Today’s post comes from our friend and fellow Official Blogger Diana from Bogota Eats and Drinks. Diana, thanks to her upbringing and educations, knows a great deal about food and her blog is a great source of information for where to eat and drink in Bogota (as the name suggests). We recommend checking it out. Now, […]
So it’s Monday morning. Everyone hates Mondays right? Especially after the inevitable lazy Sunday spent trying to watch online movies through one bloodshot eye, drinking copious amounts of water in a fruitless attempt to shake off that killer guaro hangover… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– No chance! Bogotá is not a city that lends itself to […]
Have you ever seen a branch of Body Tech gym in Bogotá: all huge glass panes and beautiful people cycling furiously and not even sweating…its equal parts terrifying and depressing. Some of the independent street gyms aren’t much better: rusty equipment and men who make Schwarzenegger look like…well…me. All in all, the gym can be […]
What do you get when you take a country with a selection of natural ingredients among the best in the world and mix it with an increasingly cosmopolitan cultural scene? Why, the exciting and developing world of Bogotá gastronomy. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– If you travel to Bogotá you’ll find a wealth of surprising […]
It was around 1pm in the afternoon on the 9th of April, 1948. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, a prominent liberal politician, left his office to meet with Fidel Castro, among others, to discuss the Latin American Youth Congress. He never made it to the meeting. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Gaitán was shot twice in the […]
When I first came to Bogotá, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Germain García Durán, who was to take me and some friends on a tour of the outskirts of Bogotá, skirting villages such as Chia and navigating the winding roads in the surrounding mountains. The views were spectacular. The forests that climbed up […]
Bogota is a sprawling metropolis that almost 10 million people call home. To simplify things, the good people at the street naming council of Bogota decided that they’d implement a number system on the roads, instead of road names. The obvious intention is that it’s easier to find where you are. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) […]
Yesterday in Bogota was one of those rare days in a big city where you feel everyone is pulling together to make it nice – even the weatherman. Not only was the sun shining, but everyone was out walking, cycling and generally feeling good since it was No Cars Day. This means only buses and […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Come Friday night in Bogota there are many options of what to do. You can hit Zona T and rub shoulders with the young, trendy crews; you can mingle with the professionals in Parque 93; you can join the students in Chapinero or head to La Candelaria, where it […]
I’m writing at the moment from the UK, where I’ve returned for the Christmas period. It’s the first time a lot of my friends have seen me for a while. After the usual small-talk a couple of talking points usually crop up. First, ‘is it safe out there?’, and second, ‘I thought you’d be more […]
