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Too often I hear about travellers who visit Colombia but bypass Bogota for other destinations around the country. There are so, so many things to do in Bogota and you’d be crazy not to put this place on your must-visit list. From marketplaces and museums…
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On a recent trip to Colombia we only allocated around three days in Cartagena and just one day to explore the Rosario Islands. The first time I visited the Rosario Islands I had an amazing time. I stayed a few nights on Playa Blanca with…
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Image: Alexander Schimmeck/Flickr The first time I saw a picture of the Tatacoa Desert on the web I thought I was admiring a place located somewhere in Nevada or California. When I found out it was actually in Colombia I was impressed. Firstly because I…
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Browsing through Instagram is such a great way to get the feel for a country or a city you plan to visit right from the comfort of your own living room. I, for one, love losing myself in an endless trail of double-tapped images of…
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Anna Trigellis-Smith got in touch with me via email not long ago to extend a warm greeting to a fellow Aussie. We are both from Melbourne, Australia, and by some stroke of luck, love and a bit of magic, we had both ended up living…
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What’s in a name? Quite a lot if you ask a Colombian, and for good reason. The country has been misspelt for years by newspapers, magazines, in books and online. But thanks to a social media campaign called “It’s Colombia, NOT Columbia” the word is…
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Do you consider yourself a Colombia travel expert? Have you visited the birthplace of Vallenato or perhaps danced in the salsa capital? If you love Colombia and want to help spread the word about what an amazing country it is, then get in touch because…
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1. During Christmas in Colombia there are Christmas lights everywhere. The Christmas lights anywhere else in the world just won’t compare to the lights in Medellin: 2. A Christmas meal just won’t be the same without some fried cheese balls (Bunuelos) and a custard dish…
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Fue aproximadamente a los 5 meses de mi estadía en Bogotá que me di cuenta de que vivir en Colombia y viajar por Colombia son dos cosas muy diferentes. Viajar por Colombia generalmente quiere decir ver las mejores partes del país. Pasar de ciudad en…
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Visiting a country for the first time can make it difficult to plan the logistics of your trip. It’s a challenge getting to know how long it takes to get from one city to the next, how much time should be allocated in each town,…
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I was sitting in the hostel reception area when a tall man with a wide-brimmed hat walked through the door and up the stairs. My partner, Pej, who I recently discovered has an interesting concept of time, had run down to the Exito supermarket on…
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Our trip to El Peñol, Guatapé didn’t start off on the right foot. We caught the Metro to the Terminal de Transporte del Norte where the buses to Guatape leave from. We bought our tickets, which were $25,000COP for two people, made our way to…
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I’ve been keeping up with Courtenay Strickland’s life in Colombia since she moved to Barranquilla three years ago. She’s been documenting her life in the country on her blog Barranquilla or Bust, and now she’s moved to Medellin with her son. It is such a…
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I don’t know about you, but one of my favourite things about travelling to a new country is trying all the different types of food on offer: the new flavours, the dizzying varieties, the people behind the small eateries and food stops. Colombian street food…
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Colombian fruit comes in many different shapes and sizes. Some are spiky and sweet, others smell strange but said to be powerful aphrodisiacs. I was lucky enough to head on a tour of Medellin’s street food scene with La Mesa Food Tours recently and as…
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