Island Tips » colombia http://islandtips.com Caribbean news, Cruise news, photos and tips. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 LAN Colombia will begin flights to the U.S. http://islandtips.com/lan-colombia-will-begin-flights-to-the-u-s/ http://islandtips.com/lan-colombia-will-begin-flights-to-the-u-s/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:17:25 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/lan-colombia-will-begin-flights-to-the-u-s/ Filed under: North America , South America , United States , Colombia On February 1, LAN Colombia will celebrate the airline’s inaugural flight to the United States when it touches down at Miami International Airport from Bogota. The event will be marked by a water cannon salute and will be …

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]]> http://islandtips.com/budget-vacation-guide-2012-bogota-colombia/feed/ 0 On the Radar: Cartagena, Columbia http://islandtips.com/on-the-radar-cartagena-columbia/ http://islandtips.com/on-the-radar-cartagena-columbia/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:51:47 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/on-the-radar-cartagena-columbia/ Cartagena has been a popular Caribbean cruise port for years, but it’s truly become a destination in its own right—and a perfect place to get a taste of Colombia all in one stop.

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]]> http://islandtips.com/on-the-radar-cartagena-columbia/feed/ 0 Colombia’s Forgotten Pacific Coast: black sand beaches, wildlife of all shapes, and jungle shrouded shores. http://islandtips.com/colombias-forgotten-pacific-coast-black-sand-beaches-wildlife-of-all-shapes-and-jungle-shrouded-shores/ http://islandtips.com/colombias-forgotten-pacific-coast-black-sand-beaches-wildlife-of-all-shapes-and-jungle-shrouded-shores/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:41:17 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/colombias-forgotten-pacific-coast-black-sand-beaches-wildlife-of-all-shapes-and-jungle-shrouded-shores/ Colombia is the only country in South America with coasts on both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. However, if you say “I’m going to the coast” in Colombia, it invariably means the Atlantic coast. Whether it’s living it up in Cartagena, basking …

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Colombia’s Forgotten Pacific Coast: black sand beaches, wildlife of all shapes, and jungle shrouded shores.

]]> http://islandtips.com/colombias-forgotten-pacific-coast-black-sand-beaches-wildlife-of-all-shapes-and-jungle-shrouded-shores/feed/ 0 My travels: Michael Jacobs walks the Andes http://islandtips.com/my-travels-michael-jacobs-walks-the-andes/ http://islandtips.com/my-travels-michael-jacobs-walks-the-andes/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 07:27:07 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/my-travels-michael-jacobs-walks-the-andes/ The author tells of the journey of a lifetime down the Andes, from the tropics of Venezuela to the icy tip of Patagonia The Andes fascinated me long before I got to see them. I had been brought up on the Andean tales of my…

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]]> http://islandtips.com/my-travels-michael-jacobs-walks-the-andes/feed/ 0 Real Travel: Sleeping With Strangers http://islandtips.com/real-travel-sleeping-with-strangers/ http://islandtips.com/real-travel-sleeping-with-strangers/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:45:47 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/real-travel-sleeping-with-strangers/ I’ve been writing the Real Travel column in every issue of National Geographic Traveler for almost ten years–long before the magazine (and my column) made the move online . I thought it would be fun to re-visit some of those older, print-only columns from time to time, here on…

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]]> http://islandtips.com/real-travel-sleeping-with-strangers/feed/ 0 How to Sail to Colombia on a Backpackers Budget http://islandtips.com/how-to-sail-to-colombia-on-a-backpackers-budget/ http://islandtips.com/how-to-sail-to-colombia-on-a-backpackers-budget/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:06:40 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/how-to-sail-to-colombia-on-a-backpackers-budget/ Sailing to Colombia from Panama was one of the more exciting things we did while traveling in Central and South America. Leading up to that decision, we had a difficult time finding information on the Internet about specific boats and their captains. On the hostel sites that do book these trips, they only list

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]]> http://islandtips.com/finding-the-flavor-of-cartagena/feed/ 0 Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati http://islandtips.com/traveler-q-a-pavia-rosati/ http://islandtips.com/traveler-q-a-pavia-rosati/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:05:30 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/traveler-q-a-pavia-rosati/ Filed under: Africa , Asia , Europe , North America , South America , Zambia , Cambodia , China , Indonesia , Japan , Laos , Sri Lanka , Syria , Vietnam , France , Italy , Netherlands , Portugal , United Kingdom , Canada , Cuba , United States , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Caribbean , Hong Kong Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom , a recently debuted…

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]]> http://islandtips.com/traveler-q-a-pavia-rosati/feed/ 0 Communing with Cartagena’s essence on La Muralla http://islandtips.com/communing-with-cartagena%e2%80%99s-essence-on-la-muralla/ http://islandtips.com/communing-with-cartagena%e2%80%99s-essence-on-la-muralla/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:40:43 +0000 Island Tips http://islandtips.com/communing-with-cartagena%e2%80%99s-essence-on-la-muralla/ CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, COLOMBIA – Colombia’s crown jewel on the Caribbean coast, Cartagena is a city that sings a siren song, luring travelers to its shores and then seducing them into staying…or at least returning.  I spent a month here

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