Cartagena is one of the best places in Colombia to eat. Not only is there an abundance of great restaurants in Cartagena, the street food is good and you can pick up some mean bites to eat from local markets. We’re focusing today on the selection of restaurants, however, and we’ve picked out for you […]
Tag: The Caribbean Coast
You may remember us at Colombia Travel Blog writing about our new collaboration with Off2 Colombia last week. Well, we’re continuing the content sharing this week with this fantastic video of their travel to Cartagena. Enjoy! –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– More useful info about Cartagena: Cartagena Photos One Day in Cartagena Cartagena Tours Cartagena Travel Guide […]
Barranquilla is a port at the North Coast of Colombia, a city with a little more than a million people and fourth in size after Bogota, Medellin, and Cali. For many years, especially during the 18th Century, Barranquilla was a very important trading port and therefore, as most big harbors around the world, lots of […]
Not long now until the 2011 FIFA U20s World Cup commences, and so we at Colombia Travel Blog are down to the big three (in terms of tourism): Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena. Today we look at perhaps Colombia’s most famous city, Cartagena. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Cartagena is a jewel in South America’s crown […]
Normal practice is resuming here at our Colombia Travel Blog with our countdown to the Colombia World Cup 2011. Today we’re looking at Barranquilla, the birth place of Shakira and one of the biggest Carnivals in the world. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Barranquilla is located in the north of Colombia on the country’s Caribbean […]
I had heard many good things about Cartagena before coming to Colombia and I’m pleased to report I was not disappointed in the slightest. We arrived at the busy bus terminal after a comfortable, 4 hour bus journey. A short taxi ride took us through the bustling streets of what I can only describe as […]
Landing at the airport at Santa Marta, I felt the distinct difference in the warmer climate and I was looking forward to relaxing on a white sandy beach in Tayrona National Park. We spent a night in Santa Marta and had some delicious pizza at Ouzo, a Mediterranean restaurant that had come recommended by Paul […]
Tayrona is a stunning meld of beaches, jungles and mountains that never fails to enchant everyone that visits. It’s a wilderness, seemingly untouched by man (excepting the accommodation and restaurants), that sprawls on for miles and miles. Despite its paradisaical nature, there’s one complaint I often hear from backpackers and high-end travelers alike: it’s too expensive. –> […]
Tolú is a small, lively village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. It’s notable for its beautiful beaches, its nearby tropical islands, and for the volume of the music the locals play as they cycle around town. Yes, you read that right, as they cycle. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– In Tolú cars are dinosaurs of the […]
Squatted in the ever-blurring line between tourist destination and off-the-beaten track is Taganga, a fishing village on Colombia’s Caribbean coast that boasts a burgeoning nightlife, unforgettable fruit juices and some of Colombia’s most lively beaches. Situated next to Santa Marta and Tayrona National Park, Taganga may not be the most obvious tourist destination but certainly […]