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For Rent: ST stay in family home, Modellia (Bogota)
Hello,
My husbands mother rents a room in her house it has its own bathroom and is all brand new as the whole house has just been renovated. Ita also has a sun-room ajoining.The room has a queen sized bed and wardrobe area.
The house is in a sercure little enclosed housing estate with patroling security and a gate.
The family are my mother inlaw, her partner and their adopted son who is 13 years old. It will take about 15-20 mins to get to areas of i ...
Honda- By sydneygirl
By sydneygirl on 2006-01-12 12:39:24. 1 comments.
some images from sydneygirl
By sydneygirl on 2006-01-12 12:31:28. 0 comments.
Honda image
Anyone ever applied for an australian spouse visa for their Colombian
Anyone? how did the proccess go?
orphanage volunteer work in Bogota
Does anyone have any address details or Phone numbers of orphanges in Bogota that need volunteers?
Pictures Bogota, Honda, Colombia
Hi all,
i just downloaded heaps of my photos onto Flickr. I tired to put them on PBH but they were still too big.
Go to www.flickr.com
Access the photos by searching Depth of field, or just Colombia.
happy viewing to anyone who wants to see. ...
Pictures Bogota, Honda, Colombia
Hi all i just downloaded heaps od photos onto Flickr.Access the photos by searching Depth of field, or just Colombia.
happy viewing to anyone who wants to see.
Here's a great cleaning lady in Bogota!
Hi Guys,
I recently met this young woman her name is Jolanda. She WAS working for one of my enlgish students mothers as a cleaning lady full time.
After a few weeks of not being paid we both were forced to quit the job where we met. Anyway so now she has NO job and I can only affoard to employ her FANTASTIC cleaning services once a week. (I pay her 20,000 pesos, and give her some food)
Her husband recently left her for another woman and only gives her 100,000 ...
hey peter
When I click to look at the secind pages of Post theres is a whole page of N/A s I like to read the old stuff so is it just tempoary?
Colombian Riot Police beat up on soccer players.
Did anyone see the piece in the news with Colombian Riot Police beating up on professional soccer players and later the coach tonight? Anyone know what that was all about? Seemed crazy to me?
Spouse Visa-Different offices different dollar amounts?
Hi all, After getting married on thurs 13th my husband and I got dressed in conservative casual and went into the immigration office near park 93 at 7.30am nice and early as advised by someone on this site and handed over the 380.000 pesos for the visa along with the paper work.
The guy only took the letter from my husband saying how he would support me and my passport tourist visa photocopies.(they did not take my letter of intent or all the used pages of my passport copies)
Got Married Today!
The wedding was in Centro at 8am. I spent the night with my expat girlfriends in La Candeleria and we walked down to Notaria 12 and met my Husband-to be there. There were also about 150 men straight out of jail lining up outside another office next door to get their new cedulars, along with loads of riot police! Did i pick a spot or what!
But it was fine, they saw me with my flowers all dressed up andwith girlfriends in tow and guessed the occasion so the comments were pretty pol ...
Attempted car-jacking in Bogota
I was not going to write this because last time i wrote about an experience some people here accused me of making it up....but then i decided you can all think what ever you want I just want to warn you so you can all try to avoid it happening to you.
About three weeks ago, My fiancee and i were driving home at about 1am on a quiet thrus night after a chilled out time at a friends house. We were chatting happily in the car and not really driving very fast. We were almost home aro ...
apostilles
When you guys got your documents apsotilled back in your homelands to bring to Colombia for marriage or student visa what ever.
Q) Did you get them apostilled by only your Govt or did you get them done by yours and at the Colombian embassy/consulate? I just want to make sure that I do it right...thanks.
I just found out that the two months that i overstayed my visa last year....i paid a fine ect Are now being taken off this current tourist visa so I have one month ...
How do you get images up on main page?
He, I wanted to post a photo so it came up on the forum page, but it went to my photogallery? How do get up on the main page? anyone?
Some photos dont show?
Hi Peter,
How come when I enter my own account I can view all the photos I posted but when I enter it "not signed on" Not all the photos are there?
SOme of the best ones are not viewable for the general reader....is there a button I forgot to click when entering the pics? ...
