Tags: colombia

7 Reasons To Consider Cali: The Salsa Capital Of Colombia

May 7, 2018

7 Reasons To Live In “The City Of Eternal Summer” A couple weeks back, I ran a comparison of Medellín and Cartagena—the two Colombian cities most popular with expats. With our 2018 Live and Invest in Colombia Conference just around the corner, I’d like to bring a third option to the mix today: Cali. Renowned as the…

Everyone Is Hot On Colombia, Even The U.S. State Dept.

February 19, 2018

From “Bad-Ass Town” To Latin America’s Most Sophisticated Lifestyle Option You may have missed this announcement. It wasn’t shouted about in the press… But, on Jan. 12, 2018, the U.S. State Department raised Colombia’s overall travel advisory status from “Level 3: Reconsider travel” to “Level 2: Exercise increased caution.” So, “increased caution” is good? Well,…

Global Property Summit: Real Estate Overseas Made Easy

November 6, 2017

How To Buy Your Dream Home Overseas Why would you want to buy a piece of real estate overseas? This is the first question we tackle every year at Lief Simon’s Global Property Summit. And, it’s an important one whether you’re looking for a full- or part-time home in another country… or shopping purely for…

Why Medellin Is Attracting Everyone (Including Serial Expats)

April 17, 2017

Serial Expat Calls This Place “The Best Of The Best”… You may know Lee Harrison as our Latin America Editor or as editor of Overseas Property Alert… but he also holds the position of “serial expat”… Lee, who retired at 49, spent his early expat years in charming, affordable Ecuador before moving on to a…

It’s Going To Be A Big Year In Colombia: See It Firsthand

January 16, 2017

As Good As It Gets In South America We’re not the only ones who believe 2017 is going to be a big year for Colombia. Lonely Planet has listed the country among its top 10 places to travel this year. Here’s what its editors had to say: “Decades of civil war and violent crime meant…