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 […]

Colombia boasts beautiful and interesting cities aplenty. They’re places that bustle with cosmopolitan culture, but that never lose that distinct Latin American flavor. Museums and galleries are found in abundance and the nightlife is almost always rocking. City life in Colombia can be a non-stop whirlwind of new and fascinating things, and that’s why I […]

We’ve written about Colombia’s spectacularly varied topography before. Here you can find yourself roaming through dense jungles, wading in turquoise seas or hiking in stunning mountain ranges all in one trek. Though good for the tourist, when roads began to be formed amongst these landscapes Colombians were faced with somewhat of a dilemma: where could […]

When I tell people back in England that I’m in Colombia, generally the first thing they assume is that I’m living in some kind of tropical paradise, and that the weather in Colombia is uniformly beautiful and sunny. Now, as lovely as that would be, I’m a Londoner and so I’m thankful to be living […]

50 miles north of the strikingly modern urban landscape of Medellín is a quaint, charming town called Santa Fe de Antioquia. With cobblestone streets, colonial houses and an irresistibly relaxed atmosphere it’s the perfect contrast with the skyscrapers, malls and booming nightlife of its famous neighbor. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Santa Fe de Antioquia […]