Medellin Reports

[YippieKayay]

This will be my first trip to Medellin and super excited! I'm flying out March 13th and staying until the 19th and I have a bunch of questions. ...

This is why it's good to avoid in season for these destinations. As a helpful tip here are the months you should avoid:

January.

March.

April (semana santa and the week following it).

August (many European tourists).

December (Christmas time).

Travel is more expensive. There are large groups of sex tourists with no clue how to behave or what to do (or Spanish speaking skills). Prices will go up. Bad shit will go down and places you stayed at will suddenly have curfews and rules.

[Manizales911]

I read it everywhere saying don't wear jewelry or flashing clothing and my guys like to flash what should I tell them?

Tell them to make sure to review their last will and testament and update them as necessary.

[Fun Luvr]

Hi all,

I tried to go to New Life today. Today was my first day in Medellin, I had trouble finding the place as I could find no blue door. How would an experienced person do this. I showed the following address to the taxi driver and he took me there, address was there written on the door but there was no blue door. Address that I showed was:

Calle 56 #43-39.

Please can anyone help me with what I am missing. I know it is a rookie question but still.

Thanks.

Learn the addressing scheme in Latin countries. Calles (CL) and Carreras (Cra) intersect. Using the address of New Life as an example, it is on Calle 56 between Carrera 43 and the next higher numbered Carrera. The next higher Carrera is 45 because 44 doesn't go through that area. Like in the US, even numbers are on one side of the street and odd numbers are on the other side. Go to the intersection of Calle 56 and Carrera 43, start walking on Calle 56. If the numbers after the dash are incrementing, you are going in the right direction. If the numbers are decreasing, reverse your direction. In conclusion, New Life is on Calle 56,39 numbers from the intersection with Carrera 43.

[El Mechanico]

I doubt you will find any place in El Centro. The only place I know of that will almost for sure have all the games is Patrick's Irish Pub near Parque Lleras.

Thanks Guys, looks like it will be Jensen's, Patrick's or Hooters.

Thanks for the last minute intel.

El Mechanico.

[JjBee62]

Hi all,

I tried to go to New Life today. Today was my first day in Medellin, I had trouble finding the place as I could find no blue door. How would an experienced person do this. I showed the following address to the taxi driver and he took me there, address was there written on the door but there was no blue door. Address that I showed was:

Calle 56 #43-39.

Please can anyone help me with what I am missing. I know it is a rookie question but still.

Thanks.

What you're missing is a blue door. It's bright blue. It's on Calle 56 and it has the number #43-39 right over the top of the door. If you go through the blue door, after a few steps there's a gate. Ring the buzzer. Repeat until you get upstairs.

If you want to try again, I might find someone to go along with you tomorrow.

[SBeach25]

+1.

Lol

What the hell does all the vets here know? Right? They will have a great time explaining why one or more of the ten goes home with a stab wound, hurt or in the worst way dead. Really tired of seeing these guys come down here with the arrogance of I'm a bad A. Large group or not, these guys just shoot at any sign of resistance. Yes, please come with the flashy stuff, wear a rolex. Go to central or better go to the barrios. You guys are do what you want. Please do! Can't wait to read the headlines of how stupid gringos come down for sex tourism and get killed. Wait, I read these head lines every month so I guess its normal news now. Oh well.

Let me add one more thing..the vets here are all walks of life..some are even retired military and they offer advice on what not to do..Take it how you will...really.

[Fun Luvr]

NCAA college football bowl games.

I am heading down to the MDE tomorrow. Where's the best place around El Centro to watch college football bowl games on TV. Thanks in advance guys.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

El Mechanico.

I doubt you will find any place in El Centro. The only place I know of that will almost for sure have all the games is Patrick's Irish Pub near Parque Lleras.

[Jingur]

Hi all,

I tried to go to New Life today. Today was my first day in Medellin, I had trouble finding the place as I could find no blue door. How would an experienced person do this. I showed the following address to the taxi driver and he took me there, address was there written on the door but there was no blue door. Address that I showed was:

Calle 56 #43-39.

Please can anyone help me with what I am missing. I know it is a rookie question but still.

Thanks.

[SavePros321]

you, sir, are in a world of hurt. This is like every single rookie mistake all rolled into one. Read the forum carefully and i wish you the best of luck.

+1.

Lol

[Wolf662]

NCAA college football bowl games.

I am heading down to the MDE tomorrow. Where's the best place around El Centro to watch college football bowl games on TV. Thanks in advance guys.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

El Mechanico.

I'd guess nowhere in Centro and you'll have to metro / cab to a tourist zone and find a sports bar.

[El Mechanico]

NCAA college football bowl games.

I am heading down to the MDE tomorrow. Where's the best place around El Centro to watch college football bowl games on TV. Thanks in advance guys.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

El Mechanico.

