jill bell

@South American Voyager Huntington beach! Wow great place to ditch class and spend the day . My dad was stationed in Long Beach so grew up all up and down PCH.Construction is still on going. What a pain . Between that and the tourists makes ... Read More

Hi PeteSorry for the delay. We're from Lakewood Ca. Then moved to Auburn Wa. Been here for years and hope to stay to the end. Let me know when youre back. Read More

Hi PeteMy husband and I have lived in Rodadero, Santa Marta  for about 7 years. Love it!  Orginally from S. Cal.  But moved here from Wa. Great place to live. Still has a "small town" feel.  Read More

@Ebowens111 When you say private insurance do you mean medical? We belong to EPS Sanitas. The regular costs $ 125,000. Col peso plus we have tbe premium plan for an additional  for $162,000 . We're both over 65 so we pay at the top ... Read More

@Ebowens111Hi I love Santa Marta but we decided to live in  Rodadero because it has a "small town" feel , everyone knows you , great resturants and  nice beaches. You can walk to anything you need.  Santa Marta is fun. We go ... Read More

Good morning We used Jorge Hernando Cervantes at Coldwell Banker in Santa Marta. He is /was the Director Comercial there. He found our house for us in Rodadero. Very honest and knowledgeable. Give him a call****** Good luck Jill Read More

Been here in Rodadero a little more than 2 years. Lived in Cartagena about 18 months. Perfer Rodadero, Santa Marta to Cartagena. Read More

Hi there! My husband and I are also US ex pats. We live in Rodadero just outside of Santa Marta. Stop on by for a visit Jill Read More

Good morning Sounds good. Just send me a message to set up a date and time. Read More

Its a small tourist beach town. Has everything we need all with in a short walk. Let me ask around. I know we have a casa in our cojuntos for rent. Our cojuntos is 11 casas . Small quiet pools about 2 blks from the beach. Im not sure if the ... Read More

Hi We moved from WA. State and now live in Rodadero, Colombia just 4k from Santa Marta proper. What are looking for? 1 bedroom, 2, furnished, not furnished, pool, beach? Any ideas? Let me know Read More

Good morning My husband has medicare part A only. Just in case something happens while in the US. Like I said we brought all 3 cats and our dog with us. One of the cats and our dog weigh 17 pounds and they flew just fine. All 4 were in soft ... Read More

Perfect! I've got to go there!! Do they have a membership of can anyone get in? Read More

Hi again Forgot to talk about the medical. Its great! We have the national insurance which runs about $40 US a month. We also had private in surance but cancled after several months. Very expensive and is no different than the national. I broke my ... Read More

Good morning About the money thing, do not keep a lot of money in a bank here it will be taxed. My husband has his SS on a mastercard which is great. We have a couple of bank accounts in the US ( where most of the money is ) and 1 in Colombia. We ... Read More

Because we live in Rodadero a "tourist town" (strata 6) we pay more for everything. Still our US dollars go a long long way. A bit more expensive than Santa Marta proper but still very good. Even if the US dollar drops we're more than ... Read More

Dont worry about your dogs. If they're small they can fly in the cabin with you. All of our animals flew with us. We had to buy an extra seat to make sure they was enough room for 5 small soft carry on crates but that was it. All 5 made the trip ... Read More

Lets see. We lived in Caragena for about a year right on the beach in a high rise. Liked it but wasnt for us. Cartagena is beautiful but its all beach. Santa Marta is mountains, rivers and beaches. Pretty much has it all. We use a family members ... Read More

Hi We came to Rodadero with 4 cats and a dog. All were small enough to fly in travel bags in the main cabin. If you have larger breeds you'll need to contact an animal shipping expert. I know of one who probably can help. All of our animals had ... Read More

Hi there! We're down in Rodadero, Santa Marta in the Caribbean! I was a Navy brat and cant be away from the ocean. Its warm, humid with green hills , small bay and beach. Perfect for us@ Read More

Do you know of any English speaking hairdressers in Santa Marta? My Spanish is improving everyday but i still make mistakes Thanks Read More

Same here. Left Washington ST. 3 yrs ago but use a friends mailing address. I live in Santa Marta and they is no mail system here Read More

Hi Dave! My husband and I moved from Auburn, WA to Rodadero about 18 months ago. Love it! We have the National insurance and private insurance thru ColSanitas. Great private insurance, took care of everything when I broke my foot. The only thing ... Read More

Hey, I dont have an actual Dr. here still trying to figure that out. I dont know what private insurance you have but we have ColSanitas and couldnt be happier. We went to the Clinica Mar Caribe for my foot. Because of our insurance we were seen ... Read More

Hi there. We moved from WA. State to Rodadero COl. Some furniture I just had to take with so we paid for a shipping Co. To move us. They were to take care of everything from our house to our new house. Everything went well until the container got to ... Read More

Buenos dias! No we havent tried Di Vinos yet, but Im looking forward to it. Love Ouzos in Santa Marta. They are so many great resturants here its going to take a while to check them all out! We love the "small town" feeling here. The ... Read More

Hi there, My husband and I moved to Colombia from Washington State over a year ago. In Feb. we bought a house in Rodadero, Santa Marta and love it!. Our Spanish is poor but getting better everyday. We have great health insurance, a fantastic vet ... Read More