Parque Simon Bolivar

Lost gardens, rowing in circles and doing away with mañana

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsJune 3, 2012March 26, 2017

Is it still technically stealing if I steal The People’s Dog?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMay 28, 2012February 5, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsOctober 24, 2011March 30, 2017

So you want to be romantic in Bogotá?

Romance. It’s an age-old argument; a classic battle of the sexes. Who craves it more – men or women? And, like a good red wine or right wing politics, is it something that appeals to us more as we age? Perhaps it’s the abundance of reasonably priced red roses or just the flamboyant Latin flattery […]

101 Reasons to love Bogotá

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsFebruary 3, 2011February 6, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 17, 2010April 12, 2011

Life on the funny farm

“Don’t go near that duck,” my housemate ordered, as we walked to our corner shop. “It’s a psycho.” I watched the huge bird with some confusion as it waddled along the pavement, squawking angrily. The four of us live in a two-storey house in the middle of an urban area in central Bogota. Although I […]

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsAugust 29, 2010April 12, 2011

It’s the little things…

I suffer from terrible impatience. Once I’ve made a decision (not one of my talents) I assume everything I want is going to happen within the next five minutes. I decided I was going to live in Bogotá exactly a week ago and, as yet, I don’t have a job or a flat. I’ve had […]