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Honey… would you like to move to the Caribbean?
Last Christmas Day I woke very early and listened to the sound of 15 people snoring, before stretching out my left leg – immediately losing all of the warmth of the feather duvet – and reaching tentatively for the cold, tiled floor. I was in Cusco, Peru. Due to the celebrations of the previous night, […]
Man and Matador: Colombian bullfighter Luis Bolivar
November 29, 2011
Luis Bolivar – Colombia’s top bullfighter – emerges from a shiny car on a grey afternoon and is instantly the star. He’s wearing dark glasses, despite the lack of sun. And although he’s preparing to hone his skills in the dirt ring of a Colombian farmhouse, the beauty by his side – clutching a Louis […]
Mr Romance: Colombian musician Andrés Cepeda
November 24, 2011
A piece I wrote after meeting Colombian pop star Andrés Cepeda last year: “PEOPLE in Bogotá want to have fun and people in Bogotá want to cry. I’m more the musician for when they want to cry,” multiple Grammy nominee and local boy Andrés Cepeda is quick to explain. Hmmmm. If soppy songs really are […]
Banksy of Bogotá: Colombian graffiti artist DjLu
November 23, 2011
A piece I wrote after meeting Bogotá graffiti artist DjLu: “JUAN Valdez looks a little different today. He’s balanced precariously on his donkey just like normal… but wait… is he holding a GUN? And look closer at that pineapple… tell me that’s not a grenade? There is definitely something strange about the Apple symbol too; […]
The other Bogotá street art
November 21, 2011
Bogotá is a huge city and huge cities are dangerous. You might, therefore, assume that those of us who live here are striding around with our eyes open – merrily digesting everything that is happening around us. Erm, nope. At least, not in my case. It turns out I’ve been walking around with my head […]
The curious art of cleaning
November 20, 2011
I’ve never been one to colour-code my books. Nor am I interested in arranging them according to author, preference, age or genre. My cleaner, on the other hand, believes an organised book shelf represents an organised mind. She is meticulous in the way she separates Colombian literature (Márquez) from the other, more inferior kind (Vargas […]
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