I went to Medellin Colombia alone...and loved it! - Solo Female Travel Vlog

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • VIVA COLOMBIA! I'm SO excited to share the FIRST vlog in my Colombia solo female travel vlog series. This first episode is all about Medellin and visiting the nearby town of Guatapé.
    With this Colombia solo female travel vlog series I'd like to share tips on traveling to Colombia and also share the beauty of this country.
    Hope you enjoy! Thumbs up if you love solo travel.
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Комментарии • 141

  • @cherokeek.watson524
    @cherokeek.watson524 6 лет назад +87

    What an amazing place to go and explore! As your mom I am always supportive of your wanderlust travels however, when you said you were going to Columbia I was nervous 😬 yet I just knew you would be safe. I was so Happy and Proud of you when you returned to Canada 🇨🇦 and told me of this Beautiful Country. I too, at times get caught up in the myths of the media and for this I am Sorry. I look forward to returning with you and exploring this country and it’s respectful and kind people.....my Girls as we are Indigenous/First Nation of Canada we understand Diversity and being open to learning and always accepting of other cultures. BRAVO to you and may I say Incredible Editing. Love and Respect.

    • @dirtypvtryan
      @dirtypvtryan 5 лет назад +1

      Cherokee K. Watson My mother is terrified too lol.

    • @delfina128
      @delfina128 5 лет назад +5

      It's Colombia not Columbia.

    • @iFanchi
      @iFanchi 4 года назад +2

      delfina128 it’s España not Spain, stop worrying so much about one letter.

    • @hernanruiz6683
      @hernanruiz6683 Год назад +1

      Awe Thanks, I'm colombian and I really appreciate your comment, Colombia is so much more than all the things people talk about, hope you and your daughter can visit so you can see for yourself how beautiful it really is, God bless you all, greetings from USA 🇺🇸 🙏🇨🇴✌️

  • @TheRenaissanceAmazon
    @TheRenaissanceAmazon 5 лет назад +16

    I've been to Cartagena twice and I LOVE it!! I am going to Medellin on Saturday. I can't wait!!!! Thanks for sharing. :-)

  • @goldenwilliam09
    @goldenwilliam09 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks for the video. I'm about to pull the trigger on my meddelin trip. Going solo as well. Thanks so much for the inspiration awesome vid

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      Thank you for watching and happy travels 👍

  • @gukakmakuk
    @gukakmakuk 5 лет назад +3

    My father was born(1907) in guatapé long before the hydroelectric dam was built.. the little town has changed quite a bit since then although it has not grown much (fortunately). love canadian english and canadian people, glad you liked Medellin and its surroundings

  • @jdoyle4811
    @jdoyle4811 5 лет назад +7

    I will be going to Medellin next month for first time. I am an American from the Northeast, but my wife is from Barranquilla, a city of 1.5M people which is on the Atlantic coast and extremely humid and hot. I would venture to say there were possibly 10 buildings beyond 12 stories 10 years ago and now there are easily greater than 50. There was one mall there 10 years ago and currently least 6 and most are more impressive than in the US. I have a duplex condo on top floors in the city I rent out but wish it was in Medellin instead. Good work on the video, you are good at Vlog

  • @edrubi1895
    @edrubi1895 4 года назад +12

    I just returned from a solo trip to Medellin My best ever vacation I was there for 3 weeks would have stayed longer The coronA 🦠 made me leave! 😔

  • @j.aguilar590
    @j.aguilar590 5 лет назад +6

    I’ve been holding myself back from going alone. I think you’ve convinced me! :) Subscribed!

  • @bernardopatino6819
    @bernardopatino6819 5 лет назад +1

    Very grateful of you traveling to my country Colombia and vlog in different cities.

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      Thanks for watching Bernardo!

  • @Kwan-pb6pz
    @Kwan-pb6pz 6 лет назад +12

    I just stumbled across this video somehow. But thank god I did! I am planning to buy a ticket to Medellin sometime this week for ten days. Like you, I am going solo for the first time and a Canadian as well (reciprocity fee information was so helpful). Thanks for uploading this video!

