All countries, and even most regions, have their own unique brand of slang. Slang not only colours a language, but also contains something of a regional identity; these deviations from language can set you apart from other places and strengthen your feeling of belonging to a place. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– They can also […]
Tag: Colombian Culture
On a rare occurrence, my mother, who is my friend on Facebook (what has this world come to?) commented on a picture of me from my recent visit to Pasto and surrounds. I found this odd, as she rarely comments on my pictures. I got to thinking about why this could be and discovered something […]
Since I’ve been living in Colombia, I’ve always wondered what things about Colombia I would miss if I ever had the misfortune to have to leave this country. Heading back home for a short trip, I wasn’t really expecting to miss that much. How wrong I was. Colombia has obviously got deeper under my skin […]
Voy a ser sincera: ya llevaba un buen tiempo viviendo en Antioquia pero nunca me habían recomendado a visitar a Sonsón. Llegué por primera vez ahí cuando hice escala en este pueblo para llegar a Nariño, Antioquia (un tesoro natural sobre el que escribí aquí) y me llamó la atención por el estilo colonial de las […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is many different things to many different people. But for me Colombia is a country of water and jungle, of rivers and trees – most tourism adverts might show the soft pastels of Cartagena, or the urban cool of Bogota and Medellin, even the folded green mountains of […]
Acabo de volver de un viaje a Europa y como se pueden imaginar o ya saben es bastante diferente, especialmente ahora que en Europa es invierno, el cual este año ha sido bastante bravo gracias a una ola de frío siberiano. Muchos escritores extranjeros de nuestro blog (Chris, Paul, Azzam, Jessica) han hecho su lista de […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Walking tours can be pretty hit-and-miss as far as I’m concerned – you either end up with a fascinating insight into a culture or moment of history (e.g. Bogota’s excellent graffiti tour or, the best walking tour I have ever taken, the civil war walking tour of Sarajevo in […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 2016 has been another cracking year for Colombian music, both mainstream and underground. Artists such as Shakira, Maluma, J. Balvin, Bomba Estereo and ChocQuibTown continued to dominate music charts at home and abroad, whilst exciting lesser-known Colombian talent like La Tromba Bacalao, Meridian Brothers, Los Piranas, Romperayo and Ghetto Kumbe […]
Ya es el tercer año paso en Colombia en diciembre y aunque ya conozca las tradiciones colombianas aún me impresiono cada diciembre nuevamente porque la verdad es que las tradiciones y costumbres sí son bastante distintas a las de Austria. Aquí va un resumen de las 5 diferencias más grandes entre la Navidad en Colombia y […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The spectacular Colombian church Santuario de Las Lajas is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places you can visit in Colombia and in recognition of the church’s remarkable architecture and stunning location it has been placed at No. 1 on a list of the world’s most beautiful churches by The Telegraph newspaper. […]