Travel diaries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil.
The « Cafeteros » region is an area comprised of many towns of various sizes sitting amid rolling hills, vibrating to the colours of its coffee plants. In between two stays in the very centre of coffee plantations that offer rooms for rent (Hacienda Venecia) and hotel accommodation (Hacienda Combia), I spent three nights in a youth …
La Serrana Hostel, in the ‘must-see’ Tourist attraction of the Region Read More »
After a nice long break of about a month in the colombian capital, I am on the road again for the second part of discovering this magnificent country. You can find my latest adventures on my blog: Bogota, a studious pit stop at Julian’s home La Cachamera, from Meta to the Salt Cathedral La Minga, …
Day 255 : A huge thank you from Bogota, and on we go Read More »
When looking for responsible hotels in order to prepare my HopTour of Colombia, I found myself many times on Colombia Eco Travel website. That’s how I finally decided to contact them to ask them advice. Daniel was very reactive and offered to help me with contacting the hotels in order to join our effort towards responsible …
Meet with Daniel and Eliesha, Colombia Eco Travel Read More »
When I reached Bogota with my friend Isa in early March, it was with the intention of spending some 10 days there to get myself in gear and start off again … but this was before my friend Julian’s generous hospitality, meeting so many new interesting people, visiting the ANATO exhibition, giving presentations in universities …
After my escape to La Minga in Choachi, I decided to run off from Bogota the next weekend on another short hotel mission. Hayda, a friend of a friend, who is also managing a hotel, took me to see her new « baby », five hours south of the capital, in the ‘department’ of Meta. Welcome to La …
I had the opporunity to meet with Gustavo Toro Velásquez, President of COTELCO, and Edwin Bernal, Director of Quality, during the tourism profesionnal fair ANATO in Bogotá. Cotelco is the main hotel and tourism association of Colombia.
It’s a technological crisis! My computer has been freezing up more and more often over the past weeks and my camera has left this world…Now more than ever I need good quality, operational equipment to document my visits to hotels as well as their sustainable practices, which are collected for Hopineo. It is for this …
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 »