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  6 лет назад +2

      That's awesome! It's exactly the reason I wanted to make these Colombia vlogs a bit different than my others, with more tips and 'what to expect' info! Have fun on your trip, Medellin is a great city.

    • @jamiexxjamie
      @jamiexxjamie Год назад

      Thankfully that visa fee for Canadians was cancelled a few years ago.

  • @colombianflag717
    @colombianflag717 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks for sharing the video... medellin is a beautiful city.. very modern and very friendly people... and more

  • @dretea
    @dretea 5 лет назад +1

    nothing like be a solo traveler! doing any asia trip tour same way. Can't wait!

  • @nortesur9504
    @nortesur9504 5 лет назад +6

    Medellin is the best kept secret from america... Every place is dangerous depends where you go... Greetings from this colombian living abroad..

  • @dcbornrob
    @dcbornrob 4 года назад +1

    Awesome; way to get up and go. Awesome.

  • @cameron22240
    @cameron22240 5 лет назад +4

    Beautiful city, good job!👍👍

  • @karilalibenkhamar5268
    @karilalibenkhamar5268 4 года назад +5

    Saludos a todos. desde marruecos😊🙋

  • @pinkowbs
    @pinkowbs 5 лет назад +7

    LOVE!! I'm also Canadian and will be heading in a few weeks.

    • @AlejandraGallo
      @AlejandraGallo 5 лет назад

      I'm canadian too! I'm going in August!

    • @pinkowbs
      @pinkowbs 5 лет назад

      @@AlejandraGallo I'm going in June! I'll let you know if I have any tips. I think I'm staying at the same hostel in Medellin as her

  • @ayo_k32
    @ayo_k32 5 лет назад +10

    Thank you for doing this video. I'm a woman considering traveling to Colombia alone and I was debating whether it was a good idea or not. I was concerned about safety and the fact that I'm not fluent in Spanish. But, this video has given me more confidence to go there alone. Did you face any challenges being there without speaking Spanish?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад +3

      That's awesome! It's really not as big a deal as we make it out to be in our minds before leaving. The idea of traveling alone in rural Colombia before I left made me slightly nervous...but turned out to be the most relaxed and safe I felt the entire trip. For Spanish, I'd study some basic words and you'll be fine (I don't speak Spanish and didn't have major probs). You'll definitely pay more for things not speaking spanish (like taxis) but it's all good.

    • @ayo_k32
      @ayo_k32 5 лет назад

      @@kyramioso Awesome, thanks!

  • @ezmomentsphoto
    @ezmomentsphoto 4 года назад +2

    HELL YES ! amazing country eh?? Glad it was as enjoyable for you as it was for me :)

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  4 года назад

      Yes it's awesome! Thanks for watching :)

  • @c.e.o.580
    @c.e.o.580 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you so much for spreading the message. Colombia is not like media tell us it is.

  • @Profound_Travelz
    @Profound_Travelz 4 года назад +2

    Comuna 13, one of my fave places in Colombia! Me-de-jeen

  • @MsVal1986
    @MsVal1986 5 лет назад +1

    This is awesome and informative, thanks!

  • @samuelcuartasblandon1570
    @samuelcuartasblandon1570 5 лет назад +4

    I love my country very much

  • @MisterFlipFlop
    @MisterFlipFlop 5 лет назад +2

    Loved the Vid. Wish I saw this before my virgin trip.. *subbed

  • @vidabuenamadrid
    @vidabuenamadrid 5 лет назад +1

    Great vídeo. .. thank you só much for visit this beautifful City ... la ciudad de la eterna primavera ...

