Cartagena Reports

[Linyjo]

It is Monday and I am due to fly out tomorrow. If you remember my report from same time last year, I spent a good amount of time with Claudia, a college girl from Barranquilla. This year, she happens to be on holiday to Argentina during the week I am scheduled to be in Cartagena. Total bummer for both us as we both were looking forward to another week together. She offered to connect me with her school mate named Marie and I said sure, send her my contact info.

I am traveling with same wingman as last year and he has arranged to bring in his girl from Venezuela, the same girl as last year. She arrived at her sister in laws apartment on Monday night, to wait for us to arrive on Tuesday. Knowing I am solo at the beginning of my trip, she offers her sister in law as a stand in for Claudia. If you remember from last year, I banged her sister for a few nights so I figured what the hell, might as well get some sister in law too. I tell her I will take her for a trial run on Tuesday night and we go from there.

I travel to Atlanta to stay and park at a hotel, due to early flight out in morning. Wingman flies from Houston at midnight and arrives at 9 am in Cartagena. I fly out at 7 am and arrive at 1:30 pm. At 1 am I get a phone call from wingman, he missed his midnight flight out of Houston. He rebooked best he could and won't make it Cartagena until 2 am on Tuesday night.

Tuesday morning I am flying Spirit again. Small seats and no frills but for less than $400, who gives a shit. It's less than 2 hours to Fort Lauderdale, an hour layover and less than 3 hours to Cartagena. Breeze through an empty customs area, exchange $100 usd at 2700 cop and by 2 pm, I am slammed by the sunshine and humidity of Columbia. Leaving 60 degrees and hitting 90 degrees is always a sweat soaking joy.

Standard practice for arrival, I avoid the yellow cab and seek an offsite taxi. There is Johnny, aren't they all called Johnny, hustling for a gringo to take his ride. Quick negotiation, he wants 25,000, I offer 15,000 and we settle on 20,000 ($7). Into the cab, first thing he says is you look like a cop, we both laugh and then he immediately offers girls, Cheech and Chong and Tony Montana. Shows me a 5 g solid Montana and wants 200,000 ($72). I just laugh and say no thanks, I'll make other arrangements. The entire ride we go back and forth on price. I stick to my guns at $50 usd and when we hit the condo, he accepts.

Juan's Marinaire building looks the same as last year. Slightly worn but a great location and balcony views to die for directly on small private beach. At desk, I sign in and get key for 1203. Get upstairs and find that the unit is not the same as the website. It has been cut in half and looks kinda run down. Dirty walls, lack of paint after some remodeling and no tv in the second bedroom. The place seemed small and unoccupied for a while. Send Juan an email that this unit is not as the website shows and is not going to work. What else do you have available or should I just go find another place somewhere else. Less than 30 minutes later, Adolfo is at the door to try to make peace. He apologizes, remembers me from last year and says he can give us our unit from last year, 1004 and will deal with the renters that are due to arrive in a few days for that unit. Move downstairs and the unit is the same as last year. I tell him I am happy except that there are only two towels and the sheets look a bit worn. Juan sends me message that towels and new sheets will be there in morning and he will throw in a cleaning service half way through the week for our troubles. 7 nights at 90 = 630 split with wingman is $315 for the week.

While waiting for the a / see to cool the unit off, I send out messages to about 10 girls in my phone that I am in town. As the condo is now Alaska and being familiar with the unit, I feel like I am home and crash for a nap.

Wake up around 6 pm and my phone is blowing up. At least half of the girls I contacted had responded back along with Sister in law. I respond to her first, telling her to send some pictures. She sends some showing a very pretty face but all the body shots she is covered up except to show off her nice rack. Suspicious, I ask for a bikini picture. She sends a few of her in a one piece bathing suit all from odd angles. She is definitely bigger than my preferred type. I like my girls' petite, sit and spins. She was thick, with a big but flat ass and a great rack. Being wingman girls' sister in law, I decide to give her a spin. I invite her to spend the night and she says 250,000 ($90). I tell her this is just a trial run to see if I wanted her for the week, I offer 150,000 ($54) plus taxi 15,000 ($5) plus tip if I am happy. She says no, not enough and I say no problem, good luck tonight at the clock tower.

