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[Tom 33]

Exito delivers?? But do they charge? What is the minimum, i wonder? I dont think there gonna deliver, flowers, candy, and stuffed animals though! lol. In Colombia some things are really cheap while other things are unbeleiveably expensive! Id rather go to BRANDSMART and bring electronics with me, because name brand electronics, not that "Made in China" crap, are like double or triple rates in COLOMBIA, Kinda like cell phone minutes! lol Peace "Chino"

Exito charged me 20K to deliver the TV, and that was before they had a store in CTG. Then the closest store was in BAQ. I don't know about flowers and candy. Check the website.

[MiamiHeatLuver]

Try http://www.virtualexito.com/. Exito is the Wal Mart of Colombia. I ordered a TV set and it was delivered to my living room in CTG in 3 days.

Exito delivers?? But do they charge? What is the minimum, i wonder? I dont think there gonna deliver, flowers, candy, and stuffed animals though! lol. In Colombia some things are really cheap while other things are unbeleiveably expensive! Id rather go to BRANDSMART and bring electronics with me, because name brand electronics, not that "Made in China" crap, are like double or triple rates in COLOMBIA, Kinda like cell phone minutes! lol Peace "Chino"

[Tom 33]

Anyone know of reliable internet site in Colombia where I can order gifts to a Colombian address? A company who also has physical presence so that the chica can exchange the merchandise would be a plus.

Thanks!

Try http://www.virtualexito.com/. Exito is the Wal Mart of Colombia. I ordered a TV set and it was delivered to my living room in CTG in 3 days.

[MiamiHeatLuver]

Anyone know of reliable internet site in Colombia where I can order gifts to a Colombian address? A company who also has physical presence so that the chica can exchange the merchandise would be a plus.

Thanks!

I use this company to send gifts to the novia, everything comes a described and is good quality, I dont know about exchanges though! www.1vende.com Peace "Chino"

[Dickfer]

Anyone know of reliable internet site in Colombia where I can order gifts to a Colombian address? A company who also has physical presence so that the chica can exchange the merchandise would be a plus.

Thanks!

[Jon32]

Hey guys, wondering if anyone has been to the Medellin casinos. I saw on casinocity.com that the only one that has poker is caribe?

If anyone has been to this one, would you know if they have high stakes no limit?

I tried sending them an email, but the link doesnt work,any help would be great thanks.

[Zidaho]

WHo would I contact about renting some lighting photograpy equipment?? Not that I am a porn star but I definitly wanna to be!! Actually I am mostly doing this for the love of the craft. Thank you in advance.

[Cyberdas]

Amen to what you said, Furiouz; no doubt there buddy!!

I also live in this hell hole of a place called Los Angeles where all the women (even the porkers and the bfu's) have this PRINCESS complex. It's got to be tied with with NYC in terms of dating and meeting real girls. Add to that the deep-running racial tensions that exists in this lock-up block of SEX PRISON USA and you get the recipe for the blues - for a lifetime, too!!!!

Would you be able to provide me with the company who subsidizes TEFL training? I don't really care if the cities available are not in South America. I just need to get the h*** out of here before I go nuttier than I already am.

Peace!!

[Furiouz]

Thanks for the responses, guys. I found a company that subsidizes TEFL training in a variety of cities worldwide. You have to teach for them for a year, and there are no locations in South America at all. Ah, well, beggars can't be chosers and I wish to experiance more than just a 50 hour work week in this short life.
Regarding mongering...I really have zero trouble attracting women, even in this hell hole of a place called Los Angeles. This has GOT to be the Worst city in the US to date. Too many princesses, not enough real girls. But yet, I find beautiful, quality women to hook up with...they are just not from LA. LoL. I have enough looks and brains to attract most women, I am confident I will meet a few willing tour guides that want to wrap their legs around a well built young brotha.

Cheers again for the advice.


PS- Cyberdas...go for it, my friend. Life is too short and the world is large.

[Cyberdas]

Here's the link to the TEFL website:

http://www.tefl.com/

It seems to be loaded with a lot of usefull and resorcefull information. BTW, I'm also looking into relocating to Colombia for a while with only a few grand in savings. IMHO, as long as you keep your costs of living down while finding a way of generating some sort of income, one should be able to survive for the short-term (at the very least).

