“I feel that I’m a native of any country in Latin America” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Whilst this statement may be true, Colombian literary hero Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Gabo for short) was in fact born in the small town of Aracataca, a stiflingly hot and dusty place in the banana […]
Category: Colombian Culture
Colombia, as we know too well, still suffers from a reputation it earned decades ago. Despite rapid and huge improvements, many minds are still to change and for many travel to Colombia is completely off the card. That’s why we at the Colombia Travel Blog endeavor to bring you as luck information as we can […]
The London Olympics, the Euro 2012 final, Wimbeldon, World Cup Qualifiers, Copa Libertadores, La Liga, the English Premier League and probably some US sports (not my area of expertise)… Since we`re smack bang in the middle of sporting season, we at the Colombia Travel Blog thought it would be prudent to bring you a list […]
This weekend, kicking off Friday and ending on Monday, is Rock Al Parque. Rock Al Parque is an annual music festival held in Bogotá that features some of the best local and international talent around at the moment. It’s being running for 16 years, attracting names such as Asian Dub Foundation, Fito Páez, Bloc Party, Coheed […]
When I disembarked at Bogotá airport last year I was greeted by a smiling (and slightly relieved) Marcela. We got in her car and began driving, speaking excitedly about my upcoming travels in Colombia. As the conversation unraveled, I began to glean that there were plans for that very night with Marcela and her family. […]
One of the things you can’t fail to notice on a Colombia vacation is the country’s love of music. It’s not just the fact that music is ubiquitous, but that everyone seems to know every word and sing or dance at every opportunity, including taxi drivers, bus drivers, people in pubs and even just people on […]
How to describe Mompox? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Mompox is like a snapshot; a village that, once you leave, must cease to continue. It feels like a chapter in a book or a moment in a film, and how can you fail to fall in love with a village that casts you as its […]
Colombia, as we’re at pains to stress here at the Colombia Travel Blog, is a country of baffling diversity. Here I’ve visited huge metropolises, beautiful countryside, coffee plantations, the Amazon jungle and now the arid deserts and raw coastlines of La Guajira. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I was fortunate enough to be given the […]
In High Fidelity, Nick Hornby’s protagonist spends a great deal of his time agonizing over lists: top 5 lists that organize his life into favourites, bests and greatests. It’s a gruelling way to live as anyone that has tried to categorize their favourite films, albums or children will know. Your lists can fluxuate depending on […]
Today’s guest post is written by Tyler Tex Horton from Traveling with Tyler who recently moved to Bogota after having lived in Thailand. Enjoy! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Now that I have been in Bogota for over a month, I feel that I get a sense of the city. I would still consider myself […]