CHECK OUT NEW AND EXCELLENT PHOTOS
Hi everyone,
I just discovered this website called "flickr"
www.flickr.com
its a site full of photos that people put up for all the world to see! There are hundreds on colombia.
I put my favorite ones of Bogota in my photogallery here on Poorbuthappy so have a look. There are even some for you pervie gringos :) ...
Question for Australians or Non Americans
My partner and I recently went to get some information on what you need now to get married here in Colombia at the notarias office.
We were told the usual stuff like proof that your not already married, and a birth certificate but they also said that you need a "seal" from the consulate in your country.
Im confused? Now that the law has changed so that we can now marry a colombian on a tourist visa what do you need a seal from the colombian consulate in your country for?
Bus story from lonely planet (not by me)
Night buses in Colombia
I just want to caution people about night buses in Colombia. Took a bus from Santa Marta to Cartagena- beforehand checked with my hostel how safe it was in terms of checkpoints, attacks etc - forgot to ask if the driver would actually be able to drive. Hit a speedbump at high speed and we all hit the ceiling. My friend and I really hurt our backs. Then the driver swerved all over the road, until the Colombian passengers screamed at him to stop, and ...
no entry into Colombia without an electronic passport?
Hi everyone,
Im back! Well not yet Im in N.Z about to come back to Colombia via Miami and will be there shortly. The question I have is...My partners father said that DAS has recently stated that as of the end of this month no person holding a foriegn passport is allowed access to Colombia unless they have an "electronic" passport.
Has anyone else read this anywhere? When they say "electronic" do they mean the ones that have electronic chips or the ones that are readable by ...
No Car Day !! in Bogota
Tomorrow is no car day in Bogota! Should be nice. But still the fume spewing buses, although I think it will make a real difference to the air quality.I think it would be safe to bet that this day is the one day of the year with the lowest road deaths.
Wow to see the streets without chaos....can´t wait.
Has anyone else been in Bogota on the no car day....anything fun to do? that you would recommend? Are the streets full of people walking? Is it a public holiday? ...
Great news for foriegners who want to Marry a Colombian
I recently went to the DAS office in Bogota and had a little chat with the ladies up stair about marrying a Colombian and staying in Colombia for an extended period of time.
IT SEEMS THE LAWS ARE CHANGING!!
As of March a foriegner will no longer need to apply for a "Spouse Visa" from outside Colombia! You will be able to enter Colombia on a "Visitors or Tourist Visa" and Marry your Colombian in Colombia with No problems. You will then be granted a two year Spouse vi ...
You can get a ticket for no headlights in the day
watching the news last night in bogota, theres now a new law, you get a ticket and fine for not driving during the day time with your head lights on. Just some friendly information for you drivers out there in Colombia. ...
About a visa drama (tourist)
After going through a lot during the past few weeks I thought I would pass on the info that I have painfully and expensivly learned.
I have been living in Colombia with mi Novio and stayed the max 6months you can stay on a tourist visa, so prior to my visa expiring I went to find out my options.
At the mynesterio I was told that I could leave the country via a boarder or by plane and apply for a spouse visa with mi Novio, or I could enrol in a University course and ...
In a bind- sorry just need to vent!
Well ive really done it this time!
NO STUDENT VISA FOR ME AND I NOW HAVE TWO DAYS TO WORK OUT WHAT TO DO!!!
My schools certification paper was "too old" So here I am in a major bind, my best friends flying into Colombia to visit me in a month with trips planned to San Andres and the other islands with me!, shes been saving for months for this!!
Its peack time so almost imposible to change my flights TO GO HOME anyway and my visa expires in two days!
My options??? Giv ...
Crossing boarders
has anyone taken a boat to Panama from Turbo or Buenaventura?
Im looking at any options to cross over into Venezeula or Ecuador by taxi or Panama by boat.
What ever is the SAFEST and most economical.
I have been researching Cucuta and it doesn´t look good but any info from people who have actually spent time there would be great.I havn´t looked into flights out of the country yet, just assume its cheeper to cross the boaders from Colombia maybe it ...
Has anyone ever gotten a visa by driving across the boarder to Venezuela?
