fuerza_diastrofica has written 2 posts

Life at high altitude - a decent brew of tea?

Every little-Englander knows that a quality brew of tea depends on the water being absolutely boiling at the moment it hits the tea in the (pre-heated) teapot. In Britain, "boiling" means 100 Celsius. Here in Bogota, at about 2500 metres ASL (pant, gasp), it means about 90 Celsius. And those ten degrees make a real difference to the result. Brewing it for longer just doesn't seem to help.

At least I understand now why all the kitchenware shops round here have so many pressure cook ...

By fuerza_diastrofica on 2005-12-27 08:09:24. 1 comments.

Gringo hangouts in Bogota

Hi,

Where would a newly-arrived gringo go in Bogota to hang out with his own ilk and do something other than chug Club Colombia and yell to be heard over amplified Salsa? Unfortunately the advice from my employer's security department is that I'll get shredded if I set foot south of 80 or west of 20 w/o a bodyguard. I've got no local acquaintances to help me triangulate this advice, so I'm finding it a bit difficult to boot up some sort of social life. Yes I know about 93, yes I k ...

By fuerza_diastrofica on 2005-09-19 18:56:18. 16 comments.