–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last night’s Latin Grammys certainly belonged to Colombia: Colombian artists performed at the ceremony – Bomba Estereo (with Will Smith!), ChocQuibTown, and J. Balvin – and some of these same Colombian artists all took home awards. In fact, Colombia walked away with a total of 8(!) awards at the 2015 […]
Category: Colombian Festivals
To read it in English, click here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– De alguna forma sobreviviste otro fin del mundo, después comiste y te emborrachaste como loco durante la época de navidad. Ahora que más queda que satisfacer aún más los excesos para despedir un tempestuoso 2014? Ajústense los interiores amarillos. Chicos: estamos a punto […]
To read this in English, click here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Diciembre es un mes espectacular en Colombia. Es como celebrar Navidad el mes entero, con fiestas, reuniones familiares y luces hermosas por todo el país. Probablemente estés sobre la hora de pensar en conseguir algunos regalos para tus seres queridos, así que pensamos […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– If you want to read this post in English, click here. Por favor perdonen la noción potencialmente políticamente incorrecta de que las tradiciones de una cultural puedan ser consideradas “inusuales” – especialmente viniendo de alguien que le va a enseñar a sus hijos que un viejo gordo y barbado […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La versión de este post en castellano aquí : “Navidad en Colombia vs. Navidad en los EE.UU.” Having celebrated 24 Christmas seasons at home with my family in the United States, I am pretty used to the traditions, songs, and festivities. This year it is all brand new as […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Halloween is fast approaching; a night for spooky costumes, street parties and eating too many sweets! However, for plenty of people who are traveling, Halloween can end up being just another day: you’re staying in a hostel somewhere, maybe you don’t know anyone, and you can’t exactly fit that […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve had Rock al Parque and Salsa al Parque, and this week sees the return of Jazz al Parque to Bogota. This year the festival takes place between Wednesday 10 – Sunday 14 of September in a variety of locations, including Universidad de los Andes and the Cuban Jazz […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Tomorrow marks (yet another) Colombian National Holiday. I know, there are loads, right!? Well, there’s a good reason for August 7th being a day of celebration and remembrance: this date marks the anniversary of the Battle of Boyaca, the key battle in Colombian territory of the Wars of Independence. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Tomorrow is the start of August (that’s flown by!), and with August come many exciting opportunities for travel in Colombia. Of course, every month here is pretty amazing for travel, however, August offers a number of unique chances to experience a range of Colombian traditions and festivals, as well […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This week the lineup for one onf Colombia’s biggest music festivals was announced; Rock al Parque takes place every year in Parque Simon Bolivar, along with Jazz al Parque, Hip-Hop al Parque and Salsa al Parque. Although, as I’ve said on this blog before, until I see an ‘Experimental […]