Yesterday we brought you 1-5 of our top 10 Colombian fruits. Today we’re finishing the list, but it has to be said, there’s so much variety here in Colombia and the fruit is so delicious that you almost can’t go wrong. If you’re traveling to Colombia, just remember to be adventurous with your smoothies. The […]
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.
I remember traveling to Sri Lanka some years ago and being told that no matter how poor people were, going hungry was very rare as the abundance of fruit the country had to offer ensured there was always something to eat. Now I’m not sure if that’s the same here in Colombia, but certainly there’s […]
Multi-linguists rejoice! Right now in Bogotá the EuroCine Festival is taking place; a festival dedicated to showing some of the best cinema Europe has to offer. Movies from Italy, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Ireland, the UK, Spain, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany and much more are on offer, with Poland being the festival’s guest of honor. –> […]
Tolú is a small, lively village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. It’s notable for its beautiful beaches, its nearby tropical islands, and for the volume of the music the locals play as they cycle around town. Yes, you read that right, as they cycle. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In Tolú cars are dinosaurs of the […]
Yesterday Ryan brought you about the best way to spend 24 Hours in Bogotá. Continuing the theme, but for you more outdoorsy types, today I’m looking at what to do if you’ve got 24 hours in Bogotá, but you fancy stepping outside the city. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As you walk around Bogotá […]
Squatted in the ever-blurring line between tourist destination and off-the-beaten track is Taganga, a fishing village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast that boasts a burgeoning nightlife, unforgettable fruit juices and some of Colombia’s most lively beaches. Situated next to Santa Marta and Tayrona National Park, Taganga may not be the most obvious tourist destination but certainly […]
There’s very few sports in the world wherein drinking is positively encouraged as you play. Darts is one; it’s hard to imagine playing darts without a pint sat on a table nearby, waiting for you. Colombia, too, have their very own sport that is synonymous with getting intoxicated. In fact, often, it’s a sport that’s […]
A while ago I was staying with a couple of Colombians and a friend of mine came to visit us. Keen to know everything about Colombian culture, she fired hundreds of questions towards the Bogotanos and sat listening intently as our hosts unloaded hours of information about the history of the country, and how things […]
Obviously when moving to a different continent you expect there to be many cultural differences. Language, for starters, but even the way people greet each other or say goodbye, the way families interact and the foods people eat can take some getting used to. These sorts of things, however, we come to expect and they’re […]
When I first arrived to Tayrona, I was arriving on a wave of enthused recommendations which more often than not only leads to disappointment. I needn’t have worried. Tayrona National Park is a sprawling haven of tropical beaches, with mountains protruding through the horizon behind dense jungles. There’s a wealth of things to do, such as […]