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11-12-19 17:46 #9187
Posts: 2524Originally Posted by MongerHunger [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by NeilGeorge [View Original Post]
Certainly, I would not recommend a friend to walk 1-2 blocks away - especially with all the luggage! - to seek around a taxi who is not waiting regularly in line with others at the airport arrival curb (per airport policy), then to negotiate a lower fare than the official one, risking also to meet some nasty guy who may yes overcharge upon arrival. "Much less" you say? I bet it will not take a short time to find a car charging anyway less than the standard 18k.
Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
But note however that the fee from Airport to Bocagrande is 18 k-19 k (also specified a bit higher in your PDF, as 19.7 k), which I am used to round up to 20 k to leave a tip.
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11-12-19 08:55 #9186
Posts: 1137Official taxi rates in Cartagena
You can find the rates here by zone:
https://www.eluniversal.com.co/binre...0426154355.pdf
I already know the rates so I just pay the driver as I get out.
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11-12-19 04:56 #9185
Posts: 1260Never any change
Originally Posted by MongerHunger [View Original Post]
The annoying part to me is that I always seem to lack small currency and they always seem (emphasis on seem because I'm not sure they are not lying) to not have change. One Sunday morning I went out looking fo a place to do brunch at a rooftop restaurant and was taking a taxi a relatively short distance, this young taxi drivers lacks change for a 50 k bill, parks the taxi and gets out and walks away and is gone for what seemed like 15 minutes before he comes back with the change. I know I could make them commit to a fare before I get in and if it seems to high I could haggle, but since it's never more than a few thousand pesos and they probably live in a two room house with their two kids I don't give a shit.
On the other hand I thought I was going to fight a taxi driver in Rome one time when he was trying to charge me 30 Euro for an 8 Euro ride and I looked up and he had the meter covered with his cap and so had never ran the meter. This fucking idiot. His name and license number right there posted. I pulled out my phone and started taking pictures of his photo and license and the cap covering the meter. He panicked and started screaming at me in Italian, I looked at him very calmly as I held my phone like I was going to dial, and said "polly-see-uh?" I thought the veins were going to pop out of his head when he found some English and started screaming "Get Out". If a taxi driver in Rome gets caught not using the meter they are finished.
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11-12-19 04:38 #9184
Posts: 942Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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11-12-19 03:45 #9183
Posts: 13Airbnb in Gestemani?
Folks,
I will be in Cartagena from 11/29 to 12/06. This will be my first time and thinking to stay closer to Clock Tower. Do you have any airbnb or hotel recommendation that are chica friendly possibly in the Gestemani or closer to clock tower? If you have the name at airbnb.com, I would appreciate it. I am trying to get my full access here and it will take about 8 days to clear my bit coin for the subscription.
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11-12-19 03:37 #9182
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by NeilGeorge [View Original Post]
Don't do that.
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11-12-19 03:29 #9181
Posts: 13Please check your inbox in 8 days
Hey,
I am also going there about the exact same dates. I am trying to buy the membership with bit coins but it will take about 8 days to activate my account. Please check your inbox so I can update you then. Thanks brother.
Ryan.
Originally Posted by Mechanic88 [View Original Post]
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11-12-19 03:20 #9180
Posts: 300Cabs from the airport
Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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11-12-19 01:24 #9179
Posts: 5491Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
One knob controls the temperature. The other controls the flow rate. Reducing the flow rate increases the temperature. The problem is, they are difficult to set up properly. If the unit gets too hot, it shuts the gas off to prevent a fire. The unit will relight once the temperature comes back down.
I had 1 unit that I couldn't get adjusted. I could get about 3 minutes of hot water, before it shut down. Or I could get 10 minutes of barely warm water. I finally found a compromise. Turn on the shower, wait for hot water. Get wet, wet my hair and start washing my hair. When the water started getting cold, turned the shower head to the wall and let the water run while I finished washing my hair. This speeds up cooling down the unit. Then turn the water off for a few seconds and turn it back on. This will restart the heater. Rinse the hair, begin washing the body and repeat until finished.
If you want to take the time to adjust it, start by increasing water flow to max and temperature to minimum. Turn on the shower, all hot water and run it. If it makes it long enough for a shower, but isn't hot enough, increase the temperature by about 20% and try again. It might take 5 or 6 tries to get it adjusted right.
You probably won't be able to get unlimited steaming hot water, no matter how hard you try.
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11-12-19 00:56 #9178
Posts: 2524Originally Posted by MongerHunger [View Original Post]
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11-12-19 00:54 #9177
Posts: 1260That explains some things
Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]
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11-11-19 22:47 #9176
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
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11-11-19 20:20 #9175
Posts: 1260Originally Posted by NeilGeorge [View Original Post]
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11-11-19 17:03 #9174
Posts: 942Originally Posted by TDC985 [View Original Post]
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11-11-19 16:50 #9173
Posts: 942Originally Posted by Sangnyc21 [View Original Post]