La versión de este post en ingles aquí: “How I fell in love with Colombia” Admitiré una cosa para empezar: Colombia y yo, no fue amor a primera vista. Esto fue principalmente porque la “primera vista” fue a la ciudad fronteriza: Maicao en el desierto de La Guajira – crucé la frontera en diciembre del 2009 […]
Tag: Love in Colombia
So Valentine’s Day is here and, love it or hate it, it’s pretty much unavoidable. Not ones to shy away from big, commercial holidays – and although Colombia’s version of Valentine’s day “El dia del amor y la amistad” is months away- we decided to embrace the thing full-on and bring you some very lovely […]
For the 2013 english version of this posts click here: San Valentine’s in Colombia 2013 !Feliz día de San Valentín 2014 del equipo de See Colombia Travel ! Aunque el día de San Valentín no se suele celebrar aquí en Colombia, este es un país que se presta para el romance asi que pensamos en […]
I’m going to come right out and say it. Deep down, I’m a bit of a prude. I try to hide this with a somewhat relentless obsession with fart and poo jokes, but, somewhere deep down in the centre of my lapsed Catholic soul, lies a 19th Century Gentleman who is perpetually dropping his […]
My dearest C, Even after spending 6 years at university learning how to read and write, I’m finding it almost impossible to muster the words that might just make it over this empty sheet and find the right home in your heart, and there express exactly how the love I have for you fills up […]
Why do foreigners love Colombia? We all have different reasons and that’s why some months ago Paul and I decided to be part of RCN Internacional’s Como en Casa show to let the world know our own reasons. Enjoy! JL
Happy Valentine’s Day from the team here at See Colombia Travel. Even though Valentine’s Day isn’t really celebrated here, Colombia’s a romantic country and so we thought it fit to do something. So in honour of non-Valentine’s Day, here’s our homage to the country’s most enduring relationships. We love it all! Send us your suggestions […]
How do we celebrate Valentine’s Day in Colombia? Simply put, we don’t. Sure, restaurants will see increased traffic and florists in Colombia will sell more flowers, but generally it’s all a rather subdued affair. It’s pretty normal for Latin Americans to change the name of Valentine’s Day to Amor y Amistad, but Colombia is the only country […]
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 […]
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 […]