Graeme’s health improved dramatically while I was there – I think I was beginning to give him some purpose in life again. He invited me out one afternoon to see the huge statue of Christ which ove…
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Time in Cali – Football mania
They loved their football. I’m not mad keen on football to watch, but growing up in the glory days of the 70’s with Liverpool winning every bit of silverware they could get their hands on, I could…
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Time in Cali – Town and Country
This massive mixture of styles, riches, structures and ages throbbed together in a unison that defined the city. There were few areas where I felt calm, a few back streets in the better suburbs p…
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Time in Cali – Working out the layout
She took one look at my boarding card and said in English “Ah no, this flight goes from a different airport”. Airport! You can imagine how my heart sank. She said not to worry she would get me o…
Time In Cali – Wishing I had more spanish
Controlling the rising fear in my stomach, I asked whether I could get to Cali that day, as Mauro and Angela were to meet me at their airport about 3 in the afternoon. She checked and found a flig…
Time in Cali – When paranoia turns to reality.
Taxi drivers crowded around, looking for custom. A man had his hand on my suitcase and forcibly dragged it towards a car. I followed closely while others clammered in Spanish that I should go wit…
Time In Cali – Proposition on the kitchen table
Mauricio was a house mate of mine in Rochester in the early nineties. The first Colombian I had ever met, and despite his rock star appearance, and his love of bikes and heavy metal, he was an inc…
Argentina – Retracing Steps
Go to the first post for Argentina Another day in Cordoba, after a morning of meetings, David said, lets relax. He had some money from the funds to “Entertain” and he decided to treat me to lunch …
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Argentina – Doing the business end
After what seemed like an eternity, I heard David breathe deeply and ask, he thought helpfully, “What do you think is the problem”. I had no answer. The only thing I could suggest was emailing Ja…
Argentina – The most embarrassing moment
I had borrowed a laptop computer from David, but it was too old and slow to test out the software I had brought, so when David picked me up from the hotel next morning, I still had no idea whether…