Medellin Reports

[Combo]

Hi all.

I'm cross-posting with the Bogota forum. I have the opportunity of a last minute trip to Colombia over the Christmas / New Year period. I have been cautioned against Bogota due to a lack of company between Christmas and NYE. Is Medellin likely to be similar? It is slightly more expensive to get to MDE, but don't mind that if there are more options for company.

Thanks.

The best place in Colombian between Christmas and New Year is Cali. Unless you have chicas you know from previous trips, it will be hard to find company in Medellin.

[MarquisdeSade1]

"This.

Sounds like a poster who has an axe to grind. Getting a bit old.

I think Medellin is safer than a lot of other destinations like the Dom Rep, Philippines or Thailand. Can't comment on Mexico as I've never been. Willing to bet that far more westerners are killed in Angeles City (Philippines) than in Colombia in total. Colombianos will try to direct you away from dangerous areas in my experience and Parque Lleras is fairly safe to walk around, even drunk as it's well lit and loads of cops about (especially now as they set up checkpoints on all the entrances to the Parque).

Usually when you read into a foreigner being killed in somewhere like Medellin (or Angeles, Pattaya, Cancun, Sosua, et al.) its usually because the foreigner ended up doing something stupid, like in the post you quoted. Guy was shot resisting a mugging, I'm a self defence practitioner (Krav Maga) and the best course of action in a robbery is to give them what they want. No phone, no matter how shiny or wallet no matter how full is worth getting shot or stabbed over. I'm no fan of muggings but if you get to the point where there is a physical confrontation it's already too late to start defending yourself and you fucked up, prevention is much better than cure on this one, I'd wager that the people who mugged this guy were following him for a while.

By and large Medellin is pretty safe, unless you're an idiot. Just take basic self preservation measures like not getting into fights with locals, don't get involved in the local drugs trade, don't walk down dark alleys, not accepting candy from strangers, so on and so forth. ".

I've never heard of a tourist being murdered in BKK Pattaya or even fucking Tijuana WTF are you smoking.

https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/c...-crimes-surge/

I think Medellin is the most dangerous city in the world for tourists and if you're a monger, your risks are much much higher.

Show me a city with more tourists being murdered, I doubt anywhere in Africa is this dangerous, Rio? Doubtful?

Mexico is safer and they have a full blown drug war going 24/7.

[Knowledge]

I want to be a Poblado boy when I grow up.

Cuarenta.

[Gabacho]

Yes but why on earth would anyone think doscientos means $200 usd and not 200 lukas? When girls in centro say quarenta I don't think it means forty dollars, I think it means 40 mil pesos.

The US dollar is not the currency here and no one is carrying around dollars here either. Except for the poblado boys LOL.

Cuarenta.

[FlagRunner77]

Hi all.

I'm cross-posting with the Bogota forum. I have the opportunity of a last minute trip to Colombia over the Christmas / New Year period. I have been cautioned against Bogota due to a lack of company between Christmas and NYE. Is Medellin likely to be similar? It is slightly more expensive to get to MDE, but don't mind that if there are more options for company.

Thanks.

[Combo]

I've never been to Gustos but this place is beginning to sound alot like Helpee without the drama, excitement and numerous hotties.

Gustos is not in the same universe as Help, as far as quality, quantity, and fun atmosphere. Though I guess Gustos is still open, so it wins there.

[Knowledge]

FACTS, where's the lie?

Keep it Simple Stupid Weekend Warrior Guide to Medellin for those who don't use online apps.

Parque Lleras: Gustos and Black Diamond, which I assume used to be the Parque Lleras bar. Parque Lleras street walkers.

Strip Clubs: Fas Dos, La Isla, and Luna Lunera. These are your safest and best bets.

After party spot: El Faisan.

Daytime Massage: Loutron.

Take Uber everywhere. Rappi for food. Ibiza for a love motel.

For a weekend warrior this is how its done if you don't want to go the facebook or tinder route.

[Gabacho]

These girls are smart. They say "doscientos" and will take what you give them.

Yes but why on earth would anyone think doscientos means $200 usd and not 200 lukas? When girls in centro say quarenta I don't think it means forty dollars, I think it means 40 mil pesos.

