Travel
As you may know, we are going to spend 6 weeks touring Colombia this fall.
When we announced this, the first thing my mother says is along the lines of "Can't you pick a friendly country?"
Well, I think one of the reasons that we want to visit Colombia is to dispel myths like this that are still floating around.
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- Colombia, On $39 Usd Per Day
We recently spent just over six weeks (47 days including travel days from Mexico) touring Colombia. I wanted to detail our expenses over that period of time so that others can judge if they can afford to do the same type of trip. Including our airfare...
- It's Colombia, Not Columbia
One of the most commonly misspelled countries in the world, there has been a movement afoot since 2013 to educate people about the proper spelling of Colombia's name. Maybe it's because many people are familiar with the Canadian province of British...
- Would You Go For A Walk Along A Random Dirt Road In The Countryside Of Colombia?
As we were doing this yesterday, that was the question that came up. Our guess is that not many people would do the same things that we do, and yet these country road walks have been among our best experiences in Colombia. There are no other tourists....
- Travel Day! Filandia To Buga, Colombia.
We paid our bill at Bidea Hostel in Filandia. 186,000 pesos ($88.35 CAD) for three nights. A little overpriced compared to some of the other hostels we've stayed at in Colombia. Two things that typically have bothered us about these hostels...the...
- If It Were My Home...
We're quickly realizing that six weeks in Colombia will not be long enough. Just the same as when we spent four weeks in South Korea, and South Korea is a lot smaller than Colombia. I came across an interesting website the other day that compares...
Travel
Colombia - More negative than Mexico?
As you may know, we are going to spend 6 weeks touring Colombia this fall.
When we announced this, the first thing my mother says is along the lines of "Can't you pick a friendly country?"
Well, I think one of the reasons that we want to visit Colombia is to dispel myths like this that are still floating around.
Click here to read more...
- Colombia, On $39 Usd Per Day
We recently spent just over six weeks (47 days including travel days from Mexico) touring Colombia. I wanted to detail our expenses over that period of time so that others can judge if they can afford to do the same type of trip. Including our airfare...
- It's Colombia, Not Columbia
One of the most commonly misspelled countries in the world, there has been a movement afoot since 2013 to educate people about the proper spelling of Colombia's name. Maybe it's because many people are familiar with the Canadian province of British...
- Would You Go For A Walk Along A Random Dirt Road In The Countryside Of Colombia?
As we were doing this yesterday, that was the question that came up. Our guess is that not many people would do the same things that we do, and yet these country road walks have been among our best experiences in Colombia. There are no other tourists....
- Travel Day! Filandia To Buga, Colombia.
We paid our bill at Bidea Hostel in Filandia. 186,000 pesos ($88.35 CAD) for three nights. A little overpriced compared to some of the other hostels we've stayed at in Colombia. Two things that typically have bothered us about these hostels...the...
- If It Were My Home...
We're quickly realizing that six weeks in Colombia will not be long enough. Just the same as when we spent four weeks in South Korea, and South Korea is a lot smaller than Colombia. I came across an interesting website the other day that compares...