DNB50
3rd Annual
LifeMap
Retreat
11-19 May
2024
Medellín Colombia
IMAGINE YOURSELF strolling the streets of ‘The City of Eternal Spring’, Medellín! Enjoying a fresh hot delicious stuffed arepa you discovered at a sidewalk vendor.
You’re soaking up the warm sun and ambiance as you listen to live music while watching street dancers perform.
SEE YOURSELF immersed in Medellín culture tours and tasty Colombian meals over lively conversations with your new CoLIVEwork friends.
Share travel hacks, tips, Digital Nomad stories, and dreams… without hearing, “So, you’re going on a perpetual holiday, right?” (smirk), or “You’re going to do WHAT?! WHERE?!”
The “WHAT’ is the 3rd DNB50 Annual LifeMap CoLIVEwork Retreat. The “WHERE” is Medellín Colombia; one of the top global locations for Digital Nomads!
As an EXPLORER Digital Nomad, creating your plan to launch this life can be overwhelming to the point of paralysis. There are so many considerations and options!
DNB50 LifeMap Retreat includes the facilitator-led planning workshop. You’ll get support in doing the work of creating your vision and goals to launch this life.
In Medellín, you’ll finally have dedicated time to relax and reflect on the type of DN you will become. And, you will experience a wonderful country and culture!
The LifeMap Retreat provides an engaged network of others with similar goals; yet each planning their unique path.
You’ll leave with a workable plan to make it happen; and a community to share your challenges and successes!
PREVIEW THE EXPERIENCE
! WELCOME !
DNB50 3rd Annual
LifeMap CoLIVEwork Retreat
What Is A CoLIVEwork? It’s the perfect way to find community with other Digital Nomads of shared interests and intentions… to live, work, and play while they travel!
CoLIVEworks are typically hosted for a small number of digital entrepreneurs and remote workers in large homes, boutique hotels, or purpose-built facilities providing accommodations, shared common areas, and great WiFi, of course!
DNB50 CoLIVEworks are specifically designed to meet the lifestyle preferences, needs, and interests of Digital Nomads aged mid-40s+.
CoLIVEworks also include sharing cultural events, outings, socials, and dinners with the participants.
WATCH THE DNB50
CoLIVEwork EXPERIENCE
Hear from Previous Participants
You Are READY For The LifeMap Retreat
EXPLORER DIGITAL NOMAD
You are ready to stop thinking
about becoming a DN and
you want to make it happen!
You need to break the inertia of
planning paralysis and create your
your personal path to this life.
You want to hurdle any challenges
that might be in the way of
your Digital Nomad Readiness.
You are willing to create
community and explore with
other like-minded people
who are mutually supportive.
You desire a travel adventure
that connects you with other
Digital Nomads Beyond 50.
Or, Maybe You Are Not Ready... Yet
THE DNB50 LIFEMAP RETREAT
Is Not For Those Who…
Are not ready to leave their comfort
zone and develop new connections
with others on the DN path.
Are not ready to let go of what
holds them back or stops them
from creating a successful
sustainable DN life.
Are not ready to share and support
the journeys of others as
well as their own.
Are not ready to try new
experiences and adventures.
JOIN US IN
MEDELLÍN COLOMBIA
Sat 11 – Sun 19 May 2024
EXPLORER DNs, those new to travel/work, or planning their launch, will have a focused, yet relaxed and fun time, to work on or enhance their path to successful Digital Nomad life.
Enjoy delicious Welcome & Farewell Dinners plus three Medellín Experience tours that are included with the CoLIVEwork. You’ll be immersed in the culture and foods of Colombia, as well as learn the history of this fascinating city! PREVIEW THE EXPERIENCE
Participate in the 3rd Annual DNB50 LifeMap Retreat | The 4 Essential Readiness Elements for Successful MidLife Travel/Work… Without the Crisis!
This highly interactive facilitator-led 20-hour workshop is scheduled for 4 hours 09:00 – 13:00 each morning Monday to Friday during the CoLIVEwork week. PREVIEW ITINERARY
You’ll get support in doing the work of creating your unique path to this life and leave with a workable plan to make it happen and a community to help you stay on target with the launch of your Digital Nomad life!
