–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Being the social lubricant it has been for millenia, the communal imbibing of spirituous beverages can often be an effective way to make your first wavering steps into a new culture. Not only can a couple of responsible drinks let down your self-conscious barriers a little so that you […]
Category: Colombia Travel Blog
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before I go any further with this post, I want to clear up something straight away. In what follows, when I use the term, “Willy,” I mean this: I don’t mean this: or anything else you may happen to be thinking. I hope I’ve made […]
After the success of last week’s Cartagena photo gallery, we thought we’d bring you one of Colombia’s capital of contrasts, Bogotá. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <–
There are many reasons to love Colombia, but the one that always comes back is “the people”. One of Colombia’s most famous people is Sofia Vergara, and today is her birthday. So let’s celebrate Sofia on her special day. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– She’s not afraid to show her emotions. She’s not afraid to sing […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before I came to Colombia, I must admit that I didn’t know very much about the continent it was on. I had a vague image of a sultry, tropical land full of passionate people doing some kind of sexy dance while eating tacos in a country with a history […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’m going to come right out and say it. Deep down, I’m a bit of a prude. I try to hide this with a somewhat relentless obsession with fart and poo jokes, but, somewhere deep down in the centre of my lapsed Catholic soul, lies a 19th Century Gentleman […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Ugh. So it’s just another long weekend here in Colombia. There sure are a ridiculous number of them in these here parts, and they start to lose their charm after about twenty of them, don’t you think? Are you kidding? We here at the almost purely imaginary See Colombia […]
Surrounded by the idyllic strolls of Cartagena, the paradise beaches of Tayrona and the hedonistic madness of Taganga, Barranquilla is always a bit of a tough sell. Though visitors may arrive in their thousands during Carnaval, you’d be forgiven for wondering to yourself, what more does the city offer, really? The city’s tourism board seems to […]
Colombians are a friendly bunch, no doubt about it. To get on their good side (which is a great place to be) brush up on your answers to these conversation starters. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “You need to be careful.” Sometimes, one needs to be careful. In pretty much any country, […]
So, the results are in. And it was a landslide. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– With a staggering 30 percent of the over a million online votes, ex-president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has been declared the Greatest Colombian of All Time by the History Channel. Showing that Colombia is always a country of enormous contrasts, […]