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the almost absolute lack of (appropriate)information and the eternal bad press make our country be bypassed, remember that Columbia is more than Medellin.
I am from Cuenca-Ecuador. I have visited different cities around the world. In my opinion, the best experience is traveling, getting to know new cultures, people, learning new languages, etc. "Life is short and it is only one" My favorite foreign city in the world is Medellín. People are very friendly there. I forgot how many times I have visited "Medallo"; seven or eight times maybe...
I love Medellín. I first visited when I came back from my Middle East deployment in 2021 and I've been hooked ever since. I'm learning Spanish through my girlfriend, of course and I WILL retire there, no doubt...
You guys are messing me up. I'm all set to get to Ecuador and then you go and upload a video like this. Very well done. I'll just have to visit. Nice work.
Nice timing. I’ve been here in Medellín for the past month. I’ve been to 50 states as 50 countries and have Medellin firmly in the #1 spot in the world. The people are amazing, there is green vegetation throughout the city, and the weather is perfecting you like 70-75 degrees year round. I’ve visited all the Latin American countries including many parts of Ecuador (including a month in late 2022). Colombia, especially Medellin, is much safer, greener, and the people are friendlier in my opinion than Ecuador. Also, Ecuador has permanent clouds in some areas whereas Colombia has sunshine and blue skies.
Colombia has some of the highest annual rainfall totals in the world, but I like the rain there, no draught, clean water, and lots of breaks in the rain so you can get outside. And warm!
Ken - love your post buddy. My wife is from Medellin, and as of now, I have still not visited Colombia. We had 3 horrible incidents happen to direct family and friends in Medellin. Also, her other relatives describe a few incidents where the drive-by motorcycle bandits point a gun and steal their possessions on hand. I guess I am writing to ask for your thoughts on this and what you and the friends you have met feel about this. Regardless I want to visit, and I think it will be in the Fall of this year because I also believe it will tick the most important box that I have for any city I am considering a place to own and visit more often = The Best Weather! I mean geez it is right near the Equator which if down by the beach, means way to hot and humid.....but because it is 5k feet up it is a perfect year-round 70 with lower humidity. Even better then Quito and Cuenco IMO.
Sorry but the weather is NOT 70-75 Year around. That may be written and maybe once it was but now mid 80’s is common. Eternal Spring is no longer the case but the title remains.
Well I recommend you learn Spanish in Bogotá. The accent is more neutral and is considered the most Standard Spanish. Anyways, welcome to my beautiful country
I am an American who has made Medellin my home, all the comments you have made are spot on. However, you left out a few spots that make Medellin and its surrounding area priceless. Nature here is abundant and one of the most popular things to do is to visit the hundreds of little colonial towns just a couple of hours away. Cascades and rivers are also a popular attraction with hundreds of spots to visit. Overall, Medellin is a 💎 gem and am glad you have made a video of this wonderful retirement heaven.
I’m an American also and was told Colombia is dangerous. I’ll be going there this year for the first time . Do you know a place I can rent a gun for a week or point me in the right direction?
I agree, Medellin is a great place to retire, I go there very often, by the way I will be there for Father's Day , my wife works for AA so I fly for cheap. I am looking to buy an appartment there a 2 bedroom would be enough. Love Medellín! ❤️!!!
Great video about Medellín. We're blessed to be able to retire with time in Colombia, now 4 years. You guys hit a perfect story about the city of eternal spring. The culture, food, traffic, dogs, motorcycles, environments, spanish, tourism... all spot on! And we are personal friends with your tour guide Juan Camilo, great choice. Interesting note on the dog culture here, about 3 decades ago the streets were filled with strays, the people, in the renaissance post Escobar, set high ethical standards for the treatment of voiceless creatures that share the land with us, no Bull fighting, no circus animals, and a successful and continuing campaign to help the strays in the city. It's not perfect but you can see the real success. And it's a microcosm of the effort to address the human challenges and opportunities. As example, the world class metro system focused it's first efforts on the barrios with the biggest socioeconomic challenges. The mobility and access to jobs, health care, policing and more being the realized plan to bring opportunity to those in the most need. A final 5 year phase of construction will bring metro service to Laureles, Belén and other more middle class and affluent barrios. And, traffic sucks, walk or take the metro, let someone else drive 🤓. On the weather, JP said jungle, exactly, we said, Big Island of Hawaii. Except for the elevation difference the weather here reminds us a lot of Hawaii, only a touch better. The more time I spend with the Colombian people and places, especially Medellín, the more time I want here. 🙏🙏🙏👍🤗
And a hell of a lot cheaper than HI, while still modern and cooler. Traffic in any large city can be horrible, even in Orlando FL. At around 4,000,000 people (officially, is larger than most cities in the US. Enjoy your hard-earned retirement! 👍
I miss Medellin so much. My father's office used to be not too far from el poblado. Colombia is the greatest country for bird watching Thailand is second. That's based on the number of birds you can spot.
I have my base in the south of Cali, and Airbnb to all places in Colombia...after 30 years in the overrated and expensive life in USA. You just need to be careful like any other country....but overall is safe....😊
Wow. It's totally different from what i thought before. Medellin is a modern convenient clean and friendly city. I'm so glad that Colombia is getting better and better. Love you couple and Medellin from East Asia! ❤️
I moved to Colombia in May of 2022 and don't regret it at all. As you said, it is perfect weather year round. Coming from Chicago, this is the perfect place.
Thanks for sharing this video! I have been to Bogotá but never Medellin. Medellin looks beautiful and very clean! It looks like another place I must visit!
