hannoliebenberg
South African expat in Chile
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South African
Lives in Santiago, Santiago Metropolita
Registration: 02 October 2015
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Can I take a bus to Talca when I arrive in Chile? by RobertH66
I will be flying into Santiago, but my Chilean wife is in Talca. New rules seem to be a 10 day quarantine. Can I travel by bus to Talca to do my quarantine there? I am officially married to a Chilean spouse and we have a child who is Chilean, too. ...
Hello I believe that you cannot travel on public transport to a place as far away as Talca. This rule applied to all of my Chilean clients. The rule is you that you need to reach your place of quarantine within 2 hours and you cannot take public ... Read More
I am amazed at some of the replies within this forum by jeff reeder
you will all have to pardon me on this one, i have never posted anything anywhere on any website. But here I am in San Antonio Chile tonight with some real serious doubts about the truth of some of the things I have read over the years here. At what ...
I think that the words "no wars, no drama" are famous last words, given the recent happenings in Chile. The truth is that Chile is an incredibly frustrating country to live in. Do not get me started on the hoops I have to jump through ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
Thanks for the support mate. I love Kiwi's (except I obviously cannot support the All Blacks lol). I believe that this website is to help each other out, if possible. In this case I told you how I manage to do it, but it is only because I have ... Read More
Getting access to PayPal money in Colombia - in cash by Kiwiprofesor
Hey, Guys, get ready, this is complicated. I'm a kiwi from NZ, living in Colombia. I've recently started earning dollars abroad and getting paid into my Paypal account. I'm finding it impossible to access this money as cash, however, ...
I logged into the colombia expat community now for the first time in 9 months and was reading the threads on this paypal issue, as I also have paypal (but do not have the problems that the writer of the issue has due to me being able to send my ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
And the peace prize will be given to Santos, not anybody else. And just like other recipients HE will go down in history as a man who tried to do the right thing for peace. Is Mandela today remembered or "the South African peace process"? ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
May I ask why an expat in a different country frequently expreses "insights" on Colombian life? Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
Well, what do those liberals i帽 the far north (Norway) know? But they did just give the guy the Nobel Peace Prize! My point is: Colombians narrowly voted no to his plans, the absolute authority internationally said he did great. So Colombians ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
Well, what do those liberals i帽 the far north (Norway) know? But they did just give the guy the Nobel Peace Prize! My point is: Colombians narrowly voted no to his plans, the absolute authority internationally said he did great. So Colombians ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
Well, what do those liberals i帽 the far north (Norway) know? But they did just give the guy the Nobel Peace Prize! Read More
Are you happy in Colombia? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in Colombia? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in ...
I am happier in Colimbia than in my home country of South Africa. However the main and maybe only reason is that it us far easier fir me to find work here than in SA. However, I feel that there are many other countries that can make me much ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
Well , now we are on a totally different topic really and I accept that there is really no right or wrongs when it comes to political views. I do however think that all the polls indicated that the majority of Colombians supported President ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
However, on the positive side as well as to prove my point, there are some really forward looking people in Colombia such as President Santos who is making a drive to get Colombia to become a bilingual country by 2020. Cudos to him! So whereas the ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
Well, I have been to 21 countries so far in my life, so I think I have a pretty good expierence behind me to know what I am talking about. Also, the lingua franca of the world is internationally accepted as English, whether we like it or not. Go and ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Colombia can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Colombia? What are the ...
My view, from a teacher's perspective, is that the education system is severely lacking in Colombia. I work at one of thevtop private schools in Bogota. Administrators are not interested in teaching children values such as hard work and honesty. ... Read More
Making phone calls in Colombia by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Colombia, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Colombia? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in advance ...
Hi I agree with previous post, you don't need a landline here and too much hassles to get it. As far as the mobile operators go, Virgin mobile is by far the cheapest. I pay 35000 pesos a month for 150 voice minutes to any number in Colombia and ... Read More