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Thank you Chapinero, I think you just saved my life 9 Aug 2013 | 01:14 pm
Writing is a funny business. When I am sad, I don’t write because I am uninspired, I lack talent and self-belief and I feel too guilty to inflict my own personal misery on the art of the written word....
The spider, the fly and a village of eight million people 13 Jul 2013 | 08:47 pm
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 t...
Champagne and Bogotá: A Cocktail of Gentrification 6 Jul 2013 | 12:12 am
Everyone has a different way of getting their message across. Some people can’t help being direct. “You’ve changed,” they laugh, nudging me in the side and pulling one of those faces. Others are more ...
Blurred Lines: Ten naughty signs I am turning into a Colombian 26 Jun 2013 | 07:22 pm
1. Punctuality The other day I was half an hour late to meet a Colombian friend of mine, for no reason other than I was being slow and disorganised. Not only was I late, I also blamed both the traffi...
When is a coffee not a coffee? 23 Jun 2013 | 12:07 am
When it’s a tea. But seriously, let’s talk about coffee because coffee is my answer to everything. Business proposal? Great, let’s have coffee. Romantic liaison? Coffee. New to Bogotá and want blonde ...
Guerrilla Gardeners and “Doing it for Love” 19 Jun 2013 | 09:48 pm
I love Colombia and I know this because I learned to love the country from the bottom upwards. I have sort of watched, studied and practiced how to live here – ever since that famous day when I arrive...
Lazy Latinos? Not if they’re running on three hours’ sleep 31 May 2013 | 07:50 am
There are two times a year when I become particularly unsettled. The first is January 1, that hideous time of year when we all turn into Roman Gods, straining our necks as we try to pick between exami...
Colombians: The Pursuit of Hygiene 6 May 2013 | 09:21 pm
The other day I was in the cinema, watching a British movie, when the camera showed a close-up of an actress dropping a pill into a glass of water. She stirred it with her finger until it dissolved an...
2013: Maybe the Mayans were right after all? 23 Apr 2013 | 04:30 am
I like historical, nerd-type things because I have a vivid imagination. That also means I loathe horror movies, hearing about horror movies and er, contemplating anything to do with horror movies. But...
You need looking after? Buy a dog. 17 Apr 2013 | 06:32 am
Okay, so I’m a fan of promises and new starts and new projects; all the fresh fun bits that come before the hard work and fear kicks in. That’s why I make promises all the time, including that promise...
