Colombia

Sandwiches and sour grapes: Will being smart ever pay off in Colombia?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 28, 2016December 18, 2020

Colombian peace: The mother of all dilemmas?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 17, 2016December 18, 2020

Is it time to start kissing invisible Colombians?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 9, 2016December 18, 2020

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

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsApril 10, 2016December 18, 2020

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsFebruary 13, 2016December 18, 2020

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 […]

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

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsJanuary 1, 2016December 18, 2020

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

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 9, 2015December 18, 2020

Colombia: Rum Country?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsJune 21, 2015December 18, 2020

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMay 28, 2015December 18, 2020

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 […]

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsApril 28, 2015December 18, 2020

Thoughts on Freedom

About a month ago, a man died. He was 91-years-old, cheerily wrinkled. He had very nice teeth. And ever since he died, I’ve thought an awful lot about him. Which is weird because until the day he died, I hadn’t thought about him at all. The man was Lee Kuan Yew, the former Singapore leader. […]