–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’ll admit one thing to begin with: Colombia and I, it wasn’t love at first sight. This was mainly because ‘first sight’ was the slightly illicit desert border town of Maicao in La Guajira – I crossed over that border in December 2009 to stock up on pesos to […]
1. The beaches are really disappointing –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 2. And the cities aren’t much better… 3. And don’t even get us started on the terrible weather! 4. The people are so closed and unfriendly… 5. They never seem to have any fun… 6. Everyone is always dressed in such dull and boring […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia’s growing network of technology-connected young people went into overdrive yesterday, following an emotional Facebook plea from a Swedish woman named Lena Wendt, explaining that her daughter, one Julia Wendt, had not been in contact with anyone since March 19 whilst traveling in Colombia. Julia had been in Medellin, […]
“Mi actual dirección es 200 metros al norte de Pizza Hut, y después 400 metros al oeste, pero en unos pocos meses seré capaz de dar un nombre propio de la calle y un número.” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Así informaban los medios ticos, en palabras del ex-alcalde de San José de Costa Rica, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’ll be honest up front: I’m only visiting my family in England for a couple of weeks, but I’ve been living in Colombia long enough now that even that is long enough to make me miss certain things about my adopted home country. British culture and Colombian culture are […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La duda era ¿Podiamos realmente hacer un episodio de Guatemala sin mostrar Tikal? La disyuntiva era porque en nuestro recorrido centroamericano de 3 Travel Bloggers pasaba por El Salvador, Guatemala y Costa Rica. Por lo general, siempre presentamos los episodios en el ¡Bienvenidos! del inicio desde una ciudad, no […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This is a guest post by Ashley Peak from Optimism Rampage, who lives and works in Manizales, ‘The City of Open Doors.’ The first thing locals ask you when they find out you’re visiting Manizales is, “Are you happy here?” Locals are proud of their city, and they want […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This coming Sunday (February 28th) is the day of the 88th Annual Academy Awards, or Oscars to all you laymen out there…and Colombia has it’s first ever Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the fantastic jungle epic El Abrazo de la Serpiente, or ‘Embrace of the Serpent.’ Colombian […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Trekking in Colombia can be a great way to see another side of the country, and to escape the noise and (let’s face it) pollution of several of the big cities – going on a trek in Colombia will get you into the countryside and allow you to get […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Guainia department, bordering Venezuela in the lush jungles of eastern Colombia, is home to many stunning natural and cultural attractions. Second perhaps only to the incomparable beauty of the Cerros de Mavecure is the Estrella Fluvial del Sur and the beaches of the Atabapo River, on the border between Guainia, Vichada […]