Qbert,This is right on, I have had the same experience with this scenario. I have a Luxury Aprt. in Poblado for rent by the week. So dont stay at a B n B stay at your own place.
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Qbert,This is right on, I have had the same experience with this scenario. I have a Luxury Aprt. in Poblado for rent by the week. So dont stay at a B n B stay at your own place.
[QUOTE=Tom 33]If you are trying to open a business in MDE and you speak broken Spanish, I hope you have a lot of Vaseline. The lawyer will be the least of your problems.[/QUOTE]Of course my Spanish is better now but business is business. I did fine besides this one major mistake so I just wanted to pass the info.
[QUOTE=Jchipper]Qbert,This is right on, I have had the same experience with this scenario. I have a Luxury Aprt. in Poblado for rent by the week. So dont stay at a B n B stay at your own place.[/QUOTE]I have been living here for a while now and have learned so much. I just wanted to pass on this information after I thought about it one night. I know this person gets a lot of gringos passing through his place and hate to see this happen to anyone else. There is a right way to do business and this ain't it.
Yeah, as Tom inferred. I was talking to a guy who owns a business. he could'nt believe how inventive the employees got at stealing at liberating money from the business.
Its quiet interesting peoples views on the subject of commission, if you would like to do business in Colombia, ¨get youst to it¨ as its a way of life here, whether its a Gringo or Colombian.
I can only speak for me ¨Aussie Greg¨ and not the company that I help out. I have at times given my lawyer's telephone number to people I meet then its up to them and the lawyer, I really don't give a fuck what they are doing as I'm busy with my own situation, I just try to help out.
I'm happy with my lawyer and I also have another lawyer to keep him honest with prices etc and check on what he is doing is correct and what I want. I have also sent people I meet to dentists and plastic surgens that I use.
I have never been given any payment from my lawyer, dentist and plastic surgen, I must say that my denist does give me a discount on my own teeth when I need work and also my plastic surgen does give me a good price on all my girlfriends with there titty jobs (I'm up to 3 now! ) but I have never been given any cash/commission from the above and or any commission from any working girl.
So entonces, if your unhappy with your own situation, change your lawyer! or go back home, its a simple as that.
A. G.
[QUOTE=Jiooooo]JMC it is, I hate small planes and I need about 3 transits before getting to Colombia so an additional one to ride a small plain is out of the questions.
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Hi Jiooooo
I think that it's not that simple.
Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) is an "out of town" airport.
Once there, it takes 45 minutes of a tortuous road to arrive to Medellin.
Enrique Olaya Herrera (EOH) is an "in town" airport.
Once there, you are in Medellin.
In fact, it all depends on where you arrive in Colombia.
If your landing point is Bogota, you may consider to go to EOH.
I use EOH at 90% when I go to Medellin from Bogota.
Now EOH has some bad figures.
It operates from 6am till 5:30pm
After that, if for any reason your plane has not left, you have to go to MDE to found a late plane.
Only small planes are allowed to land at EOH (remember this airport is in Medellin, very close from the Poblado).
I use Satena, an army air company, with good planes (Dornier 30 seats, Embraer 50 seats)
I think Aires goes there as well.
Satena is a local company and for what I know, you can't buy tickets from outside...
One more thing, if you arrive to Bogota International airport, you have to go to the other terminal (Puente Aereo) to go to Medellin with Avianca (Colombian biggest and very good Air company). You will have to take a bus after getting your luggages (custom clearance). The bus is free and goes to the other terminal in 5 minutes, driving in the internals airport's roads. Average time to wait for the bus : 7 minutes.
If you use Satena, you don't have to take a bus, just get in the airport and there they are right in the middle.
They have an Internet site : [url]http://www.satena.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?lang=es-CO[/url]
One more thing you may consider :
Bog => MDE with Avianca : 50 minutes
MDE => Medellin by road : 45 minutes
Total time : 95 minutes
BOG => EOH with Satena : 30 minutes and there you are !!!
Of course, it also depends on when your plane arrives at Bogota and the connexion you may have.
One more thing : It's not easy to have a seat on Satena as they are full most of the time. You have to make an early reservation.
