Bogota Reports

[Sato San]

I am thinking of travelling to Bogota and after RTFF it seems like there are quite a few great clubs. Lots of variety. However I heard that Bogota is actually way above sea level, high enough to induce some altitude sickness so travellers are usually advised to take it easy for the fist day or so and not drink alcohol and so on as the effects are increased with altitude. Is this for real? Do any of you guys who travel there ever had any problems with the altitude? I have never seen it in the forum before.

Also is it best for a first time traveller to rent an apartment of stay in a hotel. Hola Mundo had a great report but the taxi thing sounds troublesome. What is your advice. Hotel or apartment for first time to Bogota?

[Hola Mundo]

No. It does not make any difference. I stayed in a single room, and had no problem with short-term visits. I never had anyone stay overnight therefore don't know their rules about that, but it is highly likely that they they will not say anything.

In regards to hotel El Virrey in Bogota, did you book a single or double room? Does it make any difference as far as inviting guests?

[Roberto 525]

In regards to hotel El Virrey in Bogota, did you book a single or double room? Does it make any difference as far as inviting guests?

[Praj4]

Interested in fair european blond for a lay pl guide place in Bogota, Visiting in OCT 1 st week

Regards

[Praj4]

New to Bogota, I am afraid of kidnapping etc.

Visiting in first week of OCT Pl guide where to find best girls to cost and safe too.

Regards

[Dtaylor1972]

Check the List.

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...&postcount=206

I for one appreciate that awesome post ! Makes life much easier to have all that detail in one place!

If you ever need info on Lima - let me know.

[Ze Gato]

Would like to know the cost for a guest chica at both Hotel El Virrey and Andres Apartment. Are two chicas allowed to visit at the same time and if so what would be the cost(s) involved? Since I like to leave for about a week at a time, is there secure storage for my luggage while I am away to other parts of the country?

El Virrey has no extra cost. I never tried two girls...I highly recomend it though.

[Roberto 525]

Would like to know the cost for a guest chica at both Hotel El Virrey and Andres Apartment. Are two chicas allowed to visit at the same time and if so what would be the cost(s) involved? Since I like to leave for about a week at a time, is there secure storage for my luggage while I am away to other parts of the country?

[Hola Mundo]

I just posted my Bogotá report including the high-end strip clubs in Zona Rosa:

Casanova
Club Extasis, and
Lalo's

The all are in same general area, and you will find top quality girls. I did't go to La Mansion, but I think it is similar - Taxi drivers will know. I saw a girl named "Ashley" at Lalo's, tall, thin, beautiful, and spoke some English.

Also, there is more info here:

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...postcount=2396

Hello,

American heading to Bogota next weekend (Sept. 9. 13). This is my first trip to South America. Normally am used to the escort thing (agency, independent. You call and they show up to your hotel/apt). But I know from traveling Europe that showing up to clubs and taking girls home from there is popular too.

So I am wondering what the story is in Bogota? I have seen a few escort sites. The girls look amazing but their faces are hidden. Here in America that is a huge no-no. Are these sites legit? An example is chuscas (add the 3 w's and com at the end)

As for clubs. Can anyone recommend a good club to meet pros? I am looking for higher end stuff. The really hot girls. I am used to paying much more than whatever the going rate is in Colombia I am sure. So any advice on that front would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

A

[Hola Mundo]

Taxi – In Bogota, I was warned by almost everyone to be careful about taxi drivers – they will rob, kidnap, overcharge and generally have very bad reputation. Luckily, with enough precautions, I did not have any problem, but they scared the hell out of me. Late at night at the airport, I had to wait for almost two hours to get a secure cab "Taxi Autorizados" because it was Friday night and there were no cabs in the line – they charged me 21k to downtown. There were plenty cabs on the street in front of the terminal but not in the line, and were charging lot more money – some were asking around 80k. Even in the ""Taxi Autorizados" line, they were running some scam where for a good fare a taxi will appear all of sudden. At some point, people complained to the police but nothing happened except some shouting between police and people. Unfortunately, I ran into this situation because the hotel screwed up and did not send me taxi. At the hotel, they always called me taxi, but on the street I was on my own. I speak some Spanish, but I had hard time communicating with taxi companies. Often I got hold of people on the street, dialed the number, and let them talk to the taxi company. Depending on the company, I got the code/confirmation number having some relationship with number on the cab's windshield or license plate or a text message with the cab's license plate (placa) and the password (palabra clave).

Phone: I have a jailbroken and unlocked IPhone 3GS which worked great throughout Colombia. The local company "Comcel" seems to have very good 3G service, and I bought their SIM card for may be 5k, and unlimited data plan for 15 days costing about 52k. I found having Google maps with search function to find places, and mail/internet access all the time to be very beneficial while travelling. However, you have to hide the phone and be careful about using it in public. Doing the phone setup for the first time due to data plan activation was complicated, but the store girls were very helpful, and later I just charged the minutes as needed.

