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I don’t know about you but I am a pretty terrible packer myself. The last time I went to Colombia I literally packed every piece of clothing I owned into a bulging backpack and then packed my carry-on luggage with books. All of which I…
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I have a trip to Colombia coming up and the excitement is real, friends! Even more exciting, though, is that I will be introducing the country to my partner who not only has never been to Colombia before, but he only ate an arepa con…
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I once had a friend tell me that she so badly wanted to create a blog, but she was nervous about not being a “real” writer. “English is my second language,” she said. “How can I write a blog when I don’t think I will…
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Why travel Colombia? Colombia has been capturing my imagination for close to a decade now, through books and people I’ve met over the years. During that time I’ve been lucky enough to travel around the country, from Medellin to Manizales, from the Caribbean Coast to…
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One thing that is pretty important when you live in or travel Colombia a is knowing some basic Spanish before you go, if only enough to get you out of a pickle while you’re there. The first time I travelled to Colombia I accidentally locked…
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Anyone who decides to pack up a bag and move abroad is often met with any number of questions about their new home. Things like how to get around on public transport, how to make new friends and what destinations to explore are just some…
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Image: Wikimedia/Creative Comms Since announcing his presidential candidacy in the United States last month, real estate magnate, Donald Trump, has faced quite the controversy, and not just surrounding the state of his hairpiece. He recently made comments during a public address about illegal Mexican immigrants,…
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Image: Egore/Flickr If you’re not feeling brave enough to tackle Bogota’s Transmilenio system, then you do have the option of either using your legs, a bike, or catching a taxi. Now, with talk of catching taxis in Colombia and South America in general, there come…
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Friends, I would like to introduce you to Jade Longelin. She’s a French world traveller who grew up in America and has lived in numerous parts of the world including Spain, Luxembourg and now Colombia. Her long-term relationship with a local from Bogota has seen…
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Image: longleanna/pixabay How would you deal with an emergency situation in Colombia? Would you know what numbers to ring if there was a fire? Would you have a phone number to contact if you broke your arm and needed help immediately? Without sounding like a…
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Image: Martin St Amant/wikimedia Oh, Colombia. You have stolen many a foreigner’s heart. The hospitality, the food, the warm smiles, the warmer weather, the parties, the idyllic regions dotted around the place. People from around the world are flocking to the country, deciding to travel…
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Image: katyveldhorst/pixabay Before travelling to any new destination abroad, it’s definitely worth doing some research and seeing whether any vaccinations and immunisations are suggested before you take off. I’m organising a trip to Colombia at the moment and it dawned on me that I hadn’t…
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Image: Edgar Zuniga Jr./Flickr I’m planning a trip to Colombia at the moment, and I’ve been concerning myself with things like where to stay, what activities we’re going to do while we’re there, what cities and towns we want to visit. But my boyfriend asked…
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If you haven’t yet familiarised yourself with Victoria Kellaway and her blog Banana Skin Flip Flops, do yourself a favour and click here. Save the link, add it to your favourites, do whatever you need to do. I’ll give you a minute to get yourself…
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It’s no secret, I’m a fan of the arepa. My addiction to arepas is how I got my nickname, Sarepa, after all. But I had never made an arepa myself. So today, I got in the kitchen, I learnt how to make arepas and had…
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