@wwaycorrigan The sign at the entrance to Hoyo del Aire (literally ‘Air Hole’ in English) near the small town of La Paz in Colombia’s Santander department, says that it is the second-biggest hole in the world. One assumes this means naturally formed and on land...
@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.] A few years ago — in my more petulant days (they are behind me now, of course) — I shamefully caused a bit of commotion in a Bogotá nightclub. Tainted vision The casus belli? Well, none other than the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] With the great industrial and technological advancements over the last number of generations, humanity can get much more done in a much shorter period of time compared to just a few decades ago. As most of us are well aware, tasks that had once […]
@wwaycorrigan Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste), Leo Varadkar, has said he wants to make the visa process easier for Colombians who want to study and work in the country. Speaking at a St Patrick’s Day reception at the Irish ambassador’s residence in...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Wow, your Spanish is very good.’ ‘Well, I’ve been based here for over ten years.’ ‘Oh.’ That’s how the conversation generally goes when I meet a new...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] We’ve seen plenty of ire directed at those who haven’t completely condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or shown unconditional support for the under-siege locals. Super Zelenskyy Even...
@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...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.’ That’s one of many maxims from Mark Twain. Were he to be with us today, it’s safe to assume that...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Sitting unhidden in one of my barrio tiendas sipping on a litre of Poker beer, it dawned on me that less than a year ago such behaviour was officially prohibited and had been for the guts of 12 months. I’m...
