Chapinero Bogota Colombian Neighborhood Tour

[@KerryBuchanan]

I just moved to Bogotá two months ago and I love it so much better than Medellín. You mentioned my two favorite reasons: the weather and the city-ness of it

[@FollowBrando]

Yeah I think Bogota is pretty great. Love the New York City vibe and the weather. Thanks for watching. I'll probably be back to Bogota. Probably not to Medellin.

[@build4business620]

I just explored Chapinero the second time yesterday since I moved here. I keep looking for the nice green areas where you can just relax and read a book. But I was unlucky yesterday

[@FollowBrando]

What about up on the hill? It's a hike but there's trees and greenery. Down in the city grid you have to buy a $4 coffee to read a book haha. It's a cool neighborhood though.

[@DEadSpaCE211]

I was just in Medellin and yeah I did find it very stuffy. Cartagena is too many scammers and touts. The Colombians don't seem to have any forethought on treating tourists and gringos with respect and think that scamming and stealing when they get a chance is what they should do, i also find a lot of the people rude here in Cartagena and way to hot where I'm at right now. , more friendly in Medellin but yes I didnt feel that safe and was being so vigilant against robbers that i couldnt really go out and explore the way i wanted. I think I will make Bogota my base when I come back and just visit Medellin, Santa Marta Bucamaranga etc.

[@FollowBrando]

I think Colombians will scare all tourists away sooner than later. There are for sure no adults in the room running politics in Medellin - the city is like a bunch of little kids with very short term thinking. I do like Bogota and I loved visiting San Andres, but when I left the country I felt as if a large weight had been lifted from my shoulders. But be safe and I'm sure you can find your way to have fun there.

[@melissamontgomery3399]

New sub here : ) Thank you so much for this absolutely critical content you have generously provided . As someone who is considering visiting Bogota.... (female gringa from the US)... I found your perspective insightful and honest ( I am eventually wanting to move out of the United States )

[@FollowBrando]

Everyone loves Southeast Asia! Although the white girls seem to enjoy Colombia more than the men as you don't get hustled and drugged. And I've never sold a gringa on the idea of dating Asian men haha. We all chase some sort of romantic idea of life abroad - and it does exist. But then there is the moment when something bad happens and you curse your host country. For that reason I don't intend to return to central or south America for any personal or KZbin reasons. Or the States because of the cost and politics. They'll bury me somewhere in Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia.

[@FollowBrando]

@@melissamontgomery3399 and let me know what you want to hear more about. My viewers are 90 percent male so you're an opportunity to hear how the opposite sex approaches travel and looking for an expat home.

[@nickarnett04]

​@FollowBrando i plan to travel there very soon. In that exact area. Now you have me wondering what happened 😅. However, thank you for your video. helps me to know alittle more of what to expect.

[@timlucas5985]

Thank you for the vlog. Very interesting to see these areas and your impressions through compare and contrast perspectives with other cities. Great work and looking forward to your next uploads. Cheers from England.

[@FollowBrando]

Thanks for watching! I've been to a handful of counties now so I'm glad my opinion is helpful. I try not to say that everywhere is the best place on earth like a lot of travel vloggers.

[@gnolan4281]

If you felt unwelcome in Medellin you were probably in very different places than the ones I go to. As I'd mentioned in response to your earlier video I've been on the streets every day in Medellin full time since 2016 and I've only felt unwelcome one time. I moved here from Miami where for most of the year the humidity is much, much higher than in Medellin. I chose Medellin as my Colombian city because it has such low humidity compared to what I'm used to. Come to think of it though, when you were here it was hotter than usual but has since cooled back down to normal. It was when there were reports of extraordinary heat waves in Europe and the US too. Still, I live in the higher part of Laureles neighborhood up and off the valley floor whereas you were in Belen. I get a 24/7 flow through in my high rise from the breeze in off the mountains and never wish I had A/C. There's a fan in my computer room and one in the bedroom. They get the job done. You're from the New York area so it's only natural that what seems like excessive heat and humidty to you would seem more normal to me. Here in Medellin I've never broken a sweat and, like I say, I'm out there every single day. If I ever did move to another city in Colombia it'd be to Bogota, probably in Usaquen just North of Chapinero but I'd definitely be open to Chapinero. The food scene in Bogota is hands down winner over Medellin and I have lots of quality chilly weather gear that I never get to wear here.

