It took a trip to Buenos Aires and a visit to a traditional pastry house or confiteria for Ana Maria Torres de Navéz, the owner and chef behind Baked by Ana, to realize that her passion wasn’t in languages and administration, as she first thought, but in food. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “I love food, I […]
Tag: Bogota and Around
If you want to go on a nice relaxing horse ride through the mountains surrounding Bogotá, it’s probably best if you don’t invite me to come along. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I am not terribly comfortable on a horse, and I am the first to admit it. I tried my best to remain calm, […]
The closest Bogotá gets to the ocean are the regular downpours it receives throughout the year. So, when I was invited to head along to a Peruvian Cebicheria called La Mar in Usaquén, I was wondering about the quality of the seafood. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– But after a quick Google about this Bogotá […]
When the six-year-old in front of you goes on one of the biggest ziplines in South America, without so much as batting an eyelid, you know you have to hold it together. I wanted so badly to squeal, I was shaking, but, if a six-year-old can do it, I can too right? –> Colombia Dolar […]
I have said this before, but I really cannot stress it enough – when you’re walking down the streets of the Candelaria, be a snoop and peek into all the opened doors you pass by. Why? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, it’s because you never know what you might come across. A funky little […]
Bogotá, October. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s almost Halloween in Colombia. Winter has officially started. Thick clouds linger stubbornly around the city’s mountains. Rain intermittently keeps pedestrians locked indoors. The life of the city seems to be slowly sucked out of it. The breeze in the city seems that little bit stronger. As it […]
It just takes a short stroll through La Candelaria to feel the history beneath your feet – the cobble stone pathways, the narrow streets. But look up and the buildings which line the walkways are too steeped in a rich history. Having lived in La Candelaria for the last few months, I tend to walk […]
Fluro-coloured tribal gear, Day of the Dead face paint, electro-fused rhythms and tequila, lots of tequila – it was El Jalogüin concierto at Teatro Royal Centre and it was really more like a mini festival than a Bogotá concert. The likes of El Freaky, Side Stepper, Systema Solar and Chocquibtown played and used their sweet tunes […]
You just never know what you’re going to find while walking around the streets of Bogotá, do you? One minute you get a waft of arepa de chocolo from a lady behind a grill perched on the side of the road and then BAM, out of nowhere, there are Tudor-style houses and English pubs. Well last […]
Bogotá has been putting on its own film festival since way back in 1984 and last night I got the chance to check out this year’s celebration of world cinema. I went and saw Reverón, at Avenida de Chile Cinema, which is a film directed by Diego Rísquez about famed Venezuelan artist Armando Reverón. The film […]