Missing the city
Pablo Alvarez-Correa Tour guide and founder of Real City Tours Medellin, Colombia Instagram: @pablonotpedro
How has your day-to-day life been affected by COVID-19? I used to be out 12 to 13 hours a day, guiding groups around downtown Medellin. In the last 50 days, I’ve only been out about five or six times in total. I used to go to bed super tired and fall asleep very quickly. Now, no matter what time I go to bed it’s difficult to fall asleep. Before lockdown, I didn’t know any card games; now there are days where I prefer to play cards than watch TV.
What’s been keeping you busy? Washing a lot of dishes and launching my tour company’s new product: Live Virtual Tour Medellin. It’s a way to discover Medellin using 360° images connected directly with a tour guide. I’m trying to keep the company alive: asking for loans, attending useful webinars, renegotiating the rent of the office and finding new ways of income for the business and the guides. I’ve also been working on an air quality sensor and learning