Sun is setting so I run to pharmacy to stock up on sildenafil and stop at store for fruit, beer and rum. Settle back in at condo, a little Tony Montana, a few beers and pop 100 MG sildenafil. Start playing with the other girls that responded and cruising Photoprepagos website.

8 pm and sister in law texts again. She wants in at my price. I give her directions and tell her lets go. She arrives around 9 pm, looking cute with tight pants, baggy shirt and showing off her puppies. I got a good buzz going, offer her some party favors to catch up. In less than an hour, she has bumped 1 g of Montana, a few beers and a few shots of rum. Hanging out on the patio, music blaring some Spanish music and she is standing in front of me bumping and grinding that big ass in my lap. I put my arms around her waist and damn, I would swear she was trying to smuggle a soccer ball out of a sporting goods store. Kind of felt like a beer belly. Turned off a little but raging on pharmaceuticals, I am already all in. I concentrate on her cute face and great rack of ribs. She is playful and likes to grind and dry hump my lap with her back to me.

Time to get busy and I start kissing her neck. She responds and it's off the bedroom. She sees the full length closet door mirrors and looks a bit uncomfortable about that. I turn down the lamps and use the tv as the only lights. She pushes me onto the bed and strips my shorts off and asks for a condom. Hmmm. What? I play along and point to the nightstand. She looks scared. She nervously takes off her clothes, grabs a condom and rolls it on me. Starts to give me very deep throat that lasts less than a minute and climbs on top of me to ride like a cowgirl. Caught between shock, dismay, disgust and a great buzz, I am just frozen. Laying there thinking, what the fuck is going on. Where is the girl that was acting all sexy and alluring out on the patio. Seeing that big ass chopping back and forth on me like a belt sander just wasn't going to work for me. I gave her a few slaps on the ass to indicate that I am tapping out. She climbs off looking confused, I give her a kiss on the cheek and tell her I am OK, I am going out to have a smoke. I take off the condom, place it in her hand and leave her there.

After about 20 minutes, she comes out on the patio wearing her baggy top and asks what the matter is. She can tell I am annoyed. Wingman shows up and I divert to greeting him and we have a beer. He is tired from a long day sitting in an airport and she is still nagging at me over and over about what is wrong and I just keep saying its OK. After the 20th time of her asking, I tell her, honey, I did not expect a condom for oral, the oral lasted less than a minute and you just jumped on board. It all felt mechanical and that's not how I roll. She tells me she thought that's what I wanted and blab blab blab, at that point I wasn't listening. I tell her I am going to bed and she can stay and sleep or she can go, her choice. She decides to stay and goes into the bedroom. I say good night to wingman and when I get to bed, there she is, naked and spread eagle on the bed, arms by her side. She says she wants to try again. I climb in on top of her and she just freezes. Doing nothing but just lying there. Just climb on and do what you want position. I just chuckle and lay down next to her and drift off to sleep.

It's been a long day and this has been a long read for you guys. If you made your way reading through the entire post, you now know how I felt at the end of the first night, tired, agitated and glad that it was over.

[DeepXliv]

Hello gentleman,

I'll be visiting for two weeks next month so I'll be here quite often getting some information and posting about my adventure. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with Oz Hotel?

[YippieKayay]

I went there with a totally open mind. Maybe staying in the centre of Bocagrande didn't help as its just a concrete sprawl, but compared to other places in Colombia I found it too touristic..

Yes, its pretty much the major tourist getaway for Colombians, and lots of foreigners from the Americas who come in. This is the number one reason I like Cartagena. I want to do daily activities and party all the time. One the problems going to cities where people work and live is that there is too much of the mundane about. In the tourist areas of Cartagena there's always something to do and boy is it convenient. A typical cab ride from the airport to my apartment in Bocgrande is 15-20 minutes.