  • @69gvfb
    @69gvfb 5 лет назад +8

    Canadians no longer need to pay the $80 CAD entry fee. :)

  • @Kep1804
    @Kep1804 5 лет назад +3

    Im planning on going top Colombia this year.. I am living in the us

  • @JoeyAmor
    @JoeyAmor 5 лет назад +2

    0:40 haha yeah. I went back and forth on it while i was there. They’re technically both correct 😅. The people in Colombia told me the locals in Medellin say it differently and the majority in Colombia say it the way most people say it. ❤️🇨🇴

  • @itsraheem
    @itsraheem 3 года назад +1

    Great content keep going

  • @camiloarango9943
    @camiloarango9943 5 лет назад +2

    The gondolas were built many years ago, they just have new lines

  • @saab909
    @saab909 4 года назад +3

    You will make a good reporter, awesome vlog 👏🏻. / Q: does the hostel provide tours? And if yes please share with me its name :) 🙏🏻

  • @deansawaf7056
    @deansawaf7056 3 года назад +1

    In what area in Medellin is your hostel and how much you paid a day!?!?

  • @AlejandraGallo
    @AlejandraGallo 5 лет назад +2

    So helpful!! I'll be vlogging my trip too :)

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you! Have fun, Colombia is so cool

  • @Terenor
    @Terenor 3 года назад

    I am so glad the way that you have enjoyed and portrayed my city. On the other hand and with all due respect, you are very beauty curvy lady, regards.

  • @MisfitMari
    @MisfitMari 5 лет назад +4

    Wow Columbia is so beautiful! The small town you went to was stunning. Side note: what camera do you film with? The quality is so nice. And where was that place with the ball pit at the end?

  • @andi-ge6zh
    @andi-ge6zh 5 лет назад +3

    I'm from Bogota Colombia if you want to go to Colombia and your intention to visit Colombia is knowing about Pablo Escobar going to medellin because you like Narcos the TV series from Netflix or american films where pablo escobar is showed like a kind of hero, don't travel to Colombia,
    Pablo Escobar isn't a hero for us colombian people
    He was a criminal and he is a shame to Colombia
    Pablo Escobar killed just in Bogota 7000 innocent people between 1980 and 1993 and in the rest of the country he killed more than 20,000 inocent people using bombs and hitmen
    In medellin maybe a few poor people admired him but in bogota and the rest of colombia people hate him
    So if your intention is that, better return to your country
    It's very offensive to the most of Colombian people talking about Pablo Escobar and we are very bored that foreiners think all colombians are bad people or many pablos escobar just for having a colombian passport due to the American movies or Netflix TV series or for a few people who like to work in that of world or for the pablo escobar image, but in Colombia he was a criminal and people hate him he killed women children old people and many people in colombia,
    he isn't a proud he is a shame and a criminal not a hero

    • @jdoyle4811
      @jdoyle4811 5 лет назад

      My wife is from Barranquilla and she hates to see people in Boston area smoking marijuana freely around city parks even though recreational pot is legal as well as growing in your house. Colombians abuse cocaine in their country but it would be safe to say drugs are much more rampant in the US by far.

    • @andresdelosrios9980
      @andresdelosrios9980 3 года назад

      Not a single.person Here in medellin admires that killer ...we all want to abolish his name of our memories ..the only ones who admires him and want to know about that history is people coming from another countries

  • @kategaleano9876
    @kategaleano9876 5 лет назад +1

    Why u r so pretty, thanks for come here💗

  • @TonyTone1
    @TonyTone1 5 лет назад

    Wow, you’re brave, good video and do you speak spanish. Those people who make disparaging comments are narrow minded. They need to get with the program and not stuck in the past.

  • @zeynaj5844
    @zeynaj5844 5 лет назад +1

    Great Vlog, Thank you for sharing :)

  • @Noor-np3eu
    @Noor-np3eu 4 года назад +1

    Im thinking to travel alone ..how is it..is it safe

  • @Melissapaige
    @Melissapaige 5 лет назад +7

    Great tips! I'm Canadian as well and am off to Colombia in a few days and had no idea about the fee! So thank you. Did you pay cash? In their pesos?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад +1

      with my Visa in Canadian dollars.

    • @redzizz
      @redzizz 5 лет назад

      That fee seems high. I only paid 80.000 COP ($35 CDN) entering Cartagena end of March.

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      @@redzizz I paid 201.000 COP and have an official migracion receipt too. It's expensive to travel anywhere during peak season (I went in December for Christmas and New Years). Also, I believe they charge you based on the amount of time you will spend there, which for me was a couple of weeks.

