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Moving to Colombia was a leap in the deep end for Viktoria, both figuratively and literally. The Austrian travel blogger and dive enthusiasts has found herself living in Colombia thanks to a study abroad program. She’s about to leave the country, but not without one last big…
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It was a Sunday evening in March, after a few glasses of wine, that Scott bought a ticket to Cartagena on a whim and quit his job the next day. What Scott initially thought would be the beginning of a long adventure throughout the continent actually…
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I love hearing about how expats managed to make their way to Colombia for the first time. Some finally visit after dreaming about it for years, while others somehow just stumbled into the country by accident. Peter Low’s experience was much more the latter after he…
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Andrea Jaramillo grew up visiting Colombia each year. Born to Colombian parents, Andrea and her family lived in Los Angeles, and returned to Bogota regularly for holidays. But it was during a trip to Boyaca that Andrea decided that this was a place she could see…
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I am a walking caricature of a Latina. I have curly dark hair, brown eyes, tan skin and hips that knock cups off tables. But even with my stereotypical Latina features, last name and my irrational anger for subpar flan, I have always felt like…
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The number of travellers visiting Colombia has increased each year for the last decade, so it’s no wonder there has been an influx of expats in Colombia, many of whom create blogs and provide valuable knowledge and insight into a country that is regularly in…
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Roberta Padroni has got to be the biggest fan of Colombia I have ever been fortunate enough to know. Originally from Italy, but living in London, Roberta moved to Colombia this year after falling madly in love with the country during a recent trip. Now…
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Ashley Peak has recently moved to Colombia and has made the city of open doors, Manizales, her home away from home. I had the opportunity to chat with her last week all about what life is like in Colombia compared to the United States and…
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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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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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For some, cooking means slapping a couple of pieces of bread together in a rush and calling it a meal. For others, it’s a beautiful act of love and sharing. I’m much more of the former, unfortunately, while food blogger and culinary explorer, Simone Riddle,…
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I really wanted to meet up with Karen Attman when I was in Bogota recently, but unfortunately her holidays coincided with mine and we just missed each other. If you haven’t yet come across Karen, then you’re in for a treat. She is a food…
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If you’re travelling through Bogota or you’re an expat in Colombia, then heading along to Gringo Tuesdays at La Villa is a rite of passage. The night begins with some friendly language exchange, with different tables displaying what language is being spoken at each. After…
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Camille Mansell is a straight-talking blogger from Australia. I first began to really appreciate her blog, A Little Cameo, in 2012, but she has been blogging since 2010. Camille not only shares important information for expats in Colombia, but she does it with honesty and…
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On the surface, you might not think Colombia and Northern Ireland have all that much in common, but after a chat with writer and former lawyer, Caroline Doherty de Novoa, it sounds like there are many similarities between the two, after all. According to Caroline,…
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