Safety in Colombia Week, Day 3! Today we are focusing on the side of Colombia most people don’t expect to see: the new image which is being cultivated by cities like Bogotá and Medellín as centres of culture and diversity, far from the stereotypical image of bombs and kidnappings which many people still unfortunately have. –> […]
Category: Colombian Food
The Amazon has captivated the traveller’s imagination throughout the ages – treasured it as a pinnacle of adventure. The wild, untamed nature that lurks on land and in the water; the untouched communities that inhabit hidden corners of the Amazon rainforest; the real and imagined sense of danger that seeps into the mind as you […]
Today is a monumental day. Is it the constant sheets of rain that cascade down my window in Bogotá? No, that’s no it. Is it that today I’m going to Estereo Picnic? That’s cool, but no, that’s not it either. It’s not even that today marks the start of the Semana Santa festivities. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
It’s approaching Holy Week (Semana Santa), and in Colombia that’s kind of a big deal, even comparable to Christmas (see our Noche de las Velitas and Colombian Christmas traditions post for more on that). Most Colombians get the entire week off work, and so a lot of travelling gets done. A popular place to visit […]
On the 2nd of March 2012, we at the Colombia Travel Blog visited the Colombia Travel Mart. We asked people from all around the world to describe Colombia in just 3 words. Here’s what they said: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Seeing so many people from all around the world coming here because of an interest […]
The 7 Links Challenge is a project started a while back by TripBase.com. It involves uniting bloggers from all different walks of blogging to share their posts, and with these old posts learn some lessons, revisit some old ideas and generally take a delightful walk down memory lane. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Our memory […]
If you’re from Colombia, you may well be thinking yourself ‘The Great Arepa Debate? What debate? Whether arepas are awesome or incredible?’. This is because here in Colombia, arepas are a staple of the diet, akin to pasta in Italy, cheese in France or beer in England. As one of our Twitter friends says, ‘if […]
I remember traveling to Sri Lanka some years ago and being told that no matter how poor people were, going hungry was very rare as the abundance of fruit the country had to offer ensured there was always something to eat. Now I’m not sure if that’s the same here in Colombia, but certainly there’s an […]
When people think of travel to Colombia, few think of the leafy streets and progressive architecture of Medellin, nor the stunning colonial streets of Cartagena, the buzzing streets of Cali or the cosmopolitan Bogota. Inevitably, most people will think these cities look something like this: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Not true, Mr. Hollywood. In […]
Dance Salsa For us rigidly-hipped, socially awkward Brits just a passing brush of the shoulder can be awkward, nevermind full on, face-to-face body contact with someone of the opposite sex! But, such is the life in South America and you better get used to it. No experience in Colombia is complete without dancing just a […]