[ThadMax]

I heard that Club Pley has reopened. Can anyone confirm?

[Coupe66]

I'd file it under different strokes for different folks. I read your report and the perspective you shared and that's how you perceived things, so for you it was 100% accurate. Your experience is your experience, but a different guy with a different outlook and approach might present it quite differently. Not trying to pick on you, but just as an example of how one's perspective can be different:

-You mentioned restaurants along Ave. San Martin in Bocagrande. I've never counted the number of restaurants, but a conservative guess would be over 50. You chose to name what's probably the only 3 American franchises on that long strip to paint a negative picture. Not a word about the other 47+ non-American franchises, you know, local or national joints? Why not?

-You mention in your 2nd post here that the tax driver "stole" your phone, but did he really take it from you (pickpocket or strong arm) or were you just careless in laying it on the seat and forgetting to grab it before exiting the taxi? If the latter, then that's on you, isn't it?

-You went to the Clock Tower around 10 pm and then checked back at 11 pm and concluded low numbers of attractive chicas. Have you not read the numerous reports that the chicas don't even start to trickle in until 11 or after and that it's best to wait to go after 11, say between 12 and 1:30 am? Did you go when lots of folks were having a big time in Barranquilla for Carnival? Other reports here have mentioned that at times, due to heavy police presence checking for ID's (high number of Venezuelan chicas), that many of the chicas will disperse to the many side streets or clubs during such times, then return to the area later that same night and/or the next.

-You mention Cartagena being too touristic; before your trip, did you not read that Tourism is by far the #1 industry in Cartagena and that Cartagena is the #1 destination in the entire Country for domestic tourism? That's like going to a place at sea-level, near the equator and being surprised that it's hot there.

-You complain about the drivers not giving pedestrians the right-of-way and driving as if streets and roads were made for cars. All I can say is, one adjusts to his environment. Heck, one could say bravo, as too many pedestrians saunter their slow ass across a street holding up traffic as if they are royalty and that the streets were built for them.

-You mention beggars, etc. , yeah, the numbers have increased the past 2 or 3 years due to millions of people fleeing Venezuela. That could be you or I, but by good fortune neither of us are in that situation.

-You chose to stay in an American franchised hotel (Colombian franchisee) in Bocagrande, yet don't like being around so much concrete, that many tourists, tourist shops, etc. Given that you know that about yourself, why didn't you choose to stay in another location based on your advance research of Cartagena?

-You mention the people there are not particularly friendly. I find the locals in Cartagena to be super friendly, outgoing and helpful. Is it possible that it could be that you conveyed that same "I don't like it here" attitude to people in your interactions with them and they in return weren't so jovial?

I'm going to stop there, and I really don't mean to pick on you. Cartagena is not for you; different strokes for different folks. You're probably a great guy with a fun, outgoing personality, but when I read your report, it came across as someone who didn't do their homework and didn't adjust to his surroundings, instead wanting the surroundings to adjust to him. I'm most likely mistaken.

As a person who has also frequented on multiple occasions Santa Marta, Bogota, Barranquilla, Medellin, Bucaramanga, Monteria, Popayan and many small towns and villages that are too numerous to mention, I can say from experience that Cartagena does not lack in talent. It's not uncommon for a fella to have 2 - 3 great sessions a day, all 4 days there, without repeating, if he so desires (1 or 2 a day suits me fine these days, lol). Oh, and sticking with the different strokes for different folks theme, there are guys who only find Caucasian or Asian women attractive and then phrase it to say that there are not many attractive chicas in Cartagena. Me? I'm like a kid in a candy store with all the morenas and dark skin beauties! Again to each his own, but if I was looking only for the snow bunnies, I'd play the percentages and not plant myself in Cartagena!

I'm just trying to provide a different point of view to show how it is possible that one's experience may be dependent on one's own perspective, advance research and willingness to adjust. Like I said, not trying to pick on you personally.

Happy travels!