CoLIVEworks are not typical group travel tours. As DNs we know you value your independence! You will have free time in addition to the 20-hour workshop.
DNB50 LifeMap
Workshop
The 4 Essential Readiness
Elements for
Successful MidLife
Travel/Work… 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴!
Creating A Plan to become a Digital Nomad can seem so burdensome that one does nothing to progress their dreams of this life. Especially when the years have added much ‘stuff’ of all kinds to anchor you to your current life.
The DNB50 LifeMap is a highly interactive 20-hour facilitated workshop scheduled for 4 hours 09:00 – 13:00 each morning Monday to Friday during the CoLIVEwork week. It’s well-designed for you if you’re planning to launch your life as a DN, or if you recently started.
During the workshop, you will identify your strengths and challenges with launching a successful and sustainable remote travel/work life. Then create an actionable personal map to address and navigate the 4 Essential Elements of Digital Nomad Readiness:
- Logistical
- Financial
- Physical, and
- Emotional
- PREVIEW ITINERARY
GUEST EXPERTS will Zoom in for Readiness topic hour-long presentations with Q&A.
DNB50 LifeMap Workshop Participants Also Receive:
2 Pre-CoLIVEwork Zoom Socials to meet your LifeMap community and share info as you preparing for this travel event.
1 Pre-Workshop One-2-One Consult
2 Post-Workshop Group Progress Zooms
1 Post-Workshop One-2-One Consult
Most Importantly, you’ll gain something you can’t get from a self-study online course… a supportive and accountable community formed with the other workshop participants. Those who are pursuing a similar, yet unique and individual path.
EXPERIENCES
The CoLIVEwork Retreat Includes Three Group Tours | In addition to these scheduled events, as with typical DN CoLiving communities, there is also the opportunity for participants to spark ad hoc group dinners, happy hour socials, and local explorations throughout the week!
MEDELLÍN EL CENTRO TOUR | We’ll take a walking tour through the streets of downtown Medellín‘s historic district with a learned guide sharing the history and folklore, both documented and personal, of this fascinating and resilient city.
Our guide will introduce you to the city’s past, culture, and hidden gems. Sites will include major in-city landmarks, the Botero sculpture park, and open air markets.
TASTE MEDELLÍN | You‘ll eat like the locals as we graze through and explore Laureles; considered the “Coolest Neighborhood On The Planet” TimeOut Magazine, 2023.
Enjoy 10 different Colombian snacks, dishes & drinks, including empanada, buñuelo, pandebono, mango biche, carimañola, bocadillo, and fresh fruit juice.
Our guide will share insight into the cultural context, history, and traditions around each specialty, in addition to interesting facts about the Laureles neighborhood.
YOUR HOME IN MEDELLÍN
DNB50 CoLIVEwork TOWNHOUSE | Located in the Manila neighborhood of the El Poblado district of Medellín.
Reserved exclusively for our CoLIVEwork community, we’ll have a spacious 3-floor apartment with a rooftop terrace.
This is a family-operated guesthouse adapted to specialize in co-living accommodations for ‘grown’ professionals, i.e., not a hostel, no dorms or shared bathrooms. YAH!
- All bedrooms are single-occupancy with ensuite bathrooms
- Full breakfast daily served on our private roof terrace
- Clean and bright accommodations
- Housekeeping every 3rd day
- 2 Lounges
- 2 Kitchens
- High-Speed Internet
MANILA NEIGHBORHOOD was for many years an undiscovered treasure located in the city’s upscale El Poblado district. Very walkable with shady, tree-lined streets, it’s one of El Poblado’s smallest neighborhoods.
Manila is home to the original Calle de la Buena Mesa (‘street of good food’). Less than a 5-minute walk from our townhouse, you’ll find a plethora of small cafés and restaurants, offering Spanish, Mexican, Italian, Seafood, Peruvian, German, Argentine, and –of course– Colombian food. As well as a couple of vegan/vegetarian restos, even one dedicated to avocados!
