Latest articles from Tom Blay

City & Colour, O2 Academy Bournemouth

THERE are two sides to Dallas Green. As the front man of early 2000's hardcore scream emo act Alexisonfire, Green demonstrated an angry passion with heavy vocals and brutal music.

A sprint through Panama and Costa Rica

Our time in Panama and Costa Rica will have to be limited or we will be heading home sooner rather than later. These countries are relatively expensive compared to the prices we became used to in Colombia.

Colombia: not the place you think it is

Colombia is cocaine, violence, gangs and crime. At least that is what the reputation of the country will lead you to believe. We entered South America with this in mind, but as we met travellers heading in the opposite direction, it appears that this misconception is highly outdated. We decided to find out for ourselves so headed from Quito to the border on yet another, highly erratic bus journey.