Medellin Reports

[El Bacano]

I Agree!

What's more, we can keep on talking about our favourite topic (ATM, of course), while not being scolded because here nobody should chit-chat or talk about anything unrelated to pussy!

Men, I love a good ATM as much as the next guy, I already have a finance degree. A NICE juicy pay to play report would be great. I'll be going to the best city one earth in August, stay tuned for some good reports. Until then men, enjoy.

[Balboa]

Here goes mine.

Last year, I was staying at La 70 in Laureles. I went to banco de Bogota branch on la 70 and one block from Exito on calle 43. My ATM card would not give me any cash and I had gotten money there the day before. I kept getting some error code that Schwab told me was internal to Banco de Bogota. So I went into the branch and sat down to wait for the rep. Only 1 rep available and a couple was talking to her. And talking. And talking.

Finally, this hot and young (late 20's, I'm 40 at the time) and very curvy (read: thick--totally my type) rep doing something at one of the other desks sees me sitting there and asks if she can help. I explain my predicament with the ATM card. I'm fluent in Spanish BTW. She comes around the desk and asks me to accompany her to the outside ATM so she can see. As luck would have it, it friggin worked on the first try. I apologized and she kept smiling and being cute. I never do this but I asked her out while we were inside the ATM, I said a drink or dinner. Even if she declines it would be private and I could just get out of there quick to spare myself the embarrasment. And she ACCEPTED. Whoa.

Summary: 3 days and 2 dates later, she was waking up in my bed at the hotel. Total cost 2 dinners and some drinks. The end.

Nice dude!

Finally an ATM pussy report! LOL.

Yes!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[Black Page]

You got my vote for the best ATM story.

I Agree!

What's more, we can keep on talking about our favourite topic (ATM, of course), while not being scolded because here nobody should chit-chat or talk about anything unrelated to pussy!

[The Tall Man]

Here goes mine.

Last year, I was staying at La 70 in Laureles. I went to banco de Bogota branch on la 70 and one block from Exito on calle 43. My ATM card would not give me any cash and I had gotten money there the day before. I kept getting some error code that Schwab told me was internal to Banco de Bogota. So I went into the branch and sat down to wait for the rep. Only 1 rep available and a couple was talking to her. And talking. And talking.

Finally, this hot and young (late 20's, I'm 40 at the time) and very curvy (read: thick--totally my type) rep doing something at one of the other desks sees me sitting there and asks if she can help. I explain my predicament with the ATM card. I'm fluent in Spanish BTW. She comes around the desk and asks me to accompany her to the outside ATM so she can see. As luck would have it, it friggin worked on the first try. I apologized and she kept smiling and being cute. I never do this but I asked her out while we were inside the ATM, I said a drink or dinner. Even if she declines it would be private and I could just get out of there quick to spare myself the embarrasment. And she ACCEPTED. Whoa.

Summary: 3 days and 2 dates later, she was waking up in my bed at the hotel. Total cost 2 dinners and some drinks. The end.

You got my vote for the best ATM story. It shows you that you should never try to force something to happen, rather just allow it to happen in its time and on its schedule.

Good reminder for us all!

TTM.

[Queens35]

Maybe we can all post our favorite ATM stories as well!

Here goes mine.

Last year, I was staying at La 70 in Laureles. I went to banco de Bogota branch on la 70 and one block from Exito on calle 43. My ATM card would not give me any cash and I had gotten money there the day before. I kept getting some error code that Schwab told me was internal to Banco de Bogota. So I went into the branch and sat down to wait for the rep. Only 1 rep available and a couple was talking to her. And talking. And talking.

Finally, this hot and young (late 20's, I'm 40 at the time) and very curvy (read: thick--totally my type) rep doing something at one of the other desks sees me sitting there and asks if she can help. I explain my predicament with the ATM card. I'm fluent in Spanish BTW. She comes around the desk and asks me to accompany her to the outside ATM so she can see. As luck would have it, it friggin worked on the first try. I apologized and she kept smiling and being cute. I never do this but I asked her out while we were inside the ATM, I said a drink or dinner. Even if she declines it would be private and I could just get out of there quick to spare myself the embarrasment. And she ACCEPTED. Whoa.

Summary: 3 days and 2 dates later, she was waking up in my bed at the hotel. Total cost 2 dinners and some drinks. The end.

[JHappyDog]

I have to agree, unless you deposited money and the ATM gave you a BJ or HJ for being a loyal bank customer this info belongs in the General Forum.

