If you’re up for a little adventure at any time, and in most any part of Colombia, the cheapest and most reliable option is what Sarah gloriously calls Chicken buses – the little Collectivos that go anywhere and everywhere. Here are some of their most distinctive features: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– * The first […]
Category: Colombian Culture
Walk into any Colombian bar, house, club or even little shop on the street corner and you will be sure to find a bunch of merry Colombians chuckling away as they down shot after shot of aguardiente. For this is the country’s national spirit, which transcends social, racial, cultural and professional boundaries. It can be […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, I don’t know if you’re aware or not, but there’s a little thing called the Barranquilla Carnival starting this weekend. If you don’t know, now you know, blogger. So, in celebration of this massive excuse for Barranquilla (and the rest of the country lucky enough to make it) […]
We decided we needed something epic to celebrate our 500th post on this blog, and what could be more epic than a list of 500 reasons we love Colombia? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is a country that has given us all so much, and we’re grateful to be able to give something back […]
Today marks my 2nd year living here in Bogotá. It’s been a pretty momentous couple of years ever since I landed, and it’s hard to commemorate in words. Instead, to mark to occassion, I leave you with a Colombia photo gallery from some of my travels around the country. Enjoy. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– […]
Being a Friday, and if you’re lucky enough to be in Colombia, you’re just about to be immersed in a veritable ocean of music. So here’s a handy guide from our vaults to help you work out exactly what kind of music you’re likely to hear over the weekend. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One […]
Puedes leer la version en Castellano de este post aqui: 5 cosas que nso parecen raras de Colombia –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As you have probably guessed from the picture above, and of course from reading our posts EVERY DAY, the See Colombia Travel team are a good looking bunch of expats (if we […]
I don’t know if it’s because I grew up way out in the Australian sticks, or if it’s just because I’m a little weird; but I often feel uncomfortable when close to other – especially little known – humans’ bodies. It’s not that I don’t like people: I think they’re alright – most of the […]
Guest Post: We’d like to introduce you to Matthias Scherer, a Colombian-born who has been living in Germany and the UK since he was just a kid. But now he’s back and living in Colombia to see if he feels at home in the land of his birth. Six months later and so far so […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I think Gangnam’s hogged enough of the style action for too long, already. So, in the spirit of celebrating the flair and uniqueness of the less glamorous, more work-a-day people and the way they are, here are my 5 top styles I appreciate here in Colombia. 1. Dapper […]