This week we’re releasing our galleries of pictures of Colombia. Today we’re giving you a sample of Mark Firth’s excellent photos of Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Firth is an aspiring photographer based in Bogota, Colombia. In 2009 he quit his job, left London and started recording his experiences in Guatemala, Canada, USA and eventually Colombia. […]
Category: Tayrona National Park
Colombia had around 2 million foreign tourists in 2011, and experts are predicting this year to completely eclipse that already record breaking one: 4 million foreign tourists in 2012! Two of them were my parents…that’s right, my parents in Colombia! Compare that to 1998, when about 70,000 visited this country (definitely not including my parents), and you have some idea of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is home to many incredible things: jaw-dropping scenery, gorgeous colonial architecture, some of the world’s best secluded beaches, but perhaps the greatest draw Colombia has is its unique flora and fauna. It is one of the world’s most bio diverse countries. However, it is Colombia’s remarkable birdlife which […]
To round off safety week Colombia Travel Blog is going to be looking at the places which were once no-go zones in Colombia and have opened up to travel. Many areas were once controlled by either guerrillas or paramilitaries, and were impossible for travellers to visit. However in the last 10 years Colombia has seen […]
Safety Week continues at Colombia Travel Blog! Today we are going to be answering some ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ about safe travel in Colombia. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 1. Is it safe to travel to Colombia? Yes! In the past 10 years Colombian security has increased to the point the where more and more tourists are visiting […]
It’s approaching Semana Santa and we in the office are getting pretty excited. Semana Santa means travel, and that’s exactly what we’re all doing. Here’s a run down of our travel plans. Be sure to get in touch on Facebook and let us know what your plans are, we love to hear of travel adventures (and […]
Steve was born in Colombia, but moved to the US at a very young age. He was always brought up to appreciate Colombian culture, but didn’t have the opportunity to visit until May 2010, when he came here for one week. It was enough to convince him he wanted to come back again, and in […]
Feb 15
Planning a Colombia Vacation? Here’s a Packed 2 Week Itinerary in Colombia (Smart Travel style)
For the traveller, life is much harder than those back at home seem to think. Sure, it looks like we’re relaxing in Tayrona National Park without a care in the world but actually we’re planning our trip, budgeting, doing administration work and implementing time management skills. If anything, we should be getting paid while we […]
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 […]
Hi All, –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– They say pictures speak a thousand words, and we believe it to be true! Today the Colombia Travel Blog is very proud to announce a new series of Infographics conceptualized and written by JL, Paul and Ryan and brilliantly designed and executed by our own Alejandra (@alejandrawings). We […]