Medellin has way more expats while Bogota is more than double in size and more urban. I actually prefer Bogota then places like Poblado. I tend to stay away from the tourists,
I was very happy the four days I spent in Medellin about 7 years ago. It truly is a marvel. It also looks like several additional restaurant venues have sprung up. Parque lleras was amazing in the evening ❤
Been there many times Colombia is a really amazing country. And i have been to many places you have been in Ecuador as well, Gracias ! There is a city bus to and from the airport that comes and goes from a city shopping mall, its very affordable and a great option.
1. Yes, Armenia Quindio is more affordable and the people are very pleasant. Have you visited any of the termales near Pereira / Dos Quebredas in nearby Risaralda? Such as Santa Rosa de Cabal or San Vicente? 2. Have you tried the "Reed" or "Collins" variety of avacado? 3. When I would hike above Envigado and Sabaneta I could distinctly see the pollution in the areas torwards el centro. It was this thick brown cloud that made me pause and think.
JP, Amelia, it is very nice to see you exploring and going to different places, countries. Thank You for showing us all these wonderful places. You both look radiant.
i love medellin, it's an amazing city! It's so easy to make friends there. El Poblado, is the most expensive area of the city. Lots of malls everywhere. Santafe Mall is the best. The botero plaza is beautiful, the Museum of antioquia is free to enter. and has other botero artwork and other south american artists. Great video coverage guys. El Castillo tour is totally worth it, it's beautiful inside and it's an incredible story
I'm glad Amelia & JP found Medellin a great city.It was clean throughout the 70's when I lived there.There 2 companies doing street cleaning in those days,"the empressas varias" wearing orange uniform,even the vehicles were orange ,and the " empressa municipal".Glad,still is clean.I'm the Amelia & JP reversed case".I'm colombian,left in 1982,bought a house in Denver(Aurora),still have it but the city has changed a lot,not for the good reasons.The whole US is different,so many people from so many countries so different from americans."I dont feel in Kansas anymore""Where have you gone Mrs amelia"? remember Simon & Garfunkel?.Now I understand you,why you left.Great video.Happy to hear from you guys.Ciao.
So glad you came here! Surprised me that you came! So happy! looks like you found Manill in Poblado too. I have spent my 5 yrs here in Laureles the flat area. Funny the sidewalks must be terrible in Ecuador. We have a saying in my house you must always look down in medellin. The second you dont you will get tripped up Never fails!
I'm surprised that you guys were surprised at the amount of digital nomads here. Digital Nomads were really the ones who put the word out on Medellin. It's a top 3 digital nomad city along with Chiang Mai and Bali. Even when I first came in 2018, there were lots of digital nomads here. It's a great city for remote working.
I spent 2 months in Medellín last year. It was interesting, but ultimately not the right place for me. Not sure if you went to the Oviedo mall close to Santa Fe...it is even more beautiful in my opinion - they really bring the jungle-like environment inside and you feel surrounded by nature. I am not a huge mall person, which is one reason I got a little bored in the city...but Oviedo impressed me. That, and the cable cars all over the city. The cable car ride to Parque Arvi is breathtaking.
@@TheSlashSlingingSlasher After awhile all the brick high rises started to feel a little monotonous. I like more eclectic architecture, older historical buildings, etc. And while I never had any security issues, you hear stories all the time. I felt like I needed to be on guard constantly. The centro is really sketchy…reminds me of downtown LA. Overall I prefer Bogota - it feels much more diverse to me. That’s just my preference though.
Oviedo is a beautiful comercial space. The malls are amazing, we use them as an oasis from the rain and refueling stops. There are many and all the ones I know are dog friendly.
Oh, looks like you just visited THE city 🤗 Just flew straight into my list of the 1000 places I have to visit before I die 😊 Thanks so much for sharing 💕💓💕
Glad you finally visited Medellín. I like Estadio, residing at a 6 minute walk to the 11 swimming pools and Sundays Zumba at the stadium (one of 3 futbol fields). That Olympica complex with futbol, swimming pools;, has 10 + tennis courts, 6 gymnasium buildings, & various other athletic fields. The Sunday Cyclovia has many kilometers of dedicated roadways in the Valley de Aburra; Poblado is a part of that valley.
Hi guys. good video of my favorite town: Medellin....my wife is from there and i fell in love when we visited there couple of years ago. we are planning to go back for the christmas holiday. keep up the good work and JP I feel you about walking up them hills. Be well
I've been to both Cuenca and Medellin. They are both beautiful cities but in different ways. Medellin has been well known for its digital nomad community. When I went, pre-Covid, they had a monthly meet-up that would draw over 100 people. It is spotlessly clean and the tap water tastes much better than the heavily chlorinated water that comes out of my tap here. But Cuenca has a more cohesive and robust expat community.
For us, and don't get me wrong, I can slide into an expat group and enjoy that immensely because of the ease, but we chose Medellin in part because the expat community here is more diffused and percentage wise still small, somewhere around 1%. We wanted to immerse (force, lol) ourselves to be more socialized in the language and a Colombian bario culture. Laureles is hardly pioneering today with a wealthy professional class, and upper middle class, and a smatering of expats and retirees, but like most of Colombia, your much better off if you speak at least a street smart level of Spanish.
Add a comment... EMS S 0 seconds ago There is a bus outside the arrivals area of the airport that will take you directly downtown to El Centro or you can get dropped of in El Pueblato. It's a much cheaper then the taxis and very safe. Get a cab when you get then there. We stayed for 3 weeks in December and loved it! Great video!!
You gave a really good brief review of our city you got a good handle on it. I’ve been living here for 45 days I just retired from & moved from the United States.
You guys missed out on the Museo Castillo. . .it was phenomenal, and afterwards we enjoyed the Cafe in the gardens. You should go on the Castle tour next time. . .well worth it.
My Wife is from Medellin, I have been going there for 3 years already I stay wih my inlaws and I love it!! I am thinking of retiring there. The USA is getting very expensive!!!
