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 my education; I could only […]
Tag: Solo Female Travel in Colombia
This is a guest post written by US travel writer Kim Merritt… “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 nuts. “What if you get […]
Travel is a wonderful way to broaden your mind, change your perception on the world, and meet amazing people from diverse places. Yet there are a number of different ways of experiencing the magic of travel: hostels or hotels? Planes or buses? And, for me, the big one, solo or group? The way you […]
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 friends, neighbors and fellow Colombianos. […]
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 […]
To read this post in English, click here. Ya habíamos hablado antes un poco de la experiencia de viajar solo en Colombia, pero el artículo estaba dirigido a todas las audiencias en general. Esta semana queremos hablar específicamente de viajar sin compañía cuando eres una mujer. En mi experiencia, he viajado mucho por mi cuenta, […]
Single? Female? Have itchy feet and keen to travel Colombia? Well, let me let you in on a bit of a secret girls – Colombia is calling. Being a single female and deciding to travel to Colombia alone was definitely one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, but also one of the most fun. Travelling […]
Safety Week continues at Colombia Travel Blog! Today we are going to be answering some ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ about safe travel in Colombia. 1. Is it safe to travel to Colombia? Yes! In the past 10 years Colombian security has increased to the point the where more and more tourists are visiting every year. Thousands of people […]
Today’s post is written by Sara Romes, from See Colombia’s Sales Department. Thanks Sara and Happy Semana Santa to all! You’re traveling to where? I think you should dye your hair. Or as I like to call it: Traveling as a blonde woman in Latin America. The comment about dying my hair is made by […]