The location of Manila is excellent. Nestled between two thoroughfares, there is easy access to the rest of the city. It’s only an 8-minute walk to the Poblado Metro station and a 10-minute walk to Zona Rosa, Medellín’s bustling premier restaurant, shopping, and nightlife district.
YOUR HOME | 2 LOUNGES + 2 KITCHENS + ROOFTOP TERRACE | 3 Floors For DNB50 Exclusive Use | Including Housekeeping + Daily Full Breakfasts, tap to view 5 spaces.
YOUR HOME | CoLIVE SUITES | All Single Occupancy With Private Bathroom | Decor Varies, tap to view 4 room examples.
YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS NOW…
Starting in the months before you arrive, we’ll host two ZOOM Socials. You’ll meet and greet everyone in the LifeMap CoLIVEwork community, as well as ask questions and share tips to help you prepare for the trip.
You’ll connect via a WhatsApp group stream created just for the LifeMap CoLIVEWork participants. You will have full access pre-trip to get ready for this adventure.
…AND CONTINUES AFTER YOU LEAVE!
You’ll stay connected after the LifeMap CoLIVEwork using the WhatsApp text stream to chat with your new cohorts.
Use the DNB50 CoLIVEwork Community WhatsApp stream to share resources, successes and challenges with your CoLIVEwork cohorts.
ZOOM Socials with DNB50 CoLIVEWork current and past participants to gather and check in after you return, maintaining community.
WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY
The Map You Created That Leads To
Your Digital Nomad Life
A Community of New Friends
Who Understand and Support You
New Found Energy,
Inspiration, and Excitement
Excellent Resources,
Tips, and Tools
Wonderful Memories of Colombia
With a Yearning to Return!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DNB50 LifeMap Workshop 20-hour facilitator-led program for those planning or new Digital Nomads.
- 8 nights single-occupancy bedroom with private bathroom accommodations in the CoLIVEwork townhouse. 2 lounges and dining areas with 2 kitchens and a rooftop terrace.
- Housekeeping every 3rd day.
- Gratuities for the housekeepers.
- 8 delicious full breakfasts with coffee, tea, and juices.
- High-speed internet connection and DNB50-owned backup MiFi Internet in case of emergency; up to 10 devices can simultaneously connect.
- 2 One-2-One Consult Zooms; one before and one after the CoLIVEwork.
- 2 Pre-CoLIVEwork Zoom Socials to meet everyone in the group, as well as ask any questions to help prepare for the trip.
- 2 Post-CoLIVEwork Group Progress Zooms.
- Authentic Colombian Welcome Dinner served with a glass of wine, water, or soft drink.
- Customized Welcome Gift.
- Delicious Farewell For Now Dinner served with a glass of wine, water, or soft drink.
- Fees, gratuities, and transportation for three group experiences: Medellín El Centro History Tour, Taste Medellín Food Tour, and Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour.
- Connection to participants via a private WhatsApp group stream created for the CoLIVEwork. You will have full access to connect pre-trip as we prepare for this adventure. Post-CoLIVEwork we’ll use the stream to stay connected and maintain the community we built during our time together.
- Travel to/from Medellín Colombia.
- Transportation from/to airport, Uber is widely used.
- Extra accommodation nights before or after the CoLIVEwork.
- Travel/Medical Insurance; however it is strongly recommended.
- Meals, groceries, or alcoholic beverages; except as stated for the Welcome and Farewell dinners.
- Fees and gratuities for ad hoc activities and tours.
- Personal calls, services, and laundry.
- Souvenir purchases.
- Colombia Visa; if required for your nationality.
- Medellín’s airport is approximately a 40-minute drive from the city center and the CoLIVEwork townhouse. Uber is easily available for airport transportation and rides within the city.
- The townhouse owner can arrange airport transport; recommended if arrival is very early or late in the day.
- Plan to arrive on Saturday 11 May by 3:00 pm check-in.
- Plan departure on Sunday 19 May by check-out 11:00 am.