Hilltoper, you make some good points and I'm certainly not going to argue with you about all of them! Yes, it's about perspective, and the experience I had on those 4 days. But like I said, it's also about comparing it to other experiences I had in Colombia. Yes maybe you have a point about the restaurants, I just found seeing the US fast food joints a bit depressing after having been somewhere so un-corporate like Santa Marta. I was in Cartagena from 22nd to 26th March, so well after the Carnival in Barranquilla. I was at the Torre de Reloj from around 9 pm until around 11.40 pm on Saturday. Like I said on my first post, I felt a bit weird just standing around there, and if you have to keep going backwards and forwards to the place all night it becomes tiresome. Yes, of course there are beggers and I feel sorry for the situation in Venezuela, but the amount of people hassling you to take their tours, buy sunglasses / hats etc on every street corner in the old town is just too much, they will drive away tourists in the end. They're not even looking at you, ie even if you have on shades and a hat, they'll still try to sell you some!

There doesn't seem to be much management of that city. I've read articles that confirm this, administrations there keep collapsing. Maybe that's also why the drains and garbage smell so much and the traffic just behaves as they like. Yes, you're right, if I go back I certainly won't stay in a craphole like the Hampton Hilton in Bocagrande! Re. the people, I always made a point of saying please / thank you etc in Spanish to everyone in shops there, even if the reply I got was often more like that of a zombie, in Bocagrande at least! Try the corner store / pharmacy on the corner of the street by my hotel for a good example. Re. the talent, I'm more into curvy women, brunettes, mulattas and black chicas than Barbie girls that's for sure! Snow bunnies, LOL! Hadn't even heard that term before. If you read my posts going back years I'm a sucker for the curvy chicas, tits and ass all the way! Actually, I really don't get why the vast majority of mongers seem to go for women who look more like stick insects

[Coupe66]

It doesn't seem like you went there open minded. You are comparing it to what you are getting somewhere else. I for one love the freaking place the chica levels are amazing. I love El Centro and Bocagrande. I love the street food. Traffic? Who complains about that LOL and the driver didn't steal your phone bro you lost it. He's under no obligation to give it back LOL. To be frank you sound entitled LOL no attack just an opinion. Colombia may not be for you. I would hate for you to get to Bogota. You wouldn't make it LOL.

I actually REALLY LIKED Colombia and plan to come back shortly! I was in Bogota for 11 days on the same trip, really liked it and had no problems thanks very much. Unlike Bocagrande, it really is Colombia! Can you speak Spanish? If not, maybe that's why you like Bocagrande, as it's hardly Colombia, just an international sprawl on the beach.

Regarding my phone, it slipped out of my pocket onto the seat, why the hell would I have laid in on the seat, LOL ! Yes, of course it's possible that another passenger took it, but what annoys me is that they didn't even ask the driver. I had the taxi number from the hotel security, and the woman coordinating the taxis outside the Torre de Reloj even told me the name of the driver, plus the police knew. But despite all their talking that they were going to get it back, they didn't try very hard ! Anyway, its got nothing to do with why I didn't like Cartagena very much.

Traffic is not a very sexy topic, but I wonder how many tourists get mowed down in Bocagrande? Cars just keep going straight at high speed. So if you happen to be half way across the street, looking the wrong way etc, I wouldn't rate your chances of survival as very high!

[BKKguru]

I'd file it under different strokes for different folks.
-You mention in your 2nd post here that the tax driver "stole" your phone, but did he really take it from you (pickpocket or strong arm) or were you just careless in laying it on the seat and forgetting to grab it before exiting the taxi? If the latter, then that's on you, isn't it?

Hilltopper,

Excellent point by point analysis. This is a textbook example of "constructive" criticism.
This write up shows you can disagree with someone without engaging in destructive dialogue.

I agree with you 100% about the phone. If you left the phone on the back seat of the Taxi - do not blame the Driver.

~BKKguru

[Hilltopper]

Oh Coupe, just a quick follow-up. I was not implying that you may only be attracted to the snow bunnies, I was just using that as an example to continue with the different strokes for different folks theme.

