A life in Colombia
Crime
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 […]
MoreCall that a knife?
I’ve lived in Latin America for six months now. I was about due an armed robbery. I mean that with no prejudice – loads of my friends have been robbed in London – but here, I’m in the minority with my blonde hair and blue eyes. If anyone in this city, country or continent is […]
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