Thanks for the report and the pics Acuerpado!
Thanks for the report and the pics Acuerpado, as they both are very appreciated!. I will try to follow up with a report on this area when I am in Cartagena in a couple of weeks. Your pics are very nice!
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Cartagena report continued
Went to Bodytech gym in Bocagrande. It compares favorably with most US gyms. There's a hottie named Blanca working the front desk. A one day pass costs 20,000. A week pass costs 80,000 and may also be used in MDE, BOG, and elsewhere.
After the gym i walked down to the beach around noon. I already knew the beach itself was forgettable but i wanted to see some chicas. I found none. However, i'm ignorant as to where the beach chicas are in Laguito and Bocagrande. The tout that brought me beers was no help. I had to argue with the tout as i refused to pay more than 2,000 for the beer. I got bored and left after an hour.
A taxi driver gave me the digits for Erica, the 24 year old pictured below. I thought she was really cute but she doesn't come out too well in photos. Contact info is available. I met her by the clock tower, we went and drank some beers at Donde Fidel (a little beer hall on a nearby corner), and then went to a love hotel in the walled city. After an hour there, she went home to shower up and change clothes and she came back around 7 pm. Later that night we went to La Jaiba, which i found to be a nice place to take a chica- private and secure. They had one of those exercise chairs but i found that it wasn't really convenient for any positions. I gave Erica 90,000 for the entire afternoon and evening.
I don't like laguito and bocagrande, but i love the flavor and history of the rest of the city. But it isn't worth a trip just for the mongering. The daytime options are limited. There are few low-price casa options. In general, the chica prices are a little too inflated for me.
Who is going to be around?
I will be in Cartagena in 10 days, so if anyone is around the end of June, through the 8th of July send me a p.m. Quite possibly will be spending a day or two in Barranquilla during this time period.
Alterations and Tailoring info.
[QUOTE=Tom 33]I just asked one of the street vendors in Laguito. She took one of my shirts home that night, cut off all the buttons, and sewed them back on. She had it for me the next day. I think I gave her 10K pesos(less than US$5 at the time). She did a good job.[/QUOTE]Thanks for providing me the info. Tom, but do you know of a regular tailor, or a person that does alternations with an office or store front?. I am not about to just give approximately eight hundred dollars worth of clothes I just purchased to someone that works in the street. If I am missing something here about the street vendors in Cartagena I am sorry. I am really in need of this service so I hope someone can help me out with a name, phone number, or a location.
Thanks again for the help!