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11-14-17 06:15 #23936
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by Combo [View Original Post]
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11-14-17 06:08 #23935
Posts: 3359I stand corrected in that I forgot the value of a driver's license for when you need to use a credit card, because of course I do not recommend using credit cards. I rather suspect you could use any laminated expired ID with a credit card as well because they usually don't even know what the hell ID you are handing them. I have an expired food handler's card with my picture that I use in the grocery store here in Central América on the rare occasions I use my credit card.
I don't know how many of you guys have tried to get a new driver's license from scratch in the states recently but it ain't easy and so I would not be wanting to carry my driver's license around and do not. I have the passport card and would recommend that as an alternative.
As an aside, I was once able to rent a car in Chile with a driver's license that had been expired for a couple of months because of the whole thing about day / month / year versus the stupid US system of month / day / year for birthdates and expiration dates.
Just to give a general heads' up, losing or replacing your driver's license is way way WAY more hassle than it used to be. You are not going to walk out of the DMV with a new license. They are going to want to mail it to you to prove you live where you say you do. You have to verify your citizenship and your Social Security number and your address and it is a genuine fucking pain in the ass.
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11-14-17 06:04 #23934
Posts: 1749Originally Posted by Showdown [View Original Post]
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11-14-17 05:20 #23933
Posts: 586My views
I actually carry my driver's license with me as a form of foto ID when I use my credit card. Some places are not thrilled with a photocopy of my passport, but I've never had any restaurant or store have a problem with my driver's license as a form of ID to support that the credit card is mine.
The copy of your passport should include the stamp. That said, I've never bothered with it and never had a problem. I guess there is always a first time. I have been stopped by the cops on three occasions, but they never were worried about me. Rather they carded and searched the putas that were with me in the taxi.
Finally, I do carry a debit card when I go out (just in case I run out of cash). However, I have a separate bank account in which I only keep 600 mil or less. So if the card ever got stolen or I was forced to use it, I would lose no more than $200. That said, I have never had anything stolen from me and have never been held up/robbed. Again, there is always a first time. But I've had great luck in Colombia for over 11 years and probably 100 trips.
Originally Posted by Dickhead [View Original Post]
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11-14-17 05:13 #23932
Posts: 284Buy a cheap phone either in the USA Or Colombia.
Originally Posted by DennisDucati [View Original Post]
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11-14-17 02:42 #23931
Posts: 5466Originally Posted by DennisDucati [View Original Post]
If I'm going to El Centro, I will leave the laptop at home and carry less cash.
In my opinion, nobody has bothered me because I don't look like a target. I'm not gawking, looking at my phone and trying to figure out where I'm going. I don't look confused or lost. I look like I know exactly what I'm doing and where I'm going.
Most of the thieves are looking for a quick, easy score. If you're already confused, they know you're an easy target. If you're drunk or distracted, you're an easy target. They know you won't take any decisive action. You'll hand over everything before you realize what's happening.
My advice, don't walk around areas you're not familiar with, especially at night. The exception is Parque Lleras. Take a taxi to the door, if you're going to a club or casa. Split your cash. Don't keep it all in one pocket. If you must use your phone, do it on a busy street, step out of the flow and put your back to the wall. Keep aware of people around you.
If you keep your wits about you and be smart the risk goes way down.
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11-14-17 02:03 #23930
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by DennisDucati [View Original Post]
Your license isn't worth anything in Colombia. What you want to do as soon as you get there is get a photocopy on one single page where one side shows the declaration page of your passport and the other said shows the visa stamp when you entered the country. Different people are going to tell you different things about credit cards but I don't use them in bars or *****houses anywhere in the world. I might use one in a big chain grocery store or something. And you definitely don't want to go out at night with a debit card, where crooks could take you to an ATM at gunpoint and make you withdraw as much as possible.
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11-14-17 01:55 #23929
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by Showdown [View Original Post]
Then the two guys introduced me to a big fat dude with a whole lot of gold jewelry who sold me so much fucking weed for like five dollars, I couldn't come close to smoking it all so I gave it to the guy who took me to the airport. Turns out the guy who sold me the dope was head of customs for the whole region or province (department? I forget what they call them in Colombia) and he pulled my sister and me out of the huge line on the sweltering tarmac and we shot the shit in his little shaded palapa until it was time to board. Sister was like what the fuck was that and I just said it was a long story.
I imagine one or two things may have changed in forty years but I would bet several thousand colombian pesos that you can still find pussy there!
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11-13-17 23:41 #23928
Posts: 4Safety in Medellin. Experience / Tips?
Hi,
I'll be going to Medellin next week and have been reading some stories about issues with getting robbed by knife / gun point. I definitely want to enjoy myself out there but definitely don't want any issues.
From your personal experience, how is Medellin in terms of safety?
Should I bring my cell phone out with me? A part of me feels like if I leave it at the apartment and god forbid someone tries to rob me, if I say I don't have a phone on me they will think I'm lying to them.
Should I just bring out my license and a debit / credit card only? Or just bring out cash?
Any other tips I should follow to try to be as safe as possible?
Thank you!
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11-13-17 23:01 #23927
Posts: 424Mongering the Amazon
Bought my ticket for Medellin and ready for the plunge. Given there is not much to do in Medellin I intend to take two day trips-one to Laguna de Guatape and the other to Leticia to see the Amazon river.
I would imagine that a town like Leticia that is right on the border of several countries has some mongering activities avaliable. Anyone have an experiences or info to share about Leticia?
Showdown.
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11-13-17 20:43 #23926
Posts: 558Just happened in Cali
Originally Posted by BlueTouch [View Original Post]
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11-13-17 04:37 #23925
Posts: 1026Originally Posted by PianoPlayer [View Original Post]
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11-13-17 03:45 #23924
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by SBeach25 [View Original Post]
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11-13-17 03:40 #23923
Posts: 3359Originally Posted by Balboa [View Original Post]
It does. Learning Spanish from point zero costs a lot, in terms of effort, but then it just pays and pays and pays. For those who are getting to an intermediate level, I recommend a couple of things. First, go someplace for a couple of months and don't hang out with gringos. Second, buy the newspaper every day and see how far you can get through it. Make the buying process an interactive exchange with your neighborhood newspaper vendor, who probably needs the extra two cents your newspaper purchase brings him or her (but usually him for whatever reason). Reading the paper also puts you into the loop of current events, which gives you Spanish conversation topics. Third, listen to Spanish radio and TV exclusively. Fourth, try to let the Spanish wash over you instead of translating everything in your mind.
I knew I was getting close when I started having dreams in Spanish.
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11-12-17 19:35 #23922
Posts: 55Guatape
Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]