Caracas

[Pajama Sam]

Mongering brethren,

I had the opportunity to go to CCS on a last minute trip this last week. I have been to CCS on and off for the last ten years and frankly it is quite sad to see the slow decline of this country. Venezuela is a beautiful country with great restaurants, a serious party scene and arguably the most beautiful women on the planet.
If you go, make sure you have a reliable driver waiting for you (I use and recommend Reinaldo from venezueladriver.com). The main highway is closed and the alternate routes are risky and/or lengthy in terms of time (3 hours+). I recommend the El Junquito route as it is scenic and not stressful.

My favourite hotels are The Embassy Suites in front of Centro Lido ($175), Altamira Suites ($70) or the Altamira Continental ($50). All of these hotels are chica friendly.
For entertainment I called a thin gal from tumami.com and to my surprise, she proved to be quite good ($35). She was in her early 20s, long legs and a great disposition. We hit it off quite well. As a matter of fact, after the experience, I invited her to dinner the next day. I never thought she would be around since she is quite popular (a solid 8 in my book). I had to work until around 7pm and didn’t have a chance to call her until then, but when I called, she was happy to hear from me and told me she was looking forward to dinner. I took her to a nice restaurant, there are many choices in town.

We had a nice time and I treated her like a lady. Afterwards, I invited her to come back to my room and she agreed. We hung out for a while and I started to caress her and kiss her. She lied on the bed and asked if it was ok to fall asleep. This surprised me as I had a raging hard-on and wanted to do her, but I told her ok. Before she fell asleep in my arms, she told me I would have a nice surprise in the morning.

Needless to say, the morning was a great one. BBBJ, multiple positions and total GFE. She came multiple times and we truly enjoyed each others company. When it was time for her to leave and me to go to work, she asked if she could see me again. I told her of course and offered to give her a gift. She politely declined and said she had enjoyed herself too much and it was personal this time. As a matter of fact, she asked me to call her next time so she can clear her schedule.

This is a first for me. I’m a fit man in my early 40’s and never thought in my wildest dreams a girl like that would like me so much.

The semi-pro scene in Caracas is possible provided you are patient. You can go to the Sambil shopping center and scope out the girls there. It is possible to strike conversations with nice looking girls. If you are pressed for time, I have a couple of recommendations that would be sure to please. The studios are a great choice provided you have some time. The studios are particularly good to get dates for later at reduced prices. I found a 10 in a studio that I ended up dating for over a year.

PM me if you need help or have questions.

Please be careful in Caracas. Situational awareness is always key.

Monger on

[Que Ladilla]

Apologies to those who messaged me over the past few months. I'll pm you soon. I'll also add postings on a couple of great after-hours clubs, AM and 12:34. It's taken me this long to get my home internet connection up and running again, I'm glad to be back!

[Explorer8939]

I don't know why this place is not recommended, its my usual hotel when I stay in Caracas. Its near some of the action, its cheap, and they give you a free toothbrush.

Of course, you may be killed or robbed if you walk more than 100 meters from the hotel.

[Member #4447]

I need help with a budget hotel in Caracas. 20-30 dollar, chica friendly and in a safe area. Is this possible?

[Lorenzo]

Prominently displayed was a sign with the price $20,000B.

According to XE Currency Converter, that comes to US$9.31! And to think she had to split that with the house! Sounds like you got your money's worth. At least you got off.

[Reinaldo]

More out of curiosity than any thing else I paid a visit to what is arguably Caracas most famous or is that infamous brothel which occupies two floors of Edificio Volta. Turns out it is located on Bulevar Abraham Lincoln in Sabana Grande equidistant between the Sabana Grande and Chacaito metro stations. If memory serves me the closest cross street is Humboldt. The letters Volta on the building aren't huge so if you aren't paying special attention you could miss it. There is a food court across the street.

I went in the afternoon for safety reasons. There was a guy sitting at the doorway and I asked him if there was a estudio in the building. For the uninitiated estudio is a euphemism used in Caracas for brothel. He laughed and said there indeed was a burdel and recommended the second floor. The entrance to the building is on the ground floor.

Prominently displayed was a sign with the price $20,000B. There weren't many girls working or if there were they were mostly busy. There were just a few sitting around. I thought one of them was doable so I went with her. I would say she was a 6 in her late 20's. Morena, Her best feature was her rack. Her face was just average She took me to a room that overlooked the street.

I thought the fact that I was a foreigner although a spanish speaking one would spark her curiosity but it didn't. Service was perfunctory but included cbj and several positions although she did not completely disrobe. The room was sweltering albeit equipped with a slowly revolving overhead fan.

[Member #4447]

I am looking for a hotel for a about 20-30 dollar in Caracas. I would like to stay in Las Mercedes area or other safe area. Any info?

