As this Sunday is that oh-so-romantic day “El DIa de Amor y Amistad” in Colombia, I thought it was worth bringing this one out of the archives. Maybe you’ll be inspired and be taken away by the romance of it all, maybe you’ll moan and groan about the artificial and commercial nature of the celebration […]
Category: Colombia Travel
Vous savez ce que j’aime chez les Colombiens? Qu’ils parlent avec l’accent mexicain et ressemble aux Mexicains. Attendez, quoi? C’est pas vrai, si ? Non, ce ne sont que les Mexicains. Mais d’où vient cette erreur? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Il y a de nombreux films qui ne représentent que certains aspects de […]
They say the wrong decision is better than no decision. It’s a mantra that can save you a great deal of time and effort if you apply it frequently. However, there are times, for instance when travelling to Colombia, when you’ll have a decision to make and, frankly, there won’t be a wrong decision. What […]
If you want to read this post in English click here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Imagina que te encuentras en este escenario: ganaste un concurso en el que el primer premio es poder visitar tantos países como sea posible en una semana. La condición es que solo tienes dos horas para estar en cada […]
Bogota is a city replete with international cuisine and attractive cafes to while away your time in. The most popular areas to find these places in are the north of the city, around Zona Rosa and Parque 93, and downtown in the cobbled streets of La Candelaria. For the more adventurous people travelling to Colombia, however, […]
There are times when learning a language that you’re stunned at the similarities. For example there’s an old Spanish proverb (“A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente“) that literally means “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”. Who’dathunk it? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are times, however, when you’re left baffled by […]
Have you gone totes cray-cray? According to Education First´s survey of 54 countries whose official language isn´t English, Colombia comes in 50th place for the level of English spoken. So… if you’re going to Travel to Colombia, you´ve got to hablah a bit of Es-pan-ol, to even think about coming here, right? –> Colombia Dolar […]
Bueno no sé si saben pero hay una fiesta muy importante en el país conocida como el Carnaval de Barranquilla, la cual se lleva a cabo cada año en el mes de Febrero. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Si no la conocías, por lo menos ya escuchaste de ella. Esta es una celebración masiva en […]
In a country rife with opportunities for adventure it’s quite a thing to be crowned the ‘Adventure Capital of Colombia’. But then San Gil is quite a place. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Offering opportunities for an abundance of adventure in Colombia, including rafting, biking, sailing, abseiling, climbing, caving, swimming, rappelling, paintballing, kayaking, hydrospeeding, paragliding and (incredibly) more, San Gil […]
Dear Economist Intelligence Unit, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I recently read with keen interest your liveability survey but was shocked and upset to find Bogota ranked as the worst Latin American capital city to live in. As a proud adopted rolo, I am well aware that I am perhaps sometimes a little bit biased […]