- Typically, Uber costs less than local taxis. A metro station is an easy walk from our stay.
- For more adventures at your own expense and arrangement, you may plan to arrive early.
- Desiring to continue the community and fun that started during the CoLIVEwork, participants in previous years decided to stay longer!
A $400 non-refundable deposit or full payment is required within 2 days Central Time/usa of application confirmation or the registration will be cancelled.
If a participant cancels 45 or more days before the start date, DNB50 will refund 50% of their CoLIVEwork payments minus the deposit, unless that participant finds a replacement.
If a participant cancels less than 45 days before the start date, no refunds will be provided.
If DNB50 cancels, the deposit, and any other CoLIVEwork payments, are refunded in full minus the Stripe processing fees. DNB50 reserves the right to cancel the CoLIVEwork if it does not meet the minimum number of participants.
Travel/Medical Insurance is strongly recommended to cover travel mishaps or cancellations. Complete this brief Travel/Medical Profile for a no-obligation quote.
MEET YOUR HOST FACILITATOR
HeyHey, I’m Siobhan! I bring a passionate and playful approach to helping others launch their Digital Nomad journey. I’m so excited to be hosting our 3rd Annual DNB50 CoLIVEwork!
After years of tourist travel, and with my daughter graduating from college, 4 years ago I sold off 30 years of my possessions and left Dallas TX with a one-way ticket to Ecuador to start my life as a midlife HomeFree Digital Nomad.
I became the Spark Originator of the Digital Nomads Beyond 50 Network (DNB50) and its Facebook group when my search for community with other midlife DNs turned up empty, and… my application to join a CoLiveCoWork was graciously rejected due to my Beyond 50 age.
I’ve traveled 56 countries to-date and since 2018 travel/worked in 33 of them. I’m absolutely LOVING it and I want to help others plan to successfully launch this life and make the transition with intention!
With the DNB50 LifeMap Workshop, I bring 15 years of experience in corporate learning, executive development, and career coaching combined with my love of new destinations and my travel/work experience.
I truly LIVED the 4 Essential Readiness Elements of this workshop! It’s based on my own personal experience, as well as input from and observation of other successful DNs. Let’s get YOUR Digital Nomad life launched now!
BACKGROUND I’m originally from Belize, Central America. I grew up traveling between there, Brooklyn NY, and a dairy farm near Mansfield PA. I also lived in London for 2 years as an adult; which instilled my preference for slow-travel.
June 2021, I organized and hosted the DNB50 3-day virtual summit with 28 speakers, 32 topics, and 278 participants.
June 2022 DNB50 held its first CoLIVEwork in Medellín, Colombia. The 2nd was held 2023 in Lisbon Portugal. We return to Colombia in 2024 to make Medellín the home location for the annual LifeMap CoLIVEworks.
I have organized and hosted all types of social and business travel events my entire life; from college ski trips, Belize sail/SCUBA liveaboards, a destination wedding, and several years of developing and facilitating corporate learning retreats for a Fortune 100 company.
I’m also the founder of Urban MosaiX, a non-profit social organization focused on increasing diversity appreciation, not just acceptance. Based in Dallas TX, I hosted 2+ events per month over 9 years as the group grew to more than 1300 members.
TOP DNB50 PODCAST INTERVIEWS
T•Mobile Radio Diaries 29m:03s
Becoming Your Best Version 36m:35s
The Radio Vagabond 31m:05s
She Hit Refresh 42m:48s
TOP DNB50 VIDEOS + ARTICLES
CIRKEL / T•Mobile 00m:49s
HeySummit 33m:13
DNB50 New Member Welcome 2m:12s
DNB50 LifeMap COLIVEWORK
Top 10 FAQs
What happens after I pay the deposit?
You’ll receive an email message with your deposit receipt and registration document packet. The balance is due by 1 March. A reminder email with a balance due pay link will be sent on 15 February.
Do I need a visa to enter Colombia?
Travelers from 102 countries and territories, including the USA, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and most countries in the EU and EEA do not need to apply in advance for the 90-day tourist visa to enter Colombia.
