Category Archives: Cartagena

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

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 …

Rent a Flat while in Bogotá

Renting an apartment in Colombia, or staying in a hotel?

February 6th, 2013| Bogotá, Cartagena, Colombia Vacation, Medellín, Prepare your Trip to Colombia, Travel to Colombia| 2 Comments

Conventional logic dictates that on a holiday you get yourself a flight and book into a nice hotel, enjoying the amenities available in the hotel in between exploring your chosen …

Attractive plaza in Cartagena

Summit of the Americas 2012, Cartagena

March 30th, 2012| Caribbean Coast, Cartagena, Colombia blog, Colombian Culture, Events in Colombia, Travel to Colombia| 1 Comment

The 8th Summit of the Americas will take place on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast, in the picturesque environs of Cartagena. These summits take place every few years. In the summits the …

Popayan

Semana Santa in Colombia: Bogotá and Popayan

March 21st, 2012| Bogotá, Cartagena, Colombian Activities, Colombian Culture, Travel to Colombia| Leave a comment

Holy Week (or Semana Santa) is a big thing in Colombia. On the one hand you have the firmly Catholic contingent, who enjoy the opportunity to celebrate Easter. On the …

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2 Day Itinerary in Cartagena

January 17th, 2012| Cartagena| 1 Comment

As Colombia’s tourism capital, Cartagena has remained one of the safest places in the country for decades. As such, the tourism infrastructure is far more developed, prices are higher and …