Colombia: The Best Kept Secret In Travel
When Patrick from The Cali Adventurer blog approached me to pen a few guest posts about the travel hot-spots in Colombia, naturally I was delighted. As co-founder of Amakuna, a luxury travel company...
View ArticleIs El Niño Killing Cali…?
I woke up this morning to the view of a dark and overcast sky. After six months with very little rain, I was hoping for a torrential shower. By noon it had yet to happen. After lunch, the sun had...
View ArticleLa Colina – Cali’s oldest Bar
To me, La Colina is one of those places where you have to stop for a beer while in Cali. It’s a local watering hole, that has been in operation since 1942, which I’m pretty sure makes it win the title...
View ArticleA Gringo’s Guide to Latin Music
Have you ever been to a club in Colombia after taking a few salsa classes? You feel confident and excited, ready to demonstrate your newly-acquired skills. You ask a local if he or she cares to dance....
View Article15 Colombian Festivals Worth A Visit
“Colombia es muy relajado!” proclaimed my friend this past Monday – on Día de la Raza – just one of the 18 national holidays in Colombia. He was drinking beer, grilling corn and enjoying the view of...
View ArticleCarolina Caicedo: A Caleña Abroad
Carolina is a friend of mine, who I met a la Feria in Cali back in 2013. She first became a friend of my little brother and shortly thereafter of my entire family. After leaving Colombia, she has...
View ArticleA Travel Pro Reveals His Favorite Places In Colombia
How do you answer the question “Which is your favourite part of Colombia?” when you live in the most bio-diverse country on the planet? How can you possibly choose one favourite region, when they are...
View ArticleThe Cost Of Having A Maid In Colombia
One of the things about Colombia that makes life here feel luxurious, at least in the eyes of a foreigner, is the fact that services that include manual labour are very affordable. For me, personally,...
View ArticleLa Feria De Cali – The Biggest Event Of The Year
Christmas is approaching and so is La Feria, the biggest event of the year for many in Cali, both locals and foreigners alike. Lots of Caleños have been saving money all year to spend during this...
View ArticleAnderson: A Gold Miner From Timbiquí
Anderson is the cousin of one of my neighbours. I met him by our swimming pool during the holidays. Although he lives less than 45 minutes away from Cali by plane, his world is very different from...
View ArticleLocal Band Cirkus Funk in Concert, Friday, Feb 26th in Cali
Tomorrow, Caleño band Cirkus Funk will be playing in Centro Cultural Comfandi in downtown Cali. The main reason for the concert is the launch of Cirkus Funk’s second album, Space Conga. The band has...
View ArticleHenrik and Konstantin: German Entrepreneurs in Colombia
Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you ended up in Colombia? Henrik: I came to Colombia first in 2013. At that time I was studying Latin American Studies in Berlin, where a lot of people told...
View Article3 Things To Do In Pasto
One of the things you’ve likely come to realize is the high level of contrast within Colombia, which seems to have every conceivable landscape known to us. I am talking about tropical coasts, Amazonian...
View Article101 Things To Do In Cali
Celebrating my post #101 on this blog, I decided to make a list of 101 things to do in Cali. The list below includes a wide range of stuff to do and does not necessarily mention the best rated or most...
View ArticleWatching a Futbol Match in Cali
In Colombia – and especially in Cali – people are very passionate about two things: Salsa and fútbol! Both are ingrained deep in their roots, and most Caleños will have a hard time denying their love...
View ArticleHealth Insurance in Colombia
A couple of months ago, I gave my second speech about visiting, living, and investing in Cali to a group of European and North American retirees and investors at the Live and Invest Overseas conference...
View ArticleCali’s Best Coffee Shops
Juan Valdez and newly arrived Starbucks in Cali are filled to the brim with people drinking coffee produced for the masses. But as many experts will tell you, this mass-produced and highly marketed...
View ArticleLa Linterna – Cali’s Old Poster Factory
Although I’ve known about this place for years, I never realized how it cool it was until I brought a couple of friends from New York there who work in publishing. It was almost impossible to drag them...
View ArticleCraft Beer In Cali – Sultana Brewing
Craft beer in Cali (and all of Colombia) is still very much in its infancy. With only a few certified microbreweries and a handful more home brewers, the craft beer scene in Cali is new, exciting, and...
View ArticleBest Salsa Lessons in Cali, Colombia
I recently took salsa lessons in Cali. I would start from the beginning, but that story is a bit long. Suffice to say I’m a relatively tall, very white man raised in rural Canada. My wife is a caramel...
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