I would say Panama is cheaper than Colombia now given the peso strength. If you want really cheap then go to Ecuador.
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Australian living in Sth America, 33 years old, working overseas: Africa mainly (Sudan, Algeria, Nigeria, SA, Eritrea) , but also middle east (iraq, Afghanistan ((CA)), Kuwait, Saudi, Bahrain, UAE) and asia (ET, Indon). Most of my leisure travel in South America!! Countries visited/lived: Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Japan, thailand, Singapore, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, Sudan, Algeria, Eritrea, South Africa, Zimbabwae, Angola, Nigeria, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Portugal, Mexico, United States, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Denmark, East Timor, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Question of destination in the Americas - South America Branch
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Camping in Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
There is a camping ground near Santa Marta (Rodadero). I have also seen them in...
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Spanish Language schools in Bogota and Cartagena in the Americas - South America Branch
Nice post - thanks.
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Chill time in Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
I think that providencia is mor expensive to get to than San Andres 9as you need to go via there) so San Andres is an option. Great place...
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Re-entry Visa to Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
You can stay 180 days in a calender year so yes.
11 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bogota: walking up to Monserrate is safe! in the Americas - South America Branch
last time i did that there were people (quite old) ''walking'' up on their knees. Hardcore!!
12 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Chill time in Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
First Point is to think about forgetting Taganga. It is a bit of a waste (IMO) and I am not sure why backpackers flock there. The beach...
12 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Fishing ideas close to Santa Marta and the rest of Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
taganga yes.
14 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Looking for an apartment in Cartagena and Santa Marta in the Americas - South America Branch
Cartagena - go to Bocogrande and look for people renting apartments - the guys will approach you on the beach. In off season you can get...
15 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Fishing ideas close to Santa Marta and the rest of Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
In Taganga you can hire boats off the beach to go out and fish - there are also some expat companies with dive / fishing boats. Fresh...
15 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Urban GPS navigation in Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
We just drove to the coast from Medellin and used an application on the IPAD - it worked well, including in cartagena for the street layout.
16 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Moving to Colombia in the Americas - South America Branch
Yes, moved to Bogota first and now am based in Medellin.
19 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Colombia - Buying tickets for Avianca flights in the Americas - South America Branch
1 - incorrect. I buy tickets with my foreign cards all the time on the Colombian Avianca website (Australian, Panamanian and Singapore CC...
20 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called formal requests for personal opinions in the Americas - South America Branch
A - Lost City is great and worth the trip. But make sure you at least get a day trip to park tayrona for spectacular beaches....
25 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sports bar in Medellin for Super Bowl in the Americas - South America Branch
My opinion only, however the times I went to Timeout it had such terrible service we have stopped going there.
25 days ago
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