Once upon a time, Chapinero was one of Bogotá’s nicest areas. Wealthy families lived in what is now one of the city’s largest and oldest neighborhoods (after La Candelaria and Teusaquillo)… more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: After a two week hiatus, we dove right back into our culinary journey with a night of Colombian fare … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Many people wrongly assume that Colombian food is the same as Mexican food. I often get the question … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Yep, thousands of miles and years away from living back in the homeland.. .and yesterday had three g … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The New Year has come. Have you ever thought to yourself, I´ve never thought this year would arrive … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Manti in a steam cooker (photo courtesy of wikipedia) Working near the diamond district has its perk … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Apologies for the radio silence, gang! There was less internet at my disposal while I was in Colombi … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Should you ever, by any chance, be in the Cajica region of Colombia, you simply cannot miss the Sana … more →
wrote 8 months ago: One of our favorite things about visiting Colombia is the food. It’s amazing here! So fresh, s … more →
wrote 8 months ago: What should you do after you retire? A man in our church congregation recently retired from the mili … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Another day came along and the hostel is now bustling with Irish, English and Scottish accents as mo … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Once upon a time, Chapinero was one of Bogotá’s nicest areas. Wealthy families lived in what i … more →
wrote 11 months ago: To say the streets of Villa de Leyva are cobblestone would be like saying Bogota has traffic; sure i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’m the first to admit Colombian food is not that flavoursome. If you put even a decent ajiaco … more →
wrote 1 year ago: by Margaret Zhang: Here’s a quick insider’s tip to our Globalist trips: We are always th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We arrived in Colombia. Barcelona, Madrid, Bogota then three more hours driving a car (the best expe … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Considering how much I love eating, I suppose it was only a matter of time until I submitted to my o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It seems that every time I look for a Colombian recipe, I fall into a soup bowl. With winter going f … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Daniel Santos and La Sonora Matancera explain how to make the cuban version of ajiaco…yucca, c … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There’s more to Colombia than white lines, coffee and Shakira. For decades, the South American count … more →