@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] ‘Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.’ It’s an oft-repeated piece of advice, one that well predates its memorable use by Michael Corleone in the 1974 movie masterpiece, The...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] OK, I’m probably not the best housemate to have. More precisely, I’m closer to being the worst housemate. The biggest reason for this is that I wish I didn’t have to share accommodation...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] ‘You can’t unring a bell.’ Of the many quips former Ireland men’s rugby coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has uttered, that one regularly reverberates in my mind. A different ball game In...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] If somebody had told me in November 2008, just before I embarked on my first solo bout of world travelling, that I’d become indifferent to being involved in Gaelic football, I would have suggested they see...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] A boy, about 12 years old, regularly comes into one of my panadería offices asking for food. Unfortunately, such a scene is not unusual in these parts. Pan out However, what makes this particular pauper stand...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] Earn per hour what many Colombians would be doing well to make in a day. Largely be your own boss, decide how often you want to work and, for the most part, dictate the course of affairs. Outside of some sinecure or getting money […]
@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.] ‘Beware the quiet ones.’ Considering this saying has achieved adage status, there must be at least some modicum of truth to it. ‘You say it best when you say nothing at all’ Of course, not all quiet types need to be treated with caution. […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] ‘Why try to be somebody you’re not?’ That epigraph has been brought to you by the soft drink, Sprite. OK, the brand wasn’t the first to use it, but I do recall its TV advert — commercial if you prefer — from the early […]
@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...
