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[Ronycueros]

Hey everybody,

I have a little question for you fellows. I'm going to Colombia on a student visa. I'm going to apply for the visa soon. I have a little problem, I have a criminal record of 2 cases of battery (assault) and 1 of breaking. Two of the covictions are from 2004 and one is from 2006. I have no outstanding warrants of arrest, I'm not on bail nor on parole. The last conviction is almost 6 years old. And its a chapter of my life I'm forgetting. Do you think I will be denied the visa or will I get it easly? I'm a little nervous, hope you can help.

Thank you

[Member #4394]

I agree with a lot of negative opinions about Spirit on the other thread. Whenever they cheat you, you should file a complaint to the USA Dept of transportation and Federal Trade Commission. Here are the links.

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/problems.htm

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.go...d.aspx?Lang=en

Also, please keep records and gather evidences. Please keep records of the names of representatives, and who did what on what time. If a representative promised you a compensation or others, you write "refund$100","hotel", etc, on a paper and have him / her sign. If s / he refused to sign, take a picture of her.

I have filed a few complaints against Spirit and Orbitz. They sent me apologies and refunded some amount of money. They are very scared of the federal agencies.

[TuDueno]

An alternative to a hotel may be an apartment, however it is without breakfast, swimming pool etc. For example Alvaro Jesus is 150 000 COP per night. Small apartments have a living room with open kitchen and a bedroom. The building is close to hotel del Prado Carrera 53 # 91-100. In Colombia motels are usually love hotels where one rents a room per 3 hours or so. However they have special and attractive all day offers during the week Monday to Thursday. Rooms in motels can be quite luxury. I do not know if it is a good idea to go to one with your girlfriend.

So this is my question. Where the hell can I find a decent place to stay for under US $100 a night? I want to stay longer than my previous 5 days and a nice hotel is about US $1300. Way too much and I know there are hourly motels that have jacuzzis and wetbars but none come up on google search. With someone with expereince in BAQ be able to point some out. My girl is primary in LA Paz and just not familiar with the motels but has heard of the.

[Cooldaddyc]

Try Hotel San Francisco.

I am returning to Barranquilla in January. Last time I stayed at the Sonesta Hotel. It was nice an luxurious. But holy crap I spent a lot just for a room to sleep in at night and internet, though the buffet breakfast was nice and made me fat for the entire day. My first trip was in October and it was my first time meeting my girl and I had a blast. She lived in La Paz which is in the moutain area of Barranquilla and quite a poor living but the people were friendly and NOBODY asked me for money. I did buy 2 50lb bags of rice for my girls family and the smiles on their faces was beyond gratifying. I also bought chocolates for the neighborhood children who all sang the aphabets and danced for the candy. We made it into a game.

So this is my question. Where the hell can I find a decent place to stay for under US $100 a night? I want to stay longer than my previous 5 days and a nice hotel is about US $1300. Way too much and I know there are hourly motels that have jacuzzis and wetbars but none come up on google search. With someone with expereince in BAQ be able to point some out. My girl is primary in LA Paz and just not familiar with the motels but has heard of the.

[John Gault]

http://www.elhotelcontinental.com/english/welcome.html

I stayed there 18 months ago, and it was 90K a night. In the North part of town. A very safe area near the collage. One of my favorites in Latin America.

BTW, the Non Pros in BAQ are as hot as the weather there.

[Latin Lover77]

I am returning to Barranquilla in January. Last time I stayed at the Sonesta Hotel. It was nice an luxurious. But holy crap I spent a lot just for a room to sleep in at night and internet, though the buffet breakfast was nice and made me fat for the entire day. My first trip was in October and it was my first time meeting my girl and I had a blast. She lived in La Paz which is in the moutain area of Barranquilla and quite a poor living but the people were friendly and NOBODY asked me for money. I did buy 2 50lb bags of rice for my girls family and the smiles on their faces was beyond gratifying. I also bought chocolates for the neighborhood children who all sang the aphabets and danced for the candy. We made it into a game.

So this is my question. Where the hell can I find a decent place to stay for under US $100 a night? I want to stay longer than my previous 5 days and a nice hotel is about US $1300. Way too much and I know there are hourly motels that have jacuzzis and wetbars but none come up on google search. With someone with expereince in BAQ be able to point some out. My girl is primary in LA Paz and just not familiar with the motels but has heard of the.

[John Gault]

Whatever happened to this guy? See that is why many people do not like giving out information because most do not report back.

Mr. E If you look at the new posters who ask a lot of questions without really trying to read the forum then when you look back after their trip most likely you will not see a trip report. After all it takes a little effort to give some info back instead of always looking to be spoon fed.

Most of the Mongers I meet on my adventures are great guys so I still try to give out intel while on the ground, but your right, it does get old after a while.

[John Gault]

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but some of the posts lately on the Colombia board are unreal. It is like guys are coming out of the wood work. Although I must say it is worse on the DR board. There is a guy on there advertizing about how he likes when the girls use a strap on for him.

I don't know what is worse these new posts or guys asking about a Help type Disco in MDE.

