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Colombia karta

Originally uploaded by Anders L. Hansson.

Last evening at 5.53 PM (17.53) I hit the ground in Bogotá. The descent with Avianca’s 767 was somewhat quicker than the ordinary, since the Colombian capital is situated at 2.600 meters…

The airport of this 8 million city isn’t big - but quite ok. Passing the passport control was pretty smooth. After that, my first impression were men in elegant uniforms who’d like to help you with the luggage. I guess they have a lot more customers during summer and christmas holidays when Colombians abroad travel home.

The customs check was kind of different, since I had to put the suitcase in the X-ray screener entering the country… Then I had to open it up for a manual check. Asking what they were looking for, they answered “doláres, euros…”. Sorry, don’t have much.

The taxi ride to the private home where I’m staying took some 20 minutes. It was already dark, but there was a lot of traffic and we passed some international companies that have their offices close to the airport.

I learnt there are some environmental problems due to the traffic caused by 8 million people. A smell of sulphur was quite noticable - reminding me of winterdays in Poland and Slovakia.

The welcome last night was hearty, with lots of people, food and cake, topped of with a three-man-band ordered home to play some folkloric bayenato (vallenato) music!

Having slightly recovered from the jet-lag it’s now time to pack the bags again. We’re going to a touristy place a couple of hours outside Bogotá. That means leaving the moderate mountain climate with day temperatures of some 20-22 degrees and chilly nights. Instead we’ll be able to enjoy the tropical sun.

Stay tuned - I promise to be back with my own photos within short!

Anders

Colombia vyer

Originally uploaded by Anders L. Hansson.

Yeaaah! Tomorrow I’m out of Barcelona, on my way to one of the most varied, fabulous, espectacular countries on this globe. So I’ve been told. I’m going to Colombia!!!

Yes, it’s true that Colombia suffers a lot of problems - I hardly have to mention that. But Colombia is so much more: people, food, tropical fruits, coffee, architecture, entrepreneurship, history, mountains, plains, beaches - you name it.

The intention is to present you photos and comments right on this blog, several times a week, all the four weeks and a little more of the journey. A good deal of the time I will be in the capital, the-eight-million-or-so-metropolis of Bogota. And some of the time I’ll be doing excursions. I’ll tell you more as soon as I know.

Anyway, there will be a lot of activity, and I will also do some journalistic work, for example interviewing some real interesting business people (if your newspaper or magazine wanna buy some stuff, please get in touch…).

Well, gotta organize the luggage. And do check back soon - within a few days the first fotos and comments ought to be right on this very blog!

Anders

Welcome to the Annors Development Projects Blog!

You may be familiar with the The Annors Development Blog which has been up running for quite some time now. “Europe of Regions - A World of Regions” is the subject that has found an extensive number of readers.

Even though issues around regional autonomy and related topics is a specialty of Annors Development, there is quite a bit more to it. Since The Annors Development Blog ought to stay focused, The Projects Blog has been set up to cover other issues and special projects. Technically, The Projects Blog is a distinct creature, so if you’d like to stay up-to-date with this new blog you need to subscribe separately.

Let me also reveal that an awesome project is coming up this week. Please stay tuned for more details within a day or two…!

Anders L. Hansson