This weekend, kicking off Friday and ending on Monday, is Rock Al Parque. Rock Al Parque is an annual music festival held in Bogotá that features some of the best local and international talent around at the moment. It’s being running for 16 years, attracting names such as Asian Dub Foundation, Fito Páez, Bloc Party, Coheed […]
Author: Paul Fowler
Paul is an Englishman with a longstanding love of travel, tea and quality beer. His first trip was to Bosnia & Herzegovina and it was there, wading in some waterfalls near Mostar with just a litre of cheap beer and some bread in his belly, that he was bitten by the travel bug. After many more trips and a spell working in London, Paul relocated to Buenos Aires for some months before moving to Colombia. He's been here, knocking back 'guaro', for about 2 years now.
When I disembarked at Bogotá airport last year I was greeted by a smiling (and slightly relieved) Marcela. We got in her car and began driving, speaking excitedly about my upcoming travels in Colombia. As the conversation unraveled, I began to glean that there were plans for that very night with Marcela and her family. […]
One of the things you can’t fail to notice on a Colombia vacation is the country’s love of music. It’s not just the fact that music is ubiquitous, but that everyone seems to know every word and sing or dance at every opportunity, including taxi drivers, bus drivers, people in pubs and even just people on […]
How to describe Mompox? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Mompox is like a snapshot; a village that, once you leave, must cease to continue. It feels like a chapter in a book or a moment in a film, and how can you fail to fall in love with a village that casts you as its […]
Colombia, as we’re at pains to stress here at the Colombia Travel Blog, is a country of baffling diversity. Here I’ve visited huge metropolises, beautiful countryside, coffee plantations, the Amazon jungle and now the arid deserts and raw coastlines of La Guajira. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I was fortunate enough to be given the […]
In High Fidelity, Nick Hornby’s protagonist spends a great deal of his time agonizing over lists: top 5 lists that organize his life into favourites, bests and greatests. It’s a gruelling way to live as anyone that has tried to categorize their favourite films, albums or children will know. Your lists can fluxuate depending on […]
Ever sat there and thought to yourself, ‘if I was a neighbourhood in Bogota, which would I be?’ –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Worry no more, beloved Colombia Travel Blog reader, because we’ve got all the answers for you. Consult our list below and see which neighbourhood you most identify with. Who knows, you might […]
Colombia is a veritable paradise for some. Tourists visiting the country are astounded by the country’s beauty, the deftness and speed of it’s progress and the kindness of its people. For decades, however, the country has been embroiled in violent troubles, remnants of a past that gave Colombia a reputation for being a no-go area. […]
Following in the footsteps of the granddaddy of all Tomatina festivals – Buñol in Spain – comes Colombia’s very own extravaganza: the Tomatina Festival in Sutamarchan. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Tomatina Festival will take place this year (2012) on the 9th to 11th of June, where thousands of tomatoes will be propelled through the air, covering […]
Jun 04
An Introduction to Colombian Cuisine: 5 restaurants in Bogotá to get you started (Guest Post)
Today’s post comes from our friend and fellow Official Blogger Diana from Bogota Eats and Drinks. Diana, thanks to her upbringing and educations, knows a great deal about food and her blog is a great source of information for where to eat and drink in Bogota (as the name suggests). We recommend checking it out. Now, […]