When you plan travels around Colombia, you often think of getting away from it all…to palm-tree lined beaches, to sultry salsa cities or maybe the Amazon rainforest. I however recently decided to escape to a region actually quite close to Bogotá called Boyacá. What does it have going for it? Well, it is home to […]
Tag: Colombia Off The Beaten Track
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia has a number of well-known, popular hikes that travelers here can enjoy: El Cocuy and the Lost City being the most famous. However, in the countryside around Bogota there are numerous incredible day-hikes available which are generally fairly unknown and under-explored. One of these is the hike to […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– As this past Monday was a holiday here in Colombia (as it seems every other weekend is sometimes!) I decided not to sit around sleeping off the inevitable novelty-Sunday-party hangover, but do some research for this blog instead (so professional!), and enjoy a day at one of Bogota’s most […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Halloween is fast approaching; a night for spooky costumes, street parties and eating too many sweets! However, for plenty of people who are traveling, Halloween can end up being just another day: you’re staying in a hostel somewhere, maybe you don’t know anyone, and you can’t exactly fit that […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, it seems the Bogota weather curse has returned with a vengeance! After what seemed like months of pretty respectable weather by the Colombian capital’s standards, the rain is falling in buckets again. I’d almost forgotten what it was like walking down the hill for a coffee and coming […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is becoming increasingly well-known for it’s incredible ecotourism and wildlife-watching opportunities, as travelers flock to the country to enjoy watching humpback whales, pink river dolphins and over 1,900 species of bird. However, what a lot of people don’t realize is that you don’t need to head hundreds of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia counts many surprising destinations among it’s more famous traveller hotspots: how many people came here expecting to find deserts, whale-watching, and a river that runs red, blue and green? I’ll wager not too many. Yet perhaps the most surprising place you can visit in Colombia is a tiny […]
You’ve probably heard of the Tomatina Festival in Buñol, Spain, before. It’s kind of a big deal. It’s that festival where a crowd of people systematically turn themselves into a giant tomatoey pizza (although not a Colombian pizza, which remain suspiciously tomato-free). It’s basically an excuse to chuck food around and not get in trouble for it. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Isla Mucura lies nearly 2 hours into the Caribbean by boat from Cartagena. It makes up part of the 10 island San Bernando Archipelago, which have been part of the National Natural Park Corales del Rosario and San Bernardo since 1996. The islands, whilst beautiful and secluded, are not […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are many wonderful places to visit all over Colombia, and just as many incredible places to stay whilst you enjoy the sights of this fantastic country. From cabins on the beach in Tayrona National Park, to hammocks in the middle of the windswept desert, Colombia offers the intrepid […]