MedellĂn Is The Greatest Comeback Story in the World (đź“ŤMedellin) | Drop A Pin Ep. 82
5/4/20260 min
This week on Drop A Pin we are recapping Uncle Chaps’ most recent solo adventure to MedellĂn! Chaps breaks down his first time staying in a hostel, his thoughts on Colombia, and Donnie compares notes from his experiences in the beautiful country. If you’re going to Medellin hit up Chaps’ Tour Guide CJ: +57 311 6444581 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Show Start (00:00:54) - New Segment (00:04:43) - Pre Boarding (00:27:12) - A Word From Our Sponsors (00:31:25) - Medellin (00:41:44) - Hostel Life (00:53:53) - Pablo Escobar Go to http://shadyrays.com and use code PIN for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/WONTON. Promo Code WONTON When you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code DROP https://bluechew.com đź“Ť Listen Now: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/31NNzfe... Youtube / @dropapinshow Follow Drop A Pin! IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedropapin... X: https://x.com/DropAPinShow Tik Tok: / thedropapinshow Follow The Wonton Don! IG: thewontondon TikTok: thewontondon X: @donniedoesworld FB: / donniedoes Follow Uncle Chaps! IG: @unclechaps TikTok: @unclechaps X: @UncleChaps
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17 sentencesSam· Panelist0:00
Hey, Barstool listeners. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music Hey, it's Hannah Montoya.
Hannah Montoya0:09
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The Wonton Don· Host0:49
And then even people that don't really, like, uh, aren't interested in travel or geography, they've all heard of MedellĂn probably from the show Entourage. And so everyone, like, just... Y- when you think of MedellĂn, you th- you think of cartels, cocaine trafficking, Pablo Escobar My mom was terrified Yeah, so even when you mentioned Budapest, she was nervous about that. She was like, "They used to be communists," or something like that Yeah, she's...
Uncle Chaps· Co-host1:15
She was very nervous about Colombia. She was like, "Have you ever heard the news about Colum- you know what happens down there in Colombia, don't you, Matthew?" All right, we're back for another edition of a little bit of a pop quiz before we hop into the full podcast. Sam, what's the question today?
Sam· Panelist1:28
The question today is name the