Joe is a show producer looking for expats who are new arrivals in Colombia. Preferably who haven’t been here for more than two years. He will be in Colombia filming an international travel show (I’m…
Author: openmindedtraveler
Erin Donaldson is an American writer, cultural correspondent and longtime expat who has lived in Colombia since 2013. Her work explores travel, culture, relationships, identity and the realities of building a life abroad.
After nearly 14 years in Colombia, she is now spending time traveling through Mexico and writing from the perspective of someone who has lived long enough outside the United States to question many of the assumptions she once took for granted.
Through Open Minded Traveler, Erin writes candidly about dating, alternative relationship structures, sexuality, cultural differences and the ways travel can challenge conventional ideas about how people are supposed to live and connect.
Blog posts
Book Preview: Colombia For Women!
Now available! The tie-in of my blog stories! Colombia for Women features stories, added details, previously unpublished photos and links about my early days in Colombia. It is told in the style of Blog/Travel Guide/Autobiography. …
Oh The Places You’ll Go (As A Mom)
Learning how to be a mom is a unique challenge where only the strong survive. In my head I tell myself “This.Is.Sparta!” and then laugh so I don’t cry. So here is my story of…
Cartagena: City of Legend and Romance
In 1586 on a moonless night the famed English pirate Sir Frances Drake attacked Cartagena, City of Legend and Romance. This was an attack which was well planned by the pirates against a city…
7 Tips, Tricks and Timely Pieces of Advice for Traveling While Pregnant
Traveling while pregnant isn’t always easy, can be very uncomfortable and crazy even, but it can be done! Take my advice as someone who has traveled in my first, second and third trimesters in some…
Food of Cartagena Colombia
Cartagena de Indias is without a doubt a gourmet food capital of Colombia, and maybe even South America. When I travel I eat well. My favorite part of any experience to try new and exotic foods that…
Hotel/Hostel Reviews of Cartagena de Indias
Travel is the spice of life, but the bed where you lay your head can often make or break your vacation. Here are the Hotel/Hostel reviews from Cartagena for Cartagena Beach Hostel (a.k.a. Hotel Playa…
Drinking with Irish Men in Cartagena a.k.a. 6 Things I learned about the Irish
One of my most memorable evenings on my trip to Cartagena was sitting around playing drinking games with 3 Irish men (Peter, Peter and Sean) and one Irish lass (Kiera). I have always been…
When Travel Plans Get Cancelled! REVISION
Travel is the romance that grabs us by the hand, pulls us in through dreams, imagination and the possibilities of the exotic places we visit. Cancellation is HELL on earth for pretty much anyone who…
9 Pet Peeves That Drive Humans and Travelers Crazy!
We all have pet peeves, that one thing that makes you want to pull-your-toenails-out-with-rusty-pliers CRAZY! It’s ok. We’re human. We learned to hate that attitude/action/habit through our life experiences. So I am here to…
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