After a week-long disconnect in the heart of the Cocuy National Park. we started off again towards Bogota. On our way, we decided to stop in Tunja, a one-day stop which ended up as a three-day stop following our meeting with Marelvy, co-owner of the Santa Viviana Villa de Leyva Hotel. She is also Director …
This brand new year arrived bearing a great gift: my friend Isabelle arrived to join me so we could travel together for one month through northeast Colombia. During these “holidays,” I am still going ahead a little with my project by visiting a few hotels along the way (see articles on Palomino and Barichara/San Gil). …
Nature’s most pristine accommodations at 4,300 m. Read More »
After visiting the Caribbean Coast, I continue through North-Eastern Colombia with my friend Isabelle (Isa). We spend a week in the Santander Region, and plan to make quick last-minute business stops at three hotels in the charming village of Barichara, next to San Gil: Hostel Color de Hormiga, Hotel Terra Barichara, and Eco Hotel El Ocaso. How …
Three Lightning Visits of Eco-Hotels with my friend Isa Read More »
First days of 2015, first steps in South America, first visit to Colombia … what a great bunch of ‘firsts’! My friend Isabelle (‘Isa’) joins me for a 15-day ladies’ trek along the Caribbean Coast, from Cartagena to the Guajira Peninsula, by way of the incredible national park of Tayrona … all of this with …
