Category: Adventure

Today the Colombia Travel Blog visited the Colombia Travel Mart, and found ourselves inspired by the huge push Proexport and Colombia.Travel are giving Colombia. As well as a few of the Official Bloggers, we met tourism professionals from all over the world: China, Japan, England, Canada, the US, Argentina, Spain, Germany and more. It shows: […]

Colombia is a land of incredible diversity, where mountains jut up in the centre of cities and jungles line the bottoms of snow-capped mountains. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are few places in the world with such a dizzying mishmash of landscapes and wildlife, making travel to Colombia an unforgettable experience (even if it’s […]

If you’re from Colombia, you may well be thinking yourself ‘The Great Arepa Debate? What debate? Whether arepas are awesome or incredible?’. This is because here in Colombia, arepas are a staple of the diet, akin to pasta in Italy, cheese in France or beer in England. As one of our Twitter friends says, ‘if […]

I know what you guys are thinking and yes, it is my birthday weekend. No, that doesn’t mean I’m having the biggest party in Colombia this weekend. Fact is, this weekend I have to take second place to a little thing called ‘Carnival de Barranquilla’. Shucks. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Due to its amazing […]

For the traveller, life is much harder than those back at home seem to think. Sure, it looks like we’re relaxing in Tayrona National Park without a care in the world but actually we’re planning our trip, budgeting, doing administration work and implementing time management skills. If anything, we should be getting paid while we […]

Dance Salsa For us rigidly-hipped, socially awkward Brits just a passing brush of the shoulder can be awkward, nevermind full on, face-to-face body contact with someone of the opposite sex! But, such is the life in South America and you better get used to it. No experience in Colombia is complete without dancing just a […]

There are places in Colombia of sweeping, breathtaking beauty that defy the typical image of the country as a tropical paradise. El Cocuy, a place where snow decorates the mountain peaks, is one of them. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Our friends at Off2Colombia recently filmed a video of their ascent of the Nevado del […]

The Amazon holds a special place in the adventurer’s mind: incredible wildlife, endless river, spectacular jungles, creatures you never knew existed… Colombia Travel Blog is excited to bring you today some photos from this unforgettable area in Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Amazon travel in Colombia is particuarly special since it’s in Colombia that […]

Ferias (or fairs) in Colombian are something you’ll find in almost every region and town in Colombian. From La Feria de las Flores in Medellin to Las Ferias de San Pedro in Neiva there’s always a party going on somewhere. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Two of the biggest ferias en Colombia are Las Ferias […]

I’m writing at the moment from the UK, where I’ve returned for the Christmas period. It’s the first time a lot of my friends have seen me for a while. After the usual small-talk a couple of talking points usually crop up. First, ‘is it safe out there?’, and second, ‘I thought you’d be more […]