Another thing I'll mention is that a once or twice visit to a chica spot is not a conclusive sample. There is often no rhyme or reason why one day one might find an over-abundance of good looking chicas at the beach, in a particular club, walking the street, etc. , but then on another night, there not be nary a chica, or at least not one that catches the eye. Here's an example, I've been to Santa Marta numerous occasions, probably stayed in the same general area where you stayed, possibly even the same hotel, and I went to Banana's only one time out of those numerous trips and the time I went, out of approximately 60+ chicas in the place, I saw only one who caught my attention as attractive that night. Guess what? I can't from that one visit conclude that there are no attractive chicas in Bananas. Nor would I from two visits within the same week. Working girls come and go, and also, what one guy likes, another doesn't. May be a bunch of big-tittied chicas there and one guy think he's found paradise, while the guy who likes petite spinners isn't impressed.

While I found 59 or so unattractive chicas (to me) in Bananas on that one look-see, I still had fun in Santa Marta that trip and every trip there. Heck, from my experience, there are chicas looking to meet everywhere throughout the country, although maybe not at the exact moment that I'm looking!!

[Hilltopper]

I went there with a totally open mind. Maybe staying in the centre of Bocagrande didn't help as its just a concrete sprawl, but compared to other places in Colombia I found it too touristic, not particularly friendly (the hotels and restaurants have it too easy there and they don't have to work for your cash), there were too many beggers and hagglers in the old town, and the choice of chicas at the Torre de Reloj was pretty pathetic, on a Saturday and a Monday night.

The roads were also the craziest I saw in Colombia with no quarter given to pedestrians at all, plus a taxi driver stole my phone or at least didn't give it back (it wasn't expensive but it had a months worth of photo's on it!). The cabbies also all told me they also didn't like Bocagrande. I walked through Getsemani, one street was quite cool, but there didn't seem too much to the place? Maybe there are other suburbs of Cartagena that were more interesting that I didn't get to see? But the city to me seemed to me to go from one extreme to another, namely a medieval city or a concrete jungle, take your pick. And having said all that, in 4 days I had 2 great sessions with a voluptuous Venezuealan chica with an amazing rack that found online, but I still wouldn't go back just to see her again.

I'd file it under different strokes for different folks. I read your report and the perspective you shared and that's how you perceived things, so for you it was 100% accurate. Your experience is your experience, but a different guy with a different outlook and approach might present it quite differently. Not trying to pick on you, but just as an example of how one's perspective can be different:

-You mentioned restaurants along Ave. San Martin in Bocagrande. I've never counted the number of restaurants, but a conservative guess would be over 50. You chose to name what's probably the only 3 American franchises on that long strip to paint a negative picture. Not a word about the other 47+ non-American franchises, you know, local or national joints? Why not?

-You mention in your 2nd post here that the tax driver "stole" your phone, but did he really take it from you (pickpocket or strong arm) or were you just careless in laying it on the seat and forgetting to grab it before exiting the taxi? If the latter, then that's on you, isn't it?

-You went to the Clock Tower around 10 pm and then checked back at 11 pm and concluded low numbers of attractive chicas. Have you not read the numerous reports that the chicas don't even start to trickle in until 11 or after and that it's best to wait to go after 11, say between 12 and 1:30 am? Did you go when lots of folks were having a big time in Barranquilla for Carnival? Other reports here have mentioned that at times, due to heavy police presence checking for ID's (high number of Venezuelan chicas), that many of the chicas will disperse to the many side streets or clubs during such times, then return to the area later that same night and/or the next.

-You mention Cartagena being too touristic; before your trip, did you not read that Tourism is by far the #1 industry in Cartagena and that Cartagena is the #1 destination in the entire Country for domestic tourism? That's like going to a place at sea-level, near the equator and being surprised that it's hot there.

-You complain about the drivers not giving pedestrians the right-of-way and driving as if streets and roads were made for cars. All I can say is, one adjusts to his environment. Heck, one could say bravo, as too many pedestrians saunter their slow ass across a street holding up traffic as if they are royalty and that the streets were built for them.

