Medellin Reports

[Osteoknot]

I consider the Raudal and Avenida de La Grief areas basically the same in the sense that they basically are a block apart, and there appears to be more action at Raudal and the corner where that building goes around the corner versus up Avenida de La Grief.

The confusion is perhaps people are thinking they are two different and distinct mongering destinations, but their are SW's walking between the two locations so I see it as one area, but it definetely is distinct from the Botero area, but only a block away.

I wasn't sure, it this a Barrio? A building? A street? A Club? I think I get it now thanks to your post, and I will check it out next visit.

[Osteoknot]

That's really cool. The smart guys, like us hehehe, love to find and carve out our little bit of paradise. I have done this maybe 6 or 7 times in the past 11 years of me here in Medellin and I too have never looked back. Live, love and enjoy!

My last paradise similar to yours finally evaporated into nothing about 5 months ago but when it was on damn it was fun. So enjoy when you can.

And yes they all fade away or change at some point, they all do so just enjoy the present and know when, not if but when, yours comes to it's conclusion there are always others ready to pick up the slack. Love it.

The Tall Man.

And Enjoy the Ride.

[Surfer500]

As reported in El Colombiano, next Friday thru Sunday total lockdown.

Only three days to shop next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday with an 8 PM curfew Monday thru Thursday until 5 AM. So after 8 PM on Thursday your basically supposed to stay in doors until Monday at 8 AM. As soon as the weekend lockdowns cease I will be flying down, but cases in Antiqouia hit a new high on Saturday and the ICU's are full so it may be a while. I hope for everyone's sake things improve rapidly. This is very sad for the Country.

[Knowledge]

That is a very interesting line of work.

https://discreetpi.com/private-inves...mbia/medellin/

They specialize in pre-investigating on-line dating scams and they have offices in several different cities in Colombia.

Not cheap, but that depends on what you have at risk. I would do it all the same way again.

Ostee Out.

[Knowledge]

This is true much more often than not. It's all about the volume.

Pathetically cheap, garbage sound systems with harmonic distortion that is off the charts.

[The Tall Man]

There was an existing structure. We had foundation and walls already. Transportation of materials is right about at 50% of total cost. Added more walls with adobes. We formed five of these pillars with rebar while I was there because we are adding a second story. I wouldn't call it an Estate, jaja, pretty ramshackle at this stage, but our casa will probably be the biggest one there once we are done, still less than 1500 sq ft.

I am really doing it for Catgirl so she will always have a place to go without having to worry about rent for the rest of her life. If the Richard Burton / Liz Taylor relationship I have with Catgirl ends on a sour note, I can walk away without a second thought. That is one of the many wonderful things about Medellin. There are so many gorgeous loving chicas waiting in the wings, but Catgirl is back at Numero Uno.

We have electricity and even an occasional WiFi signal. We will have indoor plumbing. The air is pure and the water is clean and comes straight off the mountain without any processing. If you look close at the vista foto from my previous post you can see the lone power wire that serves the entire village. I love it there. They broke out this 12 year old bottle of Scotch whiskey for a little housewarming party we had in our living room, and then used lime and salt with it, just like tequila, jajaja! Heresy, right? Noooo, guess what? It was delicious! Jajaja. That is Catgirl doing some interior measurements. The red foto is our kitchen temporarily set up as DJ booth for Catgirl's brother. We rocked the Casbah for a nice little party in our living room while I was there. Colombians love there huge speakers, right?

That's really cool. The smart guys, like us hehehe, love to find and carve out our little bit of paradise. I have done this maybe 6 or 7 times in the past 11 years of me here in Medellin and I too have never looked back. Live, love and enjoy!

My last paradise similar to yours finally evaporated into nothing about 5 months ago but when it was on damn it was fun. So enjoy when you can.

And yes they all fade away or change at some point, they all do so just enjoy the present and know when, not if but when, yours comes to it's conclusion there are always others ready to pick up the slack. Love it.

The Tall Man.

[The Tall Man]

I am in Medellin and it is a bit different, the law is a bit more strict about Pico why cedula, meaning they will not allow you into the stores (the bank for me, they wouldn't take my driver's license over my passport) and did not allow me to retrieve money that I had sent myself on Thursday when I arrived and told me to come back on Friday, assuring me that they would be open, guess what? They were closed and I had to really walk all over centro and Medellin to find a Bancolombia to retrieve my cash, other than that, girls are readily available if you already have your list of reliable girls. I have a list of reliable girls, so the girls were no problem. I rented a very expensive Finca through Airbnb and they cancelled on me, luckily I went through airbnb and not anyone I know personally so they immediately refunded my money plus a $150 gift certificate after I contacted BOA and informed them not to pay these people as they had assured me that the finca would be open, guess what, they lied. Luckily I have an apartment here, with a girlfriend, and plenty of food, so we are partying like rock stars here at my apartment, wish it would have been at the nice finca, but oh well, I needed a break from the USA and I have really relaxed, rested, had fun at parties and is currently getting ready to return to America tomorrow. All in all not bad for a 5 day get away at a price of about $240 usd, hope all of you guys are having fun who are here in Medellin, but do not take the curfew lightly, I clearly see they are really handing out fines this year, which was not the case last year. Pollo Negro is out!

