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02-21-20 05:18 #34720
Posts: 1257I am not the centro expert
Originally Posted by TheCritic [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 03:53 #34719
Posts: 72Hotel in centro
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02-21-20 03:48 #34718
Posts: 407Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 03:29 #34717
Posts: 1283Originally Posted by GeneHickman [View Original Post]
Just want to mention, I tried using Didi. The rates were much cheaper, at least in the route I was asking for. (Airport to my AirBnB near Lleras.) But it was taking a long time finding a driver.
For that route, taxi is about $80 mil, Uber $58 mil and Didi $30 mil when I priced it at about 3:30 PM.
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02-21-20 02:34 #34716
Posts: 407Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 02:18 #34715
Posts: 1257Originally Posted by Fassima [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 00:34 #34714
Posts: 444Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
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02-21-20 00:30 #34713
Posts: 444Originally Posted by Fassima [View Original Post]
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02-20-20 23:57 #34712
Posts: 471Originally Posted by Knowledge [View Original Post]
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02-20-20 23:29 #34711
Posts: 66Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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02-20-20 22:48 #34710
Posts: 3262Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]
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02-20-20 22:36 #34709
Posts: 15925I will say that before I was shocked when it was reported that people fell for Mickey Mouse scams and the like. Now I must admit that I am beginning to understand. Right now I am traveling with my girlfriend in Brazil who is from a small town here. She has to ride the bus all night to even get to the closest city that has an airport.
I am from the street, and everyday she does something and I am like what the fuck? This has made me understand that maybe some people are too trusting and really just don't know any better.
The GPS sent us down a dirt road and to a raggedy ass bridge that was built with fallen trees. We are in a big ass SUV and she tells me to go ahead and cross it. I say are you fucking crazy. Some guy comes along and she asks him how to get to the city we are going to. He says to cross over that bridge. She says he said to go that way. I said are you high? I am not listening to him, the same way I am not listening to you. The last thing I needed was for this rental car to end up in a river ditch in the middle of nowhere. I turned around and went to look for some pavement.
The other night we were somewhere taking selfies and a guy walks by asking if we wanted him to take the pictures for us. She said yes. I am thinking Hell No, but I just told the dude no thanks. Again, the last thing I was going to do was hand my phone over to a complete stranger just to see them run off with it.
Last night we were in a city and walked from the hotel to a restaurant for dinner and back. On the way back we passed a guy at one corner sitting down. I looked at her and saw she had her wallet and cell phone in her hand. I snatched it from her and said are you crazy? You should never be walking in the street like that holding shit for someone to come snatch from you and run.
Then today I was going to pass a landmark that she told me last night she wanted to take a picture of. I gave her my phone but she is more so taking a picture of the mirror of the car. So I pull over in front of the thing and get out to take the picture myself. I left her in the car with it running. Soon after, she gets out of the car too with it still running. I yelled at her. Where I am from it is first nature not to do shit like that.
Then in the various cities that we have been to people come up asking stuff, whether it is sellers, beggars, timeshare people. I do not give them the time of day and wave them off when I see them walking my way. She wants to listen to what people have to say. I told her there is no sense in me wasting their time and mine. If a stranger comes up to you then the only thing it could possibly be about is you giving them money. So why would I even want to entertain it?
Before I always thought how could people fall for this shit? But now I see it is not hard at all. Stop being so trusting of strangers. Don't let them get up on you and if possible, don't even give them the time of day. Operating like this, Medellin (especially downtown) and Santa Fe and other places will be no problem for you.
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02-20-20 21:51 #34708
Posts: 15925Originally Posted by Bill [View Original Post]
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02-20-20 21:24 #34707
Posts: 3801Random Thoughts Regarding Safety In Medellin-If Your A Foreigner your a target
Originally Posted by JjBee62 [View Original Post]
I'm not really sure where to begin except to say "you can get robbed when you least expect it". In reference to my Chicas robbing at gunpoint, it was in Poblado during a torrential downpour referred to as an "Aquacero" in Spanish. Having difficulty just trying to walk to avoid all the puddles, referred to as "charcos" in Spanish with are heads down, and boom a motorcycle pulls up, a guy puts a gun to my Chicas's head, and within five seconds he has her bag and is gone.
So would you ever expect to get robbed during a heavy rainfall event on a street in Poblado versus riding the Metro or walking the streets of El Centro? What happened to me was an eye opener and I wasn't even the target. Colombians all over town are targets as well, and I have heard some interesting tales, like thieves boarding a bus in Bello and taking everybody's stuff at gunpoint. I am sure other posters have some similar tales to tell.
I know lots of gringos that have had problems in El Centro and in Poblado as well, which are the two places I spend my time in, and the common denominator for them has been they are obvious gringos or foreigners. So what exactly is an obvious gringo or foreigner? Simply put, anyone that does not fit in whether it be the color of their skin, their hair, what their wearing, etc. So to make it simple, if your a foreigner you basically have a big "X" on your back identifying you as a target. If I were a thieve I would most definitely target a foreigner versus a local.
I am fortunate that the majority of the time I can pass as a Colombian looks wise when I keep my mouth shut, and have been told this by several Colombians. So when I am in El Centro I wear jeans, a t-shirt, and have a backpack, a burner phone, a Civica card for riding the Metro, a copy of my ID, and no more than 200 K cash on me. So I am never stressed about losing anything of value when I am down there. There have been other posters on this board who find it hard to believe that a gringo can pass as a Colombian, but there are, and I am not Hispanic. As an example, about three weeks ago I was walking on the backside of the Church along where all the bars are, and a foreigner was walking in front of me about thirty feet away. He got looks from everybody and two Chicas went up to him who were basically pawing him which he almost had to push away. When I walked by, nobody even looked at me. So I feel fortunate that I basically can move about under the radar in Medellin, however when I start speaking, the cat's out of the bag.
So your question was, has my opinion changed regarding safety in Medellin, and the answer is yes. You should never under estimate thieves, some of them are very cunning, and taking precautions to lower your exposure to them, and losing your valuables is to be taken very seriously. There have been lots of posts regarding this, and you cannot ever let your guard down here.
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02-20-20 21:11 #34706
Posts: 66Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
Example: beggars are nice in Medellin and angry if you don't contribute in Bogota. I had one girl follow me begging for money for three blocks. One guy snarled at me when I told him "no tango dinero".
I was in both Botero Plaza and last night Santa Fe past 10 pm. I wasn't worried about Botero at all, but Santa Fe puts goose bumps on the back of my neck.
Prey for me: I'm going back to Santa Fe tonight LOL. But for everyone worried about Botero Plaza. It's way over done.