Thank you for watching! Hope you get to enjoy Colombia and al the cities you are visiting 💕

Nice! When are you going to be back?

@@lifetheorycouple I'll be back in Colombia next month. I'm in Ecuador now. Not sure if I will be in Bucaramanga this trip, I'm going to see friends in Bogota, and Cali.

I hear a lot of good things about there compared to other places

Bucaramanga and the Santander department is an amazing area! One of our favorites across Colombia. - Thanks for the tip on the rent!

You're welcome! All those small towns near Bucaramanage are great! I cannot express that enough.

John! - What an encouraging comment! - We've been to a lot of the same places. We still haven't spent time in Barranquilla, Pereira, or Palmera. What would you suggest doing in each?

@@lifetheorycouple It seems that you two have a better handle on things than just about anyone :-) ...Palmira is too small to visit for anything other than a day trip. Keep up the great content. Peace & Love, John/Rosa

I'm dying to go birding & read Santa Marta is rated #1 in world but now muy dangerous due to terrorist Guerillas ! Any second suggestions as to a great birding location? Gracias!

Barichara 😉😊@@pamspencer5733

These are great suggestions! And we'll definitely be back in Bucaramanga in the future!

Y las Ventanas de Tisquizoque? Uno de los sitios mas bonitos!

@@fabbyaponte-nino4964 - We're putting it on the list!

Gracias! - It is a peaceful city compared to others across Colombia.

We're not done yet! - Of course, Widny is from Bogota... What do you think we should do next?

@@lifetheorycouple have you been to el eje cafetero? We visited colombia in 2009 and stayed at the Cameron resort in panaca, Quindio, a lot to do there, I'm from Medellin, hope you both can visit soon. ✌

I am going July 3 through the 7th Happy Fourth of July.

Thank you for the view and comment! - We recall Cure Cuisine being very good. Other than that, they had several Asian cuisine restaurants that were top notch.

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! - Such kind words.

Thank you!

Ahora toca una aventura todos juntos! 😊

That's awesome! It's a really approachable city. We'll definitely be back. When's the big move date?

@@lifetheorycouple it's still going to a bit but 2023/2024 we trying to save as much as we can and sell most items !!

Welcome! - We can't wait to go back and do some canyoning & more hiking in the area. :-)

We love to hear you’re not a night life person either! Thankfully there are plenty of day time activities all around the area. What did you find the most informative?!

So exciting! - Bucaramanga is really great. Sooo much to do in the region. I hope you enjoy

Gracias! ¿Cuál fue tu parte favorita?

Yes! We really liked how much more laid back the people of the Santander region are versus some other areas of Colombia.

We appreciate that David! - What was your favorite part?

@@lifetheorycouple the details on the airbnb and neighborhood were very helpful!

Thank you for the visit! I really hope that you choose a Colombian city to visit next 😍 Which part of Santiago did y’all enjoy the most? That’s one of the the cities we would like to see in the future!

@@lifetheorycouple aside from the hike we did in Torres del Paine 🤟, we liked the neighborhood of Ñuñoa. It was very close to the extensive Metro and hip but less expensive than other desirable areas. Pictures of various Santiago things on my Insta. Thanks again for the Columbia, Medellin was always on my list, but I'm frugal so this video certainly rang true. 😁

Gracias!

You're definitely a fan of the channel, thank you! - Yeah, Bucaramanga really blew us a away along with all the smaller towns and activities to do and enjoy near by.

THANK YOU!

Thank you!!!!

HA! - Well, we kind of did not find night life on purpose... I think that is because we are morning people, so night life is often just difficult. But, when we're back in Bucaramanga we'll highly consider your recommendation.

Thank you for watching! Manizales it my favorite city after Bogota! But if you don’t like rain, I’ll avoid Manizales. It rains quite a lot in the city, but lots of young people and it feels SO SAFE! Armenia and Bucaramanga are both a tie, they are smaller cities but with tons of activities to do nearby. What I love about those two cities is the beautiful and very different landscapes that you get to explore!

We loved it! It is quite peaceful we must say!

@@lifetheorycouple yes! it is, and i love it :D ... God bless you both!!

Yes, yes, and yes! - We love waking up in the 5am hour. We find ourselves more at peace in the day light in general. Thanks for the view!

@@lifetheorycouple One more subscriber and you have 1000!

Great observation! - I think we are a little surprised ourselves. In fact, we've been thinking about making a video about this an showcasing how we eat, which is very healthy... It may even shock you that our grocery store bill was about $600.00 - $800.00 a month back in the states (for two people BTW)... Before all this inflation madness.... We've come to the reality that healthy food choices are just more expensive in general, but in Colombia nearly equal to the price as they are in the US. Things like nuts/seeds, coconut oil, variety of veggies/greens, supplements, fermented foods, the better coffees, etc... On eating out... We could have easily cut that number in half if we had avoided specifically 3 restaurants that were really fancy and had gringo prices... But, we didn't hold back, because we have the income, and it didn't break any budget rules. --- I'm sure we could bring our grocery bill to $300.00 if we choose to eat smaller meals... And, if we stop eating out at some fancy pants places, we could get our eating out to $150.00 and still have a very good time... Which would be about $225 per a person a month versus $442.50 per a person a month... GREAT COMMENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE VIEW!