Did you visit the canyon bucatoggio? If they visit Bucaramanga Santander, they should do a colaborative video with Geno and visit some of the nearby towns.
Bucaramanga is Medellin without the hype and without the all pervasive US chains. A pleasant place just to walk around and feel you are in Colombia and not a transplanted shopping mall.
I’ve been to Medellin three times. I love the city but to say it’s clean and doesn’t smell is a stretch. The air pollution at street level can be suffocating. The smell of human doo around some of the parks is strong. A great city for young folks. I preferred the smaller cities in Colombia.
lol, thats for sure. When i speak to Colombians that live in the states that have not been back for 20 years they really have no idea how the country has changed.
Colombia and in particular Medellin have been a tourist hotspot for several years and it’s easy to see why. Looks almost like a health retreat, kinda like a Latin American Switzerland.
Thanks for appreciating One of the Mayor Cities in My Country Colombia 🇨🇴 Hopefully you guys will go to Cali Colombia 🇨🇴 the City where I was born 😘🇨🇴🇺🇸🙌
This was very informative! I might be going to Medellín for an exchange and this was super helpful. You two also seem so sweet and I can't wait to watch more of your videos!🤩
Great video. It reminds me so much of where I was living in Mexico City. I don't speak Spanish but used Google Translate for clarity and to read labels in the shops when needed. I was so touched by shopkeepers in my area that every time I saw them they had learned new English words so they could converse with me.
The bird you mentioned probably was a parrot (they have several native species in Antioquia) or a toucan...And you didn't miss anything at El Tesoro. Nice mall, but it's the most obscenely priced venue I have ever been in. (El Poblado in general is jacked.) They wanted almost $50 USD for a pair of chanklas at "Payless Shoes"... 🤣 ...If you get back to "Medallo", a trip up the teleferico (or Metrocable) to the Biblioteca España is pretty amazing, although I wouldn't recommend venturing into the neighborhoods nearby. You can catch that from the Metro itself (Estación Santo Domingo, if I remember correctly). The Pueblito Paisa is interesting, and from the hill you watch the planes landing BELOW you at the Olaya Herrera airport...I normally hang out in the "real Medellín" - across the river in Floresta. Same cool stuff without the gringo pricing...Keep having fun guys...
The bird that he was referring to is probably the "guacamaya azul verde". I have seen them fly by my balcony in pairs. They have a very distinct and recognizable call. There are also the green "loros" parrot that would eat fruit in the trees outside of my balcony in Envigado. There are other amazing birds that I would see on my hikes and bike rides. I also urge visitors to try the "Reed" and "Collins" avacados which have an amazing creamy taste. I personally do not like the larger light green colored avacados "Lorena" / "Papillon" ( cannot remember exact name of variety) that have a slightly sweet taste and more water.
Us too, off our balcony in Laureles. We have several pairs that frequent our neighborhood skies. "Guacamaya azul verde" but I just learned that from Stoney! Muchas Gracias Caballero ;)
Traffic jams and motorcycles are everywhere, even the small towns. I just got back to the US from a 3 week trip that covered several towns and cities in Colombia. I really enjoyed Bogota and I also went to the Coloma coffee plantation in Fusagasuga. Great experience... I really got tired of the Colombian traditional foods, which is mostly all you find in the smaller towns. My favorite place we went to for food was Andre Carne de Res. Its a really great place with great food.
@@william8236 except its always freezing and sort of grey and traffic is unbearable. And its only safe in certain neighborhoods and would only rent an apt in a guarded community
@@hipmoma I grew up in NY and some winters up there are truly freezing. Google average temperature in Bogota and is, 8 to 20 °C (46 to 68 °F), You have to be kidding if you think that's freezing, actually Bogotas weather is perfect for outdoors activities.
@@william8236 I'm from NY also but we have cozy homes and heat everywhere. Bogota does not. I am stating how I felt there and it was "uncomfortable" and similar to San Francisco during the summer: moist, chilly, rainy, and just not cozy. Greetings from Florida :)
@@hipmoma You make no sense, you wrote that "Bogota it's always freezing weather" that is a complete exaggeration especially from someone who knows what freezing weather is like. Let me tell you what Bogotas weather is really like, in the early morning it starts at around 40s at worst, during the day it can go up to 80s, and in the night at worst in can fall to 40s. Now if you think I am exaggerating about the 80s look around at all modern buildings and hotels with Air Conditionings on the roofs. You mention Florida I live in Florida now, I can't stand this freaking humidity and hot weather, so I know the feeling of both extremes cold and hot weather, and I will stay with a weather like Bogota, where you don't sweat like a cow and when it gets cold all you need is a light jacket.
Such a contrast to what the homeless camps we are experiencing here in the US, as if we were the 3rd world country…Looks & Sounds wonderful, another fantastic video, thank you JP & Amelia…………
@@gladiator-dh5cb Before the covid crap. I wanted to go to Colombia. Then started this vaccine passport stuff. Is Colombia still doing that ? Out here in the sticks. We don't have the homeless camps.
Sadly there's a large unhoused community here, affected greatly by the Venezuelan economic collapse and corruption. But there are efforts to help, and for better or worse,keep them out of the touristy places like Poblado.
Thanks for the info. We totally get the workout involved when living in a hilly area! We're currently in Ecuador and looking at going to Colombia - just trying to figure out the details. Great to know more about Medellin and its neighbourhoods.
You need to be very careful in Colombia about using non-official transportation. In Bogota, I once had an impostor taxi driver drive me to the middle of a very dangerous barrio and threatened to leave me there unless I paid them an extra amount of money. The police did nothing about it. I love Colombia, and will be relocating there and in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic in 2023. I have been visiting South America since 2009, and found it always important to have a local traveling companion to keep you out of trouble and avoid gringo pricing.