We have to fly to some city near the boarder and apply for a "getting married" visa from there...anyone else done this? Is it a safe boarder? How long did the processing take?
cheepest and best way to send stuff home for Xmas
I was wondering if any of you know a good service that takes around two weeks to send stuff to my family in N.Z and Australia from Bogota. I sent my mother a letter with photos 2 months ago and she only got it on sat, I only want to send trinket stuff to show them that I love them, any suggestions would be most apreciated. thanks. ...
Tiny text
Is anyone else having the problem of the text is so small that they can´t read it?
I had to guess which button was the "create text" button. Other sites are ok for me....
Taking stuff home in your luggage
Ive seen so very beautiful things here in colombia and I had an idea to take home some pretty and fun jewllery and garments to sell at weekend markets in OZ. Does anyone know what the limit is for stuff like that in personal luggage. I know not to take stuff made of wood or animal skin, but if I took quarintine legal things Clothes, jewllery, beads, hair stuff, whats the limit?? Anyone? ...
About the Photos from -Sydney
On a positive note: Here are some new photos to show you all how i express my Joy of Colombia, through image... I hope you all enjoy them and don´t think im too much of a winger. I will try to keep my notes positive from now on.
The Party called El Encuento Paisa- In Bogota- end of August. ...
WARNING: "ARROZ" post about "translators" is just a way to email you offensive material
I decided it would be good for my Spanish to work with the help of friends and family translating material and so when ARROZ posted " translator work in Bogota" up on this site, I emailed the guy. His name is actually "Andrew Rice" to ask him to give me a chance by sending me a sample.
The sample I recieved was a sorrid two page smutt piece about a Colombian prostitute who likes to have at least 4 men at a time and had graphic detail out lining unrealistic yet perverted scenes.
The questions that needed to be asked about Colombian Toilets?
Now these questions will grosse a few of you out, but I need to know!!!!!!!So if you don´t think you can handle the heat don´t read the questions...
1. Why are they so shallow that when you flush them they almost over flow?
2. What are you supposed to do with your used toliet paper? (in the womens toilets the waste basket next to the bowl is always full)
3. If you want to flush your paper how do you stop the toilet from blocking?
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Drink ONE beer & drive, & u will be fined 500,000 pesos, your car will be taken from u & your licence suspended for 1&1/2 years.
Recently on friday the 1st of Oct the Colombian Govt decided to change the law without bothering to tell anyone. They changed the law from drink responsibly when driving, to do not drink at all.
Mi Novio and I were returning home from a farewell get together that was in the snazzy nightclub district of Bogota, when we were pulled over by a police road block. The officer greeted mi novio with a handshake and friendly tones, before asking him if he had been drinking at all.
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fogot the info
The party I just wrote about was in Bogota, at a place called El Potico in Auto Pista Norte for those of you interested in checking out the venue, its usually a normal restaraunt and would be worth the vist as its a great place. ...
BULL WRESTLING AND MODEL IS TRASPARENT UNDERWEAR!
This weekend gone mi novios took me to a party called El encuento Paisa. It was fantastic fun and I thought you´d all be interested in hearing about it. The venue was stunning and looked like an authenticold town.(Ill show you all the pix when I process them)
So after a big Colombian BBQ we all went into this Mini Bull ring and made our way up some stairs into a viewing bacony. I was nervous because i can´t handle seeing animals being hurt, but I was assured that this would be just a fu ...
About the photos-from sydneygirl
Hi everyone,
Here are a few pics below. I will be posting some more of a place called Chorro De Quevedo very soon for those who read my last post... just waiting for some help with this computer (its all spanish) hope you all like them!!
From Sydneygirl. ...
Sydney girl flirting with danger
Well today was fantastic! I finally talked my over protective Colombian Novio into taking me to the old charming part of Bogota to take some black and white pictures.
The wheather was perfect and when we arrived at this little cafe which i love, an old tram converted into a cafe there was a little festival happening in the carpark opposite.
There were Colombian women wearing old sytle coulorful dresses dancing and singing on stage and a group of army guys playing and singi ...
Thanks to everyone who gave me great advice on getting out and about in Bogota!
