–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Emigrating to a new country can be a pretty nerve-wracking experience whichever way you look at it – we’re talking about relocating your entire life, meeting new people, finding new places to live and hang out, setting up new phone contracts, bank accounts etc…it’s a tough thing to get […]
Tag: Moving to Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Following on from yesterday’s post about where to take your parents when they visit Colombia, I though a post aiming to allay any fears they might have of visiting one of the world’s most misunderstood countries was called for. Sure, many of you might be backpacking through Colombia with no […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– For people new to Colombia one of the first big challenges can be getting used to the new currency: how much is each bill and coin worth; which is especially valuable and which is pocket change; who is that guy with the excellent mustache on the blue note? I’ve […]
So last week I shared my top tips about the things I wish I would have known before coming to live in Colombia. But it is nice to have some surprises, right? In fact, most of my favorite experiences in Colombia so far have come about while learning or finding out about parts of Colombian […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Now feeling at home here in Colombia, it´s funny to reflect back on the moment I arrived here in with little clue of what to expect. Let´s just say I was quite surprised by a whole bunch of things – new life, landscapes, the big city of Bogotá, new […]
I found the Colombia Travel Blog before I even set foot in the country. That is pretty much the moment my love affair with Colombia began. My name is Tracey Armitage, hailing from the that gringo state up north, the good ol´ USA, Maryland to be exact. At the quarter-life cross-roads, I decided to go […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’m Megan Kennedy; I lived in Chile and traveled in Central and South America in my pre-kid days, when the Internet was young and so was I. I didn’t make it to Colombia until 2012, when I moved with my husband and two young boys to Medellín. I immediately fell in love […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– A visit to Colombia is usually exciting, exotic and varied; most people who visit this wonderful country leave determined to return. We have frequently written about the beauty and diversity of our adopted homeland, however, when planning a trip to Colombia there are several less exciting things which are […]
To read it in English click here –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Estuve viviendo y trabajando en Colombia por 5 maravillosos meses hasta que se me acabo el contrato de trabajo y tuve que regresar al gris y húmedo Reino Unido. Fue genial tener todas las comodidades de casa de nuevo. Me la he pasado […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’d been working and living in Colombia for an amazing five months when I came to the end of my work contract and had to return to the grey and soggy UK. It was great to be back with all my home comforts. I’ve been guzzling down Cadburys chocolate […]