If ever there was parental advice that I don’t agree with it’s the adage “Don’t talk to strangers.” In fact it is a well known statistic that most kidnappings or abuse to children are at the hand of a person…
The calm before the storm
There is a quiet sense of calm, against a background of pending storm. Here I refer not to the weather, but to the upcoming storm on the CO2 Bambu business front. We expect by month end to (finally) get a…
Bamboo studio construction update
This of course is not of interest to all, but since we have a few would be visitors amongst our readers, we want to share the step by step construction process for our “get away” bamboo studio and oasis of…
Roll Call for blog readers, please
Hi all – we’d like to get a sense of what our active readership is… Would you please help with this? Whether you are registered or not as a “follower”, it would be helpful to us if you would just…
Granada artist studio and loft – construction update
Coming back to Nicaragua after a fabulous trip to Colombia, we experience a boost of our appreciation for Nicaragua. Yes it was great to be in larger cities and of course it’s always exciting to travel to new destinations, but…
Ending our trip to Colombia on a high note – Colombian hospitality and so much more
Driving in Colombia is probably something one gets used to if one lives here. We blast through the countryside in a bus at about 100 km’s an hour, mostly on the wrong side of the road, never mind that there…
Green Global Trek at its best: Armenia, Colombia — It’s ALL about guadua bamboo!
When Peta and I launched CO2 Bambu, our vision was to have a business that would integrate our desire for social and ecological impact. We also wanted to create a vehicle for a lifestyle of global travel that would mutually…
Cali river for Yoga al fresco
Before leaving Cali for “bamboo land”, we want to get a taste for what Cali residents do on their day of “fiesta”. It is in fact Monday, but it is a Fiesta day, so most places are closed. We inquire…