Or at least tell us about hot girls waiting right by the machines or that you met shortly after.

Thanks for all the interesting ATM info, just incredible!

Maybe we can all post our favorite ATM stories as well!

This is great! 𗀄

[StripperMan]

I'll pass that along to my bank and I'm sure they'll adjust the charges.

However, my numbers were wrong. I was looking at 2 different dates and I didn't have a Servibanca withdrawal on the day I used a Citibank ATM. On that day I used the Davivienda ATM at Jumbo Las Vegas and the Citibank ATM at CC Oviedo.

Daviv - 720,000 cop for $258.64 rate 2783.79 cop / usd.

Citi - 600,000 cop for $219.68 rate 2731.24 cop / USD.

Difference 52 cop / USD or 26,000 cop per $500 USD.

Not enough of a difference to lose sleep over, but the rate is not the same at every ATM. The larger factor is the current rate. I've had a range of $25 difference between identical withdrawals, depending on that days rate.

Wow, a net rate in the 2700's! The dollar is truly weak in Colombia whether you use ATM's or not.

[Jdit]

Thanks for all the interesting ATM info, just incredible!

Maybe we can all post our favorite ATM stories as well!

This is great! 𗀄

Yeah; me too. ATM reporting is the main reason I look at this thread vs. Going to the Medellin Chit Chat one. Awesome!

[JjBee62]

Citi has an ATM fee that is rolled right into the transaction.

I don't know how you could have missed it since it shows you the amount usually 15 to 18 mill pesos and asks you if you still want to make the withdrawal before you can get your money.

Citi bank is great for guys that have a fidelity or Charles Schwab account because you can get the fee back.

For every Citi bank withdrawal I make in Colombia I get about $5. 25 cents back at the end of the month.

I probably did see it at the time, I just forgot about it in the 6 weeks or so since I used it. Recalculating, I see that with their 12 k ATM fee, Servibanca still gives a rate very close to Davivienda. They also allow 780 k withdrawals.

[MedellinGringo]

I'll pass that along to my bank and I'm sure they'll adjust the charges.

However, my numbers were wrong. I was looking at 2 different dates and I didn't have a Servibanca withdrawal on the day I used a Citibank ATM. On that day I used the Davivienda ATM at Jumbo Las Vegas and the Citibank ATM at CC Oviedo.

Daviv - 720,000 cop for $258.64 rate 2783.79 cop / usd.

Citi - 600,000 cop for $219.68 rate 2731.24 cop / USD.

Difference 52 cop / USD or 26,000 cop per $500 USD.

Not enough of a difference to lose sleep over, but the rate is not the same at every ATM. The larger factor is the current rate. I've had a range of $25 difference between identical withdrawals, depending on that days rate.

Citi has an ATM fee that is rolled right into the transaction.

I don't know how you could have missed it since it shows you the amount usually 15 to 18 mill pesos and asks you if you still want to make the withdrawal before you can get your money.

Citi bank is great for guys that have a fidelity or Charles Schwab account because you can get the fee back.

For every Citi bank withdrawal I make in Colombia I get about $5. 25 cents back at the end of the month.

[TaxiBoy]

Hi guys,

I'm new here, my first post on ISG is a recent trip report to panama city and can be found in the Panama thread.

Unfortunately this time I have a question, is the best western in Poblado guest / Chica friendly?

I will post a report after my trip.

Thanks in advance.

[Balboa]

Thanks for all the interesting ATM info, just incredible!

Maybe we can all post our favorite ATM stories as well!

This is great! 𗀄

[TheBloke1]

First time to Colombia, though I have traveled many times to Thailand, the Philippines, China, and DR where I've always used the exchange kiosks. Have also been around Europe and Costa Rica, but as I said this is a new place for me and one constant in life is change; so it's always smart to check on current methods and procedures ahead of time. Also, ATM's can sometimes be a potential risk depending on the location, time of day, etc. , as thieves know any gringos will be leaving these places with a pocketful of cash. But thanks for all the pointers. Not exactly sure the best way to establish a particular banks maximum daily withdrawal limit as well as the maximum limit per transaction, seems like BS right there that you may not be able to make the maximum daily withdrawal in one transaction. But I will start with Davivienda and see how that goes. Also, I think a good idea to order some pesos from BOA prior to the trip, just to have something in your pocket for the taxi, etc. Anyway, thanks again for the advice. Federer's playing– have to run.