I agree; I have visited Medellin one time last year. Eager to leave the airport and go to my room some ‘taxi guy’ saw me waiting and said he was a taxi. He took me safely to my destination. However, I got ripped off with his price.
I felt like I got ripped off by a taxi in Guatemala with the overpricing because they saw a gringo. Therefore, I really prefer to take public transport, if possible.
if you speak Spanish and understand your surroundings you will never have a problem, They generally do that if they think you are ignorant to their culture and they way thigs are run. . 12 years in la tierra querida with a home in Bogota.
Republic dominicaine is not safe anymore believe me 5 million illegal haiti folks and it s getting worse worse!!!!@@ i m just back and I m still recovering!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@
It's respectful to speak Spanish but it opens the door to the real Colombia when you talk to locals I understand it works both ways and I always speak English in Florida except maybe little Havana of course but Medellin had changed just keep your heads up I'm not saying it's really bad like before 2000 but just use street smarts and you'll love Colombia.✌🏼
This is great. Love the insight and views to the city. I hope that my (sometimes fearful) wife will be open to visiting for a month, after we have aclimated to Chile and Ecuador.
The birding is rated #1 on the world, Santa Maria islands..if I'm going to move to South America,I want to see fauna ,flora,waterfalls,smells,sounds sights birds,Monkees, flowers
I rather stay in Laureles. This neighborhood is super cool, you’ll meet awesome people, it has nice stores and restaurants. El Poblado is extremely crowded.
Looks like you guys had a great time! Also nice to see a place where you can actually drink the water. That would be my concern about living abroad, is the water safe? Thanks for the awesome videos. Your videos show there's a big world out there to explore and how much fun you can have exploring it.
Glad to see you enjoyed your stay! Medellin has much more to offer than just Poblado, but that's where most people go. Santa Fe mall is nice. It seems like they're building malls there while tearing them down in Dallas.
US Malls were built in the 60s though 90s . Malls only became popular in Colombia in last 20 years so of course like any other city where malls are more popular you will see newer malls etc
Hi, you talk about the Santa Fe mall and Tesoro that you didn't make it to... And Tesoro is even bigger with theme park. I couldn't believe Colombia either when I went for the first time. I stayed in Envigado so I recognize many things that you showed. It beautiful there!!
its so great to see such a positive and inspiring video. It seems there are so many fear-based videos about Colombia and yours is so refreshing. Thanks for reassuring me that Medellín is still good to visit.
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the almost absolute lack of (appropriate)information and the eternal bad press make our country be bypassed, remember that Columbia is more than Medellin.
So what about is the course??????
Why not move there?
I've been telling you how great Colombia is for years. Glad you finally made it there
@@Mongoose-ct6us But where is Colombia's west side beaches? Santa Marta is hot at 88. Would be nice to know of any west beaches at 78-85 year round.
We have 12 years retired just outside of Medellin in a Pueblo. Living here has been a wonderful experience and much better than I ever expected.
Great! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah Medellin is great but Antioquia Pueblitos are better and a bit cheaper.
I love Medellin and its surrounding pueblitos ..
@@freedomriding2558 El Retiro is great and so is Guatapé
I too enjoy going to Medellin.
I just visited Colombia and Ecuador and Medellin was def my fav!
I am from Cuenca-Ecuador. I have visited different cities around the world. In my opinion, the best experience is traveling, getting to know new cultures, people, learning new languages, etc. "Life is short and it is only one"
My favorite foreign city in the world is Medellín. People are very friendly there. I forgot how many times I have visited "Medallo"; seven or eight times maybe...
Do you like Medellín better than Madrid, Spain? Saludos
My son went to Medellin and he won’t shut up about it. He loves it and wants to move there.
I love Medellín. I first visited when I came back from my Middle East deployment in 2021 and I've been hooked ever since. I'm learning Spanish through my girlfriend, of course and I WILL retire there, no doubt...
You guys are messing me up. I'm all set to get to Ecuador and then you go and upload a video like this. Very well done. I'll just have to visit. Nice work.
Nice timing. I’ve been here in Medellín for the past month. I’ve been to 50 states as 50 countries and have Medellin firmly in the #1 spot in the world. The people are amazing, there is green vegetation throughout the city, and the weather is perfecting you like 70-75 degrees year round.
I’ve visited all the Latin American countries including many parts of Ecuador (including a month in late 2022). Colombia, especially Medellin, is much safer, greener, and the people are friendlier in my opinion than Ecuador. Also, Ecuador has permanent clouds in some areas whereas Colombia has sunshine and blue skies.
Colombia has some of the highest annual rainfall totals in the world, but I like the rain there, no draught, clean water, and lots of breaks in the rain so you can get outside. And warm!
Ken - love your post buddy. My wife is from Medellin, and as of now, I have still not visited Colombia. We had 3 horrible incidents happen to direct family and friends in Medellin. Also, her other relatives describe a few incidents where the drive-by motorcycle bandits point a gun and steal their possessions on hand. I guess I am writing to ask for your thoughts on this and what you and the friends you have met feel about this. Regardless I want to visit, and I think it will be in the Fall of this year because I also believe it will tick the most important box that I have for any city I am considering a place to own and visit more often = The Best Weather! I mean geez it is right near the Equator which if down by the beach, means way to hot and humid.....but because it is 5k feet up it is a perfect year-round 70 with lower humidity. Even better then Quito and Cuenco IMO.
Is it safe? I hear a lot of horror
Sorry but the weather is NOT 70-75 Year around. That may be written and maybe once it was but now mid 80’s is common. Eternal Spring is no longer the case but the title remains.
Bucaramanga es una ciudad pequeña y tiene el mismo clima pero llueve mucho menos
Medellin will be my first digital nomad location. Learning Spanish now.
