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Rich people of Bogotá: Are you the problem?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMarch 16, 2013December 21, 2020

Vicki vs Bogotá: Operation High Heels

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMarch 7, 2013December 21, 2020

Dear Woody Allen… Bogotá’s ‘Golden Era’

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsFebruary 22, 2013December 21, 2020

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsFebruary 5, 2013December 21, 2020

Hips, feet and a Latin beat: In defence of blonde girls

The pub was crowded because it’s always crowded – a dark, careworn, beer-drenched Bogotá public house that was thronged with people grinding and twirling, bumping and salsa-ing. That’s right. Dancing. And you thought that never happened in pubs. The place was impenetrable until a large Colombian man pushed his way through the dance floor, felling […]

Cuba is baseball country

Cuba by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 9, 2013December 23, 2020

Poems: Roberto Fernández Retamar and “I want to write about Cuba but…”

Cuba by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 7, 2013December 23, 2020

Che Guevara and The Flower Girl

Cuba by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 6, 2013December 23, 2020

101 Reasons to love Cuba

Cuba by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 6, 2013February 5, 2017

Labradors kissing tortoises: How not to date Colombians

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsDecember 5, 2012January 31, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsNovember 27, 2012February 5, 2017

Leaving Bogotá: My fear of fear and why it’s getting worse

I may have told you this before, but I distinctly remember an ex-boyfriend of mine, after some years together, turning to me and remarking: “The thing is with you, you’re not scared of anything,” to which I sat in stunned silence for a few moments before replying: “Are you joking? I am scared of EVERYTHING.” […]