So after months of anticipation and hype, Rock Al Parque finally came to Bogotá, bringing the crème de la crème of Colombian artists and some pretty big names from the international scene, too. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Rock Al Parque is notable for being the largest free music festival in Latin America, but there’s […]
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.
Coming to a new country from a far and distant land can be a daunting prospect, not least when information is scarce both in print and online. Step in Colombia Travel Blog with all the information you could possibly need (we hope) about entry requirements for Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– First up, obviously […]
Get your digitus secundus manus and your digitus mínimus manus ready and throw your horns in the sky because this weekend Rock Al Parque comes to Bogotá, Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Rock Al Parque is an annual music festival held in Bogotá that features some of the best local and international talent around at the […]
Colombia’s reputation is something we’ve written about before and something we take seriously. There is, however, a time to sit back and enjoy some of the ludicrousness that this infamous misappropriation offers, and what better multi-million dollar institution to laugh at than Hollywood. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Hollywood is guilty of some of the […]
Guatavita is a small pueblo about 75km from Bogotá characterized by colonial whitewash buildings and a wealth of arts and crafts stalls. It’s a peaceful excursion from the bustling city and a great place to pick up lunch and wander around, picking up souvenirs and snacks along the way. It’s a romantic pueblo and is […]
Ok so these videos have circled the blogosphere for a while now, but since we’ve posted a fair bit about food we thought we’d share with you the thoughts of the infamous and erudite Anthony Bourdain. In the first part of the video he heads to Cartagena to sample some fruits from the coast. We […]
I had heard many good things about Cartagena before coming to Colombia and I’m pleased to report I was not disappointed in the slightest. We arrived at the busy bus terminal after a comfortable, 4 hour bus journey. A short taxi ride took us through the bustling streets of what I can only describe as […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You might think after the castigation of Mr And Mrs. Smith‘s depiction of Bogotá, Hollywood would have checked its facts and made an effort to improve its accuracy. Not so. Enter Colombiana, a new blockbuster about a Colombian woman that witnessed her parents’ murder when she was young. Now, naturally, she’s turned into […]
Hello again everyone! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Great week this week, although very busy as good things keep happening to us in the office… Nonetheless, I made a promise to answer some of you questions every Friday and I won’t let you down!! This week’s question came from Trip Advisor, where I spend a […]
On a Wednesday in Bogotá there’s little doubt about where to go. Although the bars and pubs in Zona Rosa are invariably busy, most of those looking for something a little wilder will head into the city’s centre to Quiebracanto for a night of drinking, dancing and a palpable potential for romance. –> Colombia Dolar […]