Arriving to Bogota!! salsa enabled = true!!

I’ll be in the Medellin area month of September (actually about 40 mins outside in Rionegro) but I go to the city regularly. If anyone wants to meet up HMU

Hi Ethan, i appreciate your offer, i will be at Bogota until next Wensday i came to mentor some people in a tech event and i have to come back to Mexico City

Buenas! I'd like to go back to live in Colombia for a full year, but don't feel like going in a big city (Bog, Med, Cali). Looking for a liveable town that is still smaller, not too contaminated, yet I could still have all the amenities close to the house, and maybe a close-by national airport if one wants to travel around every quarter. It's been years I didn't go and don't remember which regions have the best weather and liveability; maybe around Armenia, the eje cafetero, or Bucaramanga? Happy to have your recommendations!

The past 2 years I’ve been staying in Salento 6 months and I love it. It’s pretty touristy, yes, but my partner is from there so I only have local friends. I go to Armenia almost daily to train and there’s stuff happening there. In Armenia weather’s nice, not too hot, people are super nice and it’s near the airport. I think Eje Cafetero is wonderful. Salento is pricier than the surrounding towns because of the tourists, but I’m sure nearby towns will have regular prices, and less busy with foreigners.
Filandia is cute and a bit less touristy but haven’t lived there 🤷🏼‍♀️

I went to all those places on my 2 months stay in Colombia. Really love the zona cafetera vibe and the accent is the most beautiful I have heard in whole Latin America!

I stayed in Bucaramanga for a month a couple years ago. It was nice, fairly clean, but not much to do. Nice mountain setting like Medellin. Very cheap I remember.

There’s good places for paragliding near by if you wanna try it out.

I went paragliding near San Gil but not Bucaramanga. Lot of fun stuff on that trip in the outdoors, would return

anyone in cartagena this comming week?

Hello, anyone in Medellin?

I just moved here from Italy, looking to socialize, networking and meeting new people!

I haven’t been yet but someone told me it’s cleaned up a lot so I’m curious how it is now

Yo. Where you based? I'm in El Poblado for a couple of weeks

I’m also in El Poblado too

Hey guys! Anyone gonna be around Medellín in November?

Looking for a 4th padel player with some experience to play a game monday afternoon in Medellín (Laureles), dm me if interested

Hey, I guess I'm too late, I would have for sure. Maybe next time

Hey! Yes, I plan to move back from Vietnam

What did you not like about Puerto Rico?

Hello I’m in El Poblado too right now

Hey, I’m planning to be in Medellin in November, anyone near El Poblado at that time? Let’s chat 😎

Has anyone tried learning Spanish while in Colombia?
I'm in Bogota right now, and it looks quite difficult to survive without Spanish🙃

Hi! Anyone recommends a good gym with daypass around manila area in Medellin?

I’ll be there!

I’m proposing a meetup in Medellin! https://t.me/c/1384416925/511/67522

Uhm yes you basically learn passively by just going about your daily life 😁 imo colombians speak pretty clearly and slowly (and are happy to help if you don't understand). Pair that with duolingo for absolute basics or any other course of your choice (recommend personal trainer, they're dirt cheap) and your skill will increase rapidly. Spanish is a very easy language

I agree! They're usually nice and happy to help!
Where do you recommend finding a personal trainer?

I learnt it in Mexico City. I used BaseLang for 1on1 tutoring focused on speaking. Then practiced with locals.

Last year in Medellin I brushed up my Spanish by hanging out with locals who didn’t know English. The find you more than you find them if you are open to it 😉

It depends on your learning style. DuoLingo won’t get you far 🤣

Do you already know another language or just English?

Hi everyone! I’m Matheus, Investments & Real Estate analyst from Florianópolis, Brazil 🇧🇷.

I’m currently living in Medellín 🇨🇴 for the third time, staying here until December. I’m traveling with my partner Katherine, and we’re both digital nomads looking to enjoy the local vibe while working remotely.

