En un caso raro, mi madre, que es mi amiga en Facebook (¿a qué ha llegado este mundo?) Comentó una foto mía de mi reciente visita a Pasto y alrededores. Encontré esto extraño, ya que rara vez comenta mis fotos. Me puse a pensar por qué podría ser esto y descubrí algo sobre el contenido. […]
Author: Paul Giles
Hi my name is Paul Giles and I'm one of See Colombia's Travel Writers.
I must say that it´s a bit of a happy accident that I’ve found myself here at all. After flitting back and forth between Australia and Asia for a few years, I felt the South American continent calling me. I thought I´d end up in Argentina or somewhere, but ever since I´ve made it to Colombia, good things just seem to manifest themselves before my eyes.
Whether it is the funky, slightly grungy energy of the capital, Bogota; the steamy sass of Cartegena; the Carribean beauty of Tayrona; or the jaw-dropping gorgeousness of the coffee region; I’ve found it difficult not to fall in love with the country and its people.
As for myself, I´m passionate about a number of things; travel (duh), poetry, food, good drinks, and ridiculous clothing. And, from what I´ve seen so far, I´m confident Colombia is a peculiarly amenable environment to sustain and develop such passions.
Not knowing very much more about Colombia other than it being somewhere in South America, and that two of my best mates were from there (I’m sure I didn’t even know how to spell it), there’s plenty I could say I wish I’d known before coming here for what I stupidly thought was a month. […]
On a rare occurrence, my mother, who is my friend on Facebook (what has this world come to?) commented on a picture of me from my recent visit to Pasto and surrounds. I found this odd, as she rarely comments on my pictures. I got to thinking about why this could be and discovered something […]
So, we reckon you should move to Colombia. Now. And it’s not because we’re lonely, and need some new friends. That’s beside the point, OK? We just think that Colombia’s pretty O for Awesome, and if you’re not careful, you might just end up like us. I mean, finding yourself somehow living in Colombia, when […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– When you finally get to Colombia, the easiest way to travel around by far (before you enter the magical world of The Chicken Buses) are those little lemon-yellow taxis blaring out their salsa or reggaeton that are in such rich profusion pretty much all over the country. Convenient, quick, and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, and then 2014 happened. Two of the shiniest stars in the Latin music firmament both decided to release mega-albums within a fortnight of each other. Shakira and Juanes are no strangers to Grammies, Twitter followers, or massive hits, and, if early signs are anything to go by, Colombia […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, we have talked about it before. Colombia is a country that completely worships cheeses. Whether it be with guava paste, hot chocolate, fruit salad, or – heaven forbid! – hot dogs or sandwiches, nary an opportunity is lost to add a bit of fermented curd to the mix. Well […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There’s nothing to get the old blood stirring like a good ripping chat about the weather in Colombia. Hot! Cold! Rain! I mean, it’s fairly emotive stuff, when you think about it. OK OK, well, I’ll concede that such talk is as boring as that substance bats exude in their batcaves. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In this post, I’m going to come out with an outrageous claim. The Colombian department, Boyaca, is not the Colombian capital city, Bogota. OK OK, guys, calm down. Let me just explain a moment. I know this is a pretty crazy statement to just come out and say, but I do have […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There’s something I’m often struck by here in Colombia. And it’s not lightning – that only happened once, and I’m feeling much better now, thank you. No, no: this striking aspect of Colombia is how it just seems that if you want something, there will be somebody there […]