Good to see you back in Medellin PN. My cell phone took a dump last week so lost your digits but had a Samsung tech down in centro, in all those shops over towards Junin, he was able to salvage the contacts for me so I can now re-establish my contacts, yip-yee!

The cell tech guy charged me, get this, 1 mil to salvage all of my contacts. Got to love Colombia! I gave him 4 mil and he was thrilled. He does not know it but I spent literally 5 days and about 6 hours trying to do what he accomplished in about 20 minutes.

You mentioned that your leaving tomorrow?

The Tall Man.

[SpiderRider]

Hi guys,

Quick question. Where is the best place to get a good exchange rate from usd. To cop, using my ATM is not a option and everywhere I go is charging huge fees. Any help would be appreciated.

I did some business with PANACAMBIOS in Unicentro mall a few weeks ago. I would return.

[SpiderRider]

Colombians love there huge speakers, right?

Pathetically cheap, garbage sound systems with harmonic distortion that is off the charts.

[JjBee62]

Hi guys,

Quick question. Where is the best place to get a good exchange rate from usd. To cop, using my ATM is not a option and everywhere I go is charging huge fees. Any help would be appreciated.

Go to Centro Comercial Oviedo. It's in Poblado on Avenida Poblado. There are several money exchange places there.

[Osteoknot]

https://discreetpi.com/private-inves...mbia/medellin/

They specialize in pre-investigating on-line dating scams and they have offices in several different cities in Colombia.

Not cheap, but that depends on what you have at risk. I would do it all the same way again.

Ostee Out.

[PolloNegro]

I am in Medellin and it is a bit different, the law is a bit more strict about Pico why cedula, meaning they will not allow you into the stores (the bank for me, they wouldn't take my driver's license over my passport) and did not allow me to retrieve money that I had sent myself on Thursday when I arrived and told me to come back on Friday, assuring me that they would be open, guess what? They were closed and I had to really walk all over centro and Medellin to find a Bancolombia to retrieve my cash, other than that, girls are readily available if you already have your list of reliable girls. I have a list of reliable girls, so the girls were no problem. I rented a very expensive Finca through Airbnb and they cancelled on me, luckily I went through airbnb and not anyone I know personally so they immediately refunded my money plus a $150 gift certificate after I contacted BOA and informed them not to pay these people as they had assured me that the finca would be open, guess what, they lied. Luckily I have an apartment here, with a girlfriend, and plenty of food, so we are partying like rock stars here at my apartment, wish it would have been at the nice finca, but oh well, I needed a break from the USA and I have really relaxed, rested, had fun at parties and is currently getting ready to return to America tomorrow. All in all not bad for a 5 day get away at a price of about $240 usd, hope all of you guys are having fun who are here in Medellin, but do not take the curfew lightly, I clearly see they are really handing out fines this year, which was not the case last year. Pollo Negro is out!

[The Tall Man]

I always sort of assumed that area was Raudal, but I could never find anything that identified it as such. FWIW I saw possibly the two hottest chicas I've every seen in Medellin in that area (real close to Bar Hilton) several years ago. I had just sessioned at a casa and didn't have energy for a dupla. I asked them for their number, but they said it was now or never and I declined. Every trip since then, I try to take a walk down there to see what's available, but nothing really appeals to me.

See the word Raudal in the image.

Over the past 7 plus years I have spent a lot of time in Raudal but not necessarily for the street and bar putas but rather because I have a good Colombian friend who owns and operates a printing business right across the street and a few doors down. The whole area has probably hundreds of small printing shops.

Yes over the past 5 years I too have found just a handful of new chicas in Raudal looking to make a splash into the scene and needing some money for expenses. A few of these were simply young and fresh and fun as they were so new but these are not the norm as you need to put in the time and effort.

In past years I have ridden with him as he delivers printing orders to clients in all areas of the Medellin valley (restaurants, hotels, motels, offices, etc.). Just cool to ride along and see the normal working day of a paisa.

He visited me back in California about 6 years ago and I took him and a few of his family members to the tourist spots in LA and Las Vegas, Nevada so when I am down in centro I always stop by and have a drink and laugh and joke about the chicas. What I have seen and some of them experienced myself is just fun like I am a teenager again.

The joke between us is that I stop by to visit him only because of the 'economical' putas of Raudal. Putas are always available but a good and fun friend is special.

Great Sunday to all!

The Tall Man.

[Skeif]

Hi guys,

Quick question. Where is the best place to get a good exchange rate from usd. To cop, using my ATM is not a option and everywhere I go is charging huge fees. Any help would be appreciated.

[JjBee62]

Bro, you did not send a double in on your first date with your novia 😂. What did she say when you showed up on the second date then?

There are times, when reading the stories when you just have to stand back and admire the fertilizer.