tons of gringos

language exchange events are always full of gringos wherever you go xD

hahhahahahaha yes

in 1 year living in bucaramanga i've met just 2 gringos spontaneously on the street, and then when i went to the language exchange I've met 3 the same day

🤣

what do you like

actually rio is a good fit

Salud pan in laureles

thank fck for that, would be the last thing we want

its not

it's the same language group

Any recommendations for language exchanges in Medellin ?

do you want to go for a language exchange or like most people for dating?

Language exchange

then don't go to Mundo lingo

Good to know

lot more slang in Brazilian portuguese

Pronunciation is quite different, I have lower intermediate Spanish and can barely understand a word of Portuguese

agreed .
i think unless spanish is your native language it will be super hard to learn portuguese and understand it

I feel like this whole discussion is super subjective because how hard or easy a language really depends on what your first language is

portuguese and spanish are from the same language family, so they’re objectively close, but that doesn’t mean they feel the same to everyone

it’s all about linguistic distance for you personally rather than some universal difficulty scale

Thank you!! We went to Alma Natura tonight 😊

&& wgsxspium looking forward to trying Salud Pan.

Portuguese is very easy if you speak Spanish, they’re both romantic languages. Same happens with Italian. Lots of similar words and sentence structures

The pronunciation of portugués seems much different to me even though there are a lot of similar words. That said I'm at about B1-B2 level with Spanish and spent some time with someone who only spoke Portuguese and we could understand each other enough to get by with occasional help from the translation apps.

Many Colombians will talk to you in English there. I went to Gringo Tuesday in Provenza this week because I was nearby. I hadn't been there for over a year. I don't like the vibe and there are many foreigners who are only in town for a few days. That said they have dedicated tables to speak intermediate Spanish.

Do you have any links to the one in Laureles?

I go on davivienda, and take a big load of cash so I don’t have to do it often and when it asks me if I accept the rate, I just say no. And it spits out the cash anyways

Here is a great website for all language exchanges, dance events, hikes, etc. in Medellin: https://www.spanglishevents.com/

I don’t like the vibe there either

Thanks!

Are you referring to the conversion rate? You should always say no to that, as the ATM will rarely if ever give you a better rate than your bank. I doubt you can say no to the transaction fee, and still get any cash.

No, but I just looked it up in my online banking - it's 22500 COP.

Bancolombia was like 27,000 last week

and they still only let you withdraw 600,000?

Yeah

If you want to update it, Davivienda was 26000 COP today. And max. amount 400.000 🤷🏻‍♀️

Some cards will have limits at Davivienda, but the general limit is higher

Yeah I was able to get like 1.2m without issues , but 26,000 cop sounds right

Same for me, and Servibanca claims you can 2mio with foreign cards will check that next time

it is so

Hey guys I used to keep track of my shopping expenses manually per city like many of us do. But got fed up and created this shopping list app that does that automatically among other things. Hope you could give it a shot and let me know if it works for you as well!
elovian.com

Hey Inti, I pay most things with Apple Pay so I just tap with my phone via Revolut. It categorizes expenses automatically.
It's only available for Europeans.

What do you need the shopping lists for?

Hi Mark, great point. I keep my shopping and grocery lists separately from other services like payment methods or stores (specialty for recurring items) so I could choose how I get them and keep my lists independent. Also having lists per country with their currencies and getting montly spending reports have helped me a ton. Another thing is syncing with my wife, specially if we're both getting items from the lists and also getting notifications when addingnew ones. But I'm also looking for new ides from the community. Is there anything you don't have right now that would be helpful you for you?

Hey guys. I’m currently in Brazil thinking of going to Colombia next. I’m considering Pereira or Santa Marta as a first stop. Anyone who has been to either I would love to hear your experience. I’m a bit fried on Medellin.

Pereira has a town feeling, Santa Marta it’s at the beach, lots of party there

I’ve heard bucaramanga is great

san andrés is good for 4 days max. not ideal for long term stay.

I enjoy hiking a lot, I only knew of parque arvi when I was there, went on others outside of Medellin

I think Santa Marta can be nice, loved the vibe on the weekend trip and so many nice restaurants. But the nice beaches are a bit further away, but could be nice for some nice weekend trips

Hello! Anyone in Medellín for the next week? Or anyone willing to give some recommendations? We're 3 Romanians looking for some socializing 🤙

Hey, anyone in Bogota wants to have a drink or coffee? 😊 I am in tech and online marketing

👋, anyone in Medellin wants to hang out for a drink? I am in business financing and marketing

Hello guys, any recommendations for staying in Bogota? what are the best zones to stay at if you want to stay on the safe side and also close to the center?

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Thank you so much 🙏

It's better to stay in the north. From Chapinero to Usaquen it's safe and you have nice/fancy bar/restaurants.

wherever the action is really, doesn't have to be center, but the main nightlife

Yes you will be close, you have a lof of club / bars in the beginning of Chapinero and in different area the more north you go.

But for the accommodation it's better more up north. I was staying next to Theatron club, it's better to take something a bit more in the north, Theatron area is like the border between the hood and the normal area there 😅

thank you man i appreciate it, are you there at the moment?

Planning a 4 day trip in April to Santa Marta, any recommendations on what to see? What are the best beaches? Restaurants? Where to snorkel? What places to see

No but I stayed there 3 weeks in January. Now I am going to Barranquilla then Santa Marta and will be back in Bogota for a few days in April from 12 to 17

Anyone going to stereo picnic?
I’m in bogota for the festival, would be nice to hangout as well :)

Anyone playing Pádel in Bogotá?

Hey has anyone gotten a nomad visa for Colombia and knows what health insurance to get?

I don't have a nomad visa but I am using SafetyWing (I am now on their remote package) and I used it in the past in Spain for the residency so it should work also for Colombia

How is Bogotá lately? I stayed in chapinero briefly last year but didn’t like it that much, I heard usaquen is a better option

Hey, so I did Cartagena and now Santa Marta. Do they have beaches where it's not private (condo / hotel), no music, no bar / restaurant, no guys trying to sell me something, just a normal quiet beach?
Does it even exists in Colombia (Caribbean coast)?

I heard the pacific coast is like that but difficult to access.

Capurgana is like that, its a hidden beach in El Choco. You can take a flight to acandi and then take a boat there. It is nice and very peaceful.

Palomino is a very quiet town near Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, it was super chill its literally a one street town. i dont think anywhere in south america you're gonna get a chill beach unless you're in a non touristic area! this town was my favourite beach in colombia

Thanks, for my next visit that

yeah going to the beach in brasil is such an activity but i love it 😂

Someone in santa Marta? Looking for friends to hangout with:))

Usaquen is more quiet
For me it depends heavily where you stay in Chapi!

It’s fairly easy to access from Buenaventura, and definitely much more quiet and raw. I recommend visiting there