A life in Colombia
Latin America
Rudyard, Ronaldo and it’s just not cricket
Rudyard Kipling, you know, that famous but controversial English writer, once wrote: “And what should they know of England, who only England know?” and he was right. Sometimes we have to take a deep breath, pack our bags and move away to understand the very thing that is staring us in the face. Of course […]
MoreBogotá: The city where no-one ever helps anyone
I recently started a new contract, to write a coffee table book chronicling the achievements of a Bogotá company and, if you are going to write a book about a company, you need to spend a lot of time in their office. So much time that I recently had to enlist the help of a […]
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The spider, the fly and a village of eight million people
I recently rediscovered my love for red wine and, after a few too many over-priced glasses, I was standing in a bathroom queue when the girl in front of me turned to me and said: “Excuse me, are you that girl from Banana Skin Flip Flops?” “Erm, yes,” I stuttered, mentally wondering how many glasses […]
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Banana Skin Flip Flops 