I didn't like Santa Marta. Bucaramanga is much nicer. I also liked Cali but it's less safe. I was in Medellin for 6 months last year and have been back for 2 months. It's my favorite place!

I'm thinking about going to Colombia in December. Any suggestions? I've been thinking Medellin, but not sure if I should stay for longer than two weeks? Any recommendations with a beach?

Hello guys ! Anyone in Medellin tonight ?

How's the mail service in Medellin/Bogota? Any particular delivery companies better than others (FedDex, UPS, DHL, TIBA Group, Jupiter de Colombia)? My use case is receiving packages or mail. Thanks in advance!

Am I missing something in Colombia? I can go to an ATM right now and take out 500 USD worth of COP and it will give me 2122420 COP according to the visa rate.

If I take this cash to a money exchange place they will sell me a dollar for 4080 COP meaning I can profit $20 on the conversion?

Colombians love the American dollar

Nothing surprising here

These are my two local shops rates

Hello, my stay in Medellín is coming to an end, so I would like to sell the bicycle I've used to cycle around the entire city. It's in good condition, and I'm willing to let it go for half the price I bought it at - 150k pesos

How is Medellin these days? I didn’t really like it last time I was there - march of this year

Medellin is a great city!

What’s not to like?

in medellin for the next month+. anyone interested in getting a meetup scheduled?

yep let’s go

I’m down

Any of you done a full Tayrona tour that you’d recommend? It’s usually 3 to 4 days, from what I’ve seen.

The lost city is like 4 days I think

Stay in Rio Hostel, so cool

Anyone in Bogota that's want to meet?

Search for gringotuesdays in instagram

I hiked from Santa Marta to Minca, no yellow fever. Drunk from the streams too lol

Hi everyone, I have been away from Nomads for quite a while, but I am now coming to Colombia and have some questions. First the most fundamental one:

Being a Dutch passport holder, I know I get 3 months to stay as a tourist in any case. But I read somewhere that next to my passport I may need these two things as well:
1. Proof of health insurance
2. A return ticket

What about these two points? Are they both true, one of them, or none?

Greatly appreciate your help.

I arrived in Colombia a few weeks ago, not sure if return ticket was mandatory, I had it, but they didn't ask for it, they did ask to see hotel reservations to get a contact address

Hi, everyone!
I see most people are in Medellin now. Anyone is in Bogota?
I will be here till December and will be happy to meet new people 🤝

I have a friend that lives in bogota If you want a link up

hi, any recs for coworking spaces in Laureles, Medellin?

Hi everyone! I'm really close to come to Bogota and celebrate NY eve there. Then stay for living. Is there any events scheduled or famous places to go on this date? Cheers! Hasta luego!

Hi! I'm planning a one-week trip to Colombia and am torn between Medellín and Bogotá. Which city would you recommend for nice cafes and restaurants, as well as overall safety?

Wow

anyone here based in Bogota? If so, any recommendations for events to check out over the next two weeks?

Bogota has always seemed a bit weird to me

Hola guys! Does anyone recommend a good immigration lawyer ideally in Medellín?

glad to help!

I’m at this new spot in laureles, Medellin if anyone want to join

Hey, anyone can recommend accelerators, hackathons and networking events in Colombia? Looking for specific names and programmes :)

If anyone is in laureles and has no plans tomorrow or Friday

I’m here for the month, anyone has plans this weekend?

I checked the reviews and many others complain about food quality. Glad to hear that your food there was great!

Hi everyone! I’ll be travelling to Santa Marta in early February. Does anyone have any recommendations about places to stay? Like hostels for DN with grown ups? 😄😄 thanks 🙏🏽

soolid place for a long weekend

Thank you so much!!

Any one watching the soccer game tonight?

The city will be very empty until first days of January. because most Colombians there leave the city 😊

I’m hosting a Christmas event if people want to swing by

who’s going?

Hey guys - my iPhone is dying. Does somebody have a good recommendation to repair it or purchase a new one in Medellin?

Hello you can go to Monterrey there’s a lot of stores there that could repair or you can try Mac Center or IShop.

Hey, A local recommended this repair shop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4QhmTZTyNJTXTeah8
I haven't tried it myself yet.

Hey how do the meet ups work? I was thinking about hosting one for the people in Medellin

Hey! Let’s cowork! Sure

Hi! Question - were (m)any of you checked for outbound flights on entry into Colombia?

in most of the cases airline during the boarding ask about this, not immigration officers

Thank you! Haven't quite plucked up the courage to buy a flight out! Think I'm going to love being in Colombia a bit too much!

you can buy onwardticket if they ask

don't overthink, lol

True that!! 🎉🎉🎉

I was once denied boarding (along with several other passengers of various nationalities) from Istanbul to Bogota because the airline requested a non-refundable 3000$ return ticket back to Istanbul in the same reservation 🤡 (they didn't care that I had an onward ticket to Ecuador). Such a thing has never happened to me in any other part of the world. But then later I flew to Colombia from Miami with zero issues.

I investigated the issue later and it turned out Colombia does have some unspoken rules for certain routes where they specifically request airlines to check you for a RETURN ticket back to the point of departure (although this is mentioned nowhere officially). If you fly from other LATAM countries, it's probably not an issue, but if not, I'd be prepared for some potential difficulties. And if you fly from the old world, do NOT fly Turkish Airlines (and never fly them to any LATAM destinations).

Daaayyyuuuuum, that's not cool! 😅

Where are you flying from?

My fiancée is a tourist and came to Medellin in November from NYC, we bought a cheap Medellin Panama City flight for a week after our arrival and the airline staff allowed us to board without an issue

I found myself getting scammed a lot in Colombia, even though I speak intermediate Spanish, was scammed so much after 3 months of being there I had to leave

I'll be flying in from JFK

for 1 month I had 1 scam attempt

when girls in the club wanted us to pay for their bill

I have been to most parts of Colombia minus the Caribbean coast. Once I got in a fake cab in Medellin and was cleaned out for $50 usd or so to gas up the pricks car. I enjoyed San Jose del guaviare but was also ripped off by cab drivers there as well as in Florencia, caqueta. Aside from that I was ripped off by people constantly trying offer me tours. But on the bright side, I met a lovely family in puerto leguizamo who run a hostel, who were very kind and helpful about learning about the region. Overall I recommend that town when it comes to visiting the Amazon.

Sorry to hear that happened to you. Aside from the tour being overpriced, how is it a scam? Just curious what you mean by “look out for the guys selling tours”. Or is it just an annoyance that they’re constantly pestering you to buy?

As for the taxi scam, any reason you took an unofficial taxi instead of Uber? Just in too remote of a location?

In many cases you can’t Uber in the remote parts. When I got scammed in Medellin it was because I didn’t have working cell service. The tour scams often involve people saying they will take you someplace, and then go to other places you didn’t agree to and will often charge a different price than what was agreed on. And often times it’s impossible to go on hikes without a guide, which was frustrating

Interesting. What happens when you simply tell them that the place/price they’re suggesting isn’t what you agreed on?

Guys Im from Medellín and im living here right now, If someone need something from a local Just send me a message

My advice is to look online for reputable tour guides and not just book randomly on the street, that’s when the issues occur

If you need someone to drive you or a local guide Just let me know, I know great people from here that are Not going to scam you, and if you also need any kind of recommendation just let me know!

Thanks mate! Will be in touch if something comes up.