–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One of the conversations you´ll almost definitely have with a Colombian involves Colombian food. Well, today we´re going to get right down to basics. It´s time for the gloves to come off, the guantlet to be dropped, and the clichés to be swung in the breeze. No messing about. […]
Category: Colombian Culture
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 […]
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 […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Sometimes I like to think that, after nearly a year in this beautiful country, I´ve gone pretty native. I´m pretty handy on the old chicken bus, (even if I do say so myself), I´ve started doing all the things in this list, and I can even make a pretty […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I like to think I´m a big fan of cartoons of all persuasions because of the deep philosophical implications of their themes and the surprising manner in which they delve into the contemporary weltanschauung. It´s not because I´ve never grown up, and have nothing better to do with my […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– God and Satan. Edison and Tesla. Capitalism and Communism. Todos Ricos and De Toditos. Gilesy and Plantain.There have been some great rivalries in world history, but none as great as that between Colombia´s two biggest cities: Medellín and Bogotá. This rivalry roughly falls into a pattern you may see […]
*NOTA: Desde la publicación original de este post en 2012, la travesía por El Cocuy ha sido prohibida por Parques Naturales y al visitarlo no se debe apartar de los caminos autorizados por esa entidad. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– El parque nacional El Cocuy podría ser uno de los secretos mejor guardados de Colombia, […]
Through no fault of its own, Cali has been a little neglected of late here at SCT. As a small way to begin to compensate this lack, here´s a blast from the past from my beloved compatriate, Sarah. Shake it, Cali. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. Salsa You cannot travel to Cali […]