[QUOTE=Balboa;2182864]Not true, I got stopped and asked for ID, cursory search in both Centro and the Mayorista areas.
The cops were pretty cordial though.[/QUOTE]It was a joke B!
El Mechanico.
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[QUOTE=Balboa;2182864]Not true, I got stopped and asked for ID, cursory search in both Centro and the Mayorista areas.
The cops were pretty cordial though.[/QUOTE]It was a joke B!
El Mechanico.
[QUOTE=Jooks;2182972]Hi, long-time member who hasn't traveled for a long time to Colombia and could use some advice.
I'm planning a trip to Medellin next month. I'm trying to make reservations from EWR and have run into a problem. There are no direct flights and 1-stop flights seem to take forever. JFK would be a better option but it's a super hassle to get to. I'm considering flying to Bogota and from there, Medellin. Does that seem like a good option, time-wise and from an economic standpoint? If so, should I wait to get to BOG to book a flight to MDE? What airlines is recommended. Or is there another recommendation?
Thank you and I promise a full report![/QUOTE]There is a direct flight from JFK to MED via Avianca. I think it leaves on Thursdyas and Sundays or mondays.
BUT the season is starting up so prices are going to be higher.
You can take the EWR to MED with a change in Pananma Via United, The truth is Panama is great cause no customs to deal with and the terminal is right across from when you change plans. Rarely will you miss connecting.
You can do JFK to miami to med via american but sometimes the layover is long.
Also avianca does a JFK to Bogata to Med. It all depends on the day you leave.
STAY AWAY from SPIRIT at ALL cost. That is not an airline, it is a bus with wings. I delete it from all my searches.
[QUOTE=Balboa;2182906]Here at the airport in Rio Negro, flying to Miami.
Great time in Medellin!
Most of my time this trip was with my girlfriend, traveling about together, however, had a few days by myself to play.
El Centro was fun, my favorite place as well to play.
Met up with a couple of my favorite chicas out there, and met a couple newbies.
As long as you take precautions and aren't a dummy, you'll be good out there, IMO.
There was a large presence of police near Veracruz one day, wearing vests that said Investigators.
I asked one of the cops who appeared to be a boss type, why the large presence this day.
He told me that this was an area of prostitution and street crime, and that an extranjero was robbed and injured, but not killed, at knife point, by several girls he was with in one of the cheap motels there.
Interesting enough, he encouraged me to check out the girls, but to be careful, and advised me to be with only one at time.
I played naive to the game, LOL.
Anyway, I had fun and ran into no troubles.
I hit Fase Dos one night, mostly out of curiosity, and though I enjoyed the sites, I met no one worthy of 190 k pesos.
The hot ones I met were mostly bad attitude types IMO.
My best experience was with a girl I met at the Centro strip Club near Conejitas.
She was a cinnamon skin little spinner, very nice and energetic.
I paid the 50 k multa, took her to dinner on Junand, then to a Motel for fun.
Great time for a few hours in the sack.
I gave her 100 k, plus taxi home, she was thrilled.
I checked out the Mayorista one night, hung out for an hour, saw nothing good, split.
Overall great trip![/QUOTE]A quick question on mayorista, did the law allow the tables back on the sidewalks? A few months back, the last time I was there all the tables were gone.
Thanks,
The Tall Man.
[QUOTE=TheTallMan;2183033]A quick question on mayorista, did the law allow the tables back on the sidewalks? A few months back, the last time I was there all the tables were gone.
Thanks,
The Tall Man.[/QUOTE]They allow the tables out now, but until a certain time at night.
I think at midnight or 1 am they have to put the table and chairs away.
Seems so dumb to me.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2182873]I mean the going through your pockets part. I have been stopped and asked for passport in front of one of the casas as I have reported before.[/QUOTE]Oh sorry man, I just can't recall all of your past 7500 plus posts, LOL.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2182856]That makes no sense. Lower prices mean higher demand, not less demand. Or are you saying that your particular girl is not making anything because her prices are too high, while everybody else is charging much less? Her dumb ass should stop trying to charge so much then. There is nothing special about her pussy. If she wants to make some money, she better get with the program.[/QUOTE]You're using the law of supply and demand in relation to puta-nomics?
Let me try to explain it. The chica charges the regular 150 k or 170 k now. But chicas from the barrio and Venezuelans charge 100 k or even less which undercuts the regular 150 k prices.
[QUOTE=Jooks;2182972]Hi, long-time member who hasn't traveled for a long time to Colombia and could use some advice.
I'm planning a trip to Medellin next month. I'm trying to make reservations from EWR and have run into a problem. There are no direct flights and 1-stop flights seem to take forever. JFK would be a better option but it's a super hassle to get to. I'm considering flying to Bogota and from there, Medellin. Does that seem like a good option, time-wise and from an economic standpoint? If so, should I wait to get to BOG to book a flight to MDE? What airlines is recommended. Or is there another recommendation?
Thank you and I promise a full report![/QUOTE]You have tons of options. There is a nonstop flight from JFK on Avianca if that's what you want. But it's going to cost $800+.
Getting to JFK is a bit of a pain but I wouldn't call it "super hassle".
Book a complete ticket, you won't save any money by booking separately or by waiting till you get to Bogota. The flights are pretty full, you may have to bus it if you wait.
Use Google Flights to find flights.
You have United / Copa, American, Avianca, Jet Blue, Spirit, Delta to choose from.
BTW-If you are looking for cheap, forget it now, it's going to cost at least $600-700. Maybe you can get lucky and catch a promo fare.
