A pauper in Los Angeles can live like a king in Medellín. As soon as you touch down, you hit that conversion rate going from USD to Colombian pesos and – poof! – money is no longer an issue. You’re rich. This concept was front of mind as I tucked into the back seat of a taxicab idling in the airport parking lot. We had just touched down on a flight in from Bogotá. “Finally,” I thought. “A fucking respite.”
The prince of medellín
The prince of medellín
The prince of medellín
A pauper in Los Angeles can live like a king in Medellín. As soon as you touch down, you hit that conversion rate going from USD to Colombian pesos and – poof! – money is no longer an issue. You’re rich. This concept was front of mind as I tucked into the back seat of a taxicab idling in the airport parking lot. We had just touched down on a flight in from Bogotá. “Finally,” I thought. “A fucking respite.”