With the mention of Colombia, most people will conjure images of colonial gems like Cartagena, bustling metropolises such as Bogotá or idyllic beaches like the ones you’ll find in Tayrona National Park. Few will imagine the snow-capped peaks in El Cocuy we wrote about yesterday, or the incredible Mars-like lanscapes that stretch over the desert of […]
Category: Colombia Destinations
The Amazon has captivated the traveller’s imagination throughout the ages – treasured it as a pinnacle of adventure. The wild, untamed nature that lurks on land and in the water; the untouched communities that inhabit hidden corners of the Amazon rainforest; the real and imagined sense of danger that seeps into the mind as you […]
When you arrive to Bogota, embarking on your vacation in Colombia, it could be easy to dismiss the idea of renting a car in Colombia as quickly as your first encounter with a taxi to your hotel. Taxis, buses and some cars skid around the streets with little regard for any resemblence of rules of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country of breathtaking diversity. You can hike snow-capped mountains, explore the Amazon rainforest, relax on Caribbean beaches and that’s just to start. Last week I went to Tatacoa Desert for the first time – another type of landscape to add to Colombia’s already impressive list. Arriving to […]
Today’s post is written by Sara Romes, from See Colombia’s Sales Department. Thanks Sara and Happy Semana Santa to all! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You’re traveling to where? I think you should dye your hair. Or as I like to call it: Traveling as a blonde woman in Latin America. The comment about dying […]
It’s approaching Semana Santa and we in the office are getting pretty excited. Semana Santa means travel, and that’s exactly what we’re all doing. Here’s a run down of our travel plans. Be sure to get in touch on Facebook and let us know what your plans are, we love to hear of travel adventures (and […]
There was a nervousnes in the air at first; a palpable sense of weighty expectations and excitement. Microphones didn’t work, and the usually composed Master of Ceremonies was visibly giddy as she addressed the members of the press. Journalists whispered among themselves, comparing notes and questions, seeing who had the more penetrating material. Pages rustled, […]
Today is a monumental day. Is it the constant sheets of rain that cascade down my window in Bogotá? No, that’s no it. Is it that today I’m going to Estereo Picnic? That’s cool, but no, that’s not it either. It’s not even that today marks the start of the Semana Santa festivities. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
++Guest post by Darren Mills. Darren is travelling through Colombia for 2 months having been around Central and South America for just over a year. He’s currently staying in Bogotá before heading to El Choco in a month. The views expressed herein are his own.++ –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– With Semana Santa on the […]
For those of us that live in relatively flat, urban areas, it’s easy to become complacent about transport. Cars, buses, bikes and walking rule the roost, and their authority isn’t questioned. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In various parts of Colombia, however, drivers and transport experts are forced to use their initiative to deal with […]