–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last year, with the World Cup just weeks away, it was pretty difficult to get Colombians thinking about any other sport: it would have seemed impossible, but for the amazing Giro d’Italia win by the then 24 year old Boyaca cyclist, Nairo Quintana. Football is a national obsession, but […]
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I'm Chris and I'm the Colombia Travel Blog's resident Colombia travel expert and our editor. In nearly 4 years in the country, I have visited 31 of Colombia's 32 departments, and that last 1 is on the way! Colombia has been my home for years and I'm still not bored of exploring its diversity and magic, and getting to know its wonderful people. You can follow more of my adventures on Facebook @ChrisBellTravel and Instagram @ChrisBellColombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This is a guest post by the author of Bogota-based food blog ‘Bogota Foodie‘, Loon Lio. Loon is originally from Brisbane in Australia, where he quit his office job in 2009 to follow his passion and eat/travel the world! He has ended up living in Colombia where he blogs […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 1: How to get there & what to pack The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 2: Where to stay & Safety and security tips The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 3: Beaches The Complete Guide to Tayrona – Part 4: […]
This is a guest post by Jade Longelin, author of the blog Bogotastic (find out more about Jade at the bottom of the post)… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You have just arrived in the capital and have mapped out all the things to see in Bogotá, including the main tourist attractions, the best eats […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– -Click on any picture to see it full size- Chris
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia might not have a Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat or Statue of Liberty (we’ve written about why Colombia needs an icon before), but there are so many Colombian travel sights that are fast becoming must-do’s for the discerning Colombia traveler. We here at the Colombia Travel Blog love to […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This is a guest post by Peter Low, author of the book ‘Colombian Spanish: Phrases, Expressions and Tips to Help you Speak like a Local’, released this week. During my years living in Colombia, local friends have often told me that theirs is the ‘most neutral’ Spanish […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Recently a new meme has been doing the rounds on social media: a series of split-screen images showing the purported differences between ‘tourists’ and ‘travelers’ – a selfie-stick sporting tourist on one side, and a traveler on the other, aiming their camera outwards; a traveler relaxing in a hammock, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We were somewhere on the edge of Meta near the banks of the river when the visions began to take hold: suddenly the silence of the jungle was broken by the sound of exhaling and splashing as the surface of the brown river was broken by the most surreal creatures I […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I have just returned from a fantastic blog trip to Manizales with the ‘Corporacion para el Fomento del Aviturismo en Colombia’, where we visited some wonderful examples of the stunning natural wonders to be found in the outskirts of the city, in the Caldas countryside. We spent one great […]