@radiobrendan Colombia’s coffee region, the Eje Cafetero. Home to coffee (we kid you not), beautiful landscapes, quaint colonial-style towns with friendly, easy-going folk. It’s why it tends to be on most tourists’ must-visit lists. One thing, however, we...
@radiobrendan It’s generally accepted that no visit to Colombia is complete without a trip to its famed coffee region, the Eje Cafetero as it’s known here. Even if the beverage is not your thing, the scenery that this part of the country boasts is as stunning...
@radiobrendan For the last 12 months or so Colombia seemed to be on the crest of a wave somewhat. This was mostly down to the implementation of the peace deal signed between the government and the country’s largest rebel group, Farc. Heady times, albeit superficially and in just some areas. The bounce Colombia got internationally […]
@radiobrendan We all, those of us with links to the place at least, have our own views about Colombia and what it represents. There are, obviously enough, many ways to look at it. Nonetheless, however you view it, do remember that it is ‘Colombia’ not...
@wwaycorrigan It’s perhaps stretching it somewhat to say that how people drive gives a true reflection of their personality. This appears even more so the case when otherwise friendly, generally polite people turn into nothing short of aggressive lunatics when they get...
@radiobrendan For many of the old and not-so-old bearded lefties, both men and, um, women, it’s a nightmare scenario. A presidential candidate under the auspices of former heads of state Álvaro Uribe and Andrés Pastrana sweeping to victory in next year’s election....
@radiobrendan When we’re going through difficult or frustrating times, there is the old saying of, ‘Things could be worse’ to make us feel a bit better. For most, if not all people, that is the case. Things could always be worse. (OK, there may exist a person...
@wwaycorrigan The Oxford English Dictionary defines a prostitute as «A person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.» The form of that payment is not explained, but it’s safe to assume that it doesn’t have to be upfront or even actual...
@radiobrendan We’ve written here before that you can never become too relaxed going about your daily business in Colombia. Let the guard down briefly in terms of watching your personal belongings and there’s a high chance somebody will be on hand to take advantage....
@radiobrendan Exciting times out there. A middle-class revolution (of sorts) is in the Bogotá air. You see there was a time when those of a perceived certain standing in these parts wouldn’t be seen dead in what would be considered a more normal establishment. They had a...