Well I recommend you learn Spanish in Bogotá. The accent is more neutral and is considered the most Standard Spanish. Anyways, welcome to my beautiful country
I am an American who has made Medellin my home, all the comments you have made are spot on. However, you left out a few spots that make Medellin and its surrounding area priceless. Nature here is abundant and one of the most popular things to do is to visit the hundreds of little colonial towns just a couple of hours away. Cascades and rivers are also a popular attraction with hundreds of spots to visit. Overall, Medellin is a 💎 gem and am glad you have made a video of this wonderful retirement heaven.
I’m an American also and was told Colombia is dangerous. I’ll be going there this year for the first time . Do you know a place I can rent a gun for a week or point me in the right direction?
great comment
I agree, Medellin is a great place to retire, I go there very often, by the way I will be there for Father's Day , my wife works for AA so I fly for cheap. I am looking to buy an appartment there a 2 bedroom would be enough. Love Medellín! ❤️!!!
Buen comentario y bienvenidos a Medellin, Antioquia.. the city of spring eternal :)
Great video about Medellín. We're blessed to be able to retire with time in Colombia, now 4 years. You guys hit a perfect story about the city of eternal spring. The culture, food, traffic, dogs, motorcycles, environments, spanish, tourism... all spot on! And we are personal friends with your tour guide Juan Camilo, great choice.
Interesting note on the dog culture here, about 3 decades ago the streets were filled with strays, the people, in the renaissance post Escobar, set high ethical standards for the treatment of voiceless creatures that share the land with us, no Bull fighting, no circus animals, and a successful and continuing campaign to help the strays in the city. It's not perfect but you can see the real success. And it's a microcosm of the effort to address the human challenges and opportunities. As example, the world class metro system focused it's first efforts on the barrios with the biggest socioeconomic challenges. The mobility and access to jobs, health care, policing and more being the realized plan to bring opportunity to those in the most need. A final 5 year phase of construction will bring metro service to Laureles, Belén and other more middle class and affluent barrios. And, traffic sucks, walk or take the metro, let someone else drive 🤓.
On the weather, JP said jungle, exactly, we said, Big Island of Hawaii. Except for the elevation difference the weather here reminds us a lot of Hawaii, only a touch better. The more time I spend with the Colombian people and places, especially Medellín, the more time I want here. 🙏🙏🙏👍🤗
And a hell of a lot cheaper than HI, while still modern and cooler. Traffic in any large city can be horrible, even in Orlando FL. At around 4,000,000 people (officially, is larger than most cities in the US. Enjoy your hard-earned retirement! 👍
Great video/“documentary”. Thank you for showing all the positives of this great city. I lived there for 17 yrs and this city, my city in my heart.
I'm glad you guys finally visited Colombia! Very nice video.
I miss Medellin so much. My father's office used to be not too far from el poblado. Colombia is the greatest country for bird watching Thailand is second. That's based on the number of birds you can spot.
Is Colombia number 1 for whale watching?
I’ll be going their this year. I need help. Do you know someone who can rent me a gun for one week? Just trying to stay safe when I’m done there.
I have my base in the south of Cali, and Airbnb to all places in Colombia...after 30 years in the overrated and expensive life in USA. You just need to be careful like any other country....but overall is safe....😊
Thank you! Wonderful advice! In 2023, I am following your lead, but I will be starting in Dominican Republic and working my way south.
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Wow. It's totally different from what i thought before. Medellin is a modern convenient clean and friendly city. I'm so glad that Colombia is getting better and better. Love you couple and Medellin from East Asia! ❤️
So happy that you just had a great time at my city. Congrats
I moved to Colombia in May of 2022 and don't regret it at all. As you said, it is perfect weather year round. Coming from Chicago, this is the perfect place.
Ms. Amelia - always smiling & Mr J.P. somewhat serious . Perfect combination perfect couple .
Thanks for sharing this video! I have been to Bogotá but never Medellin. Medellin looks beautiful and very clean! It looks like another place I must visit!
Medellin has way more expats while Bogota is more than double in size and more urban. I actually prefer Bogota then places like Poblado. I tend to stay away from the tourists,
I'm here in Laureles, and I love it here!
Great!
I was very happy the four days I spent in Medellin about 7 years ago. It truly is a marvel. It also looks like several additional restaurant venues have sprung up. Parque lleras was amazing in the evening ❤
Lleras has been basically closed down the last 3 years. They dug up the park & it is now undergoing renovations
@@JohnnieV that’s terrible 😢 news
Hey at least the cariñosas (hookers) are still on patrol!
Been there many times Colombia is a really amazing country. And i have been to many places you have been in Ecuador as well, Gracias ! There is a city bus to and from the airport that comes and goes from a city shopping mall, its very affordable and a great option.
I live in Armenia Colombia and it’s fantastic
I agree. I have lived in Armenia for 5 years. Weather similar to Medellin, less crowded, less pollution.
@@TheSwettman yes I don’t like big cities I’m from Indiana
1. Yes, Armenia Quindio is more affordable and the people are very pleasant. Have you visited any of the termales near Pereira / Dos Quebredas in nearby Risaralda? Such as Santa Rosa de Cabal or San Vicente?
2. Have you tried the "Reed" or "Collins" variety of avacado?
3. When I would hike above Envigado and Sabaneta I could distinctly see the pollution in the areas torwards el centro. It was this thick brown cloud that made me pause and think.
I like La Teibada. Walk to airport, good biking, small town but close to Armenia. Great area
JP, Amelia, it is very nice to see you exploring and going to different places, countries. Thank You for showing us all these wonderful places. You both look radiant.
