Medellin Reports

[Blakman]

Hi guys,

Anyone got news on lleras park as far as clubs and bars open. Girls flocking there at night time for business. Also does Poblado or lleras park have casas in the area.

[Knowledge]

The shorts thing is a recurring topic. Your point is well taken about the Bogota climate but I've come to realize that for some wearing shorts is a kind of reminder that they are not at work more than it is about comfort or hot temperatures. The last time this came up someone mentioned they were angry when they saw people wearing shorts around Medellin after they were advised against it and decided to leave shorts at home. I wear them on the way back and forth to the gym or if it's an exceptionally warm day I might wear them on a supermarket run. Unless I'm doing either of those or exercising outdoors I don't feel the need.

The average high temp in Bogota is 65 F. Why would you want to wear shorts?

[MarquisdeSade1]

Hey fellas hope all is well and safe. Been following since 2014 haven't posted in a while. Hoping anyone out there with some recent experience can give a tip or two. Thinking of going to Cancun. Bringing one of my long time favorites from Medellin. Quick 5 day getaway. Anyone know what the chica will need to have in hand at the airport to be able to get through immigration? Besides plane ticket and passport and that form you fill out on the plane? I know they've been known to harass Paisas. But she be traveling with me together any info greatly appreciated. Can't wait to hit up the mansion possibly early 2021 ! Thanks fellas.

Its hurricane season bro.

[Elvis 2008]

Hey fellas hope all is well and safe. Been following since 2014 haven't posted in a while. Hoping anyone out there with some recent experience can give a tip or two. Thinking of going to Cancun. Bringing one of my long time favorites from Medellin. Quick 5 day getaway. Anyone know what the chica will need to have in hand at the airport to be able to get through immigration?

She will need $500 cash minimum on her, reservation at a hotel or airbnb, and a reason to go. It is best if the reason is visiting a friend (other than you if there is a big difference in ages) or going to some kind of an event. And finally, stay clear of Mexico City. They hassle travelers the most. I had one gal who had her shoes stolen and luggage broken into while being kept in some kind of jail in the Mexico City airport. It was the worst few days of her life.

And NCal, you can get a feeling of what to be expected based on how your gal has been treated in hotels. To me, it has been an interesting experiment in seeing how hotels have treated the women / sugar baby types I have met on seeking.com/ SA. About 40% of the women I have seen, maybe because of their age and definitely because of their appearance, gave off a working girl vibe and hotel management became angered and wanted guest fees. While other women elicited almost a joyous response in hotel staff announcing my GF / fiancé type had arrived.

I have since realized that it really is up to the woman to sell that the relationship is not strictly pay for play. If she has not been able to sell herself as not being a prostitute with hotels, I would not bother with even attempting to bring her to Mexico.

Of the four I have tried to get into Mexico, one from Peru who was Venezuelan and three Colombians, the Venezuelan and only one of the Colombians got through.

On my most recent trip, that same Colombian woman visited me in my hotel. I had said to the hotel that I would have a guest but did not even give her name. Even with the difference in our ages, this woman not only got by hotel management, she was able to get them to let her on the elevator which meant someone had to approve her coming to my floor and showed up at my door. Although management did call me to let me know she arrived, she had completely charmed them.

Two of the three times the Venezuelan made it through though she was hassled. I was late to pick up the above Colombian woman because she made it through Mexican customs, which did not surprise me. What truly stunned me is that she made it through in 5 minutes! When I asked her how she did it, she just told me, "You just have to know how to carry yourself."

[Osteoknot]

I've done 2 trips to Colombia: Both to Bogota. I was pretty impressed and happy with both the Santa Fe street scene and the escorts on photosprepagos. I was a little disappointed in the higher end nightclubs. But overall, I was happy there.

I've done a good bit of reading. But how does Medellin compare? Will I be blown away by any particular element of the scene down there?

"City of Eternal Spring?" Everything else in Bogota you simply multiply by a factor of 2 or 3 compared to Medellin, good or bad. Soooooo there are probably 3 X the number of nightclubs in Bogota and if that's your barometer then you will not be "blown away" by Medellin.

[YippieKayay]

Hey fellas hope all is well and safe. Been following since 2014 haven't posted in a while. Hoping anyone out there with some recent experience can give a tip or two. Thinking of going to Cancun. Bringing one of my long time favorites from Medellin. Quick 5 day getaway. Anyone know what the chica will need to have in hand at the airport to be able to get through immigration? Besides plane ticket and passport and that form you fill out on the plane? I know they've been known to harass Paisas. But she be traveling with me together any info greatly appreciated. Can't wait to hit up the mansion possibly early 2021 ! Thanks fellas.

There are no entry requirements for Mexico. No PCR test needed. As far as I know Colombians can enter Mexico visa free.

