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09-01-14 20:10 #6463
Posts: 235Hotel El Pedregal
Anyone hear of Hotel El Pedregal. I'm wondering if its girl friendly.
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09-01-14 00:02 #6462
Posts: 1261Wow!
Originally Posted by Tiny12 [View Original Post]
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08-30-14 21:19 #6461
Posts: 1807Donkey Sex
Tired of paying 200,000 COP for some siliconed up, pretentious princess who insists you use a condom? There are other options in Cartagena:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VKWLC87Uzw
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08-29-14 09:36 #6460
Posts: 2527Originally Posted by Hotrod10 [View Original Post]
Years ago I was spending hours in writing long reports divided in sections about CTG, what to do, where to go, etc. Scroll back 2-3-4-5 years and you find it. From the RoD section it will be easier.
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08-29-14 05:33 #6459
Posts: 235Thanks for the good report
TOMBASB.
Thanks for the great report on 7/29/14. This may have been the best report I have read on ISG. For some time I have considered a trip to CTG but the reports were inconsistant, one good and the next bad. Your report covered all angles. I like that. You tried to give a fare analysis and let others decide. Thanks.
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08-22-14 12:53 #6458
Posts: 23Night Tour
Thanks, I will have to try one night. Some nice bar write ups on that site.
Originally Posted by WorldTravel69 [View Original Post]
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08-20-14 16:30 #6457
Posts: 2870Night tour
It is not a monger bus, but it is fun.
I stayed at the Hotel Playa and the bus started out front on San Martin and Calle 4. You can board at other spots around the city.
http://www.cartagenaconnections.com/chiva-tours.html
http://www.tripfilms.com/Travel_Vide...bia-Video.html
Originally Posted by BigB23 [View Original Post]
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08-20-14 12:01 #6456
Posts: 137Dian
Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
Aces from Miami. American flew to Barranquilla 14 years ago, stayed there 1 night, too many banditos on the road to Cartagena at night. Many casas in.
Barranquilla, Alvaro transported the next day. Tony was a caucasian, got blacker with each lie.
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08-20-14 06:16 #6455
Posts: 23What is this Rum Bus night tour that you speak of. Is this different than the standard Chiva tour. I was looking for a monger's version, does that exist?
Originally Posted by WorldTravel69 [View Original Post]
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08-19-14 18:55 #6454
Posts: 1013Originally Posted by Puntz79 [View Original Post]
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08-16-14 21:26 #6453
Posts: 2870Thanks for the info
Don't forget to take the Rum Bus night tour.
The day time bus tour is also a good one.
Originally Posted by Puntz79 [View Original Post]
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08-16-14 19:50 #6452
Posts: 316Traveling to Cartegena and Customs
Here is what happened, as I arrived into CTG on Thursday night going through BOG all with Avianca. I saw mixed information with some saying the process is exactly the same as in the USA with going through passport control on your port of entry, and then picking up your checked-in luggage from baggage claim and then going through customs, and then giving your bag to the airline desk for the domestic connection. It did not work like that, and here is my experience.
I filled out a customs form and on arrival at BOG, went through immigration which took about 15 minutes (not that big of a line and it moved fairly quickly), got stamped. Went to baggage claim, and asked someone at baggage tracking if I have to collect my bags here. She asked for my baggage sticker / ticket and when she saw that I arrived on an international flight and was connecting in BOG with Avianca, she said my bags will not come out here. I asked if she was 100% sure, because I did not want to risk dealing with any misinformation and having my bag left behind, and she said yes. As I had nothing to declare I went to that line, gave my form to the agent collecting them and glancing them and went to the Terminal 1 domestic side. My bags showed up in Cartagena, and did not come out in Bogota at all. I waited around at the carousel a good 15 minutes after the other pax checked-in luggage from my flight was coming out but I never saw my bag. I took that as a sign that it does indeed come out at your final destination in the country. So while you do give your customs declaration form in at BOG, you do not see your bags until CTG. It's definitely different than how it is when you arrive in the United States. And at CTG, I just collected my bag once it came out and walked straight through the exit and to the taxi stand. Honestly I'd say it was a very smooth experience.
On to my mongering experience, I did the clock tower area last night and a little bit the first night. It's my first time in CTG, and there were definitely a good number of street walkers and it dwindles down as the night goes on although in the plaza around the reloj it was still busy. As for the quality, it will depend on what appeals to you. While I did see a few 8's and 9's, a good majority were 5's and 6's. There were also a few who I would not even give a second look to, but everyone has their own tastes. I will share more later this weekend as my trip wraps up, CTG is definitely better for tourists as there's a good bit to see during the daytime especially in Centro. The walled city is definitely unique and worth checking out, even in the intense heat. The daytime action in Centro, well. There does not seem to be much really. The street vendors can be annoying, but I have not had much issues. A simple no gracias does it, one did persist but as I continued to walk away he moved on to the next tourist. Most of them did not bother. Oh and as for safety, plenty of police in Centro. I have felt completely safe so far but as always, everyone should take precautions and be aware of their surroundings.
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08-15-14 10:06 #6451
Posts: 2527Originally Posted by LocoGringo [View Original Post]
WOW...!
FYI, the small desk where you leave the form (I assume you filled it every time), at the exit of the large area for baggage claim at the BOG airport, *IS INDEED* the custom desk. The guy/lady who receives the form from your hands is a DIAN officer.
You can check the luggage in MIA directly to CTG via BOG (or return), because (as I wrote yesterday), also CTG is an international port of entry. There are direct flights MIA-CTG, for example. This does not exempt you from filling in the DIA form and returning it to a DIAN officer (customs). The fact that controls are usually very relaxed does not mean there are no customs there. Otherwise, smuggling would be too easy, obvious indeed.
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08-15-14 03:11 #6450
Posts: 137They don't.
Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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08-14-14 19:58 #6449
Posts: 2527Cartagena port of entry
Originally Posted by LocoGringo [View Original Post]
Also, I wonder HOW it could be possible to discriminate my luggage at the CTG airport, once I arrive at the domestic gate with a domestic flight and the luggage it is put on the belt with all other luggage of the domestic flight BOG-CTG.
REgardless this can happen or not, what I wrote applies entirely for ANY connection from international to domestic flight via BOG, when the final destination is NOT an international port of entry.