    • @redzizz
      @redzizz 5 лет назад +1

      @@kyramioso March is the best time. Low season.

  • @tbaze27
    @tbaze27 5 лет назад +5

    It's pronounced medejin but yes it's awesome I was in Medellin last year right now I'm in Bogota

  • @veroniquecharlie6408
    @veroniquecharlie6408 5 лет назад +1

    I just got back from Bogota and Im from Canada and I did not pay a fee. 🤷🏻‍♀️
    Oh and Uber is not legal, get in the front seat, it helps the driver ;)

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      Colombia government reversed the reciprocity fee this year! Good news for Canadians traveling to Colombia we don't have to pay a fee now, but before then Canadians had to pay to enter Colombia.

  • @hemangidave1485
    @hemangidave1485 5 лет назад +1

    Inspiring travel vlog! Which hostel did you stay at in Medellin, did they have female-only rooms?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад +2

      Yes it was a female only 6 bed dorm! I stayed at a cool, modern hostel called Los Patios Hostel Boutique. Super cool place, would recommend!

  • @elperroaguayoII
    @elperroaguayoII 4 года назад

    has somebody been on la seiva,is it save to go there?

  • @Naturevsnurture86
    @Naturevsnurture86 5 лет назад

    What hostle did you stay at in medellin. How much did you spend per day on average
    Im going next month if all goes as planned. What do you recommend for site seeing....

  • @robertosuarez1247
    @robertosuarez1247 5 лет назад +2

    I love how you pointed out the significant of the condolas to the people of "las comunas".

  • @IndigenousExotical
    @IndigenousExotical 5 лет назад

    What hostel did you stay at in Medellin and was it very social?

  • @inngridar5486
    @inngridar5486 5 лет назад

    Was your hostel close to the city center? If yes which hostel was it

  • @kwtravels9065
    @kwtravels9065 6 лет назад +3

    Did you visit Parque Lleras in Medellin?

  • @rubylimey7614
    @rubylimey7614 5 лет назад +1

    Lovely video..can you give info on the tour..how did you find them? Thanks

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      Thanks for watching! I went on a walking tour booked through the hostel I was staying at. Very easy to find many different walking tours online and at your accommodation. Happy travels :)

  • @user-fx4pm4hj6y
    @user-fx4pm4hj6y 5 лет назад +12

    Canadians have to pay to enter to colombia $ 90 dollars this is because Colombians have to pay to enter Canada..👋👋👌

    • @josesuarez7452
      @josesuarez7452 5 лет назад

      I BELIEVE THIS WAS ABOLISH RECENTLY BY BOTH COUNTRIES AND PRESIDENTS AFTER A AGREEMENT.

    • @user-fx4pm4hj6y
      @user-fx4pm4hj6y 5 лет назад

      @@josesuarez7452 yes I think so.

    • @TonyTone1
      @TonyTone1 5 лет назад

      giorgio velez Tic for Tad

  • @bakhsingkwoon
    @bakhsingkwoon 6 лет назад +2

    Looks hot!🔥 Skytram 🚋 very cool option. Beats city buses every day 🚍 unless you're riding a bullet train 🚄💥 thru Japan 🇯🇵 Ohayo gozaimasu!
    Buenas tardes~☀😎✌🏽

  • @germancampos6265
    @germancampos6265 2 года назад

    I thought you were a Colombian girl speaking English... nice video!

  • @ChroniclesofAJ
    @ChroniclesofAJ 5 лет назад +1

    now thats what i call a vacation

  • @ernestas616
    @ernestas616 5 лет назад

    Cool video. Which camera do you use?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      Sony mirrorless cameras are my go-to

  • @TheViking34482
    @TheViking34482 6 лет назад +1

    why does Canadians have to pay a fee to enter the country I have been there many times from Florida and never paid a fee ?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  6 лет назад +4

      Simply because Canada charges Colombians to enter Canada, so Colombia charges Canadians too.

