trip yet! Here’s a practical breakdown: 🚠 Connectivity & Transport SIM Card: Buy at MDE Airport’s 2nd-floor shop (great value). Metro: Buy/reload cards at stations. At San Javier, transfer directly to cable cars (no exit needed) for a ride through the barrios. Taxis: Crazy cheap! ~$8 from airport, ~$4 for city rides. Use Cabify/Uber (select call taxi). Avoid driving—chaotic roads! 🏠 Stay: The Click Clack Hotel El Poblado (upscale south district), booked via Hyatt Mr & Mrs Smith (~$100/night—outshines NYC $400 hotels!). Jungle vibes: Lush greenery, epic French toast breakfast. Request a quiet room! 👗 Packing Summer clothes + light jacket (May = tail-end of rainy season—never used my umbrella ☂️). ☕️ Coffee & Drinks Pergamino: Digital nomad hub (outlets galore!). Iced latte/orange cold brew were milky—try other options. Símon Cafe: Best brew of the trip! Named after the owner’s golden retriever 🐾. Closed but reopened just for us—legendary service! 🍽️ Food Mondongo’s: Bandeja paisa (local tripe stew)—edible but… adventurous. La Jugosa: Lulo smoothie tasted like… regret 🤢. Gabo MDE Poblado: 100 Years of Solitude-themed. $20pp, "Macondo" cocktail mirrors the novel’s bittersweetness. KFC: Spicy wings that made this homesick student weep 🍗😭. #ColombiaCoffee #Medellin #SouthAmericaTravel #OffTheBeatenPath