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Escapar, flight search engine

Escapar, a new metasearch to find your flight in Colombia

May 14th, 2013| Colombia Itinerary, Colombian Economy, Living in Colombia, Prepare your Trip to Colombia| Leave a comment
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Buying a flight ticket when travelling in Colombia is no easy feat. First you need to know which airlines fly to such or such destination (it’s a seemingly non-sensical mess of …

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Banana Skin Flips Flops

Colombia Portraits #4: Vicki Kellaway, Bananaskinflipflops. About Living in Colombia and in Bogota.

February 25th, 2013| Bogotá, Bogotá Culture, Cartagena, Colombia blog, Colombian Activities, Living in Colombia| 1 Comment
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This is portrait number 4 in our series of Colombia Portraits and finally we managed to have a feminine point of view. Welcome to Vicki Kellaway, the bubbly author of …

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Colombia Politics Website

Colombia Portraits #3: Kevin Howlett, Colombia Politics

November 15th, 2012| Colombian Activities, Colombian Culture, Colombian Politics, Living in Colombia, Travel to Colombia| Leave a comment
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Welcome to the third in our series of Colombia Portraits. These are a series of interviews we have conducted with expat professionals here in Colombia. We’re interested in knowing just …

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San Andres

10 Reasons to Come to Colombia

September 7th, 2011| Travel to Colombia| 1 Comment
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Lists are handy, there’s no question about it. Putting things in a nice order helps our confused little minds to process information that bit quicker, and it makes stuff stand …

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Colombia’s San Gil, Sports Destination Par Excellence

September 6th, 2011| Colombian Activities, Travel to Colombia| 1 Comment
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All over Colombia there are options for adventure sports. From climbing in Suesca, to diving in San Andres, the country is one of the best destinations for all kinds of …

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Colombia: Party Capital?

August 30th, 2011| Colombian Culture, Travel to Colombia| Leave a comment
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As someone who lives in Bogotá, Colombia, I often come across travellers here that have it in their head that Colombia is one of the party capitals of the world. …

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Bogotá, Colombia

5 Surprising Ways Not to Look Like a Gringo in Bogotá (Or: A Few Cultural Differences in Colombia)

August 26th, 2011| Bogotá, Colombian Culture| 3 Comments
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By now most people know the basic rules, even if they don’t always follow them. In order to not stand out as a gringo you know not to wear sandals …

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Welcome to Travel to Colombia

June 16th, 2011| Bogotá, Travel to Colombia| Leave a comment
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This is the blog of Paul, a young man that flew from his nest in England to distant lands. Namely, he chose to travel to Colombia and live in its …

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