-You mention beggars, etc. , yeah, the numbers have increased the past 2 or 3 years due to millions of people fleeing Venezuela. That could be you or I, but by good fortune neither of us are in that situation.

-You chose to stay in an American franchised hotel (Colombian franchisee) in Bocagrande, yet don't like being around so much concrete, that many tourists, tourist shops, etc. Given that you know that about yourself, why didn't you choose to stay in another location based on your advance research of Cartagena?

-You mention the people there are not particularly friendly. I find the locals in Cartagena to be super friendly, outgoing and helpful. Is it possible that it could be that you conveyed that same "I don't like it here" attitude to people in your interactions with them and they in return weren't so jovial?

I'm going to stop there, and I really don't mean to pick on you. Cartagena is not for you; different strokes for different folks. You're probably a great guy with a fun, outgoing personality, but when I read your report, it came across as someone who didn't do their homework and didn't adjust to his surroundings, instead wanting the surroundings to adjust to him. I'm most likely mistaken.

As a person who has also frequented on multiple occasions Santa Marta, Bogota, Barranquilla, Medellin, Bucaramanga, Monteria, Popayan and many small towns and villages that are too numerous to mention, I can say from experience that Cartagena does not lack in talent. It's not uncommon for a fella to have 2 - 3 great sessions a day, all 4 days there, without repeating, if he so desires (1 or 2 a day suits me fine these days, lol). Oh, and sticking with the different strokes for different folks theme, there are guys who only find Caucasian or Asian women attractive and then phrase it to say that there are not many attractive chicas in Cartagena. Me? I'm like a kid in a candy store with all the morenas and dark skin beauties! Again to each his own, but if I was looking only for the snow bunnies, I'd play the percentages and not plant myself in Cartagena!

I'm just trying to provide a different point of view to show how it is possible that one's experience may be dependent on one's own perspective, advance research and willingness to adjust. Like I said, not trying to pick on you personally.

Happy travels!

[Starlord1]

It doesn't seem like you went there open minded. You are comparing it to what you are getting somewhere else. I for one love the freaking place the chica levels are amazing. I love El Centro and Bocagrande. I love the street food. Traffic? Who complains about that LOL and the driver didn't steal your phone bro you lost it. He's under no obligation to give it back LOL. To be frank you sound entitled LOL no attack just an opinion. Colombia may not be for you. I would hate for you to get to Bogota. You wouldn't make it LOL.

I went there with a totally open mind. Maybe staying in the centre of Bocagrande didn't help as its just a concrete sprawl, but compared to other places in Colombia I found it too touristic, not particularly friendly (the hotels and restaurants have it too easy there and they don't have to work for your cash), there were too many beggers and hagglers in the old town, and the choice of chicas at the Torre de Reloj was pretty pathetic, on a Saturday and a Monday night.

The roads were also the craziest I saw in Colombia with no quarter given to pedestrians at all, plus a taxi driver stole my phone or at least didn't give it back (it wasn't expensive but it had a months worth of photo's on it!). The cabbies also all told me they also didn't like Bocagrande. I walked through Getsemani, one street was quite cool, but there didn't seem too much to the place? Maybe there are other suburbs of Cartagena that were more interesting that I didn't get to see? But the city to me seemed to me to go from one extreme to another, namely a medieval city or a concrete jungle, take your pick. And having said all that, in 4 days I had 2 great sessions with a voluptuous Venezuealan chica with an amazing rack that found online, but I still wouldn't go back just to see her again.

[Coupe66]

Enjoyed reading your report, thanks for sharing. There's a lot of fun and frolic to be had in Cartagena, but it often depends on the mindset / attitude of the fella. I can meet a fellow traveler one day who does nothing but complain about the city and chicas, and then later that same day run into a guy who is having so much fun that he can't begin to tell me about all of his encounters and how much he likes the city.

I went there with a totally open mind. Maybe staying in the centre of Bocagrande didn't help as its just a concrete sprawl, but compared to other places in Colombia I found it too touristic, not particularly friendly (the hotels and restaurants have it too easy there and they don't have to work for your cash), there were too many beggers and hagglers in the old town, and the choice of chicas at the Torre de Reloj was pretty pathetic, on a Saturday and a Monday night.

