If you’re from Stateside or Canada and spending Thanksgiving in a foreign country it can be a difficult thing. Thanksgiving is a time for family, and all-out American and Canadian traditions. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Thanksgiving in Colombia isn’t really celebrated, despite occasional advertisement in Carulla, but don’t worry if you want to celebrate […]
Tag: Christmas and New Year in Colombia
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Only a few days until Christmas and we at See Colombia Travel are getting very excited. Since many of us are foreign, each year we learn a great deal about Christmas here in Colombia, and how it differs from back home. We’ve already written about Colombian Christmas traditions, so we thought it’d be nice to […]
Villa de Leyva is one of Colombia’s most romantic destinations. Here, colonial charm meets relaxation and fine-dining, making it a great place to spend a long weekend or a few days away from the city. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One of the best times to travel to Villa de Leyva is around Christmas, when […]
Please forgive the potentially politically incorrect notion that a culture’s traditions could be considered ‘unusual’ – especially coming from someone who will teach his children that a fat, bearded old man from the North Pole who rides in on a sleigh pulled by flying reindeers will bring them their presents. And we have a Queen, […]
Nights in December are cold in Bogotá (between 8 and 10 C) but in spite of that, every December 7th, we Bogotans stop virtually everything we are doing to go out and light candles…. I’m not exaggerating, at around 7 PM almost everybody in Bogota (and actually the whole of Colombia – this tradition is […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Check out ‘The Top 10 Traditional Crafts to bring back from Colombia’ – even more great gift ideas! As Christmas lights begin to dominate the skyline of Bogotá (as is one of many Christmas traditions in Colombia) and baby Jesus begins dominating everyone’s thoughts, we imagine you there in […]
We’re closing in on Christmas in Colombia (my first) and it’s starting to look like it’s a pretty big deal. We already looked at Medellín’s Christmas Lights, but even I was struck by how early things get going in Bogotá. Lights are adorning the major parks and commercial areas and houses are increasingly likely to […]
Travel to Medellín is becoming increasingly popular as the city’s reputation transforms from danger capital to party and culture capital. Travellers discover a city full of international quality restaurants, bars and clubs, as well as a city of contemporary beauty. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In the run up to Christmas, Medellín transforms once again into […]