This is the time of the year when we set personal goals, check on our professional path and swear by resolutions that may be forgotten in two weeks…BUT…it should also be the time of year to make a travel bucket list. Knowing where we want to go ahead of time can help us plan important details, like…
Tag: Colombia
Four restaurants with the best traditional Colombian cuisine in Bogota
Hi everyone! I’ve been out of touch for a bit but I’m back and ready to share some of my recent experiences while traveling this summer. During my most recent trip to Bogota, I made it a mission to find the best restaurants with traditional Colombian cuisine. Although Bogota is renowned for its international cuisine…
Tips for enjoying Cartagena, the Walled City
Hi guys! As promised last week, this post will be dedicated to sharing some tips that will come in handy when planning your trip to Cartagena. The best advice I can give you (and it applies to most- if not all- things on this post) is to plan ahead! Stay: Cartagena is a popular tourist destination…
Living my New Year’s resolution
Every year I follow my family’s New Year’s Eve tradition to walk with an empty suitcase around the neighborhood to attract travel for the upcoming year. To end 2015 with a “drop-the-mic” attitude, I decided to actually pack my bag and welcome the new year traveling! I arrived in Cartagena de Indias on December 31, 2015 with…
The art of finding (or losing) yourself in travel
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us” In the pursuit of finding myself while discovering new places, or allowing myself to get lost in places far away from home, I have found traveling to be cathartic for the mind, body and soul. Sure, the cliché blogpost will tell you this…
Al Agua Patos
Bogota is known for its excellent food and culinary concepts that come to life in the restaurants around the city. Renowned chefs have opened the doors to their restaurants and invited patrons to experience the traditional Colombian flavors, as well as, exotic dishes from around the world. Bogota is the perfect stage to let your taste…
Happy Birthday Bogota!
The Bogota series continues this week, honoring the birthday of this enchanting city. On August 6, 2015, Bogota turned 477 years old. During centuries, the city has been transforming to become one of the most important capital cities in Latin America, offering Colombians and foreigners an exquisite place to enjoy art, architecture, gastronomy, music and more! Bogota…
Chameleon City
As I walked down the streets of La Candelaria on Sunday afternoon, I began to take in the colors of the walls adorned with elaborate doors, clever signs in English and Spanish announcing restaurants or hostels and artistic graffiti that lead to the very same plaza where the city of Bogota was founded. I had…