Glossy clear glass forms, the slow and steady pour, and a rich full flavored coffee is guaranteed to please even the most exigente (or high standards) customer has arrived in Pereira. Some of…
Year: 2015
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Life in The Coffee Axis: Pereira
Like the steamy fragrance and happy bubbly sound of a good cup of coffee being made in the morning, this story has been brewing in my imagination for a while. What is life REALLY like, in…
The Expat Kitchen: Brazilian Fried Plantains
Plantains are under appreciated in most of North America. However once you go south a ways you discover entire cultural diets which revolve around certain staples, the plantain is one of them. From Brazil…
The Expat Kitchen: All Natural Chocolate Vanilla Milkshake
A few notes about my recipe. This is the first in what I hope will become a series of posts sharing my favorite recipes here in Colombia. Some will be Colombian foods, I might…
Eco-Restaurant Destination: Bakuru
We have all heard of the eco-park, eco-hostel, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-anything, but one segment of ecologically sound choices should include what we eat as well. Around the world people are becoming more open minded…
Pereira, Colombia: Fiestas de la Cosecha
My favorite time of year has always been the month of August. My birthday, some of my best friends have birthdays and best of all Harvest Festival in Pereira, my city of residence. Orchids,…
Pereira Jeep Parade
This separate post is a part of the Harvest Festival post which you can read HERE. The jeep culture is a very unique and important part of life in Colombia. These are the faithful…
Restaurant Montmartre Cartagena, Colombia
In the narrow streets of the old walled city in Cartagena is a slice of old world variety for the cultured palate. With a short list of authentic dishes and carefully selected wine pairings Restaurant Montmartre…
Exotic Fruit Review: “Chontaduro”
Also known as the “Palm Peach,” chontaduro is a fruit common to certain parts of Central and South America. The fruit grows in a cluster on a palm tree. It’s color varies from bright orangy red to…
Travel Alert | Nevado del Ruiz Volcanic Activity
Several explosions, seismic activity and a large ash plume has local residents worried about the volcano known as Nevado del Ruiz. The last eruption cost the lives of more than 20,000 people and wiped a small town from existence. What is…
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