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As some of you may know, I am hoping to come and live in Colombia in the future. My wife and I want to live in Santander (where she is from) probably in La Mesa de Los Santos, about an hour or so drive from Bucaramanga. For me this is ideal as I can enjoy the peace and tranquility of the country and my finca but with all the amenities of a big city only an hour away.

My question is, among the PBHers out there, do people prefer the city or the countyside to live in?

Bill - I guess I know what your answer will be!

By CelticAce88 on Jul 12, 2009, 11:23 in Friendly Talkzone.

lpdiver says on Jul 12, 2009, 12:35:

I prefer the country and my paisa wife prefers the city. Guess we will have to have two abodes.

ts

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 12, 2009, 14:38:

Exactly lp but my wife just goes to Bogota for a week per month

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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lpdiver says on Jul 12, 2009, 14:40:

Hmm, My wife isn't going to be far from my side. She loves and trusts me on a complete and thourough basis. However, she does not trust other Colombianas like her sisters for example...jejeje. I love it! She is excellent company anyway.

ts

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barrumundi says on Jul 12, 2009, 16:24:

Peace and tranquility beats noise and pollution any day in my book.

http://poorbuthappy.com/yourthing/post/uploading-photos-for-dummies/

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barrumundi says on Jul 12, 2009, 16:33:

OPTION #1: PEACE AND TRANQUILITY: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/barrumundi/TheFarms#

OPTION#2: NOISE AND POLLUTION: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/barrumundi/Bogota#

http://poorbuthappy.com/yourthing/post/uploading-photos-for-dummies/

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 13, 2009, 07:24:

You are so righr barru. We have so little traffic that Wrinkles runs to the gate if he hears a car on the road, and that is less than once a day. We are at the end of the drivable road,even though the municiple road continues around my lot is is NOT passable by even 4WD when it is rainy season. It is used by pack animals and pedestrians only

Mr. Bill Somondoco

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 13, 2009, 12:38:

I used to live in Cali but now I live in the country. I´ll never go back to city living in Colombia.

https://sites.google.com/site/colombianaturesite/nature-images

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barrumundi says on Jul 13, 2009, 19:16:

Yes Bill. Our farm is also up in the hills away from main roads. The local roads are a bit tricky after the rain and a 4wd is necessary but that adds to the isolation (which can be a good thing). All you hear all day is the wind in the trees and the birds. We love it. It's good to hit the shops and maybe see a movie at Centro Chia now and then, but it is great to get back home again to the peace and quiet.

http://poorbuthappy.com/yourthing/post/uploading-photos-for-dummies/

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excavator59 says on Jul 15, 2009, 06:38:

I love my finca next to good hard road near a small village (but very busy Sundays all Pereira rumbas) only 8 kms from centre of Pereira so I have the best of both worlds.

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