Caracas

[World Travel 69]

Three of us used are cards, just a little. All three of our cards were used by someone else.

In my case $5000. The bought car parts, hamburgers, food from stores and got money for gambling at the casinos.

I had used my card only 6 times in two weeks. Mostly paying for the hotels, one airport shop and one beach shop.

There is a big disadvantage to paying with a credit card at this time because of the discrepancy between the official and the black market exhange rate. If you pay with a credit card you'll get the official rate which is less than half the black market rate.

[Reinaldo]

There is a big disadvantage to paying with a credit card at this time because of the discrepancy between the official and the black market exhange rate. If you pay with a credit card you'll get the official rate which is less than half the black market rate.

Saludos,

I would appreciate some recommendations for accomodations in Caracas.

If anyone has personal knowledge, a short description, price and accepted means of payment would be very good.

Is there a disadvantage to pay with credit cards, ie, extra tax, or fees, other that what the credit card companies charge?

Thanks,

Yanqui69

[Yanqui69]

Saludos,

I would appreciate some recommendations for accomodations in Caracas.

If anyone has personal knowledge, a short description, price and accepted means of payment would be very good.

Is there a disadvantage to pay with credit cards, ie, extra tax, or fees, other that what the credit card companies charge?

Thanks,

Yanqui69

[Dewulf]

I have not visited the wondrous Venezuela in many years. Just wondering. What is the unofficial (black market) exchange rate to the US dollar? As far as current inflation goes. What is the price of a beer in a bar? This is my personal fool proof price of living inquiry.

Thank you Gentleman.

For exchange rate check here:

http://www.internationalsexguide.inf...=1#post1409293

Price for beer (hotel bar) is about 40. 50 Bolivares.

[Ttriumph48]

I have not visited the wondrous Venezuela in many years. Just wondering. What is the unofficial (black market) exchange rate to the US dollar? As far as current inflation goes. What is the price of a beer in a bar? This is my personal fool proof price of living inquiry.

Thank you Gentleman.

[Reinaldo]

I can think of numerous reasons not to go to Caracas, high inflation, crime etc but Chavez' death is not one of them.

I would take it easy with travel plans to Caracas right now. Hugo C is dead.

[Ttriumph48]

Hugo Chavez has died. Love him or hate him. He brought us 12. 5 cent per gallon premium gas. He will be missed.

[Member #4491]

I would take it easy with travel plans to Caracas right now. Hugo C is dead.

[Andy S]

Happy New Year pals,

I am trying to catch an idea of worthy "damas" from sexycaracas dot com.

I am in a business trip in late January and want to date with 2 or 3 ladies from sexycaracas. Any relevant experience?

There are forum at sexycaracas.com with opinions about experienses. You can read and choose

[Rene Morales]

Happy New Year pals,

I am trying to catch an idea of worthy "damas" from sexycaracas dot com.

I am in a business trip in late January and want to date with 2 or 3 ladies from sexycaracas. Any relevant experience?

What about victoria belson?

Thanks for your advise

[Jack B]

I just arrived in Caracas and was searching for the website for the "Cuerpo, Mente why Alma" massage parlor I read about in an earlier thread and here's what I found:

http://noticiaaldia.com/2012/02/red-...os-en-caracas/

Looks like they busted this place and two others. The investigation was initiated after complaints from neighbors. Prices seem high here compared to Argentina and Chile and that's taking into account the black market exchange rate which is 8 shitters to one USD. Heads up fellow hobbyists!

[DD Phil]

Was down in Caracas for a week during the second week of April. Going through Customs was easy and took about 5 minutes. The flight was.

Delayed by 2 hours, so I arrived at 11pm. Not good, but I had pre-arranged for a taxi ahead of time, so wasn't too worried.

I read about the "official" exchange rate and the black market rates and so wasn't going to change any of my money at the banks.

Or use ATM's. I was forced to bring cash with me and only paid for the hotel with credit card. The driver of the taxi I had arranged.

Spoke decent english and turns out could exchange $200 USD for me a rate of 8 bolivars per dollar. Turns out that lots of people down.

There want to hold US dollars and will change with you. From the bell boys at the hotels, to taxi drivers, etc. The rates are anywhere.

From 7. 5 to 8. 5.

If you don't use these black market rates, then everything in Caracas is super expensive. A big mac meal is $15 at the offical rate.

I was here for business so didn't have lots of time for mongering. I went to a few places. Went to Angelus strip club on a Tuesday evening.

THis is in the campo commerical center. Got there around 9pm and it was dead. I was one of maybe 2-3 guys there and about 10 girls.

The place didn't start to happen until about 11pm. Half the girls were fairly good looking. 7's and above. The other half were okay with some.

