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[Zidaho]

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??

[Surfer]

Dogs: Take the rightwing political rhetoric elsewhere please. It is a violation of forum rules and will only get the thread off topic when the 60% of Americans who do not approve of the job your side is doing respond. Express your views in the voting booth next Tuesday why don't you (polls indicate your side needs every vote it can get LOL!).

Z: NEVER fuck with customs IN ANY COUNTRY. They have all the power, you have none. Not all smugglers look like "tree hugers"; many look like rednecks or ex military (some are CURRENT military attached to Plan Colombia-does anybody read the news?).

They have always been polite to me (though I have never taken international flight through Cartagena). I have brought coffee back (for friends as I have never touched the stuff in my life) several times without incident. Once leaving from BOG I had several packages in my carry on and they guy slit one of the packages with a box cutter, sniffed it, then carefully taped over the slit and repacked it. Being courteous works wonders with customs and police the World over; giving them attitude will get it back in spades. Just smile and be polite.

[Tom 33]

Dodger Bulldog & Tom 33,

Thanks for the info regarding the coffee, but as for personal safety in CTG how safe is it to go out to restaurants, shopping, clubs and mongering. Anything that we should be aware of or try to avoid would be helpful to know aswell. We're just going down there to have a good time without getting into bad situations or having problems.

Thanks again!

If you stay in the tourist zone, you can freely walk alone 24/7. However, don't get drunk, wear fancy jewelry, or flash cash.

Dogs, for some reason you are always more thoroughly searched when you leave the country. Count on it.

[Zidaho]

It still ticks me off!

[Pana Nyc]

How are the ladies going to feel about a darker skinned guy in BAQ and Cali? I am dark like denzel washington. Obviously all women have "preferences" but how will that affect my trip?

Dont worry about anything, as long as pockets are filled with GREEN US DOLLARS you should have no problem in Colombia. Im a Moreno Panamenian and I have slayed many hoes in Panama from Colombia around the BAQ, CALI, MED area and had no problems they where feeling me and my dollars bigtime. I plan on making a trip to Colombia 2007 it will be interesting to see how Colombians will react to me once Im on their turf now, since they are treated like shit in Panama but not by me but my fellow countrymen, but I have money so who gives a fuck what they think about me!!!!

[MJG Dogs]

real smart zidaho. Cartagena is not Berkeley or san francisco. You get smug with the Colombian Military and they will drag you outside and beat your ass. If I were you I would just keep my mouth shut. There is no branch of the ACLU or American Trial Lawyers Associations for you to complain to.

Dodger Bulldog has the right idea- show a receipt explain why, be polite. No problem.

[Zidaho]

I have a dirty white boy suprise for the next Cartegena baggage inspector who plays like he is sniffing my shit.

And yes you are right about splitting bags open, I am going to bring lots of extra zip lock bags because they sliced through at least a dozen of my highly organized bags and releasing the contents on common tables in plain view of taxi drivers, passengers, families, etc. In all candor I was in a state of shock at the time!! Several of the bags were just ripped open.

The way they pretended to snif my shit, what BS . . . but if they want to play dirty I can too . . . I am going to plant several choice frothy loads in various discretely placed spots and hopefully I can get some pictures of them passing my sex toys around amongst themselves, holding them up, pointing at them and amusing themselves in front of me and the public. Those Cartegena inspectors really know how to [CodeWord140] a dirty white boy off. Ha, ha.

[Ray X]

Dodger Bulldog & Tom 33,

Thanks for the info regarding the coffee, but as for personal safety in CTG how safe is it to go out to restaurants, shopping, clubs and mongering. Anything that we should be aware of or try to avoid would be helpful to know aswell. We're just going down there to have a good time without getting into bad situations or having problems.

Thanks again!

[Dodger Bulldog]

Any information about CTG would be greatly appreciated, and can I bring back to the states large amounts of coffee with me on the plane.

Twice I have brought back 20 pounds of coffee from Colombia without any problem.

You don't want to put it in your checked luggage, as I was told they might just slit the bag and let the beans spill out to check for drugs. They aren't going to bother to put it back, so you would be out.

Just put it in your carry on and show them the receipt to prove that it was a legitimate purchase.

The security guy asked why I bought so much. When I told him the price in the U.S., he just nodded and smiled.

