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Over the coming two weeks we\u2019re going to have a couple of guest bloggers featuring for us: Linda and Bernie from Sheffield, England. Linda and Bernie are quite accustomed to beach resort holidays in fairly established holiday destinations: Menorca, Greece, the Caribbean\u2026 Therefore their expedition to Colombia<\/a> is something fairly new for them and we at Colombia Travel Blog thought it would be good to give their perspective of their trip around Colombia with See Colombia Travel.<\/p>\n

As of yesterday evening they\u2019ve been in Bogot\u00e1<\/a>, but their itinerary will cover a great deal of the country, including the Cartagena<\/a>, Tayrona<\/a>, the Coffee Region<\/a> and more. Right now, over to Linda for her first impressions.<\/p>\n

Linda, 13\/05\/2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Linda and Bernie back in England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coming to Colombia wasn\u2019t an easy decision for me. I grew up in a generation where Colombia was associated with kidnappings, crime and trouble. So for me, thinking to come to this country at first just wasn\u2019t on the agenda. However, since my son is living here and I\u2019ve done a great deal of research (a great<\/em> deal of research) I decided I should give it a try \u2013 after all, any bad reports I heard tended to be from people who themselves hadn\u2019t visited. Those who had enthused endlessly about the country\u2019s merits.<\/p>\n

I stepped out into Bogot\u00e1\u2019s El Dorado airport to a smiling See Colombia Travel team. They\u2019d come to pick Bernie and I up and take us to our hotel. We found the whole team to be really polite and welcoming (something we\u2019ve now found to be typical of Colombians in general). At first what struck me about Bogot\u00e1 was the traffic, but then we were arriving at peak time so I should have expected it really.<\/p>\n

After an hour driving through the city we reached BH Retiro Hotel, a surprisingly cutting-edge hotel that easily competes with the best international standards. We walked to a nearby Italian restaurant for some delicious pasta and incredible tempura prawns before heading to the infamous Bogot\u00e1 Beer Company for some tasty beers.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve only been here a few hours but I\u2019m already impressed by Bogot\u00e1<\/a> and Colombia in general. The people seem really nice and the city, though busy, seems very modern and welcoming.<\/p>\n

So far, so good!<\/p>\n

If you want to read the rest of Linda and Bernie’s adventures in Colombia, follow the links below:<\/p>\n

Part One – Arriving in Colombia \/ Bogot\u00e1<\/a><\/p>\n

Part Two – Bogot\u00e1 \/ Bogot\u00e1 Bike Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Part Three – The Coffee Triangle \/ Cocora Valley \/ Colombian Coffee Farm<\/a><\/p>\n

Part Four – Tayrona National Park \/ Colombian Caribbean \/ Colombian beaches<\/a><\/p>\n

Part Five – Cartagena \/ Cartagena Nights \/ Cartagena Restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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