Medellin Reports

[Dg1980]

Eros / Castellana in Laureles, is this place closed? I went there today and the portero stopped me, when I told him where I was going, he said no esta aqui? Have they moved to a new place?

[Tudman]

Is there a consensus on which bank or ATM is the best way to get COP out?

I get all fees reimbursed but the exchange rate on some ATMs suck bad, its better maybe even to take USD and exchange it?

ATMs in Poblado have horrible rates, are there decent ones in the airport? I've seen tons of variation.

Did you try western union or remitly? For example, remitly charges $3. 99 anything under $500. Anything over $500 to Colombia is $0. As of 6:21 pm EST, March 16,2024 the rate is 3,883 to $1 USD if using remitly.

[Husker Dude]

Is there a consensus on which bank or ATM is the best way to get COP out?

I get all fees reimbursed but the exchange rate on some ATMs suck bad, its better maybe even to take USD and exchange it?

ATMs in Poblado have horrible rates, are there decent ones in the airport? I've seen tons of variation.

I was just in Poblado last week and got 3900+ before refunded fees from Schwab at Davienda. They let you draw 2 million too. Cash exchange places only giving 3660.

[Orgasmico]

Yes, it is true. I visited Medellin for 9 days and was not drugged or robbed or kidnapped. My wallet and phone is still with me here at home. Now, I will say that I stayed in a hotel with security and did not walk around late at night drunk.

Attractive girls visited my hotel room, had sex with me and did not drug me but they did take away precious fluids from my body when they left. No one turned out to be a ladyboy. I enjoyed my sessions with all the girls but this was my sixth trip in the past year and a half so I have been learning from my mistakes.

If you bareback like some of these dudes, might want to hold off the celebration until you get your blood work done.

[ColombiaLover]

In recent years, this has come to define a "good trip" for me too. In the day, I used to go out to bars, particularly Lleras. No more. I stay in the apartment, enjoy my chicas and the jacuzzi, watch Netflix, read. Occasionally I uber out to eat or to the mall, otherwise Rappi. I see 2-3 girls a day, so that keeps me pretty busy enough. Knock on wood, I've never been robbed or drugged or had my stuff stolen. I have always been careful in MDE, but now much more so, unless perhaps I am out with a local girl I trust.

If you want to a hang out in the street all night, go to the wrong barrio alone or with other gringos, flash your jewelry and money, be loud and obnoxious, pick up girls on the street at night, get drunk or high in public. More power to you, but good luck. Try not to get killed.

Yes, it is true. I visited Medellin for 9 days and was not drugged or robbed or kidnapped. My wallet and phone is still with me here at home. Now, I will say that I stayed in a hotel with security and did not walk around late at night drunk.

Attractive girls visited my hotel room, had sex with me and did not drug me but they did take away precious fluids from my body when they left. No one turned out to be a ladyboy. I enjoyed my sessions with all the girls but this was my sixth trip in the past year and a half so I have been learning from my mistakes.

I withdrew money from the ATMs and had no problems. The food was generally acceptable and I did not have food poisoning.

All in all, it was a good trip. No real complaints.

[DonMoscow]

To pay the fee 3 to 4 times in a year is a bit too much. Has anyone found a better solution like having a multi year visitor visa?

Get an European passport. It's easy for Canadians. Look into your ancestry. That's how I got my Italian passport.

[MoonShot]

Yes, it is true. I visited Medellin for 9 days and was not drugged or robbed or kidnapped. My wallet and phone is still with me here at home. Now, I will say that I stayed in a hotel with security and did not walk around late at night drunk.

Attractive girls visited my hotel room, had sex with me and did not drug me but they did take away precious fluids from my body when they left. No one turned out to be a ladyboy. I enjoyed my sessions with all the girls but this was my sixth trip in the past year and a half so I have been learning from my mistakes.

I withdrew money from the ATMs and had no problems. The food was generally acceptable and I did not have food poisoning.

All in all, it was a good trip. No real complaints.

[Gabacho]

Here's some more details on the evolving situation with the Airbnb rentals in Medellin:

https://youtu.be/kYMvH33t-lM?si=D-jbtkDkPmNVWN10

Follow Along.

[Gabacho]

Nope, there is no such visa. Your only solution is to go there less, or go fewer times but stay longer.

This is not true Zeos.

There are several different visas he could get that would grant him access to Colombia for up to 3 years at a time without having to pay the entry fee. Such as the digital nomad visa, the student visa if he enrolls in Spanish classes at an accredited school in Colombia, the pensioners visa if he receives social security or any Canadian equivalent of which is $1000 usd per month or more, etc.

Granted they are not called a "visitor's visa" and maybe that's why you said that one doesn't exist but any of these 3 visas I mentioned can essentially function as a visitors visa because they allow multiple entries per year and they allow you to be outside of Colombia up to 6 months per year, so if he was a frequent traveler going back and forth each month for example, it may save him some money to get o digital nomad visa, for example instead of paying the entry fee every single month that he comes down.

[LivingFossil]

Is there a consensus on which bank or ATM is the best way to get COP out?

I get all fees reimbursed but the exchange rate on some ATMs suck bad, its better maybe even to take USD and exchange it?

ATMs in Poblado have horrible rates, are there decent ones in the airport? I've seen tons of variation.

[LivingFossil]

You don't want your wife catching something from the Lleras chicks. I certainly hope she realizes that they are all working girls. If she's fine with it, and knows the risks great, your conscience won't take a hit if she did. Not sure about lesbian or bi tinder profiles which are not P4P, give it a go. Lastly, hit a lesbian bar with her if the P4P route and tinder etc is dry. Lots of girls in those bars are bi. Good luck! Please do share your experience!

I have done Lleras chicks, only with condom, in fact I never do BBFS with any girl not my wife, I don't get y'all who do with these highway mile girls. But to each his own.

Anyone in Lleras would know they are working, we will not be going there at night LOL.

Lesbian bar is not a bad idea, I don't know where to begin, but will look.

[Knowledge]

Maybe a visa would exempt you from the fee. The thing about visas is they become invalid if you stay out of the country six months or more at a time.

To pay the fee 3 to 4 times in a year is a bit too much. Has anyone found a better solution like having a multi year visitor visa?

[LoveItHere69]

I don't mind the vendors themselves. It's their dueling loudspeakers that used to make the plaza a living hell in the late afternoon.

Those vendors ruin the tour guides jobs because the tourists can not hear the tour guide over the vendor's speakers. Also, it ruins the businesses of the new restaurants and their outside eating. No fun eating a meal next to blaring noise.

Thieves use the vendors to hide behind and to hide the stolen item as they run past. Then if caught they have no stolen item on them. Then 20 minutes later they go find their vendor friend and get their stolen item. Even if the vendor is not their friend they will probably to do so as not to have problems with the groups of thief thugs.

[Zeos1]

To pay the fee 3 to 4 times in a year is a bit too much. Has anyone found a better solution like having a multi year visitor visa?

Nope, there is no such visa. Your only solution is to go there less, or go fewer times but stay longer.

[Knowledge]

I don't mind the vendors themselves. It's their dueling loudspeakers that used to make the plaza a living hell in the late afternoon.

I don't mind vendors especially the food ones since it's always interesting for tourists to sample local eats. It's the 'dangerous' folks (pickpocketers, robbers, etc) I hoped they kept away.