Thank you! 😃
Medellin is high on my list of places to go. It's the second city in the world for Tango lovers after Bns. Aires . THANX so much for your info
This was a REAL eye opener. I look forward to more on the area.
i love medellin, it's an amazing city! It's so easy to make friends there. El Poblado, is the most expensive area of the city. Lots of malls everywhere. Santafe Mall is the best. The botero plaza is beautiful, the Museum of antioquia is free to enter. and has other botero artwork and other south american artists. Great video coverage guys. El Castillo tour is totally worth it, it's beautiful inside and it's an incredible story
Great video!! This definitely makes me want to visit Colombia when I didn't think I would really want too. Thank you!
I'm glad Amelia & JP found Medellin a great city.It was clean throughout the 70's when I lived there.There 2 companies doing street cleaning in those days,"the empressas varias" wearing orange uniform,even the vehicles were orange ,and the " empressa municipal".Glad,still is clean.I'm the Amelia & JP reversed case".I'm colombian,left in 1982,bought a house in Denver(Aurora),still have it but the city has changed a lot,not for the good reasons.The whole US is different,so many people from so many countries so different from americans."I dont feel in Kansas anymore""Where have you gone Mrs amelia"? remember Simon & Garfunkel?.Now I understand you,why you left.Great video.Happy to hear from you guys.Ciao.
I am really impressed. Looks much better than Miami. Thanks for posting we will definitely visit the place
Sounds like a nice trip to take while it's cloudy here on the coast of ecuador!
So glad you came here! Surprised me that you came! So happy! looks like you found Manill in Poblado too. I have spent my 5 yrs here in Laureles the flat area. Funny the sidewalks must be terrible in Ecuador. We have a saying in my house you must always look down in medellin. The second you dont you will get tripped up Never fails!
Yeah, it’s all perspective. Compared to Ecuador, the sidewalks in Medellin are awesome!
JP is on fire in this video! We're going to Medellin this winter based on your review - thanks!
I'm surprised that you guys were surprised at the amount of digital nomads here. Digital Nomads were really the ones who put the word out on Medellin. It's a top 3 digital nomad city along with Chiang Mai and Bali. Even when I first came in 2018, there were lots of digital nomads here. It's a great city for remote working.
I spent 2 months in Medellín last year. It was interesting, but ultimately not the right place for me. Not sure if you went to the Oviedo mall close to Santa Fe...it is even more beautiful in my opinion - they really bring the jungle-like environment inside and you feel surrounded by nature. I am not a huge mall person, which is one reason I got a little bored in the city...but Oviedo impressed me. That, and the cable cars all over the city. The cable car ride to Parque Arvi is breathtaking.
Why didn't you like it??
@@TheSlashSlingingSlasher After awhile all the brick high rises started to feel a little monotonous. I like more eclectic architecture, older historical buildings, etc. And while I never had any security issues, you hear stories all the time. I felt like I needed to be on guard constantly. The centro is really sketchy…reminds me of downtown LA. Overall I prefer Bogota - it feels much more diverse to me. That’s just my preference though.
Oviedo is a beautiful comercial space. The malls are amazing, we use them as an oasis from the rain and refueling stops. There are many and all the ones I know are dog friendly.
You guys have continued to inspire me to leave the U.S. and explore all of these great places. You are a really cute couple as well ❤️🩹
Great! 😊
you'll be very welcomed in my hometown , greetings
Yes, I also plan to retire there, Medellin is the place!
Oh, looks like you just visited THE city 🤗
Just flew straight into my list of the 1000 places I have to visit before I die 😊
Thanks so much for sharing 💕💓💕
That Studio Apartment view. Wow!
Glad you finally visited Medellín. I like Estadio, residing at a 6 minute walk to the 11 swimming pools and Sundays Zumba at the stadium (one of 3 futbol fields). That Olympica complex with futbol, swimming pools;, has 10 + tennis courts, 6 gymnasium buildings, & various other athletic fields. The Sunday Cyclovia has many kilometers of dedicated roadways in the Valley de Aburra; Poblado is a part of that valley.
Hi guys. good video of my favorite town: Medellin....my wife is from there and i fell in love when we visited there couple of years ago. we are planning to go back for the christmas holiday. keep up the good work and JP I feel you about walking up them hills. Be well
I've been to both Cuenca and Medellin. They are both beautiful cities but in different ways. Medellin has been well known for its digital nomad community. When I went, pre-Covid, they had a monthly meet-up that would draw over 100 people. It is spotlessly clean and the tap water tastes much better than the heavily chlorinated water that comes out of my tap here. But Cuenca has a more cohesive and robust expat community.
For us, and don't get me wrong, I can slide into an expat group and enjoy that immensely because of the ease, but we chose Medellin in part because the expat community here is more diffused and percentage wise still small, somewhere around 1%. We wanted to immerse (force, lol) ourselves to be more socialized in the language and a Colombian bario culture. Laureles is hardly pioneering today with a wealthy professional class, and upper middle class, and a smatering of expats and retirees, but like most of Colombia, your much better off if you speak at least a street smart level of Spanish.
Medellín limpia, hijo no tienes ideas lo que escribes. No conoces.
Sure, if you just want to hang out with other gringos. 🙄
@@JoseRBY lo dicen todos los extranjeros, llora hijo.
@@colombiatotheworld4336 Tranquilo Quispe
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There is a bus outside the arrivals area of the airport that will take you directly downtown to El Centro or you can get dropped of in El Pueblato. It's a much cheaper then the taxis and very safe. Get a cab when you get then there. We stayed for 3 weeks in December and loved it! Great video!!
Medellin is beautiful! City of eternal spring. I really love the Envigado and Itagui neighborhoods in the south of the city.
Envigado and Itagui are not part of Medellin, they are towns that border Medellin.
@@ericlee2931 you are correct. I could have been more specific and stated the Medellin metropolitan area.
Sabaneta is really good with the views. It's super hilly, so I recommend the apartments towards the bottom of the hills
Thank you, guys, for this videos, and welcome whenever you want.
