Before I came to Colombia my Spanish was rudimentary at best. It’s still not great, but I get by ok these days. One thing you find when you learn a new language is that useful, everyday words are difficult to learn. Slang words aren’t. In fact, slang words are some of the most fun to […]
Category: Colombian Culture
So today is the big day; finally the 2011 U20s FIFA World Cup kicks off in Colombia with (the mighty) England against Korea in Medellín. This also means we’re concluding our coverage of the 8 cities hosting games in the tournament and guess which city we saved for last? Bogotá of course, Colombia’s capital and […]
The FIFA U20s World Cup in Colombia kicks off tomorrow and in anticipation of this huge event we’ve been taking you city-by-city to each of the venues featured in the tournament. We’re down to our final two, Medellín and Bogotá. Today we’re taking a look at ‘The City of Eternal Spring’, Colombia’s second city, Medellín. […]
Our Colombia Travel Blog has been looking at the FIFA U20s 2011 Colombia World Cup for the last week or so now, trolling through the cities that will be hosting what is arguably Colombia’s biggest footballing event to date. Today we’re looking at Pereira, the final point in Colombia’s Coffee Triangle. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
So we were recently nominated for the 7 Links Project by Tend To Travel. For that we give Amer a big abrazo since we’re part Spanish, and a massive high-five since we’re part English. The project was started by TripBase Blog, who say the project is designed ‘[t]o unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a […]
FELIZ DIA COLOMBIA!!!! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– July 20th – Dia de la Independencia de Colombia
An interview with Toby & Tiger (Part 1 of 3) –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Toby and Tiger have the answer to the ‘Colombia problem’. It’s the kind of answer you might expect from two idiosyncratic, erudite intellectuals that have spent time living in some of the world’s most culturally rich capitals. “We’ve entered an alternate […]
Para la version en castellano de este post , por favor hacer click aqui. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Hola! Today I want to share something very special and personal with all of you… please take a look at this video before reading today’s Colombia Travel Blog post: The last two years have been wonderful […]
You know what I like about Colombians? The fact that they all speak with strong Mexican accents and look Mexican too. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Oh no wait, no they don’t do they? That’s Mexican people. How silly of me to mistake them. The thing is, I’ve just been watching the entertaining capers of […]
Colombia continue to impress in the 2011 Copa América, having progressed from the group stages with a 2-0 victory over Bolivia. The victory sends them through on top of their group with 7 points from their 3 fixtures, topping tournament favorites Argentina. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia were fancied to progress having drawn Bolivia […]