Bogota Reports

[Tss12]

Hi Blade,

I'm actually still be in Colombia till the 25. I'm just venturing out to different city as well. Planning to leave to Medellin or Cartagena tomorrow. Which one would you recommend to go first? Thanks can't on since I'm not a paid member here.

Hey Tss,

I get into Bogota late Saturday night and I can show you around Sunday and Monday. I've been to Bogota several times and speak some Spanish. For such a short stay you'll mostly want to hang in Santa Fe area. PM me if interested. I'll probably be in Bogota all week unless I decide to make an excursion to Medellin or Cartagena. But the plane prices are about $100 US each way which is a bit high, so probably won't do it.

To answer some questions earlier in the thread, very few people speak English in Bogota and there are very few gringos. Not like Medellin where there are gringos everywhere. Travel by taxi is pretty easy if you know the destination address, and very cheap and easy if you use uber, which is recommended.

Northern part of Bogota is the nice / rich / expensive area. The south part is El Centro in the La Candeleria area which is dirtier / poorer area. This is where the gold museum and Montserrat are at. The Santa Fe Barrio with all brothels are also near El Centro, which is the main area for mongering.

[Blade2000]

Was at Santa Fe Red light district last night (Saturday) but all clubs were closed due to alcohol ban for presidential election. This sucks. Looks like it won't be lifted until Monday Morning so I'm out of luck for today. There were a few girls working the hotel lobbys in the area but nothing to look at. I got a session with the only doable girl there (7 maybe). She lied about services she offered to get me in for 50 K COP, but didn't deliver in the room. Better than nothing though. I guess the only option for today will be to go through the escort sites.

I'll have a whatsapp number later today if anyone want's to hang out.

[Blade2000]

Anyone here want to hang out and show me the ropes around here? Booked a trip here with a friend and he couldn't make it so I'm here alone with no Spanish LOL will be in Bogota till Monday 18th and then Medellin.

Hey Tss,

I get into Bogota late Saturday night and I can show you around Sunday and Monday. I've been to Bogota several times and speak some Spanish. For such a short stay you'll mostly want to hang in Santa Fe area. PM me if interested. I'll probably be in Bogota all week unless I decide to make an excursion to Medellin or Cartagena. But the plane prices are about $100 US each way which is a bit high, so probably won't do it.

To answer some questions earlier in the thread, very few people speak English in Bogota and there are very few gringos. Not like Medellin where there are gringos everywhere. Travel by taxi is pretty easy if you know the destination address, and very cheap and easy if you use uber, which is recommended.

Northern part of Bogota is the nice / rich / expensive area. The south part is El Centro in the La Candeleria area which is dirtier / poorer area. This is where the gold museum and Montserrat are at. The Santa Fe Barrio with all brothels are also near El Centro, which is the main area for mongering.

[Woodman09]

That sucks as I'm flying into Bogota on the 20th and would have taken you up on your offer. Can you answer some questions for me? Where did you stay? How many people that spoke English did you run into? How difficult was it talking and getting around? I speak some basic Spanish (From school back in the day and from recent trips) and have been going through some tutorials ever since I decided to hit up Bogota but I still can't figure out what area to get a airbnb in that's close (walking distance 10-15 minutes) to some good inexpensive places but far away that some local wouldn't automatically thinks the reason I'm staying in the area.

Great Bnbs in Teusaquillo area which is close to Santa Fe- I have had many friends and clients stay all around there- 10 minute walk.

[WindAngel]

Anyone here want to hang out and show me the ropes around here? Booked a trip here with a friend and he couldn't make it so I'm here alone with no Spanish LOL will be in Bogota till Monday 18th and then Medellin.

You should PM Woodman09 to ask about his service but you need to buy a membership to enable your PM.

[KosLord]

Anyone here want to hang out and show me the ropes around here? Booked a trip here with a friend and he couldn't make it so I'm here alone with no Spanish LOL will be in Bogota till Monday 18th and then Medellin.

That sucks as I'm flying into Bogota on the 20th and would have taken you up on your offer. Can you answer some questions for me? Where did you stay? How many people that spoke English did you run into? How difficult was it talking and getting around? I speak some basic Spanish (From school back in the day and from recent trips) and have been going through some tutorials ever since I decided to hit up Bogota but I still can't figure out what area to get a airbnb in that's close (walking distance 10-15 minutes) to some good inexpensive places but far away that some local wouldn't automatically thinks the reason I'm staying in the area.

[Jalle]

Which VPN provider do you use?

Thanks!

Hi,

Currently using this one from a well trusted European provider: https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/freedome.

Does not require any technical skills. Just install the app for your device and select virtual location. If you cannot access something just change the location.

[Tss12]

Anyone here want to hang out and show me the ropes around here? Booked a trip here with a friend and he couldn't make it so I'm here alone with no Spanish LOL will be in Bogota till Monday 18th and then Medellin.

[Balimassage]

Hi guys.