[Mr Enternational]

So my girl in Barranquilla gave me a number to call her and I am having one helava time trying to call. I got a 300* number and I'm trying to call from the US using a calling card. This dumb calling card says to call the card number for my area, enter the pin, dial 011 to reach out of country numbers, and then I found through websites that I have to dial 57 before the number she gave. Problem is that it doesn't work. Another website says that things are different for home pays as compared to cell phones. Can someone please PM me and help me out. I was suppose to call tonight but since it didn't go through I would like to try again tomorrow. Not sure it matter, but I'm calling from Washington DC. Any help appreciated.

Sidenote- Got my trip planned for Oct-31-Nov. 6 for any of you traveling to Barranquilla.

Whatever happened to this guy? See that is why many people do not like giving out information because most do not report back.

[Vitrea]

Colombian Peso: Today it is 1950. 50 to $1 USD. Good for folks there now converting USD. By the way, I got the best rates at BOG domestic terminal than in CTG (not by much) but for those of you that care about 75 peso difference, they may want to try that.

[Member #4394]

Nacho Vidal (Evil Angel Productions) is making porno in Colombia.

Hello.

Is it legal with porno in Colombia? I have found some Colombian porno sites, very rudimentary.

It should be cheap to produce and there is a vast amount of girls who would do it for a fraction of what a US pornostars salary. We have seen Jake in Brasil, Mike in Brasil etc.

There are lot of video sexchat girls from Colombia. I actually stay in touch with one of them, the other is a model (but claims she works in advertizing, due to her nice flat in Laureles, Medellin).

Anybody has had any thoughts about this?

My point of view is to let my females friend fotographer make the videos and try to get a contract with a production company in the US or Europe and recieve the revenues. While, I, or other anglo-saxons have sex for free. With awesome colombianas.

Any suggestions?

[LittleTruths]

Is it legal with porno in Colombia? I have found some Colombian porno sites, very rudimentary.

It should be cheap to produce and there is a vast amount of girls who would do it for a fraction of what a US pornostars salary. We have seen Jake in Brasil, Mike in Brasil etc.

Yes it is and you're not the first to think of it.

Anybody has had any thoughts about this?

I actually used to know some dude who ran one such operation with live porn or some like that, based in Canada, and as I recall one of the studios where they had the dirty going on was precisely in Colombia, so I guess it's fair play.

[Sean EZ]

Make life easier for yourself and only carry around things you're OK with eventually parting with, without blinking an eye; modest amounts of money, no watch, a cheap mobile phone. Know that no material possessions are worth losing your life for and that muggers are either crackheads or mindless desperados and you can't rely on them to make the right decisions, you have to know what's best doing in the situation you find yourself in.

Agreed.

I'll add my 5 cents. I've been to Colombia 6 or 7 times and consider it to be one of the safest countries to travel to. I always take my (not Rolex) but big and expensive watch to Cartagena. There are many apartment and other foreign business owners who live there worry free, I can't see why they would choose me a target rather than them. I dress nice but do not bring my watch to Bogota. The only thing that makes me a bit nervous is catching a taxi from that seedy barrio with the street with all the strip clubs (I forgot what it's called). It's a bit of a drive and I don't know the city well. But you have to act like you know and appear aware and sober. I still don't know how to deal with this situation. Best thing to do might be to have your hotel call an official taxi for you and then make a deal with the driver where he will wait for you for a flat rate. I have heard that taxi muggings happen in Argentina and Colombia but don't know anyone personally who had been robbed.

One thing I would be careful about in Cartagena is carrying anything illegal on self. I have seen cops stop and search tourist, and my friends have been searched while walking home with a girl from LDV. Leave your party favor in your apartment if you must do them. Other than that your biggest risks are being run over by a taxi or bitten by a beach dog.

I have paranoia going to Mexico, and I don't get those who travel to any destination other than a resort in a large touristy city like Cancun, certainly not Acapulco. I would not go anywhere near Mexico border towns. Tourists are targets and there are some pretty bad statistics. Another destination is Venezuela, I think going to the capital is suicidal.

[VikingoLoco]

Hello.

Is it legal with porno in Colombia? I have found some Colombian porno sites, very rudimentary.

It should be cheap to produce and there is a vast amount of girls who would do it for a fraction of what a US pornostars salary. We have seen Jake in Brasil, Mike in Brasil etc.

There are lot of video sexchat girls from Colombia. I actually stay in touch with one of them, the other is a model (but claims she works in advertizing, due to her nice flat in Laureles, Medellin).

Anybody has had any thoughts about this?

My point of view is to let my females friend fotographer make the videos and try to get a contract with a production company in the US or Europe and recieve the revenues. While, I, or other anglo-saxons have sex for free. With awesome colombianas.

Any suggestions?

[Bango Cheito]

Sounds like your paranoid bigtime! Believe me know one wants anything to do with your dusty old ass.

Not at all. I'm the one famous for resisting robberies and fighting with would-be muggers.

The advice I gave I think is just common sense that should apply the world around when mongering. I had a friend in NYC stupid enough to follow a SW to her place to do the deed. He had the girl on all fours and her pimp jumps out the closet and puts a knife at his throat.