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Our First Building Built Completely From Scratch – Opening Just in Time for La Feria de Cali!

December 2, 2025

As some of you might know, my daily job is the development and operation of our short term rental (Airbnb) business here in Cali. For the past six years, our guests have told us what their dream stay in Cali looks like – and we’ve listened. Until now, we’ve built nearly 100 EXSTR units by renovating older buildings in prime

Medical tourism·Plan to visit

Medical Tourism in Cali, Colombia: Accredited and Affordable Care Meets Tropical Comfort

Cali isn’t just sunshine and salsa — it’s quickly becoming a hotspot for high-quality, affordable healthcare. Medical tourism is booming here, with over 50,000 procedures happening annually, and about a third of those patients coming from abroad. Visitors come for everything from dental work and routine check-ups to mommy tucks

101 Things To Do In Cali (2025)

Updated April 2025 Celebrating my post # 101 on this blog, I

Warm Up This Winter in Beautiful Cali, Colombia

As winter descends upon the northern hemisphere, snowbirds seeking warmth and adventure

A Hernia Hurts… So Does November And Turning 40!

November 9, 2024

Accommodation·Health care·Plan to visit

Imagine your intestines trying to squeeze themselves out through the soft tissue in your lower belly. No bueno. Needs fixing and ASAP. The reason I bring it up, is that it happened to me and I just had surgery done at one of Latin America’s best hospitals here in Cali

Cali Travel Tips

May 26, 2024

Plan to visit·Safety

(Updated May 2024) This post is directed towards the people that visit Cali for the first time. Let’s be real. Cali, Colombia isn’t London, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Miami or any other first world city with millions of people. This is the jungle, in more than one sense. Don’t get me

Opening day for our newest apartment hotel is coming up!

August 29, 2021

Accommodation·Plan to visit

I have a big announcement to make. The project that I’ve been working on for the past 18 months is finally about to open. It seems to be perfect timing with tourism beginning to pick up after all the struggles that the pandemic and protests have caused, not just for

A Discount For Your Next Stay In Cali, Colombia

January 22, 2021

Accommodation·Plan to visit

Back in July 2020, I ended up taking over a big part of the furnished apartment portfolio that I developed and managed with my old partners at Lifeafar. 21 units in total. Beautifully decorated, with quality furniture, super fast WiFi, A/Cs in all units and hot water in all showers.

High-Quality Furnished Apartments For Rent in Cali

May 29, 2018

Accommodation·Plan to visit

Here’s the reason I’ve been a little quiet on the blog lately. For the past 18 months, my team and I have been busy renovating and furnishing 20 apartments in Cali. And now they are ready for you to see them… Although there are plenty of buildings for sale in

A Travel Pro Reveals His Favorite Places In Colombia

November 23, 2015

Culture·Plan to visit·Weekend trips

How do you answer the question “Which is your favourite part of Colombia?” when you live in the most bio-diverse country on the planet? How can you possibly choose one favourite region, when they are all so completely different to each other? Maybe it’s just a case of when you

4 Co-Working Spaces in Cali

October 23, 2015

Finding work·Plan to stay·Plan to visit

You might have a WiFi connection at home or at the your hotel, but maybe you tend to fool around on social media instead of actually getting stuff done? Or maybe you need access to a printer, scanner, conference room and would like to socialize and bounce ideas off with other

3 Awesome Hotels in Cali for 3 Different Budgets

October 19, 2015

Accommodation·Plan to visit

Being a resident of Cali means that I never stay in hotels here. That being said, I still receive visitors, friends and family, from all over the world, most of whom I arrange accommodation for. Here’s what I consider to be the three best hotels in Cali, taking most budgets

Colombia: The Best Kept Secret In Travel

October 7, 2015

Culture·Plan to visit

When Patrick from The Cali Adventurer blog approached me to pen a few guest posts about the travel hot-spots in Colombia, naturally I was delighted. As co-founder of Amakuna, a luxury travel company which specialises in creating tailor-made holidays in Colombia, there’s nothing I like doing more than sharing my

Barrios in Cali: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

August 23, 2015

Accommodation·Neighorhood guide·Plan to stay·Plan to visit·Safety

According to wikipedia, Cali has 249 barrios or neighborhoods. It would be impossible for me to mention all of them here, but I’ll divide the city into districts and comment on the ones most relevant to you, the expat, the tourist or the curious adventurer. I’ll also be listing the most dangerous barrios that

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Plan to visit

Our First Building Built Completely From Scratch – Opening Just in Time for La Feria de Cali!

Medical Tourism in Cali, Colombia: Accredited and Affordable Care Meets Tropical Comfort

101 Things To Do In Cali (2025)

Warm Up This Winter in Beautiful Cali, Colombia

A Hernia Hurts… So Does November And Turning 40!

Cali Travel Tips

Opening day for our newest apartment hotel is coming up!

A Discount For Your Next Stay In Cali, Colombia

High-Quality Furnished Apartments For Rent in Cali

A Travel Pro Reveals His Favorite Places In Colombia

4 Co-Working Spaces in Cali

3 Awesome Hotels in Cali for 3 Different Budgets

Colombia: The Best Kept Secret In Travel

Barrios in Cali: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Our Vacation Rentals in Cali

Colombian Visa Services

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