@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] There are times when, contrary to the lyrics in the popular 1977 Fleetwood Mac song, you can’t go your own way. Well, you can’t if the place you want to go to is inside a national park with various...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/video version of this blog story click here.] Bucolic bliss. The rural idyll. Like anything that refers to perfection, the reality is different. Nothing in this world is perfect. What we strive for is to have as many positives as possible in whatever...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] One criticism often levelled at Colombia’s tourism industry is that compared to other countries in the region such as Argentina, Chile and Peru, it’s quite underdeveloped. While this can be seen as a...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] A thermal waterfall runs gently into a fast-flowing, shallow river. Close to the bank, where the hot and cool waters fuse, a natural spa presents itself. It’s of sufficient size to bathe in, fully...
@wwaycorrigan [For a YouTube version of this blog click here.] ‘El mejor clima del mundo.’ So runs the slogan on a sign welcoming visitors and passers-by to the town of Sutamarchán, in Colombia’s Boyacá department. It’s quite a claim, especially...
@wwaycorrigan [For a YouTube version of this blog entry, click here.] After having visited over 50 of Colombia’s Andean towns, in particular in the Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Santander departments, I do feel I’m in a strong position to evaluate the region. Yes,...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] As has been well documented on this blog, I’ve visited several rather similar Colombian towns — pueblos — over the last few years. Now, some cynical types might say that all Colombian towns are pretty...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] It used to surprise me somewhat how even the most insignificant and sleepy of Colombian towns had at least one hotel to host the occasional passer-by. I’d often wonder how the owners made money from the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] When one thinks of Colombia’s Boyacá department, if one thinks of it at all, it tends to conjure up images of the awe-inspiring Andes, clean, cool country air and the odd superstar cyclist. It’s...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] I do sometimes feel a bit torn after getaways to Colombian pueblos — pueblo pick-me-ups as I like to call them — due to my desire or at least perceived need to blog about them. It’s because, as...
