Medellin question

MitchAlvarez says on Nov 15, 2007, 13:55:

cdy ive been to panama and its pretty cool. but you cant even put them in the same sentence. how about you take two weeks and go visit medellin. i think you'll come back not needing to ask for advice. lol

good luck. have fun.

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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slguy says on Nov 15, 2007, 14:04:

I'm gonna go to Medellin for the first time pretty soon. But even sight unseen, I'd be buying in Medellin. To me, Panama City's just a blight on the landscape, compared to any place in Colombia that I've seen...

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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Lowell says on Nov 15, 2007, 14:07:

Sl, you said it correctly and also becoming more crime ridden with one of the new crimes being home invasions. Asholes even shot the finger of my friends wife off as she was trying to protect him.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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slguy says on Nov 15, 2007, 14:09:

How're they doing now, Lowell? That experience would have me sleeping with the 12ga. at the bedside - and I never want to live that way.

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dwmte7 says on Nov 15, 2007, 17:00:

comparing the two is like comparing being in love with having aids. went to medellin 19 years ago and never left.

dwmte

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cdy says on Nov 15, 2007, 18:51:

Interesting takes on Panama vs Colombia, I have been traveling to Panama for 6 years for business & pleasure, it has changed for the worse, the crime has increased along with the Gringos. Most of the new highrises are being marketed exclusively to Americans(and Canadians). There are ex-pat communities in the Boquete area that are all most all Gringos.
I get the feeling that most of the people moving to Panama look at is as just a place to live cheaper than the States, most don't have an interest in blending into the local culture.
They could be in Timbuktu for all they care as long as the weather is warm and the prices are low.

I assume the ex-pat population is fairly low in Medellin, at least in terms of percentages.
If I want my neighbors to be from New Jersey I can just saty here in Florida.

You guys have convinced me to give Medellin a look, now I just have to find a good airfare from Miami.

Thanks.
I

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john_stark says on Nov 15, 2007, 22:49:

Better to check out Uruguay and Chile.

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Simon says on Nov 15, 2007, 23:07:

"Better to check out Uruguay and Chile."

Those places suck!

HERE'S SIMON!!!!

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john_stark says on Nov 16, 2007, 06:17:

So much for South American solidarity. Well you'll love them when the modern day Bolivar (Chavez) unites all of them in greater Venezuela.

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morphus says on Nov 16, 2007, 06:29:

Yet if anybody says Colombia sucks, the guy flips out. Biased opinions suck!

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Waterdawg says on Nov 16, 2007, 06:31:

Hey Stark ; I loved it last week when the King of Spain Juan Carlos , told Tio Chavez to " Shut up " , That was to funny !

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MitchAlvarez says on Nov 16, 2007, 09:23:

hey stark are you selling us "panamericanism"? I forsee La Gran Colombia stories...

"Ingrid callate la jeta!! Stay in France"

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Lowell says on Nov 16, 2007, 09:43:

Sl, Haven't been able to get much info out of friend. Kind of think that he may have brought the touble on by himself. I feel So sorry for his wife. She's a good woman, who deserves better than him.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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lampltr says on Nov 16, 2007, 12:49:

He Lowell, sorry to hear about your friend's wife. My wife also got mugged last year by 2 males and 1 female, and she looks like a diehard Colombian so they were apparently watching her when she left the bank. She is very streetwise now there but I still worry about her. There is much more security in the financial/Expat region of the city. After 8pm at night people have to pass through checkpoints...locals are checked for residency, gringos/tourists only need to say hello, now it may be different and they may check all passports before proceeding by. Once i have my home there, I will not have any signs posted, but non invited (middle of the night), guests would be treated with a 2 Rottweiler dinner.
Panama City is nice with great places to wine and dine even within resturants you may used to in the states. Movies are pretty much in English and will cost $2.50 if you are a pentioner. Even travel, utilities, banking (No lines/special line for your status), healthcare etc are much cheaper if a pentioner. My wife is 34 years old and uses her ID whenever possible, she loves it but at the same time they look at her funny due to her age. We have best of both worlds in Panama (Primarily), and Colombia second, but we were forced into this due to a security issue in a certain area of Colombia. Tensions are still there but the situation has changed a little and we have gained the upper hand personally, It is all who you know hehe.

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elk says on Nov 16, 2007, 12:59:

Medellin beats Panama "hands down"

I lived several years in Costa and Panama an then discovered Medellin.

I rented a home in Boquete, Panama and watched the prices sky-rocket. It was also a long trip to the Panama International airport and the medical care in David, near Boquete, wasn't that great. Boquete had nice cool weather, but not much to do compared to Medellin. The prices for Boquete real estate was very expensive. I purchased a nice apartment here in Medellin for $56,000 which would have cost me at least $250,000 in Boquete.

I found Panama City to be extremely hot an humid just like David.

You can't beat Medellin for a lower cost of living and excellent medical care.

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elk says on Nov 16, 2007, 13:01:

I lived several years in Costa and Panama an then discovered Medellin.

Sorry, I meant to say "Costa Rica"

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dwmte7 says on Nov 16, 2007, 14:44:

cdy....you said florida. are you currently in florida? we're in exile in daytona the dull. stuck here while youngest goes through high school.

dwmte

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larryrn says on Nov 16, 2007, 16:05:

I have been in Panama a couple of times, however, recently here in the South Florida papers (Ft Lauderdale and Miami) they are promoting retirement and the benefits of living in Panama.

Medellin - the weather is like spring in the states - year round (thus the nickname of "Eternal Spring"). There is no beach in Medellin -- however, it's very possible to get exposure to the sun since we are so far south. I was in the sun for an hour 3 weeks ago Sunday and my face was burned (and I am not real white! (grin)). Mind you I live in Ft Lauderdale..

Medellin the people are so nice - the service at the restaurants - incredible. The weekends in the mountains or down in Santa Fe -- very nice and relaxing. I was at this place in San Jeromonio and they price for the hotel and 3 meals was 75,000 pesos per person. For 2 people for 2 days and one night including a lot of beer and rum, the price total was 212,000 pesos.

I love Colombia -- however, I do miss the states after a couple of weeks.

Larry

--- Larry Snyder - http://www.rn.org - Your Source for Online Nursing Education!

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Robert Jorge says on Nov 16, 2007, 21:15:

larryrn - if you aint' "real white", I got some property for sale 60 miles east of Naples on the Tamiami Trail, 20 miles south of the highway. jajajaja

Just giving you a hard time, from one pasty white guy to another - albeit a bronzed hued one ... judging by the avatar. (smiley face intended - don't know how to add that stuff - need lessons from Poco)

--"I believe in making the world safe for our children. But not for our children's children, because I don't think that children should be having sex." - Jack Handy

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slguy says on Nov 16, 2007, 21:38:

RJ, it sounds like your property is about halfway between us. Be interested in a partner? ;)

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Lisa Zee says on Nov 18, 2007, 10:15:

If you like sticky hot weather go to Panama, but if you like nice spring weather, and friendly people MEDELLIN is IT!!!

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