They went out a lot and experienced a lot. Lechona for lunch rather than a party at Andres Carne De Res is a much more affordable way to go. I am planning to retire in Bucaramanga.

Thank You!

5 YEARS! - That's great. It's natural surrounds are sooo approachable.

We appreciate the info! - Our bird knowledge is limited. 😅

Thank you! After our experience, I cannot say a specific Airbnb. But if we were to visit again we would look at Barrio El Prado and Cabecera Del Llano. Between Calle 35-55 and Carrera 33-40. That part of the city is the nicest and where many of the restaurants are located. - This is not where we stayed, we were really close to Paque Simon Bolivar and it was just okay in that area.

@@lifetheorycouple That helps me very much - thank you. You’re a fun couple to watch - May God continue to watch over you.

Great pro tip! We’re definitely working on that!

Genesis thanks for all the comments and views! - Quality of life is a difficult thing to measure, I think it comes down to preference. I cannot say one city is truly better than the other. It just all depends on what you like. - Bucaramanga was nice because it was so calm compared to Bogota, Medellin, and Cali.

We'd have to say parts of Bogota like Usaquen. Most of the city is flat as it sits in a plateau, if the hills are what get you. - The city parts of Bucaramanga are quite flat as well. - If you're looking for something more quite, I'd look into Armenia.

@@lifetheorycouple Thank you for the excellent response, I have mobility issues, although I really enjoyed both Pereira and Manizales, some of those hills especially the latter were incredible lol.

Nice to know! - You might want to research San Gil. It's quite small but big enough to find local conveniences.

We need to get ourselves one of those drones. It would be fun to capture a different angle of all these beautiful places.

We agree! Thank you for the views and comments! :-)

Thank YOU for watching!

Hope you both enjoy Bucaramanga! We found Sandra, a local guide through instagram. Her account is @ven_y_camina_conmigo. She has so many other routes that we wanted to try but time didn’t allow us to explore those places.

Daniel Wise! - Thanks for the view and comment! - Wifi is good. We've been living out of Airbnb's and one of our top questions for hosts is, "what is the internet speed?" - Right after visiting Bucaramanga we were in Cali for a month... And, we did not ask that question and our internet speed was crap, like 5 mbs... Since then we ask hosts this questions and test the internet speed everywhere we go. It is common to find anywhere from 20 mbs to 200 mbs where people have fiber optic. - We are digitial nomads and do all our work online. So, I think you'll be fine as long as you ask what the speeds are where ever you decide to stay. --- We also have sim cards with phone service from Claro. Costs about 15-20 USD a month, comes with over 10 GBs of data, we never use of all it, and it works quite well when we need to do a hot spot.

@@lifetheorycouple Thank you so much for the information! Really appreciate

Within Bucaramanga and Floridablanca, we stuck to just using Uber. Since those two cities are connected, it's very available. Even getting over to Giron via Uber. - The cost was between 8,000 COP to 30,000 COP depending on distance and time of day. We generally try to avoid taxis. We took the buses from Bucaramanga to San Gil, then jumped on a different one from San Gil to Barichara. You kind of have to ask where the bus stations are. And there's so much travel between the cities that you will find regular schedules running every single day. I think each bus ride was about 12,000 COP.

We can totally see what you mean about Giron. There are definitely better small towns to visit.

Nice! - I miss Dallas and White Rock Lake, no lie... Being cognizant of crime anywhere you go in Colombia is a real thing. So walking in the street or going to public parks you really don't want to take your phone with you if possible and or just keep it hidden. - Although Bucaramanage has several public parks, most of them consistently have homeless. I also noticed lots of Venezuelans in some parts as this city is closer to that country. - However, in malls and public spaces like Santisimo that require entrance fees, you're going to be very safe. So it all depends on what you're looking for... In regard to dogs, I haven't seen any violent ones and I actually don't recall many in Bucaramanage. So I think the dog thing is less of concern. - Feel free to comment here if you have more questions or reach out to us @lifetheorycouple on Instagram.

In terms of Party, Bucaramanaga doesn't really party that hard, nothing like Medellin. And it's big enough that you can live far enough away from the "party area".

That's a fair statement. For expats and people coming from say, the US as we are, this is a very good price. Plus it's likely a mark up in price for the actual apartment due to it being an Airbnb listing (which includes furnishing). Airbnb's are typically close to double in price for what they would actually rent for in normal cases. My guess is an apartment like this would be closer to $300.00 USD.

The internet is good. Newer buildings have fiber optic... Most Airbnbs we've been in have 30-50 mbs download speed. If you're going to rent or Airbnb... I'd make it a point to ask about speeds first... When we were in Cali, we were in an Airbnb for a month with barely 5mbs download speed... That actually almost killed us.

Thank you for the view! - Bucaramanga and the Santander department are great. I highly recommend checking everything out in this video and seeing what else there is to offer. San Gil is great if you want to do more extreme activities.

@@lifetheorycouple Thanks for reassuring me its safe there. Im from North New Jersey and NYC I dont know if its any worse than here probably not. She lives in Bucaramanga I guess the safest way from the airport to her house would be uber no?

@@lifetheorycouple I dont think there will be any extreme activities. This will be more of a romantic visit. Just curious her birthday is Nov i ordered her some stff from macys today (will they even deliver there?) would it make it too bucaramanga by the nov 25 do you think? or no way?

Thank you!