PBH / travelers / Bill Turley

Bill Turley

Send private message	Activity:	41 forum posts, 2156 comments, 42 friends.
	Member since:	May 2007
	Lives in:	Colombia Somondoco, Boyaca
	Sex:	male
	Born in:	United States
	Has traveled in:	I have traveled in all of the Eastern US and Canada, US Virgin Islands,Caracas, Gorgona, most of Boyaca and Cundinamarcha, Llanos etc
	Wants to travel to:	I am content to stay put! !
	Favourite traveling style:	I prefer to fly or drive
	About (hobbies etc...)	I am a retired educator. I am studying and teaching Ecopsychology. I love looking at nature from my doorstep and yard. I also provide a week long total immersion English course. My wife and I are content to just enjoy beautiful Colombia
	Websites:

New friends:

mail@bjorndeboeck.com

Portena

Peter

kalder

TRANS PASS says on Sep 6, 2007, 12:09:

Hi Bill,
It sounds like you're running a nice little operation...I don't really get it, do you want to pick up classes?

0 funny, 0 helpful.

mail@bjorndeboeck.com says on Sep 12, 2007, 05:16:

Namaste Bill, thanks for your input on where to find real estate. Right now I am looking for something downtown while my girlfriend finishes her studies in Zootecnia. Eventually we want to open a self sustaining ecological finca with luxury farm stay option and simultaneously supporting the local comunity, wherever our finca will be. We'll have just about any animal you can imagine (all in due time) and if all works out well we'll develop it towards a yoga retreat for whoever needs to get away from the ratrace. You never know, one day we might just be able to sit back and relax in peace and quiet and take a breath of fresh air

Om shanti shanti shanti

Bjorn

0 funny, 0 helpful.

goin_south says on Oct 13, 2007, 10:16:

Here's Cheers to "Uncle Bill Turley",.... living his own 'Life of Riley'.
Is Somondoco the name of a city? and Boyaca is the department?

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 13, 2007, 10:27:

Yep Somondoco is both a little town and a big mountain, Boyaca is the department north of Bogota

Mr. Bill Somondoco

0 funny, 0 helpful.

dwmte7 says on Oct 31, 2007, 10:29:

bill...sound like my kind of guy...keep on trucking.
douglas

patriarch

0 funny, 0 helpful.

lampltr says on Dec 6, 2007, 17:39:

Bill, you sound like a pretty humble guy....hope to get to meet you sometime!!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 4, 2008, 10:46:

Bill, This is a repost of a comment I left in the big font thread.

If you are using Internet Explorer, you can go into "Internet Options" under the "Tools" menu. On that first tab, you will see a button for "Accessibility". There you can choose "Ignore font sizes specified on web pages". This, in conjunction with the "Text Size" item under the "View" menu, will allow you to size the fonts to your liking. It may make some web pages look strange, but you can make the font as big as you like. Also, in IE 7, there is a zoom option. You can hold the Ctrl key and hit the " " key to zoom a web page.

That same key combination will make fonts bigger in Firefox and older versions of IE. This only works in older IE version if the font sizes on a given page have not been set using style sheets.

I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.

0 funny, 0 helpful.

scumbuster says on Aug 12, 2008, 09:11:

Hola Bill. I was reading several of your posts about Somondoco. It sounds like a great place. Since you’re off the beaten trail there what is the cost of living like? What could someone expect to pay for a home and cost per month to live there. I am hoping to get to Bogota in October and get out of the city more this trip. Scouting for retirement.

Tomas Jefferson “When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”

0 funny, 0 helpful.

cali_brahh says on Sep 11, 2008, 17:21:

Hey Bill pleasure to meet you. Let me know when you go whalewatching again!

0 funny, 0 helpful.

nico12561 says on Sep 19, 2008, 08:40:

Hi Bill! My name is Nicholas. I live in New York. I am 50 years old and I am planning to move to Colombia. I have been to Colombia about 6 times over the years, and, obviously, I like it.
I am retiring from the US post Office in December and I am looking into relocating to Medellin. I will have a pension, not a whole lot of money, and certainly not enough to live in the States (how sad is that). I looked into moving to Mexico, but I prefer Colombia. I also want to teach English when I am down there. I know that I will need to take the TEFL course and find work in a school in Medellin. Since you have been in Colombia for some time now, can you offer me any advice that you deem useful? Looking forward to hearing from you. Nicholas

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Monpirri says on Dec 23, 2008, 13:28:

Angelus Grupo Polifonico - Colombia - Navidad Oh Navidad

Feliz Navidad Bill Turley

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 24, 2008, 11:22:

Mongo Is that a boxer?

Mr. Bill Somondoco

0 funny, 0 helpful.

catamd says on May 22, 2009, 17:19:

Hi Bill! Thanks for your kind message! I was brutally attacked (lol) by most members who couldn't believe a colombiana could be bilingual and well educated. Had to prove that I actually existed!!! Can u believe it? Past is behind us and nowadays I really enjoy reading posts and expressing my thoughts on PBH. I live in Villavicencio, I read you live in Somondoco. Never been there, but I have been to a lot of places in Boyaca and still think that along with Llanos Orientales, you have the best landscapes in Colombia! Cheers!!!

Dra Cata

0 funny, 0 helpful.

Colombiano_divino says on Jun 26, 2009, 11:02:

Saludos Don Bill.....How are things in your parts of the Oriental..Hope all is swell over in Somondoco. Its been a month a a week since my last rendevous down in colombia....its too long, hopefully ill be back to enjoy family, culture and unforgettable memories.

Take Care Bill

0 funny, 0 helpful.