Did you find any?

Hey everyone, I’m planning on returning to MDE in February. I came across this platform called nomadbarrio for rentals, has anyone used this service before? Trying to make sure it’s legit before signing up.

Hey, I know the guy who started it. It’s legit 😎

Not at the time, but it seems there's a new one now

anyone in Medellin January 21-27? I'm staying en Colores north of Laureles

What’s a good coworking in Laureles or closeby which is quiet and has a good community? Preferably more locals.

anyone in medellin currently?

Try Circular Coworking

When were you there? A Google reviewer was there 4 months ago and told by the security that it doesn't exist anymore

I was there last year.

More locals? Difficult, Laureles is 90% foreigners

you know some nice hotel in bogota ?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/bi1SihinqRiVbp5u9

best restaurant in Bogota ?

Osaka

For the few of us who are still in Bogota next week, i m hosting a mmetup: cheers!
https://nomads.com/meetups#c93d2785aedb29e790c164e701ee1639

Hey guys. I wanted to asked you fellow nomads who live in Colombia, especially Medellin and Bogota how is it life there? Is really dangerous, that you can be robbed and that you can be cautious, and what are your experience with dating Colombian girls? I heard a lot of things they will drug you and robb you and all of things bs. I start my nomad journey with Bali in february and plan to go to Da Nang and Chiang Mai later, but I am interested is it safe for digital nomads in Medellin and in Colombia in general? Because in Asia that is something that is big plus, it is generaly safe.

Btw dude is very dangerous, especially if you deal with local girls. When I lived in hostel, crimes occurred every day. On the photo case when a guy was scopolamined and robbed.

Colombia is safe if you take the necessary precautions.

I am in Medellín and seems really safe. Just be careful much like anywhere else.

Also felt mostly very safe when i was there

I’ve been in Medellin for 3 months, be careful with who you engage with, especially women but overall it's safe if you take the right precautions

Like others say, robberies and scams do happen and they can happen to you too, but if you're careful, you can minimize the risk and you'll most probably be fine.
I love Medellín, but the truth is you need to stay alert and watch your back at all times. For example, don't work on your laptop at a café terrace that's easily accessible from the street. Thieves on motorbikes can just snatch it and speed off before you even react. I saw this happen in Laureles in day light.
Don't get too drunk when partying. Just don't.
Dating: yes, it can be risky, but I've personally only had good experiences, both from apps and meeting girls in clubs. Maybe I got lucky, who knows.
One thing that doesn't get mentioned much: never open your door to strangers who ring your bell, no matter what they say (the landlord sent them, etc.). This is unfortunately the scam I fell for. Stupid in hindsight, but they caught me completely off guard.
Colombia is amazing but requires a different level of awareness than Southeast Asia. Stay smart and you'll have a great time.

So what happened when you opened the door? Thanks for the info btw, I second all of that.

Make sure to use taxi apps and don't get into random taxis. For the most part, Colombia is safe except for certain parts in certain cities, probably especially Medellin. You could go to the countryside and it will be completely safe.

It feels really safe here in Medellin but it isn’t 🤣 Especially at night or before dawn but you can use Uber

To be honest with you guys all of this doesn't sound like good life, I need to be always alert and watch my back like I am some most wanted criminal always watch around my shoulde. So they're a big cons. If all of this is true why you choose Medellin? What is your main Pros? Girls? Or you are there for food and culture?😂😂😂 Hahahaah.. And how you navigate dating to avoid scaming? I understand that you avoid apps and tinder, but realisticaly you never know if it is easy is it scam or she is really into you?

after 10 years in latam i still struggle with the mentality to be careful :D i dont want to be. at least being aware comes naturally

True. You don’t have to be always careful especially in Laureles during the day.
Have the laptop in a backpack. Don’t wear jewelry, don’t wear a a watch, be aware of risk if you use an expensive DSLR, don’t wear flashy clothes or t-shirt from Bitcoin conference 🤣

Hi 👋 I’ll be in Medellin in January and thinking of doing a few days in Cartagena.

Any recommendations for coliving (more on the nicer/older crowd with cowork, not party)?

