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While I was working for a popular travel agency in Colombia there was a bit of a running joke between myself and the other bloggers. The company had been invited to do a talk at a travel conference in the capital, Bogota, to share information…
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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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I have got to say that 2015 was a pretty stellar year, guys. It wasn’t all travels and good times, but a lot happened and I would love to do a bit of a recap just as a personal account of what I’ve achieved in…
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By the time we’d arrived in Santa Marta, my partner, Pej, and I had been travelling around Colombia for three weeks. We’d stayed in budget hostels with lukewarm “air-conditioning”, walked our way across Manizales and back again, we’d lugged our backpacks through sleepy towns, we’d…
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Jack and Jean were the two very first friends I made in Colombia when I moved to Bogota in 2012. They are the sweetest, most adventurous people I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing as well as living and travelling with. Jean is also the…
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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: Luis Vest/Flickr Declared a World Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003, the Carnaval de Barranquilla is not only the biggest celebration of folklore and dance in Colombia but also one of the biggest carnivals in the world. Since the…
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On telling people back home in Scotland that I was planning to spend two and half months in Colombia, the majority responded with something along the lines of: “What – Colombia?! Why? It’s dangerous. There are drugs, kidnappings, violence….” They couldn’t quite grasp why this…
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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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“How do you stay motivated?” a friend says over soy chai lattes one warm Brisbane morning as she dunks her spoon into the foamy cinnamon-sprinkled milk floating at the top of her cup. The conversation has shifted to me and my life as a travel blogger….
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Damas, voy a contarles un pequeño secreto. Colombia las está llamando. Al ser una mujer, decidir viajar a Colombia sola, fue sin duda una de las cosas más difíciles que he hecho, pero también una de las más divertidas. Viajar sola siendo mujer puede ser…
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I’m a big fan of getting off the tourist route and discovering the hidden gems of a new destination on my own. I love wandering through cities without knowing where I’m going, stopping by small eateries for a bite to eat, unsure of what’s on…
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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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