@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog, together with the videos mentioned below, here.] As an online content creator — no sniggering — seeing what kind of material attracts more clicks than others is both interesting and puzzling. And no, after over eleven...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] It’s not exactly a case of hit-and-miss for me when it comes to visiting random Colombian pueblos. When an escape from Bogotá’s badness and madness is needed, pretty much any town will suffice. It is the getting away that matters more so; the destination […]
Pueden ser tonterías de adulto contemporáneo o chocheras vintage de medianía en el ocaso, o puede ser tal vez, que en el fondo sigo siendo el mismo niño que jugaba fútbol desde que el sol entraba por mi ventana y el repartidor de periódicos tiraba El Tiempo por encima de...
Es difícil que algún colombiano se emocione y vibre con el hallazgo de un pozo petrolero de Ecopetrol. O que alguien se compre una camiseta chiviada de Alpina o de Nutresa para salir a gritar en las esquinas. Y sin embargo, son negocios tan nuestros, tan esforzados, tan...
@radiobrendan When it comes to beer drinking in Colombia, the market is dominated by the bog-standard Bavaria beers. The nation’s tipple of choice is generally a Poker, Aguila or Costeña, with some opting for the more ‘upmarket’ Club Colombia. They’re far from amazing, but they’re fine all the same. Yet for those looking for a […]
@radiobrendan After eight years of the good, the bad and the ugly with Juan Manuel Santos, next year the Colombian electorate will vote for a new president. There’s still a bit to go before we know the, um, range of candidates on the actual ballot paper, but there are a few who have already indicated […]
Hace un poco más de veinte años trabajaba yo en Bavaria. Era el apogeo del grupo Santo Domingo y las grandes decisiones del país, por no decir todas, pasaban por el quinto piso del edificio de la calle 94. Augusto López era el emperador supremo y los vicepresidentes,...
@radiobrendan This blog generally stands up for the underdog, those very much up against it. Well, this is certainly the case when it comes to social classes and the sporting arena. It tends to be less so, however, when price comes into play. That is to say, value-for-money is...
@radiobrendan Times, in a financial context, are tough. Well, in many ways they’re tough (relatively speaking that is), but for now I’ll keep the focus on the money side of things. And on that score, they’ve been made even tougher by a visa oversight on my part. Hence the Colombian government will be taking even […]
