by Ian | Feb 13, 2022 | Colombia
The Test – The Twenty-Fourth Floor Matthew 4:5-7 I cannot be alone in my fear. Something in those Satanic verses tells me that there are those who understand and wrestle with the temptation and have done so for generations. Due south of Cartagena’s old city, a...
by Ian | Mar 6, 2022 | Colombia
Tranquilo I met Rafa back in 2009. I was walking with a limp recovering from a broken leg and my life was a complete mess. I had been out of work for almost a year and was scrambling to fill the spare room in the apartment I had leased with a roommate that I could...
by Ian | Apr 1, 2022 | Colombia
I know Way Too Much About Fuel Pumps Now Ask me about the speed required by your ISP to upload 100 gigabytes of high-definition video in a 24 hour period and I would have a quick and easy answer for you. If you want to know about your PC’s system requirements for...
by Ian | Apr 6, 2022 | Colombia
Arriero Nothing moves slower than a Colombian. The reasons for this phenomenon are various. In the north around Cartagena, Santa Marta, and the low-lying swamps around Mangangué and Mompox, the Colombian propensity for lethargy is attributable to the suffocating heat....
by Ian | Apr 8, 2022 | Colombia
Comuna 13 Colombians are tired of violence. These were Rafa’s words to me when I inquired about security in Colombia. If I was going to be travelling the length of the country, I was keen to avoid problems. Normally, when people ask me about security in the many...
by Ian | Apr 12, 2022 | Colombia
Zoological Crossing One of Colombia’s greatest sources of pride is its biodiversity. Anyone researching a visit to Colombia will inevitably uncover that it is the country with the planet’s highest biodiversity and home to more species of birds, butterflies, and...