  • @tipsontravels2218
    @tipsontravels2218 2 года назад +1

    Great vid 👌
    2weeks n Medellin eat cheap & live cheap how much money do I need??? 🤔🤔🤔
    God bless & stay safe ☝️☝️☝️

  • @juliosantana4368
    @juliosantana4368 5 лет назад

    What Camera did you used...? Looks great

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад +1

      Sony mirrorless cameras - can't recommend enough

    • @juliosantana4368
      @juliosantana4368 5 лет назад +1

      @@kyramioso .... Thank you for responding..much appreciated!

  • @daffodilindy
    @daffodilindy 6 лет назад +7

    They kept telling me i was going to get kidnapped.

  • @paar6029
    @paar6029 5 лет назад

    Do you know about how much you spent on Ubers vs taxi?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      No. I used either Uber or the bus/public transport, not a taxi at all.

  • @MegaLeomart
    @MegaLeomart 5 лет назад +1

    You have to go to Cali to dance "Salsa caleña"

  • @joselitooliveira9736
    @joselitooliveira9736 5 лет назад +3

    ow are about you
    Amazing clip video of you, my compliments,,,,
    I invite you one day to coming to Brazil..
    Take care,
    Tuta from Sao Paulo Brazil...

  • @johntziannis359
    @johntziannis359 5 лет назад

    I would love to visit Colombia. Only i have no one to go with.

  • @MFREGY
    @MFREGY 6 лет назад +1

    *is nice volg and city too*

  • @Aaannngggeeeelllll57
    @Aaannngggeeeelllll57 5 лет назад

    Do you pay uber in cash or thur the app by cridict card ??? Plz respond

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      I paid Uber through the app! No cash with Ubers

  • @hassanabdirahman2923
    @hassanabdirahman2923 6 лет назад +1

    I hope you good travel

  • @paulwilson3434
    @paulwilson3434 5 лет назад +4

    Good job 👍🏼 young lady. I hope you find a nice guy and get married and have a family. Prayers for you future

  • @ayo_k32
    @ayo_k32 5 лет назад

    Which hostel was this?

  • @BETOETE
    @BETOETE 5 лет назад +5

    to be safe in Colombia? just change your chip and think not as a gringo tourist but with a Latin mind, extreme you common sense but don't lei it to stop traveling.

  • @FoodtravellifestyleCam
    @FoodtravellifestyleCam 6 лет назад +1

    Nice 👍..

  • @liafoy9758
    @liafoy9758 5 лет назад

    How was the language barrier?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      It was a noticeable barrier, however I was able to get by and still enjoy my time immensely in Colombia. Download the google translate app, that will help find the words when needed.

  • @dissizyeezy5517
    @dissizyeezy5517 5 лет назад

    Do you speak any Spanish or did you just get by speaking English?

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      I don't speak any Spanish nope. Just made it work really.

  • @notoriousfaith
    @notoriousfaith 5 лет назад +2

    Oye latina te amo 👋😍

  • @khalil1394
    @khalil1394 5 лет назад +1

    Mede-Jean

  • @petera1860
    @petera1860 5 лет назад

    whats the name of the hostel?

  • @hjmendoza71
    @hjmendoza71 4 года назад

    You skipped Sabaneta

  • @omarrreyes9230
    @omarrreyes9230 5 лет назад

    Ill come on vacation with you.

  • @jabbard73
    @jabbard73 5 лет назад

    She speaks good english

    • @kyramioso
      @kyramioso  5 лет назад

      English is my native language as I am Canadian.

  • @mo5e5t.yilmaz
    @mo5e5t.yilmaz 5 лет назад

    Aren't you are south American?

  • @paulwilson3434
    @paulwilson3434 5 лет назад

    Meh dah gene 🧬 Colombia. 2 Os

  • @poppy69golfer14
    @poppy69golfer14 5 лет назад

    Meh the jean

  • @westlawn7000
    @westlawn7000 5 лет назад

    Dam you beautiful .

  • @Happy_HIbiscus
    @Happy_HIbiscus 5 лет назад

    Dude, Whats your heritage?🙂

  • @judith09alez
    @judith09alez 5 лет назад

    Whats the name of the hostel?

  • @julimoussarie
    @julimoussarie 2 года назад

    what was the name of this hostel?