Month: September 2012

Giving Money: My (possibly quite twisted) Code of Ethics

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 23, 2012February 5, 2017

Poem: To Bogotá, Colombia – A Love Letter

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 16, 2012January 29, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 13, 2012August 4, 2017

Bother boots and angry faces: Is it really possible to avoid street robbery?

You know those people who over-think everything, assessing and planning and sorting and worrying about problems that may never happen? Yes, I’m guilty as charged. One dim and drizzly evening in Bogotá, as the darkness drifted towards 9pm, I was being typically indecisive. Should I spend a fortune on a taxi or jump on a […]

The Bogotá District Phenomenon: Yes, it’s weird

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 7, 2012February 5, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 1, 2012February 5, 2017

How to negotiate Bogotá etiquette

I have just returned from a month in England with a mountain of new cotton leggings, a rapidly diminishing supply of decent chocolate and a new found respect for the importance of etiquette. During my month there I attended one wedding, one funeral, met two new babies, numerous new husbands and negotiated the delicate business […]