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Overseas romance

While on business trips and short courses abroad, many throw caution to the wind and engage in brief but steamy flings. PATRICK KARIUKI explores why we find romance with foreigners so irresistible.

At 30, Sandra, a tall and attractive woman is the head of department at a major multinational oil company. She is an engineer whose job involves lots of travelling and training courses abroad. So a few weeks ago, her boss sent her to a seminar in Johannesburg.

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