Faces of Mompós
A collection of images of some of the faces of Mompós. Enjoy these photographs.
How to Write about Colombia
Upon your descent into Bogotá, gaze fixedly at the countryside and squint carefully to see where the tracer bullets, aimed at downing your aircraft en route from the evil imperial power in the North, are coming from. If you are lucky, you might see a fully-fledged battle going on below between the Colombian military and Read more about How to Write about Colombia[…]
Problem Guests? Check this out!
How do you respond to cruel and negative reviews from problem guests?
2 Weeks in Colombia
A pictorial diary of two incredibly busy weeks in January Ceci followed me home. She adopted me. Her shedding provoked allergies in my home and with a three year old boy and one dog already, Ceci couldn’t stay. It was a heartbreaking decision, but one that had to made and saw me wandering the Avenida Read more about 2 Weeks in Colombia[…]
My Own Special Twitter Troll
Where the author receives a thinly veiled threat from a troll
Times of Trouble: An Existential Crisis on a Colombian Highway
The thermometer on my dashboard reads 82 degrees Fahrenheit, my air conditioning is on and we are cruising along comfortably. My preferred grunge tracks keep me on course taking in effortlessly the curves of Colombia’s Route 45A, the thudding syrupy baselines transporting me to Seattle although we are hugging the two-lane highway journeying from the Read more about Times of Trouble: An Existential Crisis on a Colombian Highway[…]
A Walk in Bogotá’s Siete de Agosto
The yellow zapatico taxi cut me off turning right on the Carrera 11 in Chapinero. No indicator right – sin la luz naranja de su direccional prendida – he was furious with me for taking the corner slowly. I flicked him the bird, as rebellious as one gets in the family Volvo estate in response to Read more about A Walk in Bogotá’s Siete de Agosto[…]
Colombia Calling nominated for Latin Podcast Awards 2018
I am humbled, honoured and thrilled to share with you all that the Colombia Calling podcast has been nominated in several categories in the 2018 Latin Podcast Awards. We were asked to submit a recent episode upon which to be judged and I decided upon: Ep221, The Mompós Project, Chapter 1. Of course, there Read more about Colombia Calling nominated for Latin Podcast Awards 2018[…]