[Black Page]

Not correct. In Thailand and Philippines for two, it is better to exchange money than to use the ATM. Money exchange places are 3 on every corner. The Thai bank charges you $6 on their end alone, while most money exchange places give you about the same as the interbank exchange. In Philippines sometimes using the exchange will give you even more than the interbank exchange. In Peru as well it is better to use the money changers on the street.

Yes, I was thinking to add an annex to my post, even before reading yours.

As you say, it is TRUE that in SOME countries, yet not many (I don't know in TH and PH, but I am familiar with Indonesia), the kiosks (not the banks, not the Western Union, not Forex, etc.) MAY offer a better deal than ATMs. The reasons may be many, but I suspect that it must have something to do with the usefulness of having foreign cash from unrecorded sources to the benefit of local traders and business who don't want to pay taxes etc. There is no other plausible explanation, if someone offers you to buy USD at a better rate than the one posted on XE.COM! It's agains the current market.

Is it common in the world? I would not say that, since it all my travel experience I found this situation only in Batam, Indonesia (and you add the cases of TH and PH).

How can we make the comparison of exchange fees?

Maestro applies something like 1. 25% fee over the interbank exchange rates of the day (those we read on XE, for example). Over that interchange fee, we must add some fixed fees that there MAY be or MAY BE NOT (from the local ATM provider and from our bank).

+1. 25% plus some extra dollar fixed fee is a verey good deal. If you add that you don't have to travel with 1 k or 2 k USD cash in your wallet and store it in your room, you should have no doubt to prefer an ATM to get local cash.

About exchange fees at local kiosks, the situation can vary a lot. In Batam after negotiation and walking around I was able to change USD for IDR with nearly the same XE rate or even better, but that is an exception (you added the TH and PH kiosks). In Colombia, the fork (difference) betwen buy and sell at exchange offices, which I found when I looked for it, was always much higher than that. If you try to change at an international airport in Europe or USA, the difference between buy and sell can be even on the order of 20% or 30%! (a legalized robbery).

[Schwifty]

I've been coming to Medellin and Cartagena for the past five years or so and this will be my first post here.

Day Action:

New Life. I usually go after 1 pm but before 4-5 pm so I can miss the business locals going there on their lunch break. However, both times I went at 1 pm and 3 pm during the week was crowded with dudes. Also, since Dec 2016 there is a 2 k Pesos fee! I guess I can't blame them with all the people coming in and not taking a girl. I started to ask questions and they said I didn't have to pay that day, just do it next time. This place is usually a hit or miss for me, but I'm really picky and like spinners. So I will try and give unbiased details of the girls. The first day I went there were only about 5-6 available with the others occupied. Usually there is a line up of 10-20 girls of all sizes and looks. I didn't see any spinners this time around so if you like curves there here you go. There were more than a few tall girls also if you like that. Tall meaning 5'10" and above. I didn't see anything I liked the two times I went so I just stopped trying.

Aiffe. Usually, when I find nothing at New Life I head over one street and go here. There's usually about 5-8 girls, also hit and miss. It was a miss for me on spinners.

Energy: This place is over by the stadium and has been on streaks of good and bad. Right now they seem to have about 20 girls there. They seem younger than New Life and there were more with cuter faces IMO. There were still no spinners but I picked a woman that was fit with little curves. She was 29, spoke some English, and was really nice. Sorry, forgot her name. IMO I think this was the best out of the 3 places I visited so far.

I usually go to only 3 strip clubs. These are in order of cheap to the most expensive:

San Diego. The smallest of the 3, but there can be some gems. Also, depends on your taste. You can find spinners here. Most of course are curvy, but fit. It is Medellin after all. The problem with this place is that dances are few and far in between. So it gets boring if your just looking around and not talking with a girl.

Fase II. This has been hit and miss for me, but right now it's good overall. Maybe the best of the 3 IMO as far as quality, amount of girls, and price for what you get. The space is a nice size with lots of room and you can see every part of the room easily without straining your eyes. There were spinners there, curvy girls, and curvy fit girls. I got a number from one girl and when I whatsapp'd here she wanted 350 k pesos! What a joke. It's only like 180-200 k at the club with a room. Let's calculate. She only gets up to 200 k pesos for a client at the club minus house fees and it's in those hot rank rooms. You would think she would take 150-200 k, no subtraction of club fees, to come to my very clean apartment with a pool and drinks. Dumb girl and I blew her off. There are way to many here so don't be afraid to say no or ignore them. You can be nice about it and they will be nice too, but say no thanks.