[QUOTE=IslandMonger;2182183]BTW, it really sucks the Medellin is the only map on here you can't access without a paid membership. It's not the $20 but us married guys can't risk the wife seeing a suspicious charge on our Visa statements.
Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]You can buy a prepaid VISA or MC and use that. But, its not like ISG is going to bill you with some description like "mongering membership".
[QUOTE=BlueChange;2183032]You can do JFK to miami to med via american but sometimes the layover is long.
STAY AWAY from SPIRIT at ALL cost. That is not an airline, it is a bus with wings. I delete it from all my searches.[/QUOTE]If you are going to change airlines in MIA you might as well save money and fly MIA to MED on Viva Colombia, they are the cheapest. I flew round trip for $220 last year, MIA MED.
[URL]https://vivaair.com/en-co[/URL]
And while Spirit is not the greatest airline, they have gotten me there and back successfully twice now from Tampa Ft Lauderdale MED for $300 to $400. For $200 less then American I can handle the 3-1/2 HR flight.
[URL]https://www.spirit.com/[/URL]
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2182856]That makes no sense. Lower prices mean higher demand, not less demand. Or are you saying that your particular girl is not making anything because her prices are too high, while everybody else is charging much less? Her dumb ass should stop trying to charge so much then. There is nothing special about her pussy. If she wants to make some money, she better get with the program.[/QUOTE]For a guy who claims to be living in Pattaya for the past 8 years, I would have thought you were familiar with the Thai concept of raising prices to compensate for lower sales volume during periods of slow business. Thus it should be a familiar economic paradox for you.
Guess what? These places are called underdeveloped nations for a reason, and one of those reasons is that they lack business acumen that is standard in the developing world. Someone who is truly an international denizen should be familiar with that.
[QUOTE=Wolf662;2179106]My redhead sweetie I met on SeekingArrangements whose number I have given to a few of you is no longer a redhead. Not looking too bad in black though:[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Jooks;2182972]Hi, long-time member who hasn't traveled for a long time to Colombia and could use some advice.
I'm planning a trip to Medellin next month. I'm trying to make reservations from EWR and have run into a problem. There are no direct flights and 1-stop flights seem to take forever. JFK would be a better option but it's a super hassle to get to. I'm considering flying to Bogota and from there, Medellin. Does that seem like a good option, time-wise and from an economic standpoint? If so, should I wait to get to BOG to book a flight to MDE? What airlines is recommended. Or is there another recommendation?
Thank you and I promise a full report![/QUOTE]I just booked a trip from EWR to MDE and had the same issue. My solution was Google flights. In their search you can see filters like stops, price, times, etc. At the end there is a tab that says "more" Click on that and you can change flight duration time, put it to 10 hours, you will now be able to play with the dates and only see results for trips with a total of less than 10 hour duration, the average is about 8 hours.
LOL well let me tell you there are wayyy more than 3 casinos in Medellin. If I had to attempt to make an educated guess I would say there's probably closer to 3,000 than 3 casinos. You can find them on damn near every block but a lot of them are slots only. My Spanish in very basic but I've always had fun at them. My 2 favorites are rio sur in Santa Fe, I believe that's the name it's very close to centro commercial Santa Fe. And the other was close to the San Diego show bar strip club. I have always had real good luck playing roulette and black jack at the tables, but shit luck on slots. Anyways the minimum is dirt cheap in pesos so have some fun and check it out.
[QUOTE=Retired22;2182986]I did some internet searching of casinos in Medellin and found 3, they all have terrible reviews.
Is casino gambling that bad and basically non-existing?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Eszpresszo;2182914]I'd like to hear more about the Mayorista. I understand its not a bad place, though it might look that way. What's your take on it?[/QUOTE]Mayorista isn't a bad place, it's just a very limited selection. It's only 1 side of the street for 1 block. It has some potential. There are several reasonable hotels in the area. It's just a short walk from the metro Ayura station. The food court at the Mayorista center has some great cheap food and there's lots of good hole-in-the-wall restaurants scattered around. It's also a great place to go clothes shopping. Think El Centro on a smaller scale. There are plenty of barbershops and pool halls, if you're looking for either.
[QUOTE=BoredInIN;2183100]LOL well let me tell you there are way more than 3 casinos in Medellin. If I had to attempt to make an educated guess I would say there's probably closer to 3,000 than 3 casinos. You can find them on damn near every block but a lot of them are slots only. My Spanish is very basic but I've always had fun at them. My 2 favorites are Rio sur in Santa Fe, I believe that's the name it's very close to Centro commercial Santa Fe. And the other was close to the San Diego show bar strip club. I have always had real good luck playing roulette and blackjack at the tables, but shit luck on slots. Anyways the minimum is dirt cheap in pesos so have some fun and check it out.[/QUOTE]Thanks InIN, my search was a rookie mistake I guess, the casinos must not do a lot of web business as far as paying to list their sites. Thanks for your suggestion, I'm a blackjack player usually 2-3 times a year in Vegas.
[QUOTE=Retired22;2182986]I did some internet searching of casinos in Medellin and found 3, they all have terrible reviews.
Is casino gambling that bad and basically non-existing?[/QUOTE]They're not terrible. There the ones south El Poblado (Casino San Fernando, Casino Medellin etc.) are alright but they are not giant casinos. 3-5 tables, with usually 2 tables of blackjack. I know Casino Medellin sometimes has parties at night and chicas come out but only because a chica I know went. It was some anniversary for the casino.
Don't expect to pick up hookers in casinos. I didn't see any.