This piece originally appeared in United We Stand in 2021. A young child’s head nestles into the lap of his father, who covers it with a blue jacket of the Colombian national team. The sun is beaming down on a typical Sunday in Soacha, a district almost overlapping Colombia’s capital, Bogotá. The child is snoozing ratherContinueContinue reading “Colombia, Juan Mata and Me”
Category Archives: South America
Week Thirteen: Argentina
For the penultimate time, I’m tapping away at an iPad keyboard that has travelled many thousands of miles with me, through Caribbean beaches, the jungle, El Salar, Patagonia, waterfalls and more. I have under two weeks left in South America. Hola a todos,This time last week I had just returned from Patagonia, my brain stillContinueContinue reading “Week Thirteen: Argentina”
Week Twelve: Patagonia
I’m sitting in a chair with a cup of tea. This is more the kind of writing style I’m used to, in contrast with last week’s pothole-interrupted bus journey scribing. I’m back in Buenos Aires, back in a big city and very thankful for that while missing Patagonia, which is an enormous area of mindContinueContinue reading “Week Twelve: Patagonia”
Week Eleven: Argentina
I’ve been sat in the same bus seat for half a day and have no plans, nor opportunity, to move for another 17 hours. Forgive me if I ramble on… Hola a todos,This is very much the case of the extremely long and straight road, to partially quote John Lennon. Some hours ago, we hurledContinueContinue reading “Week Eleven: Argentina”
Week Ten: Argentina
There is exactly one month until I leave South America. That can seem like both a long and incredibly short amount of time, but before then, I have more time coaching in Buenos Aires, a 10-day trip to Patagonia and the end of the world and five days in Brazil at the Copa America. So,ContinueContinue reading “Week Ten: Argentina”
Week Nine: Argentina
In the week where Manchester’s second and much smaller club won the Premier League title, I’ve never been happier to be 8,000 miles away from home. I’m now seeing how much further away I can get for when one of Liverpool or Tottenham win the Champions League. Patagonia, near Antarctica, is calling my name. MoreContinueContinue reading “Week Nine: Argentina”
Week Eight: Argentina
By the time of my next post, I will have been in South America for two months. I saw a KFC for the first time a couple of days ago, and realised that I have actually been here for a long time now. On my flight to one of the world’s seven natural wonders (moreContinueContinue reading “Week Eight: Argentina”
Week Seven: Argentina
Seven weeks travelling are done and I’m well and truly adjusted to Argentinian/South American time. That’s why this blog is a day late. It’s also being written in the two free days I have off volunteering because of both a strike and a national holiday. They are frequent. Hola a todos,Buenos Aires, as I saidContinueContinue reading “Week Seven: Argentina”
Week Six: Bolivia/Argentina
I am almost halfway through my time in South America. The few of you reading this are probably used to the format now. So… enjoy. Hola a todos,For the first time in my travels, I’m sat at a table tapping away with a cup of true English (breakfast/builders) tea alongside me. I have arrived inContinueContinue reading “Week Six: Bolivia/Argentina”
Week Five: Bolivia
You know the drill by now. I’m in South America. Doing lots of football-related stuff while occasionally seeing something else. Hola a Todos,Well, this last week has seen much less football related things than normal. No matches. No coaching. Lots of tourism and lots of relaxing. Last week’s post was written on a bus caughtContinueContinue reading “Week Five: Bolivia”
HARRY ROBINSON 