[@FollowBrando]

I did probably pick the wrong time of the year to expect the eternal spring. Everyone told me what you mentioned - the window open with the fan is all I would need - but it was a little hot for me. I also met too many guys who were drugged and robbed by women working with a team of people who cleaned out their bank accounts. 3 in the building I was in. 5 cellphones stolen from people in the house. And the police refuse to take reports, probably because they don't want the crime rates on record. The religious group showing up to our co-living building asking god's help in getting rid of the gringos would turn anyone away (from my kidnapping video). I'd love to revisit Medellin when there's an adult in the room running the city who can restore law and order.

[@leonardomendez2244]

@@FollowBrandoBogota DC is definetely better than Medellín, Medellín is more for some people that are looking for cheap and sex tourism. As a Colombian I found Medellín very hot and humedity, I can’t live in a place like that.

[@FollowBrando]

@@leonardomendez2244 yeah I dig Bogota. I was there in 2009 and again this year. I will be back.

[@erikgeber3049]

U should of started with the last place, which is a popular zone

[@DIMDREY]

Question, how long can you stay in bogota, without been a citizen?

[@FollowBrando]

With a US passport you get 90 days. After that you have to visa run to another country like Argentina or somewhere close, then come back on another 90 day. I have a friend who has overstayed 4 years and he's considering being smuggled out one of the back doors into Venezuela.

[@uzser_]

Bogotá is such an underrated city. The most diverse, beautiful and cultural city of Colombia. Unfortunately, not enough appreciated by the average colombian.

[@FollowBrando]

@@uzser_ The New York City of South America. Yeah I really like Bogota!

[@drewjay9793]

Thanks I might check it out

[@Thedaytradingnomad]

You help me want to visit again. Everything I seen so far about bogota look unsafe and dirty but I hear from wealthy people that's where they go for business and now I understand why.

[@FollowBrando]

Im finishing brunch with a friend in Bogota right now talking about the entertainment business. I forgot we weren't in Beverly Hills. Chapinero is pretty classy.

[@leonardomendez2244]

Bogota D.C. is one of the most important, richest, classy, cultural and financial cities of all America (yes, I mean the continent)… it’s a very different city when we thought about latinamerican or a tropical country. I am so proud to born in a amazing and real city like Bogota D.C. ❤❤❤❤

[@Jepi369]

Not in Poblado man you are welcome there

[@FollowBrando]

Poblado is cool. I had some good experiences there. Too many friends got robbed or drugged and robbed tho. Freaked me out.

[@Jepi369]

@@FollowBrando i’m going to tell you my experience this past weekend and you can maybe create a video about this. Here you go. “Over the weekend, my friend and I decided to spend some late-night hours at the park, well after it had cleared out around 4 AM when everyone had left for the main road. While we were there, my friend became interested in a girl , just an ordinary-looking girl. She insisted that we also pick up her friend, but I firmly declined, so we ended up at our two-bedroom Airbnb with two guys and one girl. my friend accompanied the girl to the bathroom and noticed something unusual. Instead of removing her panties, she kept them on while showering and turned away. This behavior raised suspicions, prompting my friend, who knew a bit of Spanish, to encourage her to take them off. After some hesitation, she eventually complied. What happened next was even more bizarre: she applied soap to her panties and used them as if they were a loofa to wash her body. The night continued as usual, with me keeping a watchful eye from the living room. My friend escorted the girl out early in the morning, and neither of us felt sleepy or anything unusual. The following day, we made a startling discovery on the kitchen counter: a strip of aspirin with two slots for capsules. To our astonishment, we realized that she had concealed scopolamine within the capsules and hidden them in her panties. If my friend hadn't insisted on her taking a shower, she might have used it, or worse, if I had picked up her friend, both of us could have been drugged. My friend and I were left astounded, reflecting on how we had narrowly avoided a potential disaster. These Parke girls have become brazen and clever, they have outperformed even the tinder girls”

[@danspencer4235]

I'm glad there is SOMEONE who likes places other than Medellin. The many Gringos flooding into Medellin have made it much less desirable than it used to be. I live in a smaller city with almost no foreigners and there is nobody up early in the morning. When I go out at night, which is rare, I wonder, "Where did all of these people come from !?!"

[@FollowBrando]

All of the gringos in Medellin have attracted a flood of hookers and criminals. Bogota is a refreshing change.

[@popcornuniversity9825]

No a/c!!! No way.