Category Archives: Living in Colombia

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

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 …

El Parque Poblado, Medellin

How to live like a Paisa (the Medellín type)

April 25th, 2013| Coffee Region Colombia, Colombia blog, Colombian Activities, Colombian Culture, Living in Colombia, Medellín| Leave a comment

Having brought you the definitive guide to living like a Rolo, we proud to present to you some top tips on bringing our your most Paisa self. Before you follow, …

A nice finca for the weekend?

How to Rent a Finca in Colombia (Near Bogotá)

February 28th, 2013| Bogotá, Bogotá Culture, Colombian Culture, Living in Colombia, Weekends around Bogota| 1 Comment

Sometimes the unrelenting pace of a city like Bogotá can just get too much. As fun, vibrant and bustling as the city is, the occasional weekend away is exactly what …

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 …

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

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 …

On the tour

Colombia Portraits #2: Christian Petersen, Bogotá Graffiti Tours

November 1st, 2012| Bogotá, Colombia blog, Colombian Activities, Colombian Culture, Highlights of Colombia, Living in Colombia| Leave a comment

Welcome to the second 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 …

Empanadas de Pipian

Street Food in Colombia – And some tips to taste the best of it

October 22nd, 2012| Bogotá, Colombian Culture, Colombian Food, Living in Colombia| 2 Comments

Street food in Colombia can be hit or miss. While one arepa you try might be incredible, the next might taste as bland as polystyrene. Still, there are some examples …

Eric travels Colombia

Colombia Portraits #1: Eric Tabone, Bogotá Business English

October 10th, 2012| Bogotá, Colombia blog, Colombian Culture, Colombian Food, Living in Colombia| 5 Comments

Welcome to the first in our series of Colombia Portraits. These are a series of interviews we have conducted with expat professionals here in Colombia. Why Colombia? What investment opportunities …

Watch the clock

You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? A Few Annoyances About Living in Colombia

October 4th, 2012| Bogotá, Colombia blog, Colombian Culture, Colombian Food, Living in Colombia, Travel to Colombia| 6 Comments

This is a guest post from our friend Aaron Richards, who is an English teacher in Bogotá. The opinions shared are not our own, but shared in order to spark …

buenos dias

Colombian Phrases and Gestures… A Colorful Dictionary

September 7th, 2012| Colombia blog, Colombian Activities, Colombian Culture, Highlights of Colombia, Living in Colombia, Travel to Colombia| 2 Comments

Normally, to really get into a culture it’s essential to speak the language. In Colombia, however, your Spanish skills don’t exactly need to be up to scratch in order for …