Tag Archives: Colombia
Giant Cross in Zipaquirá Salt Mines
Zipaquirá Salt Mines about an hour north from Bogotá, Colombia. This is the giant cross at the end of the tunnel.
4-5 More days: Colombia
In 4 more days I will be catching my flight to Colombia. In 5 more days I will be landing in the city of Bogotá. What I am really looking forward to is all the food there is to try. Colombia is not known for lots of flavors, but it does not stop me from wanting to try out some amazing foods.
One of the foods to start with are buñuelos. Buñuelos are deep fried corn dough filled with cheese in the shape of a ball. Sometimes coated with sugar, I know that these things may put me in a diabetic coma. I am still willing to risk my life to try them in Colombia.
Arepas which is a rather thick like tortilla sometimes filled with cheese and served with breakfast and buttered, are another meal I want to try. I can not wait to sit down one morning to fill my mouth with an Arepa.
The one thing there is about Colombia is the fruits. There are fruits in Colombia that can not be found anywhere in the world. I am looking forward to try fruits that can not be tasted anywhere else in the world. The best place to get all these is at the farmer’s market.
I can not wait for all the flavors that I will put to my tastes buds.
22 More Days: Colombia - Bogota
So in 22 more days I will be landing in Bogotá, Colombia. Bogotá is known for being a magnificently large city, rivaling San Francisco and others like it.
Bogota is known for it’s new city skyscrapers as well as it’s old colonial style areas. There are amazing places to go visit; including: Plaza Bolivar, La Candelaria, La Catedral, Torre Colpatria, Parque & Museo El Chiquo and others. Those are just some of the great sites one can visit while traveling in Bogotá.
Now it is nice to see all the great these great places, but in my last travel I did something different. My trip to Jammu/Kashmir was different than my other travels because I spent a lot of time with people and their families, learning more about the people and culture there. What really makes a place is the people who live there and how they live their lives.
When in Bogotá, it will be amazing to see all these wonderful sites, but what I would like to learn is the people, the culture and just how people conduct their lives.
Now the best way to do this is to try to avoid as much of the touristy areas as possible and try to keep to the small local areas. But how do I do this? Good question, and the answer is that I do not know. Granted I will be meeting a friend in Bogotá, perhaps she can introduce me to some interesting and amazing people.
How would go about trying to meet new people in a different country? Would love to hear your ideas.
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This travel blog photo’s source is TravelPod page: Olga (Lucia) Tenjo…London 98
To Colombia
In January I will be traveling to Colombia, a country once known for it’s rocky past. It is funny, when I mention to people that I will be heading out to Colombia they look at me as if I have a “death wish”. Colombia is no longer the place that it used to be, at least of what I hear.
So why Colombia? Well I for sure wanted to go to South America, but I was not sure where. When a old co-worker came back from his trip through South America I asked him where I should go. He said to me, “Colombia, you have to go see Colombia!” so I took him up on his advice.
For the past 2 months I have been planning my trip to Colombia, and have been finding that it does not seem like a bad plan at all. Colombia provides everything a person can find. From the big cities of Bogotá and Medellin; old colonial towns like Villa De Leyva; the mountainous Andes; gorgeous beaches of the Pacific and Caribbean coasts; and nearly 50 National Parks. It is no wonder why he told me to go to such a place. I the trip will be great.
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So how who has some great ideas of where I should go and do in Colombia? I am willing to hear you ideas and suggestions.