Being like 4's or 5's. A beer is around 60 bolivars and is a light beer. Everyone seems to be drinking whiskey and buying bottles, which are.

Around 1200 bolivars. A single whiskey drink is 100 bolivars. The girls weren't too pushy but do come by and ask you to buy them.

Drinks. Which are around 80 bolivars. You do get to flirt with them, put you arms around them, etc. The show starts at 11pm and lasts.

About 1. 5 hours. Meaning there's several girls dancing on the various stages for the next 1. 5 hours. The place itself is quite large with an.

Upper level. But its somewhat dated. The chairs, couches, carpets are showing their wear and tear. Lots of staff all over of the place.

There's no lap dances but you can take the girls into the rooms there. I didn't see the rooms, but the girls told me its a basic room nothing.

Special. It costs about 900 bolivars for the room and then another 800-1000 for the girl for an hour. So about 2K bolivars for a girl.

Which I thought was fairly expensive. I tried getting the phone numbers of some girls but they wouldn't give them out. YOu can take the girls out,

And it costs 1K to the house and then you negotiate with the girl. Anywhere from 1K-3K depending on how long, etc. I had a few beers here, enjoyed.

The show and left.

A few of the taxi driers tried setting me up, they knew girls and wanted anywhere from 1-2K. Which again I thought was too high. They didn't.

Have pictures of them, so I wasn't really interested. I was expecting prices to be about 500 bolivars.

On another occassion I went to the Trio strip club. This club is 2 years old and is right across from the Renaissance hotel. There is.

No sign outside and its on the ground floor of a commerical building. Its a fairly good club. Nice ambiace, all new furniture, very hot.

Girls. Most of the girls are like 7's and above. Didn't really see a bad looking girl. They have beers for 50 bolivars and whiskey drinks for.

80-100. Again the fashion is to buy a bottle of whiskey. Which is 1300. There are half bottles as well. But being a single guy, and not wanting.

To get drunk, I wasnt into the bottle thing. Show starts at 11pm and lasts until about 1am. This club is much more expensive. Rooms are upstairs.

And the girls are asking 3-4K for an hour. Yes that 3000 to 4000 for an hour! And you still have to pay another 1K for the room. This is.

Ridiculous pricing. It works out to more than $500-600 USD an hour at the black market rate! But I did see several guys go upstairs with the.

Girls. There's also a VIP section. The girls were interested in getting your number and hotel your staying at. They wanted to come to you hotel.

The next day. Asked for anywhere from 2-4K. I guess you save the house fee.

On another night I had a taxi driver take me around to a few places. Went to a Hotel Doral which was supposed to be decent and better pricing,

But the night I went it had rained and there was like 2-3 girls in there and they weren't that good looking. So I didn't stay. Went to 2-3.

Other strip clubs similiar to Angelus in pricing. Can't remember their names.

I knew about the sexycaracas site, but am not really into that, because you have no idea how accurate the pics on the site are, etc. But in this.

Case, it might have been better to use it.

I went to some regular clubs as well. Thursday night seem to be a girls night at many clubs. No cover, cheap drinks for them. I went to.

One where it was 100 bolivars to get in and included 4 drinks. Lots of girls there in their 20's but I found it hard to approach them.

The major hotels didn't have much of anything going on in their lobby bars. I tried Marriot, Embassy, Renaissance, Altamira Suites.

Overall didn't have a great time in Caracas for mongering. The whole hassle with the currency exchange, paranoid of using my credit.

Card or ATM card anywhere in the country, the taxi scams, and how expensive things are.

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[Onedazz]

Preciate the heads up World, and I for the most part had done that. This aught to be an interesting trip as I am a Moreno American, so if Whites are being treated that way, I can only imagine the hostility I will receive. Nevertheless, I am on the way.

So where are you now?

[Poloz1133]

Sorry to say, if you do not look Spanish and speak perfect Venezuelan you will not have a good time.

RTFF.

Preciate the heads up World, and I for the most part had done that. This aught to be an interesting trip as I am a Moreno American, so if Whites are being treated that way, I can only imagine the hostility I will receive. Nevertheless, I am on the way.

[Mfins]

Hugo does not care about tourists. Therefore it is very unsafe. The Chicas and most people were friendly enough. I just never felt safe. They also hit my credit cards for US$5000. I only used it 6 times, mostly at the hotels. I never used an ATM machine. My two buddies cards were hit also.

I was in Maracaibo once. Stayed in the nicer parts. I never felt in danger however I am a gringo and in most other Latin Am. Countries I can play the gringo card as I call it and get lots of extra attention from the chicas. However in Maracaibo, it seemed the girls (either poor or rich) could care less that I was a "gringo with money".

I really had no advantage.

Will be back in Maracaibo in two weeks. Anybody know of any new spots.