Cheers
Col Blog,
I really appreciate the info. I thought it was a no-brainer but as you pointed out I will have to consider both options especially since my travel agent can't seem to find me a direct flight to medellin for a reasonable price. I might have to go threw Bogata or Cartagena and if that is the case I might jump into a small airplane after all. Thinking of all the paisas to come might get my mind of all the turbulences that I will have to endure.
Thank you.
[QUOTE=Jiooooo]Col Blog,
I really appreciate the info. I thought it was a no-brainer but as you pointed out I will have to consider both options especially since my travel agent can't seem to find me a direct flight to medellin for a reasonable price. I might have to go threw Bogata or Cartagena and if that is the case I might jump into a small airplane after all. Thinking of all the paisas to come might get my mind of all the turbulences that I will have to endure.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]Go through Bogotá. CTG has less fights than MDE.
The small planes aren't that bad. I have flown Aires BOG-MDE and MDE-CTG. In each case the plane was a 37-passenger turbo-prop with plenty of carry-on room.
Aires has flights efvery few hours serving BOG, MDE and CTG. However, they are rarely non-stop. MDE-CTG stops in Monteria long enough to let people on and off. BOG-MDE stops in Ibagué for an hour or two.
[QUOTE=Jiooooo]Col Blog,
I really appreciate the info. I thought it was a no-brainer but as you pointed out I will have to consider both options especially since my travel agent can't seem to find me a direct flight to medellin for a reasonable price. I might have to go threw Bogata or Cartagena and if that is the case I might jump into a small airplane after all. Thinking of all the paisas to come might get my mind of all the turbulences that I will have to endure.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]Where you flying from?
Superboy
[QUOTE=Vitrea]You could fly to Panama city in Business class and do a short hop from there (in cattle class:-) to few cities in Colombia. Just a thought.[/QUOTE]That's what I am now doing, thanks for the advice.
2J
I have the names of 2 legit excellent Massage girls, any one need an Hotel or Outcall Massage, PM me, these are attractive girls but the Massage is just that, no hand jobs etc, let me know as they are too hard to find here that are good, A Greg has a good one but she is pricey.
[QUOTE=Superboy1]Where you flying from?
Superboy[/QUOTE]From Barcelona, Spain.
[QUOTE=Jchipper]I have the names of 2 legit excellent Massage girls, any one need an Hotel or Outcall Massage, PM me, these are attractive girls but the Massage is just that, no hand jobs etc, let me know as they are too hard to find here that are good, A Greg has a good one but she is pricey.[/QUOTE]Yeah but Olga gives great head and loves anal.
A couple of months ago a Australian guy living in Medellin gave me a call to come around to say hi, he came around and we had a bit of a chat and his is his story.
He's married a Colombian girl with 2 children and the Family Court said no, you carnt take the kids out of the country until after 1 year so we can see that your marriage is a steady one and that every thing is going well, apply in another year and we will see again, even the father of the children said it was fine the children go to Aussie Land.
He is a Pastry Chef by trade, also worked in outback stations (farms) as a manager and also entertainment director at tourist farms etc.
He and his wife started a fast food little resturant over on 80th Ave, being going a month now earing enough to pay the rent etc. He works at the Rest from 10.00am to 6.00pm then the wife comes in from 6.00pm to 10.00-12.00 pm.
His wife works in a job that return about 3,000,000 million a month so its not a bad job for Colombian.
In the Resturant on each table he has a sign that says ¨I carnt read or write spanish¨ but just point to the menu and I´ll cook up what you want !!!!!!!! he has quiet a bit of local support
So entonces, if you think you are having a tuff time here in Colombia being a dreamer, think of this guy who carnt read or write spanish but runs a resturaunt that pays its way.
Aussie Greg
[QUOTE=Jiooooo]Col Blog,
I really appreciate the info. I thought it was a no-brainer but as you pointed out I will have to consider both options especially since my travel agent can't seem to find me a direct flight to medellin for a reasonable price. I might have to go threw Bogata or Cartagena and if that is the case I might jump into a small airplane after all. Thinking of all the paisas to come might get my mind of all the turbulences that I will have to endure.
Thank you.[/QUOTE]Avianca from bogota to medellin and back was a jet all three times I have flown it, I think it was a 737 but can't say for sure, but there was no turbulence on any trip. On the avianca site it lists the aircraft type for each leg of every flight.