https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/in-the-town-of-salento/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-town-of-salento https://bkpk.me/in-the-town-of-salento/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:05:30 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14303
Travel articles rave about the importance of getting “off-the-beaten path”. It is funny, though, how some writers tell you how you should go away from touristic places mentioning exactly those “alternative” places you should instead go to. They list the “unusual” things you should do once you get there and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/in-the-town-of-salento/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/pink-is-my-favorite-color/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pink-is-my-favorite-color https://bkpk.me/pink-is-my-favorite-color/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:08:24 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13374
Little girls in Colombia are something else! Very often into fashion since an early age, they love to dress up, accessorize and pose. We observed that in a lot of girls we came across mainly in the cities, some of them who have even been featured here on Backpack ME ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/pink-is-my-favorite-color/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/coffee-nature-wellness-at-hotel-salento-real/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coffee-nature-wellness-at-hotel-salento-real https://bkpk.me/coffee-nature-wellness-at-hotel-salento-real/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:44:02 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13102
Salento is the most touristic area in the popular “Coffee Triangle” of Colombia. No wonder there are so many hostels and guesthouses in town. But if you’d like to stay in a place that offers something extra than the standard hostal, Hotel Salento Real is the place to head to! ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/coffee-nature-wellness-at-hotel-salento-real/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/cowboys-trout-in-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cowboys-trout-in-colombia https://bkpk.me/cowboys-trout-in-colombia/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:32:27 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12919
Welcome to Colombia’s Coffee Triangle! One would figure that it’s all about coffee around this parts… and yes, it is, but trout also plays a big role around here. Walking around the touristic town of Salento, at the heart of the Eje Cafetero, you’ll see as many signs announcing freshly ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cowboys-trout-in-colombia/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/worldcup-fever-in-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worldcup-fever-in-colombia https://bkpk.me/worldcup-fever-in-colombia/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:38:38 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12867
A couple of weeks ago we were in the small town of Salento, in Colombia’s well known “Coffee Triangle”, when Colombia’s national team won 2-1 against Cote d’Ivoire in the FIFA World Cup. If I hadn’t had a context, just by walking the streets and observing how happy people where, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/worldcup-fever-in-colombia/feed/ 17