It doesn't sound good because it's a conversation specifically about dangers. It's like reading the news and concluding that the world is horrible. In reality you take a handful of precautions and use common sense and you spend 99,9% of your time not thinking about any of it while you enjoy a beautiful country and culture.

This. I had a GREAT time in medellin and never felt unsafe

what's up everybody. I'm new here. Gonna be in Medellin and Cartagena in Feb

Nice to hear you had a positive experience, I wanted to share some about mine. My favorite visit to Medellin was my first in 2019. People were really excited to meet a foreigner and always wanted to practice English. A warm environment that was very inviting. I went to the skatepark most days and had a lot of fun at Parque Arvi among other things.

But it seemed like each year I went, I liked it less. After covid, there was a huge influx of undesirables that came, to the point where “no to the sex tourist,” placards were posted in front of restaurants I used to eat at. I noticed people started having a more negative attitude towards foreigners, and laureles was fast on the route towards major gentrification during my last visit (Jan 2024).

I also learned more about the “no dar papaya” concept, basically meaning that you shouldn’t give people any leeway to take advantage of you, and after getting the “gringo price” several times not just in Medellin but other parts of Colombia, I started having a sour taste, and left after a few months.

Colombia is a beautiful country with a lot of neat ecotourism activities, but it’s not at the top of my list right now because of the changes that have taken place. Just wanted to share my thoughts on that.

woah this is such a cool telegram

How you guys are celebrating NYE?

Hi guys, who else is going to Bitcoin Medellin now in January?

It wasn’t so great last year so I doubt that I will go again

Anyone in Bucaramanga (or Santander) at the moment, or haven been recently?

I was there for a few days a year ago.

What's the question?

What were your thoughts about it? Considering it to spend a few weeks or a month in April or so

that's sad to hear
out of curiosity what would be at the top of your list right now and why?

I really liked it. Good weather, nice people, walkable. Much easier to find an apartment than in Medellin.
The nature around the city is beautiful.

That said absolutely limited food options and really boring.

Food is boring or the whole city ?

bump

Hi! Did you find something that match this? I'm also very interested for February / March

Colombia increased minimum salary by 23% from January so prices go up a lot

Nomad meetup tonight in Medellin!

https://nomads.com/meetups#d725f2eb3531de487ac27d19c81bd74a

hey joanne, whats your experience been in cartagena so far? Ive booked medellin flight from toronto but not sure if cartagena worth a visit. only have 2 weeks!

I ended up cutting my trip short and cancelled Cartagena. (In hindsight I feel like I should’ve done less time in Medellin bc it was too rainy for me and gone. A few friends that went to Cartagena loved it!)

I've heard a lot from Colombians that its better to avoid Cartagena because of the scams

Just domzlt fall for scams duhhh

I heard a story about tourists who were trapped on a boat and forced to transfer money at gunpoint

I always wondered this. What if you don't have your banking stuff on your phone? Like legit you only brought a burner phone and there is no way to do any of that? Will they say "oh okay never mind then"?

No you can not do that. That’ll bring you in an even worse position.

Criminals often make a factory reset of phones where that is possible but others often break into phones, change passwords of email accounts immediately to lock out people.
Banking apps often show up in the browser history

Anyone in Bucaramanga?

Anyone joining this capital raising event? https://luma.com/pozeyd3x

its a bullshit rating

What's the best meetups in Medellín?

There are many meetups here in Medellin - what are you looking for?

Just hang out, meet new people.

I wonder how often this is updated. We has some spotty internet years ago, but it has been fine the last couple of years.

Ive noticed that lots of information about countries is outdated on nomadlist

There are events every day. Language exchanges, hiking groups at weekends mostly.
You can go to Medellin Run Club tomorrow morning.
Anamaste Café attracts a good crowd and has a language exchange. Tonight Casa Almarita has a language exchange.

I will be in Bogotá around the 16th of March for a few weeks

Guys how safe is Medellin for long term stay like 3 months?

I’ve been to various cities in Latin America and overall it’s very unsafe in my experience.

as unsafe as a lot of other cities in LatAm, for guys a bit more

Okay just wanted to know that. Thanks. How do you guys manage to stay comfortable without worrying about safety all the time?

I love latam but got kind of scared after some stuff happened :/

After some stuff happened?

gztajwruaxo what's happened?