“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it” (Gabriel García Márquez) –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I once met Gabriel García Márquez’s biographer, who assured me (over a questionable plate of unagi) that Colombia’s best-loved writer was, in fact, the world’s best-loved writer. […]
Tag: The Caribbean Coast
I know what you guys are thinking and yes, it is my birthday weekend. No, that doesn’t mean I’m having the biggest party in Colombia this weekend. Fact is, this weekend I have to take second place to a little thing called ‘Carnival de Barranquilla’. Shucks. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Due to its amazing […]
Those with only a little time in Colombia can grapple with decisions on where to go for weeks. There’s so much on offer here that it seems a shame to go to some places while not to others but, alas, such is life with a full-time job. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Our series, ‘Decisions, […]
They say the wrong decision is better than no decision. It’s a mantra that can save you a great deal of time and effort if you apply it frequently. There are times, however, when you’ll have a decision to make and, frankly, there won’t be a wrong decision. What a delightful conundrum. –> Colombia Dolar […]
Last year our friends at Off2Colombia travelled to La Guajira in Colombia and gathered some truly remarkable footage of the region. It’s a little explored place on earth thanks to it being difficult to reach, but we hope with the help of their video more people will be drawn to exploring the area. It’s thanks to […]
Much like your back, Colombia is full of hard-to-reach places that, if you manage to get to, are some of the most amazing, most indescribable places to itch – Uh… go. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve looked at Tatacoa Desert and how to travel to the Amazon in Colombia by boat, and those are undoubtedly two highlights. […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– A special shout out today to our friends in the USA who are celebrating Thanksgiving with a big fat turkey and probably a good few beers. Sounds like a treat, enjoy! As a special treat for those of you Stateside (and, well, everywhere…) here’s a collection of photos of […]
Colombia is a trekker’s paradise, with routes to be found through snow-capped mountains, Amazonian jungle, desert landscapes and places such as Cocora Valley, which has no parallel. One trek gaining increasing popularity is The Lost City (Ciudad Perdida), accessible from Santa Marta, Taganga and Tayrona National Park. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s little wonder […]
We’ve written about travel to Taganga before, but that was a while ago and the place is so beautiful and fun that we felt the need to do it again. Plus our friends at Off2Colombia, in their series of videos of Colombia, recently released their video of Taganga. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Taganga is a […]
Colombia very often defies expectations. In fact, it’s been said that it’s a land of constant surprise. One expectation of Colombia, however, that is thankfully met, is the image of the country as a tropical paradise. Sure, you won’t be soaked in sun if you travel to Bogota, but nonetheless you can head to the […]