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Leeroy comments on More photos of Bogotá (here goes)...

It's a Canon EOS 40D. I will be paying for it for the next year and a half. The lady was a balloon seller - actually, I don't think she was very happy at all! With photoshop I got a couple of other pictures out of that shot...

Leeroy comments on More photos of Bogotá (here goes)...

Thanks. It is amazing what having a DSLR camera will do! I just bought one for the first time and haven't put it down. This weekend I'm going to have to get out of Bogotá and take a few more...

Leeroy comments on More photos of Bogotá (here goes)...

Yes! It worked!

Leeroy comments on Gringos in Colombia: An Object Lesson

So - if I understand correctly, the point of the OP was to say that as a gringo in Colombia, everyone is always watching you. I am glad I don't have any history of paranoid schizophrenia in my family... But let's analyse this for a second... Fair enough, a gringo in a small town out in the middle of no-where might be the centre of attention for a while, as would a Chinese guy, but a gringo walking around the Zona Rosa in Bogotá? A gringo in Poblado in Medellin? A gringo having a toasted ham & cheese sandwhich at a cafe in a plaza in the old town of Cartagena? A gringo buying some trinkets in a shop in La Candelaria? I personally have been in many areas and situations in Bogota and further away where people have given two hoots that I am a foreigner. As it should be.

Leeroy comments on Clima en Bogotá

Come on now Rubi, you just said that to disagree with me didn't you? :)

Leeroy comments on Sofia returns to Hollywood with a new movie, “Meet the Browns"

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Leeroy comments on Sofia returns to Hollywood with a new movie, “Meet the Browns"

Salma? I wouldn't kick her out of bed, especially if she looked how she did when she was dancing in From Dusk Till Dawn (I wasn't looking close). But numero 1? Nah. Sofia is nice.... But it's got to be Dana Garcia for me.

Leeroy comments on What I have learned about Medellin(g) today:

First beer is on me :)

Leeroy comments on Clima en Bogotá

When dressing for Bogotá, as I do every day, I consider the following... 1. You never know, no matter what time of year, and no matter what the sky might look like at that moment, what it will be like. 2. It is rarely "hot" (i.e. more than 25 degrees). When it is, it is rarely like that for very long. 3. But sometimes it is. 4. Sometimes it drizzles for a little bit, then the rain stops. 5. But sometimes the fucking gates of hell open, and it chucks down hailstones, snow, weird random localised tornados, and God knows what else. 6. Sometimes it is very windy. The wind can stop and start at any second, and can vary greatly in terms of strength/velocity. So - what to wear in Bogota? Don't wear shorts - no-one wears shorts, it is too much of a gamble. Layer it. Have a T-shirt, shirt and jacket/sweatshirt on. That way, you can have everything done up for when it is cold (most of the time), and can undo your jacket and shirt for when the sun comes out. It is useless asking what the weather will be like in May/June - no-one knows, and anyone who cites Bogota "seasons" is downright lying, no such thing exists.

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My understanding from watching Nip/Tuck is that they are more like little bags full of squishy fluid. Not really like plastic at all.

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plastic tits? Are they really made of plastic?

Leeroy comments on What I have learned about Medellin(g) today:

Well have a beer for your poor old buddy Leeroy :)

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Way ahead of cocaine and whores, I would argue that all men with guns would be better focused on more important social evils - like chicharron, Bogota weather and the prices of imported electronic goods.

Leeroy comments on What I have learned about Medellin(g) today:

I, for one, am jealous Aaron21 - I would give anything for a night out in Cartagena right now...

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(I guess I'm entering this thread kind of late) So, wait. There's going to be a "social cleansing" of Medellin, specifically against whores and their gringo clientes? Well it's a start, I suppose.

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I love how any one of elmo's delightfullt coarse (yet poetic and true) posts manage to stimulate such impassioned debate afterwards. A round of appluase...

Leeroy comments on What I have learned about Medellin(g) today:

So you didn't like it then?

Leeroy comments on Suits you sir?

Man: "Sir, do you realise that in 50 years' time women will rule the world?" Churchill: (sighs).. "Still?"

Leeroy comments on GONNA HAVE TO RUN TO THE COLOMBIAN HILLS...

So. No drugs. At an Iron Maiden concert. In Colombia. A few folk might feel let down about that...

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Ken - where did you get my picture?

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Pics. Pics. It's plural, so you don't need the apostrophe. Not Pic's, just Pics. I'm going now...

Leeroy comments on Kendon MacDonald Smith, liked Colombian cousine, died in Cali of a heart attack

Yeah, he seemed like a pretty cool - if overweight, guy..

Leeroy comments on Why did you choose Colombia?

I knew someone here

Leeroy comments on flight schools in Colombia

I can't recomment it, exactly, but I know there is one in Guaymaral, on the way to Chia. It is next to an aerial army "antinarcotraficante" base. Next time I'm up that way I'll note down the name.

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Oh man, me too...

