Medellin Reports

[Osteoknot]

Yes, You should cancel your trip ASAP!

Supply and demand my brothers in HiJinx, supply and demand. Decrease demand and puta prices will not go up (obviously when adjusted for inflation and the exchange rate). In fact, isn't there an argument that we are paying less now than say twenty years ago? Not sure, just wondering. . . I've only been here since 2019. I hope to die here, in the middle of a mongering session, "doing what he loved the most," jajaja.

[JustTK]

I am sure you could have come up with something better than that.

I was just finishing up breakfast. It was th best I could at the time. Baseball caps. Nearly every person under 30 years old (and many that are older) that lives in 'the barrios' wears a baseball cap 24/7.

[DonMedellin]

I'm curious whether any of you guys on the ground in Medellin have noticed some ratcheting up in the basic costs of our hobby....

I was paying 50 k cop for HH in a casa right before the pandemic in 2020. When I returned, the rate went up to 55 k cop, not a huge deal for me imo. My lunch spot was 12 k Menu del DIA, then it was 15 k, now it is 18 k. Then portion got bigger for a few days when the price went up to 18 k, then it got back to normal portion size.

[Grizwooos]

Is Colombia screwed as a destination? Even if the socialist president bans prostitution (which he seems like a new age leftist so he probably won't) the economy is going to turn into Venezuela lite and make it too dangerous.

Yes, You should cancel your trip ASAP!

[Osteoknot]

I see some difference between now and before pandemic.

Local inflation:

Coffee price from the wholesales vendor under metro near Plaza Botero.

Before: 200.
After:400.

Street food near Plaza Botero:

Before: 4-5 mil.
After: 6 mil.

Gringo inflation:

La Isla cover.

Before: 10 mil.
After: 50 mil.

Metro fares, rent, groceries. . . I am sure the list is long.

[Nounce]

.. have noticed some ratcheting up in the basic costs of our hobby: entry charges at the strip clubs, casa base rate...

I see some difference between now and before pandemic.

Local inflation:

Coffee price from the wholesales vendor under metro near Plaza Botero.

Before: 200.
After:400.

Street food near Plaza Botero:

Before: 4-5 mil.
After: 6 mil.

Gringo inflation:

La Isla cover.

Before: 10 mil.
After: 50 mil.

[Nounce]

Oh what's popular in El Centro? More formal attire?

It depends on the time, and place, there are a lot of office workers working in this area, tourists, street vendors, working girls so you are likely to see all kinds. I go to clubs wearing shorts, sometimes flipflops but that is just me. You can watch youtube videos to get a better idea.

[Lefeu]

Hawaii shirts, psychedelic shorts and flip flops. And bring a bassball cap to blend in when you go clubbing in Manrique.

I am sure you could have come up with something better than that.

[Nil Admirari]

Googling from back here in Hometown USA, I gather that Colombia, like most of the planet, is experiencing escalating inflation--in Colombia's case, a 21 year high of nearly 10% on an annualized basis. (See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...o-21-year-high#text=The%20 annual%20 inflation%20 rate%20 rose,%25%20 to%204%25%20 target%20 range.).

I'm curious whether any of you guys on the ground in Medellin have noticed some ratcheting up in the basic costs of our hobby: entry charges at the strip clubs, casa base rates, a beer at Barra Executiva? Perhaps as a BM service, ISG should look into creating a Mongering Price Index (the cost of a standardized package of services: (1 HR. CFS, DFK, BBBJ--weighted proportionately by market share among SWs, brothels, clubs, on-line providers).

[Orion4]

Hawaii shirts, psychedelic shorts and flip flops. And bring a bassball cap to blend in when you go clubbing in Manrique.

Are baseball caps out of place in medellin? Heard about the aversion towards shorts and flip flops in Colombia (unless you're in Cartagena), but haven't heard anything about caps.

[JustTK]

I haven't really seen this talked about, but what attire do you guys usually use for going out (e. G, to the club, restaurants, etc)?

Hawaii shirts, psychedelic shorts and flip flops. And bring a bassball cap to blend in when you go clubbing in Manrique.

[Orion4]

Usually jeans, a nice pair of sneakers and either a nice t-shirt or occasionally a polo. I'll also usually bring a light jacket or hoodie in case of rain, although I'll skip the jacket for strip clubs, since I'm usually not going to be hopping from club to club.

By nice t-shirt I usually mean one of the dry wick types. They're comfortable and dressy enough for anyplace I've been in Medellin.

Do you think a dress shirt and chinos would be too formal for most clubs and restaurants in Medellin?

[Huacho]

At check in at the Medellin Marriott, the registration you sign has a paragraph that clearly states that there is a $200 charge for bringing girls to your room,

I'm not into girls but what about women?

[Osteoknot]

I've seen the error in that approach.

A boutique hotel I spent a few days in over Christmas 2017, while my roommate's entire family was visiting from Bogota, had signs in the lobby and pictures of the signs on Booking and other hotel sites. You couldn't check in without seeing the signs and "No guests or visitors" was posted in the rules. I had to wait 10 minutes to talk to reception while a gringo begged and pleaded to get them to allow his obvious working girl visitor come in. He didn't succeed.

The upscale jacuzzi loft I rented last month only stated that guests under 18 weren't allowed. The place was obviously set up for fucking. After I booked, the confirmation email stated "no prostitution", but I figured, provided a bit of discretion was used, it wouldn't be a problem. I was correct and I wasn't the only one breaking the rule.

However, as a general rule, I avoid "no sex tourism" places and I keep things quiet and discreet. That way everyone is happy.

"Hiding in plain sight" is not a good mongering strategy.

[Orion4]

It has been discussed but it goes in cycle. Jeans will be fine. Just wear what you feel comfortable. Skinny jeans is popular in El Poblado but not so much in El Centro.

Oh what's popular in El Centro? More formal attire?