[Reinaldo]

Reinaldo:
Is there a big Carnaval celebration in Caracas?
WT69

I don't have any first hand experience but my understanding is that many caraqueños head for the beach to celebrate Carnaval and the closest ones are accessed via what is now the closed highway to the airport.

[Oceans Latobay]

No it's not. As for the closure of the main highway between Caracas and the coast an article in today's online El Universal says they are working 24/7 on the bypass and hope to have it ready by late Feb ie before the start of Carnaval. The bypass amounts to a 1 1/2 mile detour around a bridge.

Seems like you have the inside to what's going on... please update us with what's going on. I hope that I can make It into the city under 1 hour upon arrival with the new bypass in working order. I am only flying into Caracas for 3 days and 2 night until Sunday evening b4 I head to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad for Carnival!

[World Travel 69]

Reinaldo:
Thanks, I read that too, but I don't want to deal with it. I am thinking about just flying to Puerto La Cruz and hang out there for a while and maybe they will be finished when I am ready to go to Caracas. Or maybe it will be easier to get there.
Is there a big Carnaval celebration in Caracas?
WT69

No it's not. As for the closure of the main highway between Caracas and the coast an article in today's online El Universal says they are working 24/7 on the bypass and hope to have it ready by late Feb ie before the start of Carnaval. The bypass amounts to a 1 1/2 mile detour around a bridge.

[Reinaldo]

I would like to know if the road to La Guaira and Macuto is closed also?

WT69

I assume you're referring from the airport to La Guaira and Macuto right? No it's not. If you mean from Caracas then yes because we're talking about the same highway for the 3 destinations. As for the closure of the main highway between Caracas and the coast an article in today's online El Universal says they are working 24/7 on the bypass and hope to have it ready by late Feb ie before the start of Carnaval. The bypass amounts to a 1 1/2 mile detour around a bridge.

[World Travel 69]

Borrowed from http://www.tripadvisor.com site:

Bridge to Caracas is Out.

The main road will be closed a long time. One of the bridges on it is in danger of collapsing, so the traffic through it has been suspended.
There are 3 alternate roads, none of them is very good, so travel times are much longer than the 40 minutes it used to take before.
You can take the old Caracas-La Guaira road, and depending on traffic it will take between 2 and 6 hours, also, at night this road is closed for cars and taxis and only trucks are allowed. (did this one last week to get to caracas, was lucky, took only 2 hours)
Then, you can go through Galipan, up and down the mountain, for this you need a 4x4 vehicle, it takes about 1.5 hours and costs 150.000 bs. (did this one last week to get to the airport, and it was ok, there isn't much traffic and you can even enjoy some views of the city and the sea)
There is also the road through "El Junquito" which is the one I think taxis are commonly taking, and travel times are around 2.5 hours.
The government is very inefficient, they are building a temporary way to bypass the broken bridge, but it will take a couple of months, and then a new bridge will take years to be done.
Other alternatives are to fly from Maiquetia (the international airport) to a small airport in caracas using aerotuy or avior, also you can fly to valencia and then drive 2 hours to caracas.
If you can read spanish, take a look at this page in "El Universal" (one of the main newspapers in vzla)
http://caracas.eluniversal.com/

I would like to know if the road to La Guaira and Macuto is closed also?

WT69

[Suave Gato]

My good friend will be working in Maracaibo for the next 6 months. He needs to comute through the Caracas airport every few weeks, So I will let you know on the progress.

[Suave Gato]

I've been reading reports that the bridge that connects Caracas to the international airport has collapsed or been closed for safety reasons, and that the only way to get to the airport is via an old, winding mountain road that goes through some of the worst slums of Caracas. I have a round trip ticket to Caracas a few months hence, my idea being to use Caracas as the starting point for a trip via airpass throughout South America. Now I am rethinking this, maybe just start my trip somewhere else, or just skip Venezuela, or at least Caracas, altogether. I'd like to know if anyone has tried getting to/from the airport since the bridge has been out of service. Maybe the press is exaggerating the whole thing. Also, I wonder if there is helicopter service from the airport to downtown Caracas; that may be the easiest solution. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Lorenzo

There is helicopter service to the city from the airport but the rates have skyrocketed as well. It would probably be wise to skip VEN altogether or just avoid the city and use the airport as a jumpoff point to your other destinations. It is amazing that a country with some of the worlds best building engineers could let this happen. Has nuthin to do with Chavez, just 50 years of neglect.

[Aussie Greg]

Ricker,

Its me Aussie Greg, where´s the best strip club and day places in town, you know me I dont mind paying for quality but not to much hay !! the best day place and night place, thanks mate, regards.

The Aussie.

You heard correct senor ... the main road is closed ... pain in the butt.

I was just there ... they're saying at least a few months to fix the problem.

There is another airport in the city itself ... don't know much about it though or who flies there.

Suerte.