Medellín, being Colombia’s second city, is pretty big. As you come into the city by plane or bus through the mountains you can see the whole metropolis sprawling spectacularly in front of you and, frankly, it can seem a little intimidating. Fortunately the city you’ll experience isn’t quite so big and, even better, getting around […]
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.
Known as one of South America’s primary party destinations, it’s no secret among the backpacker trail that, come nightfall, Medellín is rocking with locals and travellers alike looking to work of some of that steam accumulated during the hot, sunny days. If you’re new to a city it’s not always easy to find out where […]
Knowing you as well as I do, oh general public, I have something very special to share with you today on the Colombia Travel Blog. As you’ll undoubtedly know, the team are here in Medellin for the Feria de Las Flores, enjoying the sunshine and the beautiful city. But just visiting one place obviously wasn’t […]
If you read regularly you’ll already know that the Colombia Travel Blog team are here in Medellín, all set for the Feria de Las Flores and getting caught up in the excitement of the FIFA U20s World Cup currently being held here in Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– With all these things to do […]
I’m a man of simple pleasures: music, books, football, travel… These are the things I think about during my spare time. One thing about these interests that frustrates me, however, is that I can’t drink them. That’s where beer comes in. I can drink beer. Delicious, delicious beer. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One thing […]
Before I came to Colombia my Spanish was rudimentary at best. It’s still not great, but I get by ok these days. One thing you find when you learn a new language is that useful, everyday words are difficult to learn. Slang words aren’t. In fact, slang words are some of the most fun to […]
As much as I love Bogotá (and I love Bogotá), sometimes it’s nice to get away from the crazy traffic, the construction and the unreliable weather and head out to catch some rays. And, so, with this in mind you find us writing from Medellín where the sun is shining and the whole city is […]
So today is the big day; finally the 2011 U20s FIFA World Cup kicks off in Colombia with (the mighty) England against Korea in Medellín. This also means we’re concluding our coverage of the 8 cities hosting games in the tournament and guess which city we saved for last? Bogotá of course, Colombia’s capital and […]
The FIFA U20s World Cup in Colombia kicks off tomorrow and in anticipation of this huge event we’ve been taking you city-by-city to each of the venues featured in the tournament. We’re down to our final two, Medellín and Bogotá. Today we’re taking a look at ‘The City of Eternal Spring’, Colombia’s second city, Medellín. […]
Not long now until the 2011 FIFA U20s World Cup commences, and so we at Colombia Travel Blog are down to the big three (in terms of tourism): Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena. Today we look at perhaps Colombia’s most famous city, Cartagena. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Cartagena is a jewel in South America’s crown […]