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Oh, Manizales! You are a city of universities and young people, of coffee production and old men in cowboy hats, of delicious cakes and of long-winded histories, of mountain ranges, tall churches and delicious pastries. Tucked high in the Andes, at just over 2,000 metres…
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There are quite a lot of things to do in Salento, but one activity you just can’t leave off your list is hiking through the Cocora Valley. It is visually spectacular and great for travellers in Colombia looking to do a non-guided hike while in…
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After spending a wonderful few days in Salento, it was time for us to leave the quiet coffee town and head up to Manizales. We caught a bus from the “transport terminal” which is really just a small bus stop across the road from the…
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Today’s post about teaching English in Colombia comes from Anna Trigellis-Smith, an Australian who lives in Colombia and also shares her life as a plant-based vegan on her blog. Here are some of her observations while teaching English in Colombia. I’d like to share with…
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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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A man peeks his head out from an opened window above a pizza shop, watching the mix of tourists and locals looking for things to do in Salento in the main square below. Waiters rush hurriedly from table to table at crowded restaurants, putting down…
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If you’re a bit of a free spirit and love to travel then surely you’ve thought about creating your own travel blog. It might sound like a dream, but not only can travel blogging be a whole lot of fun, but it can also be…
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Considering Bogota is the capital of Colombia, the majority of trips to the country begin and end in this busy city. My trip was no different and since I love the Bog, I spent quite a few days here acting like a tourist. If you…
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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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The capital of Colombia is Bogota, and it truly is a place that takes time to warm up to. I love the city, though, and I am completely horrified to hear that some tourists and backpackers only ever pass through the capital en route to…
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Travelling through Colombia with my Iranian partner, the conversation always comes back to politics. Pej talks politics in his sleep, so there were no surprises when he began asking taxi drivers, waiters, friends and strangers what they really thought about the government, the president and…
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Food lovers in Bogota, listen up because you can’t possibly go past Loon Lio’s Bogota Food Safari while you’re in the capital. I was lucky enough to join one of the food tours while I was in Bogota recently and, boy, did we come across…
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The last time I was lucky enough to travel Colombia, I was actually settled in one place. I didn’t stay in many hostels in Colombia, I shared an apartment, I had a job and I even found a bakery that I would pop by for…
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We’d spent the last four days in Bogota, so the relaxed vibe in the small town of Salento in Colombia’s coffee region was exactly what my partner Pej and I were after. It was time to trade the graffiti art and the bustling Septima for…
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While in a departure lounge in Santa Marta I was very excited (and surprised!) to read a tweet from the lovely Prue and Rebecca from Straight On Detour. The tweet mentioned that they were awarding me a Sisterhood Blogger Award! What’s a Sisterhood Blogger Award,…
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