We Lived In Bucaramanga for a Month it kind of went like this... City Impressions
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- Bucaramanga is surrounded by several small and approachable towns.
In this view we thoroughly review our impressions of the city and share the activities we participated in.
ENJOY!
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⏰ Timestamps ⏰:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - This Year 2022 - What We're Doing
02:21 - 1: Climate
03:14 - 2: Overall Feel / Uniqueness
04:24 - 3: Cost of Living
06:08 - 4: Safety
07:09 - 5: Restaurants
08:19 - 6: Night Life
09:05 - 7: Activities (7 Total Activities)
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I loved this video. We are planning to go to Colombia and visit Bucaramanga. We are staying with friends, and then we are off to Cartagena and Santa Marta. We have visited the city, but it was like 10 years ago, so we are looking forward to going back.
Thank you for watching!
Hope you get to enjoy Colombia and al the cities you are visiting 💕
Thanks for mentioning my city! As a person who lives in Bucaramanga I realized that your apartment (airbnb) is very expensive, you can get (airbnb) with a much cheaper price and just as nice.
Bucaramanga and the Santander department is an amazing area! One of our favorites across Colombia. - Thanks for the tip on the rent!
You two are great, fun to watch and very informative. I'm in my early 60's (American), my wife is 48 (from Cali, Colombia) and we are moving to Colombia in a few years. I've been looking very hard at bucaramanga and this video was very helpful. Neither of us have been there but, on paper, looks good. We have been to Barranquilla, palmera, Pereira, Bogota, Medellin & Santa Marta.
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
I lived there for 2 and half months. It would be my top pick to live in Colombia.
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
Beautiful video I think your prices overall were good. I'm planning to retire there. Next time I'll visit I will include the sites that you visited in my travel. Thanks for your information was very helpful.
You're welcome! All those small towns near Bucaramanage are great! I cannot express that enough.
Good video. Very complete. I loved seeing them enjoy my beautiful city. They missed Zapatoca and the Topocoro reservoir, however it is clear that they made the most of their time.
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!
Well done, guys! Keep up the good work. 🙂
Thank you!
Wow, amazing video, so glad you both enjoyed my beautiful colombia 🇨🇴, greetings from USA 🇺🇸
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. ✌
Buen día saludos desde Bucaramanga, hoy vi tu video y me pareció excelente, espero que sigan conociendo más de esta bella ciudad, Dios los bendiga siempre.
Gracias! - It is a peaceful city compared to others across Colombia.
Your video is very helpful, and I am sure it is a lot of work to create. I just would list the restaurants the two of you went to. They look fabulous. Thank you for creating all of the videos. I look forward to seeing more in the future.
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.
Que buen video, resaltando lo mejor de mi país, gracias.
Ahora toca una aventura todos juntos! 😊
Great movie with, - and about, some great people!
You two seems like a great, happy couple, that makes this world a better place to be...
I have only been once to Colombia, but wish I had spent more time there... Especially in Santander...
Keep it up and I will for sure watch more of your videos. 👍👍👍
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! - Such kind words.
hello im from germany , and i live in the Usa me and my family deciding to move to bucaramanga , since we have family there, so im excited to see this video u guys are my new favorite
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 !!
Hermoso! Thank you!
Welcome! - We can't wait to go back and do some canyoning & more hiking in the area. :-)
Very informative video for my taste. I'm not a nightlife person either and will try and visit most of these places. Thank You!
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?!
Great footage !
We appreciate that David! - What was your favorite part?
@@lifetheorycouple the details on the airbnb and neighborhood were very helpful!
Awesome video I leave from Alabama on April 1st you really calmed a lot of my fears now I'm excited to go I have 3 friends I met from internet who live there also so that will help also. Thank you for video
So exciting! - Bucaramanga is really great. Sooo much to do in the region. I hope you enjoy
I can't get over the fact that you guys spent $400 in groceries AND $485 in restaurants in a month, in a country where prices are so cheap, like HOW???
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.
Muy buen video excelente 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Gracias! ¿Cuál fue tu parte favorita?
The people in Santander are very nice, very friendly, very direct the food is amazing and there so many outdoor activities in Santander
Yes! We really liked how much more laid back the people of the Santander region are versus some other areas of Colombia.
Wow nice 😊👍
THANK YOU!
Great Video
Thank you!!!!