We’re into fitness and hiking, food experiences, photography, casual dinners and meetups, coworking from coffee shops

We’d love to meet other nomads, locals, or travelers who are open to connecting whether it’s for a hike, a food mission, coworking, or just good conversation.

Feel free to DM me or connect on IG: zjcohyqyxeavoxkjb

Hi Matheus, Amazing. I will move back to Medellin in a few weeks I think. I DM'ed you

Anyone knows of a whatsapp group or an app to organize/find padel games in Medellin?

Check out Parceros Community

I am gonna fly in to Medellin this week. Any good recommendations for co working spaces? 😇

Semilla Café is pretty good, i go there 2-3 times a week in the afternoons

how hard is appartment hunting in medellin? Im now in asuncion and its really bad, they usually only do 12 months deals foreigners/nomads are often required to pay the full lease upfront. Is it like that in columbia as well or is it more relaxed?

I know someone who has many monthly rentals. Many AirBnBs are open to direct deals as well

It's not hard. Medellin is offering a lot of places for reasonable price. I would recommend Laureles for safe, calm and affordable environment with a lot of great places. Poblado is not as good as it used to be but still it's one of the safe districts. I am sure you will find a nice place that you feel comfortable.

Asuncion Paraguay?

Yes

Who wants to come to a Karaoke bar this Friday for Halloween 🎤🎃 (Medellin)

Currently got 14 people confirmed (expecting ~20 people)... Just DM me so I can add you to the group chat.

Just DM you.

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m Blazej, currently in Medellín, at least until December. I’d love to grab a coffee and meet some fellow nomads.

I’m into outdoor sports and hiking. Always up for mountain trips if anyone’s planning something! Also happy to join padel games (still a beginner though 😅).

PS. I just proposed a Nomad List meetup on Saturday: https://nomads.com/meetups#62acb8dbf916acfcd38456e4ecf19e58

Hey everybody, I am a digital nomad and entrepreneur and I'll be living in Medellin for a month or two. Let me know if you want to link up for some drinks or hit the gym.

Hey, I had a look at your LinkedIn. Super interesting what you do in B2B.
I found a unique way to refer business through leads in Slack communities like Rand’s leadership (for engineering leaders) and Lenny’s Newsletter Slack (for product managers).

When do you arrive? I hope to be back in a few weeks.

Ah, yes. I signed up for the paid and self-organized hiking group via mdecommunity.com but it’s been a week and my request for the self-organized group is still pending approval 🙄 Is that group active or pretty much dead?

Great question! That group was often full due to WhatsApp limits. There are many other hiking groups. I will DM you.

I'm here in Medellin now.

Hey everyone ! We’re a small group of friends currently in Medellín and wondering if there are any regular meetups or communities around. Meetup app doesn’t seem very active here.

We’re staying in Poblado, but aside from the red-light vibe and some questionable gringo energy, we’re not totally convinced by the area yet

If youre not convinced with poblado, i doubt you'll find something you like tbh 😁

My favorite activity for meeting new people has been the Language exchanges... There's many Colombians, and Nomads in those events!!

I went to a language exchange this past Tuesday called gringo tuesdays and it was awesome!!

Hey
I m planning to visit Medellin next month
Any tips or ideas abt the accommodation? Which area are best for digital nomad ? Intresting coworking?

Jo guys, I am flying out to Barranquilla today. Is anyone of you right now there and would like to co work or grab a drink? Or does anyone have good connections for WhatsApp communities around that area, would be neat. Just DM me. :)

Is there anything going on in Bogotá? I've been to Medellin couple of times before the pandemic and it was cool but curious about Bogota. My other other option is Mexico City which is a safe bet, good cafes, lots of activifes, nice walking areaa, etc.

We were just in Bogotá and really enjoyed it. Underrated

https://youtu.be/opsAnSe9j7M?si=N-DSye5LjYVg3PXc