The period between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, it’s just plain boring. Everyone is either on holiday or with their families, the streets are deserted and there’s nothing for you to do, right? Well, not in Colombia, people. The party-mad folk in Cali aren’t going to spend five days sitting around waiting for the […]
Category: Colombia Travel
I don’t want to sound disgusting (Hey! I”m just big stomach-boned), but I’ve a confession to make. I’m kind of in love with Colombian burgers. I don’t know what’s happened – I’ve never eaten so many burgers anywhere else. It seems as if hardly a week goes by in Colombia that I don’t find myself […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Aah Carthagène des Indes, quelle jolie ville balnéaire! Une trentaine de degrés, la plage, le port, le pied! Et aussi un grand rôle dans l’Histoire colombienne grâce à sa situation géographique. C’est une ville très visitée, les touristes affluent pour voir les bastions, les forteresses, et les monuments datant de […]
It’s time for a bit of Friday fun, folks. We have scoured the world (well, just Colombia actually) to bring you some of the funniest place names in Colombia. From downright rude to inexplicably random, we have collected a list of Colombian towns with the strangest names. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. Si […]
Para leer esto en español, haz clic aquí. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In December we were invited to tour the magnificent landscapes of south-eastern Antioquia. On our second day we headed towards Támesis or, as our guide Rodrigo called it, ‘The Land of Constant Return’. Only three hours from Medellin and close to the […]
’Tis the night before Christmas and all through the land –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombians are sleeping, even the cumbia band. Las botas are hung by the chimney with care, Novenas all done, smell of natilla in the air; Chigüiros nestle in the Andean heights, Cities aglow with the twinkle of lights. […]
Por favor, ayuden a nuestro querido Gilesy a ganar el premio de ex-pat blogger. Solo hay que dejar un comentario de 10 palabras aca. Gracias! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– En Diciembre fuimos invitados por medellin.travel a recorrer el suroeste de Antioquia y aprovechamos la época para disfrutar de los Alumbrados de Medellín, que […]
Para leer esto en español, haz clic aqui –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In Colombia we start getting ready for Christmas as early as November with houses and malls lighting up all over the country. This is without doubt the best time of the year and as it flies by so quickly people can’t wait […]
To read this in English, click here –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– En Colombia nos preparamos para la navidad casi desde el mes de Noviembre; se comienzan a ver los alumbrados en casas, centros comerciales, es sin duda es la mejor época del año y como pasa tan rápido no se da espera alguna – […]
As we mentioned last week, Colombians are crazy for Christmas. Lights, nativity scenes and massive sculptures are just some of the things you might encounter if you spend Christmas in Colombia. Today we wanted to share some snaps we took of the Christmas decorations in Bogota, feel free to share any more you may have! […]