I've got a 5 HR layover Saturday evening at the airport. Any options for a quick blow and go near the airport? Since I haven't been to BOG (flying in from MDE), I don't think I can manage a full city run, and expect once I land, check in, etc, it won't be quite 5 hrs.

Let me know if there's anything out near the airprot. Otherwise, seems like scheduling a rendezvous might be the way to go, but likewise, don't know the options!

Thanks, and if you get the chance, don't miss The Blue down in Barranquilla. !

[Xpartan]

Am I understanding correctly that Saturday and Sunday are going to be dead in Santa Fe and elsewhere due to the dry law?

Arrived in Bogota yesterday. Guys, soroche hit hard.

BTW, no one here knows what "soroche" is. Must be a Peruvian thing. Here they call it mal de altura, if I'm not confusing anything.

It hit me differently than Cuzco. In Cuzco I had a severe shortness of breath and headaches for the first day, but the next day I was fine. In Bogota, I didn't feel anything at first. Then I had a beer. My heart began pounding. Then I went slightly uphill back to my hotel. It was a short one-block walk, but I felt exhausted. Got in the room, lay down for 15 minutes. My heart rate kept pounding. Accompanied by a headache and bad pressure around my temples.

The coco leaves tea did nothing for me.

Decided to take it easy and found a tantra massage called Mantra. $140 for (supposedly 1 hour 20 minutes. Had a very nice massage with a nice tantra-like finish, done by a girl called Carolina. Nice girl and not a bad finish, but I had much better in Siem Reap and Hamburg of all places. The receptionist never bothered to give me a change from 150.

Thought I'd call it a night expecting to wake up relaxed and recharged. No such luck. Today did some touristy things in Candelaria and Monseratte. Every step uphill was a challenge. Got back to the hotel, had a couple of drinks. As I'm writing this, lying in my bed, my heart is making 130 a minute. It's clear to me that I'm not capable of drinking or making any physical exercises tonight. Am I fucked or what? What if this persists for all 5 days I'm here?

Should I ask a girl to do all the work for me, LOL?

[Routard]

I think Routards info was accurate when he wrote it, but not anymore. Anyone who has stayed in one of their hotels recently can correct me if I'm wrong.

As I'm living here, I don't need hotels anymore. But a good friend stayed in Viaggio Virrey in February I believe and had definitevely no issue with surfing on sex sites or bringing every night another girl in his room.

[Blade2000]

My two cents is that everyone in this hobby should consider using VPN. I'm paying 50 bucks a year for three devices (laptop, iPad, Android phone) and never having issues with firewalls or other local restrictions. Most importantly it also adds full privacy to all your data traffic as long as the VPN provider is reliable.

Thanks for great reports and sorry for my off topic comment.

Good point Jalle, I use VPN through a company called PIA (private internet access) and it's on all my Linux desktop computers. Didn't cross my mind to put in on my cheap travel chrome book for some reason. Also have a cheap Linux laptop that I could take instead. I'm probably going to stay in several new hotels in this upcoming trip so your suggestion might be helpful.

[Eszpresszo]

Hi Blade:

Thanks for the detailed information. Are you sure about the firewall at Viaggio Virrey? Routard specifically recommends that hotel. But obviously not being able to access ISG would be a deal breaker for many members.
Errol.

In Bali, last March I also ran into a problem getting onto ISG. I understand in Indonesia many things are simply censored by the IP, period. I went to Google Play, and downloaded Thunder VPN, a free app. End of problem and it didn't cost me one cent and probably took all of 5 minutes to download and set up. A firewall in a hotel should not be a problem.

[Cheerfull]

My two cents is that everyone in this hobby should consider using VPN. I'm paying 50 bucks a year for three devices (laptop, iPad, Android phone) and never having issues with firewalls or other local restrictions. Most importantly it also adds full privacy to all your data traffic as long as the VPN provider is reliable.

Thanks for great reports and sorry for my off topic comment.

Which VPN provider do you use?

Thanks!

[Jalle]

Yeah I'm sure, stay away if you see the name Viaggio. I've stayed in Viaggio 617 in Chaperino and Viaggio Virrey in El Retiro within the last year. It was Routards info that caused me to choose these hotels. They are actually very nice hotels and a great deal for the price, but the firewall is a killer. Had planned to bring some escorts in but couldn't visit any of the sites.

They also have signs everywhere that they won't tolerate child prostitution in their hotels, which I agree with. But the signs made me uncomfortable about bringing legal girls in too. They will also ask the girl to provide credentials and take down her info, which has pros and cons.

I think Routards info was accurate when he wrote it, but not anymore. Anyone who has stayed in one of their hotels recently can correct me if I'm wrong.

My two cents is that everyone in this hobby should consider using VPN. I'm paying 50 bucks a year for three devices (laptop, iPad, Android phone) and never having issues with firewalls or other local restrictions. Most importantly it also adds full privacy to all your data traffic as long as the VPN provider is reliable.

Thanks for great reports and sorry for my off topic comment.