All others please check the visa status for the country of your nationality.
A visa is granted to those on the approved list upon arrival if the passport presented is valid for at least six (6) months beyond the length of the intended stay.
Upon arrival, visitors from countries on the approved list above receive a passport stamp granting a stay of up to 90 days. A 90-day extension for a total of 180 days is 28 USD.
What about WiFi Connection Speed?
WiFi at the CoLIVEwork townhouse has been personally tested. We are assured of excellent speed. In case of emergency, DNB50 also owns a portable hotspot MiFi, and up to 10 devices can connect to it. WiFi is a technology, MiFi is a cellular device with built-in standalone WiFi.
Do I need any special equipment?
Your laptop is essential for the delivery of course materials and note-taking. Mobile phone, related cords, cables, chargers, and a universal adapter are also important.
When will the Zoom Meet + Greet Socials start?
Before the CoLIVEwork, we’ll have at least two scheduled virtual socials; the first in mid March.
What if I have problems with my flight or become unwell while abroad?
Travel/Medical Insurance is strongly recommended to cover travel mishaps or cancellations. Complete this brief Travel/Medical Profile for a no-obligation quote.
How will rooms be assigned?
All the rooms are unique in decor, yet fairly similar in size. Participants will select rooms in order of arrival.
What about transport from the airport to the CoLIVEwork house?
Uber is widely used in Medellín. The airport is located approximately 40 minutes from our CoLIVEwork townhome. The townhouse owner can arrange airport transport; this is recommended if arriving very early or late in the day.
What about food allergies or dietary restrictions?
The registration form includes a section to report this information. We will make every possible and reasonable effort to accommodate.
What is the Cancellation Policy?
Detailed in WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW above ⇑ and in MAKE IT HAPPEN below ⇓
! MAKE IT HAPPEN !
JOIN US IN
MEDELLÍN COLOMBIA
Sat 11 – Sun 19 May 2024
8 Participants Max
YOU’RE READY
FOR THIS!
Schedule An Insight Chat With
The Host Facilitator to Get Your Application Started!
8 Participants Maximum
REGISTRATION
$2495
EARLY ADOPTER
$1995
Apply by 15 February
! SAVE $500!
APPLICATION
PROCESS
The application starts with the ‘Insight Chat’ to make sure that the LifeMap Retreat is well aligned with your intent and goals BEFORE paying to participate.
After the application is confirmed, the participant will have 2 days to pay the $400 registration deposit. There is also the option to pay in full at registration.
8 PARTICIPANTS
MAXIMUM
$400 Deposit
Non-Refundable
Holds The $1995 Rate
$1595 Balance Due
1 March 2024
! BONUS !
First 3 To Register With Deposit
Get a Free Website Design for
Their DN Remote Business!
******
Stripe Credit Card
Processing Fee
Added To All Payments
PACED ADOPTER
$2495
After 15 February
If Space Available
Pay Paced Adopter Registration
In Full or $400 Deposit Holds
Registration Until Balance Due
1 March 2024
CANCELLATION POLICY | A $400 non-refundable deposit or full payment is required within 2 days of application confirmation.
If a participant cancels 45 or more days before the start date, DNB50 will refund 50% of their CoLIVEwork payments minus the deposit, unless that participant finds a replacement.
If a participant cancels less than 45 days before the start date, no refunds will be provided.
If DNB50 cancels, the deposit, and any other CoLIVEwork payments, are refunded in full minus the Stripe processing fees. DNB50 reserves the right to cancel the CoLIVEwork if it does not meet the minimum number of participants.
Travel/Medical Insurance is strongly recommended to cover travel mishaps or cancellations. Complete this brief Travel/Medical Profile for a no-obligation quote.
CONNECT WITH DNB50
TRAVEL & WORK Life Well You Don’t Need to MOVE Abroad to LIVE Abroad | Live Location Independent!
Digital Nomad Life Beyond 50. An international network of those in their late 40s+ currently living, planning for, or curious about travel/work life; abroad or domestic.
