@radiobrendan After over six years based in Bogotá we’ve experienced many aspects of Colombian life, from the hugely enjoyable to the utterly frustrating. However, there’s one thing that, thankfully, we’ve yet to sample (and hopefully never will): The health...
@radiobrendan There is very often a significant difference between what one might like to see happen and what actually does transpire. In this regard, in relation to our previous post, lest there be any confusion, we don’t expect Humberto de la Calle to be Colombia’s...
@radiobrendan OK, we may need to change our preference. While we still have plenty of respect for V.E. Blanco, the sad reality is, for, um, existential reasons he won’t actually physically make it to Palacio de Nariño, Colombia’s presidential palace. That being so,...
@radiobrendan In terms of little escapes from Bogotá, generally speaking, we prefer to hit for one of the many lower-lying, warmer locations dotted all around the metropolis. This is even more so the case when the capital city is going through one of its somewhat depressingly...
@radiobrendan It tends to be the case that going green is one of the last things countries concern themselves with on the route to ‘development’. Environmental issues are usually an afterthought as states strive to boost their economies. This can be particularly...
@radiobrendan Regular readers of this blog (stop it, there are a couple) will know I’m generally happiest when on the move. That tends to mean travelling, but it can also refer to feeling busy, having lots to do from a ‘fulfilling’ work point of view. On that...
@radiobrendan Oh what exciting times we have in Colombia. Election fever is in the air. In early March we’ve the curtain-raiser, the congress ‘deciders’. Then in May the big one gets under way, the first round of the presidential contest. For the record, a...
@radiobrendan Broadly speaking, there are two types of travellers: Those who do some sort of planning, research if you will, before getting to their destination; and those who just rock up to a place, a kind of ‘see what happens’ approach. These days, I tend to find...
@radiobrendan The last week in Bogotá saw a fair amount of uproar — and traffic disruption — following the decision by city authorities to ban motorcyclists from having male pillion passengers. The measure, which applies to only certain sectors of the metropolis, is...
@radiobrendan It’s safe to assume that most foreigners, especially those from the West, who come to Colombia on a whim don’t arrive with the expectation to make money here. That is to say, those who come not having work already lined up with a decent paying...