La Isla. This is the most expensive and the largest club. Fase II and this one usually has a stream of girls going up to dance. I usually pay 2 k pesos when the girls come around, because getting 1 k pesos is a chore and a half and you need a lot of them. No, you cannot get 1 k pesos at the cash register at the club. Besides, 2 k pesos is like only 66 cents right now. You can have fun when you give the girls the tip. I see other guys touch them, dance with them, smack their ass a little. This place is also the nicest out of all the strip clubs in Medellin with the largest dance floor for the girls. I always go to La Isla, among other places, every time I'm in Medellin and I met a cool server named Alex there. He speaks fluent English so it makes things a lot smoother. My Spanish is way better than before, but it's nice to have him around. PM me if you want his number.

La Isla Horror Story. On this particular night I was chilling on a couch searching for girls that I wanted to meet and started to chat with this one hot girl. Here the girls cost about 200-300 k for 40 minutes from my last recollection. This girl, Yaliz (Pronounced Jaliz, remember this name if you go there), had long black hair, implants, and a bubble butt. She knew a few words in English and seemed nice. I got her a couple of drinks and she wanted 300 k pesos. She said it was for an hour and included the VIP room. I should have read the signs. I'm such and idiot. I tried to get her number to meet up with her later in the week, but she said her cell phone was stolen. Sign post number 2. This is a hot girl in Medellin that lives off of cell phones. Some girls don't want to give their numbers, but it's rare and they usually have two phones anyway. If they don't want to give you there number then they will tell you nicely, there's no reason to lie. I eventually said fuck it and went to pay. I spoke with Alex and he tells me it's still 40 minutes, but the price does include the room. Whatever, it's only a $100 US. We walk up to the room and it's a normal room. I ask Yaliz what's up and she tells me sorry the VIP room is occupied. Huh, okay. Oh, we had gone back and forth on me having sex with her at La Isla and my place. One of the final things she said was that she would kiss me. I mention this because once we were at the room she didn't kiss me and was moving her face away. Ugh. We both had drinks and she kept taking sips of her drink and throughout the entire time she not only finished her drink, but then got two glasses of water. She then had to [CodeWord134] 3 different times. Now this was all in a span of about 10-15 minutes. It was such a buzz kill that I couldn't even get hard. She kept facing away from me and eventually said times up. She touched her drink glass more than me. I was like it's not even close to 40 minutes, but she kept on getting dressed. I've had one bad experience like this when I was first mongering, but this time I was like fuck this. I got dressed and left. I told the cleaning ladies there was a problem and then went to find Alex. I told him everything and he got the manager. Yaliz eventually came over and tried to talk to me but I just ignored her. After about 15 minutes the manager refunded my money minus the room charge, 60 k. Then I spoke with Alex a bit more and took off. I was clam but stern when I made my complaint and I'm sure that helped in them believing me. In the end, they actually did something about it. So don't be afraid to speak up. I didn't care about the money, I just hate being lied too.

When I first was visiting Medellin I had also tried the Strip Clubs in the Center. I eventually, decided to stick with the 3 above. However, now I wanted to try them again and saw some updates from Wolf662.

Conejitas. It's over by the State Museum on a corner and you go downstairs. No cover. It was definitely crowded with all locals, but it was cheap. I'm Asian so sometimes I can blend in, but I'm also muscular so people stare at me for my size. I'm use to it and didn't feel scared or worried for my safety. I don't have any combat training, I'm just a normal dude and it was fine. Didn't see any spinners, all curvy girls. About 10-15 and I stayed only 20 minutes. Super dark down there. There were long breaks in between dancing girls.

Barre Ejecutiva. I decided to just walk over to this place from Conejitas since it was a couple of blocks. However, if you are not use to seeing poor people on dirty roads then you may get a little scared. It was fine, just walk like you know where you are going. This place was brighter and had lots of girls of all sizes and quality. Girls were dancing in a steady stream.

Maracaibo. I went to this place after Barre Ejecutiva. I was here many years ago and it's the same. It's smaller than the two places above and was empty with customers. There were about 8 girls there. I was talking to one girl and she said things get full at midnight. This seems to be the norm for all strip clubs I've been to in Medellin. The lighting was in the middle of these 3 clubs. There were long breaks in between dancing girls.

Daytime action is always hard to find and / or coordinate. That's why I try to get numbers at the strip clubs and see them during the day also. I hope this little piece of info helps others. Remember, don't be afraid to speak your mind or complain. You don't need to be mean about it or yell to get results. Just explain things in a normal way and you should get the best possible results.