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Medellín sure has come a long way, hasn’t it? The city is said to have the most friendly and hospitable people in the country, but there’s so much more to the City of Eternal Spring than that. The changes Medellín has faced in such a…
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Did you know it was a fight over a flower vase that signaled the beginning of Colombia’s fight for independence? It’s absolutely true, and if you find yourself in Bogota you can visit the spot where it actually happened – the Vase Museum, or the…
Continue readingI didn’t go to Chiquinquira for a nice, relaxing trip, to see the sights and be a tourist for the day. I went along with my friend’s mum to visit a grave site. She wanted to visit her mother, who had died when she was…
Continue readingTravel Colombia and you’re likely to be kept busy with attractions and incredible scenery and hospitable people. But once you begin to live in Colombia, like I did in Bogota, things start to change. Everything becomes familiar and you begin to form patterns in your…
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Apart from burning to a crisp and sipping cocktails in your own private shaded banana lounge, there is quite a bit to do on the island of San Andres. I got used to island life during my four-day visit and here’s what I suggest travellers…
Continue readingI am a self-proclaimed beach bum. Get me to a beach, with warm weather and calm waters, and I am pretty excitable. I have seen many a beach in my time too, but one of the most beautiful beaches I have seen was in San…
Continue readingBig well done to Colombia for beating Peru 2-0 in the selection today. Here’s hoping they make it all the way to Brazil!
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You find it weird when you can’t buy one egg at a time in your home country. It is completely normal to drink milk, water and juice from a bag. There is nothing at all weird about a tyre blocking your way on a bus….
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