For our 2 week culture and history trip itinerary: click here –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Over the next few weeks, we will be writing a series of posts containing sample 2-week Colombian holiday itineraries (including additional activities for those with 3 weeks or a month); these itineraries are designed to give readers an idea of […]
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The anniversary of the death of Simon Bolivar was on December 17th, 1830. Although the man commonly known as ‘The Liberator’ was born in Venezuela (Caracas in 1783), many of Bolivar’s greatest triumphs and disasters took place in what is now Colombia, during and after the Wars of Independence which have made him famous throughout […]
Palomino is fast becoming one of Colombia’s must-visit spots for visitors to the Caribbean coast: the small, beachside town offers good quality hostels, a long, palm-fringed beach, a variety of restaurants, and unparalleled access to both the Colombian Caribbean coast and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. I first visited Palomino 4 years ago, as a […]
On a rare occurrence, my mother, who is my friend on Facebook (what has this world come to?) commented on a picture of me from my recent visit to Pasto and surrounds. I found this odd, as she rarely comments on my pictures. I got to thinking about why this could be and discovered something […]
Trekking en Colombia puede ser una manera genial de ver otro lado del país, y escapar la bulla y (enfrentarnos) a la polución de varias ciudades grandes – hacer senderismo en Colombia los llevará al campo y les permite atisbar la verdadera diversidad del país. Lo más genial de los trekking en Colombia son: los […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– San Jose del Guaviare has long been one of my top tips for adventurous travel in Colombia: there’s a red river that’s the double of Cano Cristales, remarkable 10,000-year-old rock paintings in the jungle, and amazing biodiversity. However, in May I had the opportunity to visit yet another spectacular […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I have become something of a coffee obsessive over the years I have lived in Colombia. That’s partly down to the excellent new coffee shops that have been springing up all over my neighbourhood, partly because it’s hard not to get obsessive when you have done as many coffee […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombian football fans around the world are currently covertly inquiring if it’s possible to swap a Real Madrid jersey (only 3 years of use!) for a brand new Bayern Munich one, as it was announced today that the Colombian superstar will join the German giants on a two-year loan […]
¿Vamos a repetir la misma historia? Me tomé mi tiempo para comentar sobre ese día tan esperado en Colombia en que los terroristas de las FARC entregaron las armas, porque como nos enseña la historia, es mejor informarse bien antes de lanzar juicios y opiniones. Mi objetivo no es entrar en controversias, sólo quiero usar […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I often feel like a broken record on this blog – I find myself constantly repeating the assertion that I have just visited one of my new favourite places in Colombia, that ‘X’ destination was unbelievably beautiful and undiscovered and it was my new top tip for Colombian travel […]