–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Being a gringo in Colombia can mean a lot of things. If you´re unlucky enough to be me, it can mean that you can feel a bit uncomfortable with your body sometimes. It can mean that you don´t really understand what all this arepa fuss is about. What it […]
Category: Colombian Culture
1. Como escribir el nombre del país ¡Es un buen comienzo! En muchos lugares de habla inglesa aun se escribe erróneamente “Columbia” cuando se quiere decir “Colombia” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 2. Hay más cosas en el país que las que encuentras en una guía de viajes Una de las cosas más chéveres […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I am often asked what it is about living in Colombia that has me hooked and unable to leave. Sure, the startling array of landscapes and places to visit is one aspect, as are the relative cost of living, the music and the ease with which one can travel […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, if you´ve paying any attention at all, you´ll know that I´m talking about what kind of economics? Anybody? Anybody? I mean, you´ll know that ¨puentes,¨ which is Jamaican for ¨long weekends,¨ are pretty damn boring here in Colombia. For example, if you´re in Bogotá for the one starting […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Now, I know that it gets bandied around a fair bit here in Colombia, but I´m still a bit confused. Paisa is quite the loaded term. I´ve heard a wild story that claims it originated when the bold Antioqueños were pushing for their department´s independence. The new country (¨pais¨ in Spanish) […]
The musical tapestry of Colombia is an incredibly rich and diverse one – reflective of the diverse cultures and peoples of Colombia. It is one of the many things I love about Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– That tapestry is much more diverse than most people know about. New forms of Colombian music Traditional […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are some wild rumours flying around the place. And I´m not talking about just the usual ones circulating around this country, such as the ridiculous one about the reason why all the gents at the See Colombia Towers wear hats is because they´re going bald; or the completely […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Although everybody loves Colombia´s Caribbean coast (just check out last week´s gallery again if you yourself still don´t), sometimes I get the feeling that its inhabitants, generally referred to as Costeños, often get a raw deal. In particular, it sometimes appears that some residents of the two major Colombian cities, […]
It’s no secret that Bogotá loves to party. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Bogotano bar-hopper/club-goer is spoilt for choice. You can choose to down spirituous liquor at crazy underground dives, cooler-than-cool hipster joints, or swanky cocktail lounges. Anything from cheap and raucously cheerful to outrageously decadent establishments are just waiting for your patronage. >> […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Football? Cricket? Angry Birds? Well I´ve heard that they´re OK, but they are missing a couple of things. For one thing, there aren´t enough real explosions in any of them. Any Michael Bay could tell you that to make any good thing into a great thing, all you need to […]