Landing at the airport at Santa Marta, I felt the distinct difference in the warmer climate and I was looking forward to relaxing on a white sandy beach in Tayrona National Park. We spent a night in Santa Marta and had some delicious pizza at Ouzo, a Mediterranean restaurant that had come recommended by Paul […]
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.
The banning of tourists in the Colombian village of Nazareth was touched on by mass media, but I feel the topic begs a few questions that, while difficult to answer, are important to address as tourism (and specifically ecotourism) develops throughout the world. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is one of the most popular […]
It’s one of the most oft-asked and oft-Googled topics for people interested in Colombia travel: just how safe is Colombia? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’m not going to weigh in too heavily on the debate as there’s good resources to be found that approach the subject with sensitivity and depth. What I want to […]
Today we hear again from our traveling amigos, Linda and Bernie, who’ve been to the Coffee Region in Colombia. Here’s what they got up to: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Bernie We had a driver arranged for us by See Colombia Travel so we were picked up in the morning and arrived in Salento for […]
Here’s Part 2 of our See Colombia Travel passengers’ Linda & Bernie ongoing Colombia Adventure, enjoy! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Linda and Bernie visiting Plaza Bolivar in Bogota’s historical center I have to be honest, Bogota’s weather isn’t exactly my idea of perfect cycling weather. There’s a lot of rain. Still a little jaded from […]
Over the coming two weeks we’re going to have a couple of guest bloggers featuring for us: Linda and Bernie from Sheffield, England. Linda and Bernie are quite accustomed to beach resort holidays in fairly established holiday destinations: Menorca, Greece, the Caribbean… Therefore their expedition to Colombia is something fairly new for them and we […]
A few weeks ago I wrote a little feature called 5 Little Differences Between English and Colombian Culture. Well, today I’ve decided to continue with that and approach these differences from a personal perspective: how do people interact, what makes them different? Here’s 5 things I’ve found that make Colombians stand out from other cultures. […]
Sometimes the hustle and bustle of a big city like Bogotá just gets too much. Ask anyone who lives in one of the world’s major metropolises and they’ll surely agree: for all the cultural options, for all the night life, for all opportunities to meet new people – sometimes the traffic, the constant barrage of […]
When you’re traveling, time doesn’t always do you favors and can often leave you in a quiet beach resort like Tayrona at the weekend just before taking you to a party city at the start of the week, just when everyone seems to be recovering from their hangovers. Fortunately for us, in Bogotá there are […]
If you’re yearning for some blues or jazz, we know where to satiate that inner mounting flame. Yup, as if EuroCine Festival wasn’t enough for those lucky Bogotanos when they’re taking time out from their busy schedules, this time of year has also seen the arrival of the annual Blues & Jazz Festival in Colombia’s […]