For a long time the world at large had little understanding of Colombian music beyond the erratic wail of Shakira and the unchallenging soft-rock of Juanes. In the last couple of years that all changed. Acts such as Bomba Estereo and Chocquibtown exploded on to the scene, borrowing from traditional Colombian rhythms but adding modern […]
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.
Colombia is one of the countries with the highest rates in the world for adoption. In 2010, 216 children were adopted to international families from Colombia. While South America doesn’t account for a large percentage of adoptions, Colombia frequently makes the annual lists of most adopted children. There are many factors influencing this alarmingly high […]
This week we’re releasing our galleries of pictures of Colombia. Today we’re giving you a sample of Mark Firth’s excellent photos of Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Firth is an aspiring photographer based in Bogota, Colombia. In 2009 he quit his job, left London and started recording his experiences in Guatemala, Canada, USA and eventually Colombia. […]
This week we’re launching our galleries of pictures of Colombia. Throughout the week we’ll introduce you to our team of photographers who have travelled around collecting some fantastic photos of Colombia to bring to you. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– First up is Lachlan Page from Australia. Lachlan has spent the best part of his life traipsing around the […]
What do you get when you take a country with a selection of natural ingredients among the best in the world and mix it with an increasingly cosmopolitan cultural scene? Why, the exciting and developing world of Bogotá gastronomy. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– If you travel to Bogotá you’ll find a wealth of surprising […]
Today is our dear Sara´s birthday, and we at the Colombia Travel Team want to wish her a very happy birthday. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Sara first travelled to Colombia a couple of years ago, having embarked on a free-spirited adventure through Central America to the South. She fell in love with the people […]
Apr 26
Is Colombia Safe For Travel? (Infographic) – Please share it, tweet it, like it and help us spread the good word about Colombia :)
There’s no better time to come to Colombia than right now. It’s thriving with an optimistic energy – a product of the rapid progression the country has made over the past few decades. Once written off as a failed state, the murder capital of the world and more, Colombia now buzzes with culture, cosmopolitanism and […]
With the mention of Colombia, most people will conjure images of colonial gems like Cartagena, bustling metropolises such as Bogotá or idyllic beaches like the ones you’ll find in Tayrona National Park. Few will imagine the snow-capped peaks in El Cocuy we wrote about yesterday, or the incredible Mars-like lanscapes that stretch over the desert of […]
Paul McCartney in Colombia… Who would have thought it? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Macca graces our shores on the 19th of April in what promises to be one of the biggest concerts in Colombian history. Sakes for tickets to see Paul McCartney in Colombia broke all records in the country, and remaining are only […]
The Amazon has captivated the traveller’s imagination throughout the ages – treasured it as a pinnacle of adventure. The wild, untamed nature that lurks on land and in the water; the untouched communities that inhabit hidden corners of the Amazon rainforest; the real and imagined sense of danger that seeps into the mind as you […]