{"id":1061,"date":"2011-07-22T22:22:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T03:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2016-02-19T21:54:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T02:54:26","slug":"7-links-project-our-top-7-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/07\/7-links-project-our-top-7-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Links Project &#8211; Our Top 7 Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So we were recently nominated for the 7 Links Project by <a href=\"http:\/\/tendtotravel.com\/2011\/07\/7-links-project-my-top-7-posts-from-the-past-7-months\/\">Tend To Travel<\/a>. For that we give Amer a big abrazo since we\u2019re part Spanish, and a massive high-five since we\u2019re part English. The project was started by TripBase Blog, who say the project is designed \u2018[t]o unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.\u2019 A noble enterprise. We\u2019ve written a lot that we feel you, the general public, may have overlooked since we try to post every day, so let\u2019s commence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our most beautiful post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/07\/a-travelers-love-story-the-perfect-wedding-proposal-mine\/\" target=\"_blank\">JL and Marcela&#8217;s Proposal Story<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boceto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"288\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Awww&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This post and this whole story is so beautiful that if it wasn\u2019t already engaged, gosh darn it we\u2019d marry it all over again. We\u2019re proud of our little love story over here at Colombia Travel Blog and we still swoon like love-struck teenage girls at a Jonas Brothers concert every time we see <em>that<\/em> video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our most\u00a0popular\u00a0post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/05\/5-more-little-differences-between-english-and-colombian-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Differences Between Colombian and British Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/2380408275_dddd7d01da_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very British<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing people like reading more than something about themselves, and these posts (there\u2019s two parts) give Colombians and us foreigners a little chance to laugh at ourselves and each other. After all, let\u2019s face it, as a species\u2026 we are <em>kind of<\/em> ridiculous, aren\u2019t we?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our most\u00a0controversial\u00a0post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/05\/a-few-thoughts-on-safety-and-security-in-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thoughts on Safety in Colombia<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/1658641651_3736ba8ccd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good job these guys are just LOL&#8217;ing and not ROFL&#8217;ing&#8230; That could be dangerous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Safety in Colombia is always a controversial issue and we waded into the debate with a big, gleaming grin and an approving nod towards our Colombian amigos. We stand by what we said, but we know that the debate will rage on for years to come\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our most\u00a0helpful\u00a0post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/03\/columbian-vacations\/\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s Colombia, Not Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3091603866_85928320b3_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viva Col &#8212;&gt;O&lt;&#8212; mbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Basics first people. No point knowing how to get from Ecuador to Colombia if you can\u2019t even spell the country right, since you might just find yourself back in the US by accident. What I think was most helpful about this post, however, wasn\u2019t the correction itself, but the fact we explained it. I think that helped a few Colombians forgive us anglos for our ignorance. That\u2019s kindness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A post whose\u00a0success surprised us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/07\/the-icon-colombia-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Icon Colombia Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/World-Icons-e1310733435584.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"289\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icons from around the globe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This one achieved far more success than we initially thought. Part of our mission is to promote Colombia and try to change people\u2019s minds about what this country is all about\u2026 Little did we know so many people were so advanced in their thoughts about Colombia and so willing to consider Colombia\u2019s future as a top travel destination. Kudos to you, Se\u00f1or Publico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A post we feel\u00a0didn\u2019t get the attention\u00a0it deserved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/05\/14th-annual-blues-jazz-festival-%E2%80%93-bogota\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Blues &amp; Jazz Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/afiche-festiblues2011-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The poster for the Blues &amp; Jazz Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only did we promote a great festival here, we also <em>played on words<\/em>! Just look how many references there are to classic jazz and blues artists and albums tucked away in this post! We hoped at least one person would pick up on it. A Love Supreme? Kind of Blue? Inner Mounting Flame? And that\u2019s just the beginning! Maybe you did pick up on it\u2026 I guess not everyone is as easily pleased as we are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The post that we are most\u00a0proud\u00a0of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/07\/entering-an-alternate-reality-moving-to-bogota-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">An Interview With Toby and Tiger<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Toby-de-Lyz-and-Tiger-See-Colombia-Travel-e1310652856130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our beloved T&amp;T<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re proud of this post not only because it took quite some time transcribing Toby and Tiger\u2019s interview, but because we\u2019re pleased to be presenting opinions about Colombia from all parts of the world, from all types of people, and from two guys as interesting and verbose as these two. They\u2019ve got great ideas about Bogot\u00e1, and we\u2019re proud to give them a soapbox to stand on.<\/p>\n<p>So there you go, we\u2019ve travelled down the Colombia Travel Blog Memory Lane and the next stops on our 7 Links Project Bus are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlecolombiaobservationist.com\/\">http:\/\/www.littlecolombiaobservationist.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medellinliving.com\/\">http:\/\/medellinliving.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderingtrader.com\/category\/travel\/\">http:\/\/wanderingtrader.com\/category\/travel\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikesbogotablog.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/mikesbogotablog.blogspot.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bart-cat-travel.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/bart-cat-travel.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we were recently nominated for the 7 Links Project by Tend To Travel. 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