Coming accross some "free" / non-p4p pussy SHOULD not be nearly as impossibly hard as it is in SEX PRISON USA. Who knows, maybe you can even hook-up with a good local chica who will in turn help you out and be by your side. Who knows? It might well be worth a try. That or sit around waiting to marry an AW who, as has been exhaustively discussed in this forum (and many others as well), most likely will turn you into a wage slave and gradually cease to provide in any terms of love, affection, sex, consideration etc.......

The question for me boils down to: Do I want to risk living the rest of my life with perhaps some form of decent living standards (with the way things have been going, the possibility of this becoming harder are increasingly high) and living miserably with very little or no play. Or would I want to live with the risks associated with living abroad and thus being subjected to all the elements that come with the territories (so to speak) and perhaps, find myself living happier and God knows, even healthier and merrier???? I don't know but I sure as hell want to give it a try. Just my two cents worth. Peace!!!

[Sniper Mike]

I think if you are only bringing a few thousand dollars, you are going to have to get a job asap.

Problem is that getting a job isn't that easy unless you have qualifications. To teach English, you will need a TEFL or CELTA certificate. You can pay for the classes, but there goes your money. If you want to do something else, you will need qualifications as well.

You can easily rent for $400 a month for a decent small apartment. But with your budget, I would not look to Monger very long. At $30 USD a pop (basically), you need free pussy.

Problem is that free pussy isn't really free. You are going to have to pay for some dates for a non-pro.

So my point is, you need to figure out a way to generate income.

Lastly, you need a Visa to stay past 6 months. Do you have a plan for that? An employer may sponsor you, but again you will need to be qualified.

So not to put a damper on your situation, but unless you plan for employment ahead of time, you are in trouble.

Now if you said you had $20K or $30K, that might be a different story.

Good luck, I hope it works out for you.

[Furiouz]

What is going on folks. Giving up the rat race for the next few years to travel the world while I'm young, healthy and good looking. I am really interested in learning the history of Colombia, exploring it's cities and culture and learning Spanish. SO a few questions for the ex-pats and Colombian locals. I would like to teach English and learn Spanish, are there many jobs available for teaching English? Where do I start? Are there many jobs for room and board? Which is the best city to start looking for work? I would only come to Colombia with about 2500-3000 USD or so. Hopefully I can secure a room or small studio for a few months whilst looking for work.
If anyone wants to put up a hard worker for room and board in COlombia, please contact me.
I hope this post does not violate board policy.

Cheers.

My name is Malvin, and I approve this message.

[Biffy]

All my luggage was thoroughly searched going into and out of both CTG and BAQ.

BAQ was worse with a moving line searched no fewer than 4 times, by different people, "those are the airport security, next its the customs, then army etc etc". All were polite and I have nothing to worry about (except maybe bad taste in clothing...).

It does add considerably to the time you have to spend in the airport before returning whereever you are going.

Worth it for the pussy though.

[Surfer]

Colombia is unusual in that it is the only country I know where foreign tourists are just as subject to search as locals (most countries they search the locals looking for electronics and jewelry and valuables not declared). I hear Cuban customs can also be like that but they are looking more for gifts or subversive materials etc. Money laundering is clearly one of the primary concerns in Colombia (the DIAN folks at the airport are the money police).

What is really odd is that it is only at Cartagena and Medellin that it seems to happen. Never had an issue at Cali or Bogota, the primary entry points I used (though I have flown AA from MIA into Rio Negro/MED 3 or 4 times) .

[MJG Dogs]

I think it was the fact they made a public display of all my toys which irked me. Oh well, I'll just smear a load on the vibrator before I pack this time, maybe that will scare them away. At least it will make me feel better!!

What are they looking for coming IN to Colombia anyway . . . large sums of cash??

Zidaho- you are correct about incoming. Large amounts of cash be a red flag.
You do need to follow the advice of Lawyer Surfer regarding fucking
with customs.

Surfer-Relax, I knew I would get your goat. I knew I would draw you out.
where have you been? How is life in Bahgdad by the bay? Don't fret.
I really could care less about Tuesday. They are all the same. Now 2008
is a different story.....