Richard McColl's Blog

Richard McColl's Blog http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com British journalist Richard McColl's website Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Richard McColl's Blog http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com New Blog Site http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/new-blog-site/ http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/new-blog-site/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:11:01 +0000 emp99 http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/new-blog-site/ ]]> Over the next week or so I will be taking this blog offline. I have transferred all details over to my new website: www.richardmccoll.com where you can see more in depth pieces and thought.

]]> http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/new-blog-site/feed/ 0 emp99 Articles online in 2011 http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/articles-online-in-2011/ http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/articles-online-in-2011/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:19:40 +0000 emp99 http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/?p=103 Continue reading →]]> The World Atlas by Millennium House: Edited South America pages

Using Public Transportation in Bogota: Nile Guide

Travels With Rambo: Sidetracked Magazine

Tranquilandia Transformed in Colombia: Perceptive Travel

Smug and Married: I am Staggered

Wedding “Favours” Just a Martha Stewart Creation? : I am Staggered

I am in a World of Pain: I am Staggered

Retire to Cartagena, Colombia: Retire Worldwide

I am Not a Bigamist, Are You?: I am Staggered

The Joropo Festival, Villavicencio, Meta : Nile Guide

Colombian Bureaucracy: I am Staggered

Kicking Back, Cartagena: Global Traveller USA

Nile Guide Blog: UN Condemns Colombia for Flood Management

Nile Guide Blog: Colombian Fast Food Delicacies: The Picada

The FIFA U20 World Cup: Welcome Back Colombia: Global Football Today

Nile Guide Blog: 3 Quintessentially Colombian Experiences for May

I Shouldn’t Be Telling You this But….:I am Staggered

Nile Guide Blog: The Vallenato Festival, Colombia

Nile Guide Blog: Easter Week in Colombia

Nile Guide Blog: Want to Learn Spanish? Come to Colombia!

Nile Guide Blog: Travelling to Minca, Colombia’s New Tourism Hot Spot?

Nile Guide Blog: Weddings in Cartagena

Nile Guide Blog: Security in Colombia

Nile Guide Blog: Semana Santa in Colombia

Nile Guide Blog: Colombia’s Fluvial Route 66

Nile Guide Blog: Bogota is a Warzone

Nile Guide Special Report: 25 Places to See before they Change Forever (No.19): The Lost City, Colombia

Everything Can be Done Manana in Colombia: I am Staggered

The Calvary of Mompox: Response to El Tiempo article: Matador Blog

Romancing the Stone in Colombia: I am Staggered

Richard McColl interviewed in El Tiempo newspaper as Travel Journalist and Michelin author

Araracuara: A Telling Place: the City Paper, Bogota

Becoming the Local: Matador Blog

Notes on Painting and Place – Loule and Mompos: Matador Blo

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Michelin Green Guide Colombia: Author

Day in the Life of an Expat in Mompos, Colombia: Travel Blog

Brick by Brick, Bogotá builds its economic prospects as a vibrant business and cultural hub: Global Traveller USA

Pueblos colombianos para enamorarse: Colombia.travel

Richard McColl mentioned in Colombia Reports Article on Magdalena River floods

Jack Greenwell, England’s Most Legendary Journeyman Coach: Global Football Today

Nukak dispossession highlights Amazonian tribes’ plight: BBC

Richard McColl interviewed by El Heraldo of Barranquilla

Swapping Cocaine for Tourism in Guaviare, Colombia: MatadorTrips.

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Bogota’s Banksy? Political Graffiti from Colombia’s Capital: Matador Nights

More than a Waterway: Panama, At the Helm Magazine

Why Brazil Won’t Win the World Cup: Orato

Interview by El Colombiano Newspaper in Medellin

Stories of Travel Terror: The Travelers Notebook

The Plight of the Nukak Maku: The City Paper, Bogota

The Future Looks Bright for Panama: The Daily Telegraph

Survivor Stories of Colombian FARC Kidnappings: Matador Goods

Out of Captivity: Book Review, Matador Goods

Colombia: Providencia, A Forgotten Island: South American Explorers Magazine

Luxury Latin America: Hotel Playa Koralia

Bulletproof Kimino, An Interview With Miguel Caballero: Brave New Traveler

Interview with South American Explorers Magazine

Luxury Latin America: Hotel La Opera, Bogota

Luxury Latin America: Hotel Casa Medina, Bogota

Luxury Latin America: La Pasion Hotel, Cartagena

Side By Side (Panama): Global Traveler USA

Closer to the Stars (Bogota): Global Traveler USA

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Forest of Statues, San Agustin, Colombia: South American Explorers Magazine

: Trekking the Inca Trail

How to Trek the Inca Trail: Matador Trips

Colombia’s Tourism Boom Set to Continue: Travelbite

10 Reasons Why Colombia is Not as Dangerous as You Think: The Traveller’s Notebook

House-Hunting in Marquez Country: The Daily Telegraph

Location Location Location: CNN Traveller

Hats Off to Progress: CNN Traveller

Out of Bounds, Travel Through Colombia’s Red Zone: Traverse

10 Undiscovered Destinations in Colombia: Matador Trips

Films that Misrepresent Colombia…And Some Which Don’t: Matador Goods

Where Ghostly Tales and Hidden Treasure Are All In A Day’s Work: The Daily Telegraph

Parque Triasico: Nature Landings

Distant Outpost For the Scottish Diaspora: The Scotsman

]]> http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/articles-online-in-2008/feed/ 1 emp99 flautist 20080529-richard21 zona roja Articles online from 2007 – 2008 http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/articles-online-from-2007-2008/ http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/articles-online-from-2007-2008/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:38:47 +0000 emp99 http://richardmccoll.wordpress.com/?p=8 Continue reading →]]> Treasure Island: CNN Traveller

Seeking Garcia Marquez Magic in Colombia: BBC online

En Busca de Macondo: BBC Mundo

Mompox: Hosteltrail

Aracataca: Hosteltrail

Valledupar: Hosteltrail

Nuqui: Hosteltrail

Bahia Solano: Hosteltrail

Barrancabermeja: Hosteltrail

Quibdo: Hosteltrail

40th Vallenato Festival: Traverse Magazine

Bogota Travel Guide: Travelbite

Colombia Proving More and More Popular With Brits: Travelbite

Colombia, A Long Way From Home: The Independent

Should’ve Been There: 100 % Pure Colombia: Running Times

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