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Thank you. Some people have never seen this at an ATM in Colombia!

El Mechanico.

That's pretty funny!

El Mechanico.

Ok, this will be the last ATM post until I get foto evidence of the ATMs asking me if I am ok with the Transaction fee on my next trip.

I asked the question earlier and it was never answered,...

FWIW, I just went over my Schwab acct online. For the last several trips they refunded my ATM fees at the end of the month.

El Mechanico.

Ok, so I went back over a WA thread I have with a friend and here are the 3 rates I reported to him from 3 different banks.

ServiBanco at the airport 3825:1, BanColombia 3836:1 in Poblado on CL 10...

If this is true, I made money at the Davienda ATM. After adding in the 15,000 COP, the rate I received on the smaller withdrawals would have been over 4000:1 and the official rate hasn't been over...

ATM fees are a non-factor, Schwab refunds them.

El Mechanico.

Only two exit, not to enter. And I went through the foreigners line at both.

El Mechanico.

I was thinking the exact same thing, but it was a non-issue when I return to Houston. I don't know what the response would have been if the guy asked me where my exit stamp was, but I didn't have one...

Just a few thoughts on my solo trip at the end of January.

- I decided to stay in Poblado this trip because of all the ME & PP girls who put POB as their location. Well, guess what, everyone of...

Thank you, sir. You are correct! I was under the incorrect assumption that I could register my phone and then buy a Sim card for a Colombian number. Obviously, as you just explained, that is...

I am calling BS on this. It is not a relatively simple process! I have tried for a half an hour and Claro App will not let me get through the registration process by using my US cell number and...

Which AirBnb, I want to stay away from that one. I tried to Message you but there is no message option on your profile. PM me if you don't want to put the name of the AirBnb out here.

Thanks.
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I wish it could have turned out differently for you and I can imagine how betrayed she felt, however. 100% your fault, that had nothing to do with her being Brazilian.

El Mechanico.

Thank you, I have been preaching this over & over & I find it amazing the amount of people who have no clue about the movement of one currency v. Another. How hard is it to keep a couple 100 dollars...

Excellent Intel, thank you.

EL Mechanico.

OK this is off-topic, and I have asked the last two Thanksgivings in a row and got Zero help or info. I am here through the weekend and would like to go to a bar in Chapinero to watch some college...

That's any airport, any country, anywhere in the world.

El Mechanico.

I know I am going to get hammered for this, however I did use the search function and could not find anything. If you feel like you have to tell me to RTFF or say that question has been asked 10,000...

Check-Mig suspended until further notice.

I tried to fill out my form today for my flight on Monday and there was a notice on their website that they were having some sort of difficulties and they...

Another title for this article could have been "Things you should have learned in 3rd Grade!

El Mechanico.

I have been watching the State Departments Travel Alerts for 4 years now and Colombia has been at Level 4 the entire time. I agree, it is very good advice right now due to the protests and the...

Correct, within 96 hrs of entering Colombia and within 72 hrs of returning to the USA.

What a bunch of BS. I'm not traveling again till this mess is over. Just can't afford to extend my trips...

And always, always, always ask / say. 20 mil (50 mil, 150 mil, 200 mil whatever the fee is) COP!? I have heard & never want to get into this situation of them changing the 150 k COP to $150 USD after...

That's what I was thinking. My DL ends in an odd number & passport ends in an even number. I have contacted several prepagos and the answer seems to be the same. Unless I am going to a supermarket,...