A life in Colombia
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Colombian Relationships: It’s Complicated
Those of you who deign to read this blog regularly will know that I am a terrible combination of both idealistic, Jane Austen-style dreamer and complicated, risk-avoiding control freak – neither of which could destine a person towards any kind of romantic harmony. Considering marriage, even co-habitation, represent possibly life’s greatest risks of all – […]
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Banana Skin Flip Flops 