Leeroy comments on Medelin is now infested with gringos :(

True, Simon - although I suspect that many might argue that that doesn't particularly bother them! Some people might like the thrill of the chase, and the feeling of having "earnt" the sex - while others might simply enjoy the act in itself.

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Raining heavily here in Bogotá too. I don't have any prepagos around either.

Leeroy comments on What will become of Colombia in 10 years (and therefore, us)?

1 - Thailand. Thailand had a (ahem) "rich" culture of pedophilia/tourism way before the gringos arrived. They took advantage of the industry, and undoubtedly fed it, but Thailand would have underaged whores on drugs and booze with or without foreigners. I do not see Colombia in that state, and do not think that gringo sex tourists could turn the country into that by themslves.

Leeroy comments on Medelin is now infested with gringos :(

Gringos do not have the monopoly on going out for a night with the sole purpose of getting laid.

Leeroy comments on SAN ANDRES FOR SEMANA SANTA

I booked a trip to San Andres for the summer holidays (i.e. July) - and just got there in time. My guess is that SA is fully booked up for Semana Santa by now.

Leeroy comments on Cartagena Beaches

Man, I've been to Cartagena 3 times. Never seen a whore. Not once. Never been propositioned or anything. I must be blind, naive or (un)lucky - as all I ever hear from everyone else is how it's the prostitution capital of everywhere. And yes, Bocagrande sucks.

Leeroy comments on The Gringo Invasion of Colombia Continues...

Some will say "bad news", along the lines of "Colombia will become full of tourists and americanised and everything will suck as bad as the US (or wherever)" Others will say "good news", as in "foreign investment". I opt for the latter.

Leeroy comments on estrato 2 to estrato 4

He goes there with his boyfriend. I'm not sure I'd be welcome. And he's retiring next year - lucky isn't the right word exactly. He worked hard for it. I guess I'm just bitter.

Leeroy comments on estrato 2 to estrato 4

A work colleague of mine here in Bogota has a finca in tierra caliente. He spends every weekend there. The lucky bastard.

Leeroy comments on We need 7 reliable English Teachers immediate start! for Petersons Bogota.

I guess so.

Leeroy comments on We need 7 reliable English Teachers immediate start! for Petersons Bogota.

Right. So, 20 hours of teaching a week would equal 400,000 pesos a week. Which would be, give or take, 1,600,000 a month. Not bad money - I guess, I mean one could live quite well on that in Bogotá. You could get a decent enough apartment in Chapinero, and have enough left over for beers and the occasional meal out. But "excellent pay"? Maybe I'm just being pedantic...

Leeroy comments on estrato 2 to estrato 4

I quite living the life of a relatively well-off person. Fine, I don't have a ferrari, but a modern building, good health insurance, broadband, a pint of good beer whenever I want it and a ipod are all things I cherish, value and appreciate. I am materialistic, I know...

Leeroy comments on £15,000 To Invest or Bussiness idea

I wouldn't try and set up a business - you wouldn't get anything serious off the ground for 15k anyway. If I were in your position, I would find something worth exporting and export it. A friend of my fathers makes a fortune exporting jewellery from Cartagena to the UK, for example.

Leeroy comments on We need 7 reliable English Teachers immediate start! for Petersons Bogota.

how much money is "excellent pay", if you don't mind me asking?

Leeroy comments on What's Happening In Your City?

Right opposite me, in Bogotá now, a bunch of kids are practising music - badly. They need a bassist.

Leeroy comments on Are hotel reservations necessary prior to arriving in San Andres?

We have already booked our hotels in San Andres for July this year - and we got there just in time. We had to spread 8 people over 2 hotels, as there wasn't enough space left in the first one. I think it is highly unlikely that there is any space left for Easter.

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In Spain, South Americans generally are looked down upon - Colombians are no exception. A lot of the time, however, it is the South Americans causing the problems.

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In Spain, South Americans generally are looked down upon - Colombians are no exception. A lot of the time, however, it is the South Americans causing the problems.

Leeroy comments on Low-Profile............Good idea I guess.....

Low profile? Screw that... I am driven around in my convertible whenever and wherever possible showing off my gold chains, designer clothes and hoes either side of me. That way everyone respects me.

Leeroy comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

Qualified could mean having a CELTA, I suppose. Or maybe a somewhat related degree. Or maybe a degree in Education. Who knows...

Leeroy comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

And, what does "qualified" mean?

Leeroy comments on Whatever you do......

"If you're not going there for the cheap booze, drugs and chocha, you're crazy!" That should be your sigline :)

Leeroy comments on PLEASE HELP!!!

Masturbating online? No-way any healthy adult male would ever do that.

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I know a spinal surgeon here in Bogotá that earns fucking shit-loads of cash. Like "has his own house in Miami" type money. But that is a spinal surgeon.

Leeroy comments on Bogotá Resident??

Resident. I live on Calle 87, east of the Autopista. I am British.