Go Colombia Go 🇨🇴👏👏
What a BEAUTIFUL PLACE!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for this excellent video! How would compare safety/crime in Cuenca and Medellin?
We felt safer in Cuenca.
Nice video! Me encanta Medellin! 🇨🇴 I've been 3x.
Thanks so much for this, Amelia and JP. Medellín had not been on my radar with regard to a long-term visit, but it is now!
yes, we are planning to visit the Colombia too.
I live in Nicaragua now. I often wish I had picked Colombia first. Thanks for the video!!
The people of Antiochia are very proud of their city
You gave a really good brief review of our city you got a good handle on it. I’ve been living here for 45 days I just retired from & moved from the United States.
Such a great review. There are so many negative reviews about Medellin. Thanks for the video.
Gracias por visitar nuestro país, espero vuelvan pronto y vengan a los Llanos orientales :)
Great video. I will have to add it to our list!.
I love being in Medellin 25% of my time. your video is right on the nail.. was laughing about the Motos 🏍️😀
I think I will have to add Medellin to my exploratory trip
You guys missed out on the Museo Castillo. . .it was phenomenal, and afterwards we enjoyed the Cafe in the gardens. You should go on the Castle tour next time. . .well worth it.
Fierce review! Congratz.
Are you guys still in Cuenca? Or have you found another home again yet? Great videos!
My Wife is from Medellin, I have been going there for 3 years already I stay wih my inlaws and I love it!! I am thinking of retiring there. The USA is getting very expensive!!!
Nice video, I had a coworker from Medellin and I thought it sounded like a cool place to visit.
Yes. Everybody go to Poblado. Ride the cable cars EVERYWHERE to the barrios.
Thank you for producing this video. You guys are so funny.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those motorcycles are INSANE in Medellin!
I love Medellin‼️ My favorite is Las Palmas, San Diego, and I forgot the name of the other area.
You should visit Bucaramanga. Food and clothes are cheaper and the medical system is excellent.
Did you visit the canyon bucatoggio? If they visit Bucaramanga Santander, they should do a colaborative video with Geno and visit some of the nearby towns.
Bucaramanga is Medellin without the hype and without the all pervasive US chains. A pleasant place just to walk around and feel you are in Colombia and not a transplanted shopping mall.
I’ve been to Medellin three times. I love the city but to say it’s clean and doesn’t smell is a stretch. The air pollution at street level can be suffocating. The smell of human doo around some of the parks is strong. A great city for young folks. I preferred the smaller cities in Colombia.
Wow, Medellín looks and sounds amazing, not like in the 70s!
lol, thats for sure. When i speak to Colombians that live in the states that have not been back for 20 years they really have no idea how the country has changed.
Colombia and in particular Medellin have been a tourist hotspot for several years and it’s easy to see why. Looks almost like a health retreat, kinda like a Latin American Switzerland.
Thanks for appreciating One of the Mayor Cities in My Country Colombia 🇨🇴 Hopefully you guys will go to Cali Colombia 🇨🇴 the City where I was born 😘🇨🇴🇺🇸🙌
This was very informative! I might be going to Medellín for an exchange and this was super helpful. You two also seem so sweet and I can't wait to watch more of your videos!🤩
Wonderful review of a beautiful city!
Great video. It reminds me so much of where I was living in Mexico City. I don't speak Spanish but used Google Translate for clarity and to read labels in the shops when needed. I was so touched by shopkeepers in my area that every time I saw them they had learned new English words so they could converse with me.
That's awesome!
Cant wait to visit Colombia
The bird you mentioned probably was a parrot (they have several native species in Antioquia) or a toucan...And you didn't miss anything at El Tesoro. Nice mall, but it's the most obscenely priced venue I have ever been in. (El Poblado in general is jacked.) They wanted almost $50 USD for a pair of chanklas at "Payless Shoes"... 🤣 ...If you get back to "Medallo", a trip up the teleferico (or Metrocable) to the Biblioteca España is pretty amazing, although I wouldn't recommend venturing into the neighborhoods nearby. You can catch that from the Metro itself (Estación Santo Domingo, if I remember correctly). The Pueblito Paisa is interesting, and from the hill you watch the planes landing BELOW you at the Olaya Herrera airport...I normally hang out in the "real Medellín" - across the river in Floresta. Same cool stuff without the gringo pricing...Keep having fun guys...
The bird that he was referring to is probably the "guacamaya azul verde". I have seen them fly by my balcony in pairs. They have a very distinct and recognizable call. There are also the green "loros" parrot that would eat fruit in the trees outside of my balcony in Envigado. There are other amazing birds that I would see on my hikes and bike rides.
I also urge visitors to try the "Reed" and "Collins" avacados which have an amazing creamy taste. I personally do not like the larger light green colored avacados "Lorena" / "Papillon" ( cannot remember exact name of variety) that have a slightly sweet taste and more water.
Us too, off our balcony in Laureles. We have several pairs that frequent our neighborhood skies. "Guacamaya azul verde" but I just learned that from Stoney! Muchas Gracias Caballero ;)
Traffic jams and motorcycles are everywhere, even the small towns. I just got back to the US from a 3 week trip that covered several towns and cities in Colombia. I really enjoyed Bogota and I also went to the Coloma coffee plantation in Fusagasuga. Great experience... I really got tired of the Colombian traditional foods, which is mostly all you find in the smaller towns. My favorite place we went to for food was Andre Carne de Res. Its a really great place with great food.
Bogota is the best city in Colombia, and in two hours drive from the capital you find pueblos, villages with summer weather all year round.
@@william8236 except its always freezing and sort of grey and traffic is unbearable. And its only safe in certain neighborhoods and would only rent an apt in a guarded community
@@hipmoma I grew up in NY and some winters up there are truly freezing. Google average temperature in Bogota and is, 8 to 20 °C (46 to 68 °F), You have to be kidding if you think that's freezing, actually Bogotas weather is perfect for outdoors activities.
