It’s no secret that Bogotá loves to party. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The Bogotano bar-hopper/club-goer is spoilt for choice. You can choose to down spirituous liquor at crazy underground dives, cooler-than-cool hipster joints, or swanky cocktail lounges. Anything from cheap and raucously cheerful to outrageously decadent establishments are just waiting for your patronage. >> […]
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After the success of last week’s Cartagena photo gallery, we thought we’d bring you one of Colombia’s capital of contrasts, Bogotá. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <–
Gustavo Petro, the (still, just) current holder of the third biggest job in Colombia (behind that of the President, and, of course, writing for See Colombia Travel) is many things to many people. But, what kind of person is he, exactly? –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It depends who you talk to you, it seems. […]
I’m a man of simple pleasures: music, books, football, travel… These are the things I think about during my spare time. One thing about these interests that frustrates me, however, is that I can’t drink them. That’s where beer comes in. I can drink beer. Delicious, delicious beer. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One thing […]
Helen Lovejoy, we’re way ahead of you, you old gossip, you. Although Hollywood would like you to think otherwise (check out our posts on Colombia in movies), we reckon Colombia’s alright for the kids. And the kids are alright. They’ll particularly be alright in what we reckon are the top three tourist (is touristic really […]
In the fine tradition of taking two seemingly completely different cities and making you realise that they’re not that different after all, in this post, I plan to use my amazing powers of obfuscation to confuse you so much that you won’t know your Seoul from your Bogota. There are some fairly mundane and uninteresting […]
Bogotá may not have the biggest expat community out there, but the one it does have is thriving, well-connected and, best of all, pretty damn fun. There are various opportunities to meet up with expats from all over the world in that are living in Bogotá and exchange stories, guzzle beers, reminisce about life back […]
On reading that post by ole Richard McColl (An article that found itself rightly appalled By that excuse for news, the thing that quite filled Page upon page of that German rag, Bild), –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I didn’t know whether to laugh, or to cry, At this perfect-pitched piece by our erudite guy, […]
You’d be forgiven for thinking there were restricted options for film lovers in Bogota. The ubiquitous, looming double C’s of Cine Colombia and the draw of the latest Hollywood blockbuster can leave you seeking all your cinematic delights in the confines of a mall. Overpriced popcorn, limited selection and a frankly ordinary experience await you. […]
I’m not going to be afraid to show my biases in this post about the Estereo Picnic Festival that’s happening here in big, bad Bogota this Friday and Sunday. First of all, I’m biased towards good music, and so I think you better get yourself here to gorge yourself on the smorgasbord of said consumables […]