DB

[MJG Dogs]

Actually Tom, in late August when I left CTG, my bags were searched inside and out and x-rayed. I look like an ex-military, not a treehugger, but they checked everything. A few general questions. I alos noticed that the gear of the military at the airport had US stamped on it. When I asked one of the guys , he said it was gear that was given to the colombain government as part of "Plan Colombia". It looked exactly like Army-Navy surplus store gear.

It made me wonder what type of gear our boys have in Iraq and Afghanistan, and jesus after 11/7, it could get much worse. The thought of the cake and croissant party running all three branches makes me wake up in a cold sweat.

Politics aside, I worry about those kids over there, we certainly do a shitty job supporting them, especially the politicians of both parties, led by Lurch of Mass.

[Tom 33]

Try reading the forum.

You can probably bring a lot of coffee back with you, but I wouldn't do it. You can buy Colombian coffee on E-Bay and have it shipped to your door. They also tend to scrutinize coffee because it can kill drug odors.

You will be searched but probably not questioned at the airport. The taxi drivers won't be grabbing your bags, but friendly helpers will. Those helpers then expect a tip for putting your bags in the trunk. I suggest that you decline all offers of help and walk up to a taxi on your own. The driver can put your bags in the trunk.

[Ray X]

I'm going to be in CTG for about a week with a few friends sometime in mid November. Just wanted to know if any one can recommend of any clubs, restaurants, shopping areas and of course mongering spots.

How is the CTG airport, will we be searched and questioned and will the taxi drivers try to grab our bags before we even set foot outside of the airport.

Any information about CTG would be greatly appreciated, and can I bring back to the states large amounts of coffee with me on the plane.

Thanks!

[Npaul1]

I was married to the woman, but got an anulment here in the US when she started talking about wanting a divorce. She and her attorney started and apparently still have a divorce action going on in Colombia, that is why she could still be claiming spousal support and later child support. Also, there is a presumption of paternity in Colombia if you are married to someone. They are using that divorce action down in Colombia to claim I am the father, despite her admitting to me that she had a period and a negative preg test after I had been with her last.

Best solution, according to my attorney, is to forget about her, though I spent 2 exciting years with her and still am emphatuated with her. It will take some time to forget about her, but she was not truly in love with me, only with my wallet.

If they try to come after me in the US, for paternity and child support, I understand that Colombia and US are not cooperating countries for enforcing child support, like UK and other countries. I probably would ignore any Colombian judgment of paternity since I know she is a gold digger, thief of my business, lier and probably was pregnant by some Colombian when I was back in the US.

I have already consulted a US attorney her and have engaged in asset protection, so there will be nothing for them to attach lien (real or not) to here in the US.

hopefully some of you gents will learn from this, I am not an advocate of vascetomy if you want to have kids later, I had hope for a good life with her but I was just duped and used by this Colombian girl Big time.

[Surfer]

Npaul: IMHO you will NOT be detained by DAS upon entering the country. As David mentioned, until the baby is born there is no legal duty of support.

Go there, see if you can suss out if it is REALLY yours. Not sure if a prenatal DNA test is viable, but certainly upon birth the child's blood type will be recorded (which MAY eliminate you from paternity).

If the child is yours, you have a SERIOUS problem. If the child is proven to be not yours, tell her to quit making false accusations and remind her how cheap it is to hire sicarios (assasins) in Medellin.

Not that I advocate it, but it is possible to enter Colombia with no documentation. You can hike across the Darien Gap from Southern Panama or you can catch a boat from Esmeraldas province in Northern Ecuador.
You can also bribe the border guards near Maceio (Venezuelan border), or fly to Tabatinga, Brasil, then cross the undefended border into Leiticia in Amazonas Department. Trying to sneak across the land border in the South would be suicidal due to HEAVY FARC and para presence, LOTS of basuco labs, BLACKHAWK helicopters and elite anti terrorist police etc etc etc).

Enigma: If I were you, I would bail on Colombia and go to Japan where brothers score the hottest non pros at pickup places like Gas Panic in Roppongi or Club Underground in Iwakuni. Japan is the only country I have been to where being Caucasian is a disadvantage for scoring non pros (well with some chicks in the US too, but they do not interest me much at all any more)


Racism is alive and well in Colombia, I assure you. This is particularly true among the Paisa who subscribe to the notion that the whiter the skin, the higher the class. Same idea as in Mexico. If you insist on Latinas, go to Brazil

[Dodger Bulldog]

I can't think of a better reason to get a vasectomy. I have been accused twice since I had mine done (and then had the doctor test for sperm count to make sure it worked).

I just laughed my ass off at them!

DB