From, Tall, blond, blue eyed with curves :)
info about the different military groups and volunteering to help the displaced in Colombia.
Hi,
I found this site called COLOMBIA JOURNAL ONLINE its got lots of photos and has helped me to understand and see the differences between the military groups here in Colombia, for anyone else interested the address is: www.colombiajournal.org
Also I was looking for volunteer info and found www.refugees.org which talks about the "displaced" in colombia and who you can contact if you want to help, havn´t called anyone yet, but also read sites saying that alot of Org´s wa ...
Blond, Blue Eyed, Tall with Curves living in Colombia
Im living in Colombia for one year and I have been here for four months so far.
My boyfriend who i adore does not want me going out and exploring alone because he feels that I am the perfect target to get Mugged, Harrassed, or Kidnapped.
He has taken me to many lovely places in Bogota and to Honda and Melgar we also went to Medellin to vist some family he has there and i am greatful for the experiences he has given me.
Its just that im going a little bit stir crazy! ...
Blond, Blue Eyed, Tall with Curves living in Colombia
Im living in Colombia for a year and ive been here for four months.
My Colombian boyfriend who i adore doesn´t want me going exploring on my own because he says that im an obvious target to be robbed, harrassed, or kidnapped. He has kind of put the fear of god into me.He has taken me to heaps of great places and spoils me to no end.
My problem is im going a bit stir crazy! I learn more spanish from the lady who gives me a manicure than I do at home, cause everyone speaks english. ...
I live with a Colombian god and im still board help!
My problem is fairly minor in the scheme of the worlds latest events. But ill give it a shot. Ive been in Colombia 4 mths and i have seen alot, Honda, Melgar, the old part of Bogota and the flash bits and the drab bits, The coin mint art museum (Awsome! can i move in there?), a night out at Andrea´s de Carne and a trip to Medellin.
My problem is that my Colombian man is concerned for my safety and won´t let me out alone. Id love to explore on my own one day, but my only solo ou ...
Help! Im board to my eye balls!!!
Hi Everyone,
I have been in Colombia 4 month. My problem is that I am board to my eye balls!
Sounds pathetic I know...but hear me out. Im here with my Colombian Man.We live in a nice nieghbourhood in Bogota, with his Dad and 2and wife. Everyone speaks English so my Spanish is still pretty limited.The problem is that my Novio fears for my safety and will not let me out of the house alone.
I joined a gym that is less than 40meters down the street and im allowed to go to the ...
Reminder: This site is not "Trophy Connection Colombia!"
I am a women from Australia who objects to the men who are using this site to advertise ways to snare a "trophy" I can see that there are alot of genuine guys who totally respect and love thier Colombian women (I saw your pix)
But for those of you who have suddenly turned this site into a place FULL of crap jokes and dodgy site references, please get over your desperate selves and grow some dignity. The women you want will only use you for a visa or money and as soon as they ...
How to get harrasesd by a traffic officer in Bogota
A) Be a 12 year old girl
OR
B) Drive into a clever detour that sends you right into the path of a little green fraggle wearing a transit vest and holding a fine book.
I have been in Colombia for 2mths with my amazing Colombian boyfriend and I am really starting to get the hang of things now, everything except the roads and the motorbike riding transit guys who patrol them.
The roads here are pretty much chaos, when your not dodging pot holes the size of tasmania, y ...
Loving a Colombian and taking him home.
Firstly I want to say this web site is fantastic and thanks to Peter and everyone who submits stories, now down to my question...
Im Australian and travelled to Colombia to be with my Boyfriend who's visa had finished in Australia. We had been together for a year in OZ but only living together for a few months so we couldn´t apply for a defacto visa together. We have a year ticket together and we are trying to collect any kind of material proving that we are still together in order ...
Studying and Student Visa´s in Colombia
Hi Everyone,
I have just gone through the exhaustive experience of trying to find a school that suited my needs, interest and Visa requirments for Colombia.
The spanish language courses I could affoard like the national University were not long enough for Colombian studnet visa requirments as they want a minimum of six months.
I really wanted to study something id use in life and not just waste my time and money on. But almost all the course were a minimum of $1000 US which ...
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