Hotel: I stayed at Hotel EL Virrey in downtown and liked it. I found staff to be helpful, and they had no problem with Chicas. It is located in the area where it is safe to walk during the day, but at night it is not safe. During the day, I felt safe to walk to Plaza Bolivar and Monserrate.

Santa Fe: I went couple of times to the strip clubs in this area, Las Paisas and Troya, and found mix of chicas asking for 50k for a quickie. Both places had very loud music, mostly locals, but Troya had very hot dancers. In Troya, most of the local were getting lap dances for their friends for about 5k, and there was hardly any room around to stand, sip beer and talk to Chicas. I took a chica from Las Paisas to hotel for 150k for 2 hours, and later found this girl to be working at Lalos.

Casanova, Club Extasis, and Lalo's: These are high-end strip clubs in Zona Rosa/Parque 93 area. I found Lalo's to have good number and quality of girls. Some model types at 9-10 scale. However, the money just tends to fly at these places. One night I went on splurge in Lalo's and burnt close to $500. The whisky – very expensive, room charge (equivalent to bar fine – I think 95k), tips-cash only, and money for the girl just added up in no time, but I had a good time and made some good contacts. On entry, the hug from the girl from Las Paisas I saw previous night provided immediate credibility and I found myself surrounded by some of the most beautiful girls in the place in no time. It turned out that the girl I saw the previous night had two other roommates, and all three were from Medellin visiting Bogota for a week. I got their numbers, and I saw them in Medellin, and had a great time. The girl I saw in Lalo's offered to meet for dinner or at the hotel on other days if I wanted to avoid bar fine. I tried to walk from Casanova to Lalo's, but I did not feel safe because some drunk touts kept following me. I turned around and took the cab to go block or two. I think these clubs give money to touts if they bring customer. Next time, I just might just go for a beer (25k), and try to get contacts from girls to see them later.

[SlamCity7777]

Just got to Bogota and I'm off and running! On the down side my girl got tied up with the fam so she can't get here till Monday. Oh well!

So what is the best option for Sunday? What's open, hot chicas, not too far from Parque 93 area.

Thanks guys

[Angus100]

Hello,

American heading to Bogota next weekend (Sept. 9. 13). This is my first trip to South America. Normally am used to the escort thing (agency, independent. You call and they show up to your hotel/apt). But I know from traveling Europe that showing up to clubs and taking girls home from there is popular too.

So I am wondering what the story is in Bogota? I have seen a few escort sites. The girls look amazing but their faces are hidden. Here in America that is a huge no-no. Are these sites legit? An example is chuscas (add the 3 w's and com at the end)

As for clubs. Can anyone recommend a good club to meet pros? I am looking for higher end stuff. The really hot girls. I am used to paying much more than whatever the going rate is in Colombia I am sure. So any advice on that front would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

A

[PaulGore]

I have taken the bus from Bogota to Bucaramanga,Bucaramanga to Santa Marta and Bucaramanga to Cartagena. I have yet to have a comfortable trip. There are Colombian soldiers all along the routes. I saw soldiers in cow pastures on the trip to Santa Marta. It is about A thirteen hour ride.We ended up flying back to Bucaramanga. the bus ride from Bucaramanga to Cartagena is also about 13 hours.To me, it is not the security issue or about money, it is the comfort level. IF you decide to ride the bus always bring some toilet paper in your carry on. It is nothing like going to the bathroom with a upset stomach and all the paper is gone.

I always rent a car. I have driven around Colombia for four months in the last two years all the major cities i have visited and way too many pueblos and never a problem. The down side the tolls and gas prices and the car rentals are high. The buses in Colombia are terrible on long hauls i sent my girlfriend home from Bogota to Barranquilla 18 hrs turns into 26 hrs after that ride she will only travel by plane or in my car. A car is the only way to enjoy seeing the country and it is beautiful country and the people on the road are great and some of your over nite stays you will remember fondly.

[Golfinho]

I have taken the bus from Bogota to Bucaramanga,Bucaramanga to Santa Marta and Bucaramanga to Cartagena. I have yet to have a comfortable trip. There are Colombian soldiers all along the routes. I saw soldiers in cow pastures on the trip to Santa Marta. It is about A thirteen hour ride.We ended up flying back to Bucaramanga. the bus ride from Bucaramanga to Cartagena is also about 13 hours.To me, it is not the security issue or about money, it is the comfort level. IF you decide to ride the bus always bring some toilet paper in your carry on. It is nothing like going to the bathroom with a upset stomach and all the paper is gone.

Anything interesting to see on the overland Santa Marta - Bucamaranga route? Bus co. had said 9 hours; glad I flew it.

[Cocr Brotheler]

It's Official I paid my dues so can post in here now. Thanks Gents. for all the great maps and gouge. I'm a huge map reader.

Cocr Brotheler aka
NIN from the former Poorbuthappy site
and Jester from CRT!