–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La Guajira, Colombia. Just the mention of it evokes thoughts of warm landscapes and deserts, the mysterious legends of the Wayuu and infinite views from the last corner of Colombia. Something like this: However, like always, Colombia surprised us with the diversity of its destinations. A few […]
Category: Colombian Culture
To read a version of this post in English, click here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La Guajira, Colombia. Su sola mención evoca paisajes calurosos y desérticos, leyendas misteriosas de los Wayu y paisajes infinitos del último rincón de Colombia. Algo así: Sin embargo, como siempre, Colombia nos sorprende con la diversidad de sus […]
Christmas novenas are happening in home’s across the country, carols are playing in shops, stores (and buses) everywhere and the streets have been decorated with pretty flashy lights. Christmas in Colombia has definitely arrived! So where in Bogotá can you go to check out some pretty impressive light displays? Well, I’m glad you asked. –> […]
What do you get when you take a hobo, add some emo, a touch of metro? A hipster. I’m not one, though. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’m going to come right out and say it. Hipster-bashing can be a fairly enjoyable pastime. Hell, I’ve been known to dabble in the art myself, from time […]
As I’ve hinted at before, there are many reasons why I’m still here in Colombia, instead of where I thought I’d be right now. I feel as though this country has thrown down its challenge to me, and I’ve found that when I accept, I’m richly rewarded. There is such a massive variety of things […]
When we entered the city of Armero, I wasn’t completely sure I knew what was going on. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The mood in our tour bus grew somber as our guide Nathalia, talked about the history of the area. It was all in Spanish but I caught bits and bobs. I heard the words […]
“”There’s the Hammock Hut. That’s on Third. There’s Hammocks ‘R’ Us. That’s on Third, too. You got Put Your Butt There. That’s on Third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. Matter of fact they’re all in the same complex. It’s the Hammock Complex, down on Third.” “Oh, the Hammock District?”” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I always […]
Before I get into how I ended up living in Colombia, I first wanted to talk about how I recently found myself, seemingly out of my control, running up the Torre Colpatria, Colombia’s tallest tower. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– A friend signed me up and paid and so there was no going back. As […]
I thought I’d leave it to my second post to be controversial, and, possibly, culturally insensitive. It was going to come out eventually; I am Australian after all. And it’s all coming out now, and it’s you, Plantain, that’s to blame. You hear that, huh? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before coming to Colombia, I […]
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