We’ve gone relatively Amor y Amistad crazy this week, bringing you a romantic playlist, a place to buy flowers in Bogotá and generally mentioning it whenever we get the chance. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well, today is no different, because we’re going to bring you 5 great picks for restaurants in Bogotá that will help […]
Tag: Colombian Culture
El Día de Amor y Amistad is celebrated on the 3rd weekend of September, which the calender-savvy ones among you will have noted is this very weekend. For the uninitiated ones, this is a lot like Valentine’s Day, only has focus on friendship too. So while you might go out for a romantic dinner and […]
Bogotá has been called ‘The Athens of South America’ thanks to the wealth of museums and galleries in the city. But art doesn’t stop at the doors of the gallery; Bogotá is a city that lives and breathes art, as is evidenced by the sheer quantity of street art that decorates the city’s streets. –> […]
It’s just one week until El Día de Amor y Amistad (more like weekend…) and love is in the air. Restaurants are preparing tables for two, wineries are stocking up and florists in Colombia are doubling up on red roses. We at the Colombia Travel Blog aren’t doing anything special yet, but we’re noticing a certain […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Valledupar isn’t the most attractive city in the world. While its main square is large and lined with trees, other streets can be found strewn with garbage that rots in the incessant, irrepentant heat. Many areas are industrious, dizzyingly chaotic and lacking in any real significant charm that might […]
If you haven’t already heard of Gringo Tuesdays, where have you been the last 18 months? If you are already familiar with it, you’ll know that it’s one of the best parties of the week and undoubtedly the biggest, most comprehensive language exchange in Bogotá. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Now the guys that brought […]
This is a guest post from our good friend Jonathan House. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– There are many instances where to translate literally from Spanish to English is a mistake; ‘La Finca’ is one of them. To utter these words to any of my Colombian friends instantly conjures up images of sun, swimming pools, […]
When I first came to Colombia Alvaro Uribe was president, and Juan Manuel Santos was his right-hand man and Defence Minister. By the summer of 2010 Santos had been elected to continue Uribe’s hard-line policies against the FARC. Today the two men are enemies, with Uribe the official opposition to his former protégé. –> Colombia […]
Looking forward to Salsa Al Parque in Bogotá this weekend? You should be. The party will kick off today at 2pm in Parque Bolivar. For the full program, you can check out their Facebook page here. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The undoubted highlight of the festival will be El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico: […]
Colombia has been in the news more and more recently, and mostly for positive reasons. Looks like it’s about to happen again. Dan Rather is one of the US’s most recognised journalists. Though his career has had its ups and downs, he remains dedicated to bringing hard-edge journalism and in-depth interviews to the masses. –> […]