Colombia

Colombia is such a beautiful country. If you ever go there, one of the things you will be more surprised with is how friendly people are and also how much slower in comparison with New Jersey live is. There are a lot of things to do, really a great deal since the country is so diverse. My first advice for any foreigner visiting Colombia as a tourist (not on business) is to perhaps go with someone local. They will tell you what to do and also which areas to avoid. And on this I want to elaborate a little more. Like any country in the world, Colombia has its issues. The way I put it best to my friends is that I wouldn’t go alone in the middle of the night to places near to where we live in New Jersey like Newark, or to the Bronx in NYC. In the same way, there’re a few areas of Colombia that one should stay away. On the other hand, you will have an amazing time if you know where to go.

My mother had taken Sammie for a month long trip to Colombia, and after some thinking I decided to join them there. I arrived to Colombia on 8/16/2005. The cheapest flight I got was getting there in Cali, which is about 3 hours away from Armenia, which is the town I was born. I spent the night at my aunt’s house that night and took the first bus to Armenia the following morning. It was a pretty good trip since I got to enjoy the scenery while listening to some Colombian music on my radio. When I arrived in Armenia, my mom and I planned what to do, and the following is the result of such.