The roads were also the craziest I saw in Colombia with no quarter given to pedestrians at all, plus a taxi driver stole my phone or at least didn't give it back (it wasn't expensive but it had a months worth of photo's on it!). The cabbies also all told me they also didn't like Bocagrande. I walked through Getsemani, one street was quite cool, but there didn't seem too much to the place? Maybe there are other suburbs of Cartagena that were more interesting that I didn't get to see? But the city to me seemed to me to go from one extreme to another, namely a medieval city or a concrete jungle, take your pick. And having said all that, in 4 days I had 2 great sessions with a voluptuous Venezuealan chica with an amazing rack that found online, but I still wouldn't go back just to see her again.

[MichaelLockhar]

Have been in two minds about visiting but I think I will after reading your report.

Thanks mate.

Took a trip to Cartagena with 2 of my regular traveling friends for a weekend early February. All 3 of us are on the exact same page once boots are on the ground.

Friday.

We stayed in El Laguito right on Calle 1 be. A nice view of each side of the beach as our apartment had a double balcony facing either side. Inexpensive Airbnb. Hit the beach in search of action. The beach is fine. Heavy market atmosphere though. Didn't expect to be encouraged to get a massage from 30 Random Beach Hustlers in 30 min but it happened. Delicious fresh drinks though!

The beach chica selection was not plentiful but there were several scattered here and there. We eventually make selections for our appetizers of the trip. I chose one thin, petite, long hair, soft bubble butt 20 yo Morena. She was so sweet, shy and had braces which gets me every fn time. After very little negotiation, we settled on 150 k HR and took them back to the apartment.

[Hilltopper]

Took a trip to Cartagena with 2 of my regular traveling friends for a weekend early February. All 3 of us are on the exact same page once boots are on the ground.

Friday.

Cartagena was good to me. All of my sessions ranging from good to mind blowing. I'm definitely going to return very soon.

Enjoyed reading your report, thanks for sharing. There's a lot of fun and frolic to be had in Cartagena, but it often depends on the mindset / attitude of the fella. I can meet a fellow traveler one day who does nothing but complain about the city and chicas, and then later that same day run into a guy who is having so much fun that he can't begin to tell me about all of his encounters and how much he likes the city.

Me? 12 years and still enjoy the city!

[Linyjo]

Casino Rio at the very south of Bocagrande. It's the biggest one. Previously Casino Nao was bigger but it closed down.

Then there's Masters Royale Casino a few blocks north of Casino Rio. This one plays blackjack out of a shoe so its possible to count cards and win big. Protip: if you have a hand with a lot of number cards bet maximum on the next hand. You're more likely to make the dealer bust or get blackjack when the next hand has lots of tens and face cards.

Those are the two I go to. The staff know me at these places and Masters Royale Casino especially know my card counting ass so I tend to only go in once or twice a visit.

Thanks Yippie and Coup. I've been to Rio, will check out Masters. I've seen it next to that shopping mall but never went in. Walked by it a few times heading to the bakery next door, good eats.

[YippieKayay]

On Carrera 2 in Bocagrande, near the fast food joints I mentioned in my earlier post, there are 2 Casino's. I went into them looking for the SW I had met a couple of days earlier. I'm not into gambling and apart from that there was no obvious talent in them, so it was only a quick visit from me.

Casino Rio at the very south of Bocagrande. It's the biggest one. Previously Casino Nao was bigger but it closed down.

Then there's Masters Royale Casino a few blocks north of Casino Rio. This one plays blackjack out of a shoe so its possible to count cards and win big. Protip: if you have a hand with a lot of number cards bet maximum on the next hand. You're more likely to make the dealer bust or get blackjack when the next hand has lots of tens and face cards.

Those are the two I go to. The staff know me at these places and Masters Royale Casino especially know my card counting ass so I tend to only go in once or twice a visit.