@@william8236 I'm from NY also but we have cozy homes and heat everywhere. Bogota does not. I am stating how I felt there and it was "uncomfortable" and similar to San Francisco during the summer: moist, chilly, rainy, and just not cozy. Greetings from Florida :)
@@hipmoma You make no sense, you wrote that "Bogota it's always freezing weather" that is a complete exaggeration especially from someone who knows what freezing weather is like. Let me tell you what Bogotas weather is really like, in the early morning it starts at around 40s at worst, during the day it can go up to 80s, and in the night at worst in can fall to 40s. Now if you think I am exaggerating about the 80s look around at all modern buildings and hotels with Air Conditionings on the roofs. You mention Florida I live in Florida now, I can't stand this freaking humidity and hot weather, so I know the feeling of both extremes cold and hot weather, and I will stay with a weather like Bogota, where you don't sweat like a cow and when it gets cold all you need is a light jacket.
Such a contrast to what the homeless camps we are experiencing here in the US, as if we were the 3rd world country…Looks & Sounds wonderful, another fantastic video, thank you JP & Amelia…………
3rd world by design so we will fail.
been saying that for years. whenever I fly back to the states, I often comment on how third world it does look. Highly agree.
@@gladiator-dh5cb Before the covid crap. I wanted to go to Colombia. Then started this vaccine passport stuff. Is Colombia still doing that ? Out here in the sticks. We don't have the homeless camps.
@@caddothegreat usually centers in the big cities, I live in the suburbs and not here either……YET!
Sadly there's a large unhoused community here, affected greatly by the Venezuelan economic collapse and corruption. But there are efforts to help, and for better or worse,keep them out of the touristy places like Poblado.
Thanks for the info. We totally get the workout involved when living in a hilly area!
We're currently in Ecuador and looking at going to Colombia - just trying to figure out the details. Great to know more about Medellin and its neighbourhoods.
Glad it was helpful!
Everything looks so clean and tidy! So beautiful!
What personal safety?
You need to be very careful in Colombia about using non-official transportation. In Bogota, I once had an impostor taxi driver drive me to the middle of a very dangerous barrio and threatened to leave me there unless I paid them an extra amount of money. The police did nothing about it.
I love Colombia, and will be relocating there and in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic in 2023.
I have been visiting South America since 2009, and found it always important to have a local traveling companion to keep you out of trouble and avoid gringo pricing.
I agree; I have visited Medellin one time last year. Eager to leave the airport and go to my room some ‘taxi guy’ saw me waiting and said he was a taxi. He took me safely to my destination. However, I got ripped off with his price.
I felt like I got ripped off by a taxi in Guatemala with the overpricing because they saw a gringo. Therefore, I really prefer to take public transport, if possible.
if you speak Spanish and understand your surroundings you will never have a problem, They generally do that if they think you are ignorant to their culture and they way thigs are run. . 12 years in la tierra querida with a home in Bogota.
Republic dominicaine is not safe anymore believe me 5 million illegal haiti folks and it s getting worse worse!!!!@@ i m just back and I m still recovering!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@
@@gladiator-dh5cb spoke spanish but unfortunately, I have that gringo look.
Great video, with excellent information. Thank you so much.
Wow it looks so great, a very vibrant city!
It's respectful to speak Spanish but it opens the door to the real Colombia when you talk to locals I understand it works both ways and I always speak English in Florida except maybe little Havana of course but Medellin had changed just keep your heads up I'm not saying it's really bad like before 2000 but just use street smarts and you'll love Colombia.✌🏼
This is great. Love the insight and views to the city. I hope that my (sometimes fearful) wife will be open to visiting for a month, after we have aclimated to Chile and Ecuador.
The birding is rated #1 on the world, Santa Maria islands..if I'm going to move to South America,I want to see fauna ,flora,waterfalls,smells,sounds sights birds,Monkees, flowers
Those are guacamayas…. Theres a bunch that have their house at el castillos trees 👍👍👍very nice video
I rather stay in Laureles. This neighborhood is super cool, you’ll meet awesome people, it has nice stores and restaurants. El Poblado is extremely crowded.
We loved Laureles!
Looks like you guys had a great time! Also nice to see a place where you can actually drink the water. That would be my concern about living abroad, is the water safe? Thanks for the awesome videos. Your videos show there's a big world out there to explore and how much fun you can have exploring it.
I don't see that as much of a concern, bottled water is ultra cheap. I love me some Bretaña con gas!
Looks and sounds exciting there!
Glad to see you enjoyed your stay! Medellin has much more to offer than just Poblado, but that's where most people go. Santa Fe mall is nice. It seems like they're building malls there while tearing them down in Dallas.
US Malls were built in the 60s though 90s . Malls only became popular in Colombia in last 20 years so of course like any other city where malls are more popular you will see newer malls etc
What a GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU
Next time you guys should check out Amsterdam Plaza. It is a nice collection of nice restaurants and shopping on the first floor.
Next time!
Hi, you talk about the Santa Fe mall and Tesoro that you didn't make it to... And Tesoro is even bigger with theme park. I couldn't believe Colombia either when I went for the first time. I stayed in Envigado so I recognize many things that you showed. It beautiful there!!
Santa Fe is huge? El Tesoro bigger?. Let's wait until they visit Viva Envigado, Mayorca or Parque Fabricato.
its so great to see such a positive and inspiring video. It seems there are so many fear-based videos about Colombia and yours is so refreshing. Thanks for reassuring me that Medellín is still good to visit.
Thanks Amelia and JP. I'll check out your course offer! 🙂
All right, I am convinced! I will go to Medellin next month and check it out:))))
I’ll be there
Great video! I wanna visit this city…