The northern part of Colombia consists of tropical beaches with a Caribbean vibe, green jungle and beautiful nature parks for hiking. In this blog I will take you to a couple of places in Northern Colombia where I have been and tell you about the hotspots (and which places you should skip): Tip: Turn the… More Northern Colombia: Minca, Taganga and Palomino (part IV)
Colourful Medellín, with its rough past, has positively surprised us. Medellín has a lot of poverty and a rather turbulent past, but there are also very beautiful and interesting places that make the city definitely worth a visit. From Jardín we took the direct bus to Medellín. At the central bus stop we got in… More Colourful Medellín – Round trip Colombia (III)
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The central-western part of Colombia is stunning! You’ll find stretched coffee plantations, huge palm trees and cowboys riding their horses all around you. You can’t miss this area of Colombia when you’re doing a roundtrip in the country. For us, the best surprise of this part of our trip was definitely the village Jardín. I’ll… More Coffee, Cocora & Cowboys – Round trip Colombia (II)
Our 3-week roundtrip in Colombia in September 2019 started in Bogota and ended in Cartagena. We had booked our KLM-flight so that we didn’t have to make a real circle, but another start than finish. We stayed 2 nights in a Hotel Vilar America (a simple but perfectly located hotel) in Bogota, to spend some… More Bogota and the Salt Cathedral – Round trip Colombia (I)
I have to admit, ‘beer and gunpowder’ doesn’t sound like a safe combination, but they’re the essentials of “tejo”, Colombia’s national sport. Modern tejo is based on a game that was probably developed already in the pre-Columbian period in Boyacá, near Bogotá. It’s bowling, jeu de boules, clay pigeon shooting and a drinking game combined.… More Beer and gunpowder! – Let’s play a game
This map shows you my 3 week trip to Colombia I did in September 2019. We started in Bogota and ended our trip in Cartagena three weeks later. At some places you’ll find a link. If you click on the link, you’ll be redirected to the post about that place. More information about this trip… More Colombia round trip (3 weeks)
The beautiful Tayrona National Park is located in the North of Colombia. At one side you’ll find the Caribbean Sea and at the other you can admire the mountains of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Although you could easily spend 2 or 3 days in Tayrona, we hiked there for one day only because of… More Hike in Tayrona NP – The road less travelled