[Quagmire1974]

This will be my first trip to Medellin and super excited! I'm flying out March 13th and staying until the 19th and I have a bunch of questions. So I'm going with a group of 10 total and none of us speak Spanish very well, do you think we would be able to get around easily with a big group with out any problems? I believe we are staying in El Poblado in an airbnb. What is the best option when trying to meet women? I've read that you can go to strip clubs, massage parlors etc. But I know my guys would like to find women they can take back to the airbnb and have them stay the night for example, going to a local bar or club and picking women up there. So what would be our best options since we don't speak Spanish that well?

March 13th? Excellent! You have about 11 weeks to RTFF and be brought up to speed on how to navigate Medellin.

Also my guys won't listen to me when I tell them that I did the research and that we probably should not be flashy while with out there, I read it everywhere saying don't wear jewelry or flashing clothing and my guys like to flash what should I tell them?

Tell them to make sure their medical coverage also applies to Colombia, especially in regards to doctors and hospitals. Your posse sounds like an arrogant bunch that will actively resist any robbery brought on by them flashing smartphones, jewellery, and cash. That situation usually doesn't end up too well in any country.

Lastly, even though we all came to Colombia for the women we also would like to do so site seeing and finding fun things to do other than drinking and sleeping with women, what else does Medellin have to offer?

Pick up a copy of Lonely Planet Colombia on Amazon. You don't have to read the entire book, just the chapter on Medellin and the short chapters on towns near Medellin, as there are many cheap, easy, and interesting day trips you can take from Medellin. Also, spend a little time on TripAdvisor in the Medellin forum, as there is quite a bit of information posted there from travelers who have been to Medellin and people who actually live in the city.

Above everything else, make sure you contribute a trip report in this forum when you return.

[Dickhead]

This will be my first trip to Medellin and super excited! ... I'm going with a group of 10 total and none of us speak Spanish very well, do you think we would be able to get around easily with a big group with out any problems? ... Also my guys won't listen to me ... my guys like to flash what should I tell them?

You, sir, are in a world of hurt. This is like every single rookie mistake all rolled into one. Read the forum carefully and I wish you the best of luck.

[Knowledge]

I wish you good luck because you are going to need it. Search these threads for information about Facebook girls. They are a good option for girls you want to come to your airbnb. You can use one of the many translation (babelfish, google translate, etc.) services to communicate with them via messenger. In case you don't want to bother reading the threads carefully, a very important point is to create a facebook account for this purpose only. It will help avoid friends and family getting wind of what you are up to. Another thing to focus on is information about reasonable prices to pay. You will get unreasonable offers but if you take advantage of information on this forum you will know which offers to decline.

So back to why I think you will need good luck. Any kind of travel is more complicated with a large group. You will attract attention because of the size of the group alone. If you insist on flaunting signs of wealth, you will attract the kind of attention you don't really want to attract. The news is not all bad, one advantage of a group that size is you are much less likely to be attacked. Even well armed criminals would have trouble getting away with going after a large group of men.

This will be my first trip to Medellin and super excited! I'm flying out March 13th and staying until the 19th and I have a bunch of questions. So I'm going with a group of 10 total and none of us speak Spanish very well, do you think we would be able to get around easily with a big group with out any problems? I believe we are staying in El Poblado in an airbnb. What is the best option when trying to meet women? I've read that you can go to strip clubs, massage parlors etc. But I know my guys would like to find women they can take back to the airbnb and have them stay the night for example, going to a local bar or club and picking women up there. So what would be our best options since we don't speak Spanish that well? Also my guys won't listen to me when I tell them that I did the research and that we probably should not be flashy while with out there, I read it everywhere saying don't wear jewelry or flashing clothing and my guys like to flash what should I tell them? Lastly, even though we all came to Colombia for the women we also would like to do so site seeing and finding fun things to do other than drinking and sleeping with women, what else does Medellin have to offer?

[SipThisJuice]

This will be my first trip to Medellin and super excited! I'm flying out March 13th and staying until the 19th and I have a bunch of questions. So I'm going with a group of 10 total and none of us speak Spanish very well, do you think we would be able to get around easily with a big group with out any problems? I believe we are staying in El Poblado in an airbnb. What is the best option when trying to meet women? I've read that you can go to strip clubs, massage parlors etc. But I know my guys would like to find women they can take back to the airbnb and have them stay the night for example, going to a local bar or club and picking women up there. So what would be our best options since we don't speak Spanish that well? Also my guys won't listen to me when I tell them that I did the research and that we probably should not be flashy while with out there, I read it everywhere saying don't wear jewelry or flashing clothing and my guys like to flash what should I tell them? Lastly, even though we all came to Colombia for the women we also would like to do so site seeing and finding fun things to do other than drinking and sleeping with women, what else does Medellin have to offer?