–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’ll be honest up front: I’m only visiting my family in England for a couple of weeks, but I’ve been living in Colombia long enough now that even that is long enough to make me miss certain things about my adopted home country. British culture and Colombian culture are […]
Tag: Moving to Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Six months ago, I accepted a teaching job in Colombia, and to be completely honest, Colombia was not my first choice of countries to move to. I had never even considered traveling there, let alone living there. In fact…I can’t even remember learning about the country in all of […]
1. Que no es tan aterrador como te decían. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Antes de que partieras para Colombia, sin duda tus padres, tíos, amigos y quizás aun personas que no conocías bien te dijeron que debías evitar venir a Colombia. Es una selva allá afuera! Te van a secuestrar! No es así. Fui […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– A few years ago we published a list of recommended books to read before visiting Colombia: this list contained such titles as 100 Years of Solitude, La voragine, and Maria. It’s still a very relevant selection of excellent novels and non-fiction books to give any reader a good overview of Colombian, […]
This is a guest post by Jade Longelin, author of the blog Bogotastic (find out more about Jade at the bottom of the post)… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You have just arrived in the capital and have mapped out all the things to see in Bogotá, including the main tourist attractions, the best eats […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– This is a guest post by Peter Low, author of the book ‘Colombian Spanish: Phrases, Expressions and Tips to Help you Speak like a Local’, released this week. During my years living in Colombia, local friends have often told me that theirs is the ‘most neutral’ Spanish […]
1. That it’s not as scary as you were told –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before you leave for Colombia you’ll undoubtedly be told by parents, uncles, friends and even people you don’t even really know that Colombia should be avoided. It’s a jungle out there! You’ll be kidnapped! Not so. I went, stayed 3 […]
En realidad no tengo idea si María del Mar vaya a escoger ser blogger de viajes o no cuando le toque decidir qué hacer con su vida, lo que si se es que ahora mismo estamos criando una ciudadana del mundo y que eso será una herramienta muy valiosa para tomar decisiones en el futuro. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Well hello there once again, Colombia Travel Blog readers. For those who don’t know me, my name is Paul and I used to be editor of this here blog before I moved to Berlin where I currently work for Viventura. It seems a long time ago now that I […]
This is a guest post written by US travel writer Kim Merritt… –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “Are you crazy?” That was the usual reaction after telling my family and friends I would be spending a month traveling through Colombia. But as a girl who almost always travels alone I’m used to people thinking I’m […]