Hello, it's sad to listen you didn't find the night-life, but you can search it in "cuadra play" over Cabecera, Cañaveral or "Zona Rosa"; anyway, I love to listen you have enjoyed so much Bucaramanga, Santander in Colombia.
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.
Bucaramanga gad very good hospitals !!
Close to Bucaramanga is the best school for childten in Colombia.
Close to these city is la Mesa de los Santos that us cold and beautiful !!!
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.
My girlfriend and I are currently in Santiago, Chile, and we were using Numbeo to find a cheap place in South America to visit next. Your video came up while doing research on UA-cam....thanks so much for your detailed video! Safe travels!
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. 😁
Exelente
Gracias!
great content... bucaramanga is on my radar of cities to live... i'm also looking at Armenia or manizales maybe
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!
So nice!! my city!! my region!
We loved it! It is quite peaceful we must say!
@@lifetheorycouple yes! it is, and i love it :D ... God bless you both!!
Change nightlife to day life. I like my sleep too. Great video.
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!
The bird is a mountain motmot (motmot montañero) or Andean cliff bird (barranquero andino), a "Momotus aequatorialis".
We appreciate the info! - Our bird knowledge is limited. 😅
I live in Bucaramanga 5 years now I have a large motorcycle and I enjoy exploring Santander ,awesome department
5 YEARS! - That's great. It's natural surrounds are sooo approachable.
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Thank You!
I’m going to Bucaramanga with my prometida at the end of December , would love to do the waterfall hike. Where can we find more information on this?
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.
Great video, I just came upon it, would you say that it is a very walkable city? I have been to some Colombian cities, that are so hilly (Pereira, Manizales for example) which is an issue for me.
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.
Enjoyed your video - was very helpful when I was recently in Bucaramanga. I will return in December for a month’s stay.
Can you suggest an Airbnb?
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 video! Can anybody comment on Wi-Fi access, speeds, will it support Zoom meetings? I live in São Paulo and service is great here. Would like to do the digital nomad experience and try Columbia, Bucaramanga especially!
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
for each section, put a short video of your trip, youtube algo will like it and you get more views. great video
Great pro tip! We’re definitely working on that!
What was your cost of transportation? What kinds of transportation did you use to get around Bucaramanga and over to Floridablanca? What are the taxi's and Uber like?
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.
Bucaramanga la cuidad de los parques de Colombia. You should eat Mute Santaderano and Hormingas Culonas aka Ants very tasty
We agree! Thank you for the views and comments! :-)
Thanks for movie
Thank YOU for watching!
MEDELLIN, MANIZALES AND BUCARAMANGA are, in their respective order, the cities #1, #2 and #3 in quality of life in the country.
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.
I am looking to retire in Colombia, thanks for this video. I am not a hiker, but want a smaller town where I can walk around to things and not need a car
Nice to know! - You might want to research San Gil. It's quite small but big enough to find local conveniences.
My friends and I stayed in the city so we could visit Chicamocha Canyon National Park. Didn’t see a lot of Bucaramanga except the mall as it was close to Christmas. We were there in December 2021. We drove from Santa Marta and had limited time. Chicamocha Canyon was awesome. I went paragliding as everyone else in my party wouldn’t do it. It was an amazing experience. Another youtuber that was there around the same time said they saw monkeys in the trees while paragliding. I did not. However I had a great flight. They advertise at least 20 minutes but I was up around 40 minutes and never got bored. It was not scary at all. Also did the cable car and flew my drone there. I loved it.
We need to get ourselves one of those drones. It would be fun to capture a different angle of all these beautiful places.
How were the Internet speeds?
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.
That rent is very expensive..average salary there is $500 a month.
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.
Very nice and informative video! Personally, I don't recommend Giron. An unkempt village with a lot of noise and heavy traffic in every street. It cannot stand the comparison with touristic places such as Salento or Guatapé. It was a big disappointment for me
We can totally see what you mean about Giron. There are definitely better small towns to visit.
From DFW here thinking about moving to Bucaramanga - but am concerned about the noise of partying Colombians and loose dogs. We have been warned about street robos too.
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".
Bendiciones hermosa Celina que Dios te cuideg donde quiera que Nelabarbyy.Uno encantan tus videos.
i am looking to go to Bucaramanga to see my girlfriend in January 2023 really looking forward to it.
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?
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Thank you!