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Colombians and phone calls: The love affair of the century?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsApril 10, 2016January 27, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsFebruary 13, 2016January 27, 2017

Let this be the year I finish last

The shiny new year that is 2016 has been with us for what? 44 days now and already, I’m having a bit of a weird one. Today I was awarded Colombian residency. By the end of the year we’ll probably be at peace. A year of change it’s going to be then, for my adopted […]

Poem: There is a campsite in the Serengeti

Serengeti by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 14, 2016January 28, 2017

The invisible Bogotá demon that could teach us a thing or two about life

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 1, 2016August 18, 2019

Fake it ’til you make it: The “Foreign” Colombians

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 9, 2015January 27, 2017

Colombia: Rum Country?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsJune 21, 2015January 27, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMay 28, 2015January 27, 2017

The Bitter Truth About Brie

No-one ever knocks on the door at night. In fact, no-one ever visits at night, but if they do, they’re announced by the doorman, portero in Colombia, whose job it is to formally announce all visitors, from the plumber to the priest. It’s a bit like the way young girls were announced at London debutante balls in […]