The US dollar is not the currency here and no one is carrying around dollars here either. Except for the poblado boys LOL.

[Turgid]

I can see a casa asking the girls to get tested as there is a sort of employment aspect to their hours and who works there and who doesn't. But not so at Gustos. As I understand it the girls that go there are no different than you and I in the sense that they just decide to go there. And the bar may or may not care if they are propositioning other customers. Perhaps they facilitate some part of that but my understanding is that there is no direct connection between the business and the girls that show up there to try to get dates. So I don't see how they could even ask for any health information. Interesting story though. But I would not count on it reducing any risk.

As far as a particular chica getting tested, I'm sure if she was worried about pregnancy or disease she would or could do that on her own.

I've never been to Gustos but this place is beginning to sound alot like Helpee without the drama, excitement and numerous hotties.

[Turgid]

I am not sure that these girls did not mean 200 k pesos for an hour. I have not been down there in a while but that was the going rate for a long time. I have hard time seeing this go up to 200 USD for one hour.

These girls are smart. They say "doscientos" and will take what you give them.

[Gabacho]

I am not sure that these girls did not mean 200 k pesos for an hour. I have not been down there in a while but that was the going rate for a long time. I have hard time seeing this go up to 200 USD for one hour.

That's exactly what is happening. No one quotes in USD except for the girls in Gustos from what I understand. It has to be 200 mil and he is hearing doscientos and thinking it's $200 usd.

[Mojo Bandit]

Ahhh I see.

Maybe I just had an off night or looked super touristy. All the street girls I approached charged the $200/ hour rate and they werent pretty. I only asked to get an idea.

Again this is only 2 nights and maybe 5 girls total so. Not much of a sample size.

I am not sure that these girls did not mean 200 k pesos for an hour. I have not been down there in a while but that was the going rate for a long time. I have hard time seeing this go up to 200 USD for one hour.

[GeorgeCarta22]

I can see a casa asking the girls to get tested as there is a sort of employment aspect to their hours and who works there and who doesn't. But not so at Gustos. As I understand it the girls that go there are no different than you and I in the sense that they just decide to go there. And the bar may or may not care if they are propositioning other customers. Perhaps they facilitate some part of that but my understanding is that there is no direct connection between the business and the girls that show up there to try to get dates. So I don't see how they could even ask for any health information. Interesting story though. But I would not count on it reducing any risk.

As far as a particular chica getting tested, I'm sure if she was worried about pregnancy or disease she would or could do that on her own.

True. One of the girls I picked out did say I needed to buy her a drink for club policy. I just went a long with it. Since it was my first night there.

[GeorgeCarta22]

"could get 3 of the same type of girls for the price I paid".

He is saying the same girls inside Gusto are the same quality as the ones walking around in the park but cost a third of the cost of the ones inside, they all come in the same taxis from the same ghetto. Probably a barrio in Bello, LOL. He says "test drive" because they are ST unlike the chicas inside who are charging for TLN. I did literally pull three chicas from parque llears one night. The last one I paid extra to stay TLN -.

Ahhh I see.

Maybe I just had an off night or looked super touristy. All the street girls I approached charged the $200/ hour rate and they werent pretty. I only asked to get an idea.

Again this is only 2 nights and maybe 5 girls total so. Not much of a sample size.

[Zeos1]

Yeah no idea. Just what a friends family member whos from poblado area told me. He could def be bsing me I have no idea.

On the other hand though my friends protection ripped and the girl said she was getting her results the following week and sent it to him for peace of mind. No idea what to believe.

I can see a casa asking the girls to get tested as there is a sort of employment aspect to their hours and who works there and who doesn't. But not so at Gustos. As I understand it the girls that go there are no different than you and I in the sense that they just decide to go there. And the bar may or may not care if they are propositioning other customers. Perhaps they facilitate some part of that but my understanding is that there is no direct connection between the business and the girls that show up there to try to get dates. So I don't see how they could even ask for any health information. Interesting story though. But I would not count on it reducing any risk.

As far as a particular chica getting tested, I'm sure if she was worried about pregnancy or disease she would or could do that on her own.