@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] Fellow imbibers, you know the feeling. The morning after the night before. ‘OK, it was good fun but did I have to binge so much?’ When the hangover is particularly bad, the hair of the dog feels like the best, nay only cure. Or so […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] Living relatively independently in Colombia, a nation that hasn’t completely tried to control almost all aspects of its citizens’ lives, means that I’ve been shielded from much of the health...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] Right. Time to face up to an uncomfortable truth. I’m just too much of a nice guy in this world made for chancers and charlatans. Nice — or charitable in any case — that is, to those who clearly...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘Rather than ask my child, «What did you learn at school today?», I believe it’s better to ask, «Did you ask good questions?»‘ That suggestion was given by a contributor to a BBC podcast...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] It’s that time of year again when content creators and publishers can be a little lazy and rehash, under the guise of a review, some of the work from the previous twelve months. The Wrong Way Corrigan...
@wwaycorrigan The end-of-year bumper quiz, a tradition for many publications — English-language ones in any case (is it a thing in other languages?). And some of you may be aware that I had been running a quiz (or trivia, if you prefer) night, IQuiz «The Bogotá Pub Quiz», in Bogotá since 2015. This year, though, […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] Medellín, Bogotá, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cali, Bucaramanga. In roughly that descending order, these are the top cities for immigrants to Colombia. As populous, fairly well-connected, and relatively...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘Oh, the wanderer is back.’ It’s a remark often directed at me whenever I return to Ireland. You see, some people in my birth country think that I’m a full-time traveller. The main reason for this, I figure, is down to where I’ve been based: […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] It shouldn’t surprise those familiar with Colombia to be told that many of its citizens are proud of their land’s rich biodiversity. ‘No country is more beautiful than ours’, is a common...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘I read an article the other day that explained just how bad alcohol can be for one’s health. So I’ve decided not to read any more.’ Yes, it’s an old one. And if it were to be taken seriously, it’s a prime example of shooting […]