[NCal2014]

Hey fellas hope all is well and safe. Been following since 2014 haven't posted in a while. Hoping anyone out there with some recent experience can give a tip or two. Thinking of going to Cancun. Bringing one of my long time favorites from Medellin. Quick 5 day getaway. Anyone know what the chica will need to have in hand at the airport to be able to get through immigration? Besides plane ticket and passport and that form you fill out on the plane? I know they've been known to harass Paisas. But she be traveling with me together any info greatly appreciated. Can't wait to hit up the mansion possibly early 2021 ! Thanks fellas.

[Incrociatore]

Hi guys,

The flight is on (for now), I reserved an apartment. I have to be tested for COVID. I got the kit yesterday. I have a question regarding the transport. I will arrive at the airport around midnight. I know there is a bus, but I don't know where it stops. I will stay in Laureles. I don't want to walk at 2 AM with my luggage around the city. Any advice or suggestion? I also don't want to pay 50 dollars for a taxi from the airport.

[Osteoknot]

Shorts could be a risk factor by making you stand out as a Gringo target. Maybe, maybe not, depends on the setting. But it is a variable you can control. So once again, good to hear feedback but ultimately it is a personal decision. If you are risk adverse, then you modify the risk factors you can control. If I were blonde and blue eyed and six feet tall like our friend Harry I prob would not wear shorts at 2 AM in El Centro or climbing the steps up the side of San Javier barrio in the dark. I look Hispanic and can blend in and have hung out with impunity in the highest risk locales. My ex-best Gringo friend, the one who did himself in, was a classic Ginger and would not accompany me to my novia's house just off Juan XXIII station because he believed his looks made him a target. I would not want to be around him if he were wearing shorts in that neighborhood. Now he's dead but his risk factor was depression, not all the shit we talk about. People do that, they become numb to their baseline risk (The Mongering Lifestyle) and focus on other risk factors to deflect their reality. BTW, having a chica who you know on your arm (Colombians don't hold hands) is a great buffer, IMO. "They" will usually leave you alone if you are with a chica, who you trust of course.

My first week in Medellin I was on Avenida 70 the touristy corridor and two not-cute chicas walked up to me and started speaking English. American Jehova's witnesses jajajajaja. And they readily admitted to scoping me out because I was wearing shorts and sandals. After that, I always wear long pants and shoes. And another BTW, the FIRST thing a regular Colombiana judges you by, is your shoes. A sex worker won't care but if you ever want to go for a regular girl, just sayin'.

I'll throw in some gratuitous ass. Not just any ass. Sexy Dexy is my Number 3 girl, a rare natural blonde Venezuelan. Of course each girl has a strength, and for Dexy, I tell her she has a purrfekt ass. Lots of room for personal taste there, bigger, smaller, whatever. But this is my my prototype of a purrfekt ass. If you are paying reeaal close attention you will notice the floor and bed is the same in all my photos so far, so that says something jaja. Skater Chic's ass is right there with Sexy Dexy, maybe tied, but Skater Chic's ass was almost a tad too muscular to claim the crown. Plus, Skater Chic ghosted me so I can't claim her among my regulars.

[Forever18]

Hey fellow mongers,

Long time reader, first time posting. I've just started on the international scene early last year taking several trips to Thailand last year and the discovering my new. Closer paradise Medellin back in Feb. I've bought my tickets for the end of October and I wanted to know if anyone has stayed at Travelers Orange Suites near Lleras? Is it guest friendly?

Do you like Medellin or Bangkok more and why?

[Combo]

That may be true in Medellin but not in Bogota. I've been to Bogota dozens of times over the years and I only see shorts in the city on skate boarders and kids. You will stand out for sure and maybe a mark for the ever increasingly crime in Bogota.

The average high temp in Bogota is 65 F. Why would you want to wear shorts?

[Gringo Trooper]

That may be true in Medellin but not in Bogota. I've been to Bogota dozens of times over the years and I only see shorts in the city on skate boarders and kids. You will stand out for sure and maybe a mark for the ever increasingly crime in Bogota.

And here we go again, hopefully we can put all the shorts discussions behind us after this year. LOL.

Shorts. The difference between life and death!

[LatinaLover#1]

I too have come to the conclusion about wearing shorts, certainly was not the thing to do on my first visit and long stays in Bogota in the early 1990's and also was somewhat frowned upon here in Medellin on my first visits 10 years ago BUT times have changed and I see many Colombians wearing shorts all around town, especially the locals in the pueblos and especially on a warm weekend.

Yes bring the shorts and you will thank us later for that advice.

Much love and respect to all.

The Tall Man.

That may be true in Medellin but not in Bogota. I've been to Bogota dozens of times over the years and I only see shorts in the city on skate boarders and kids. You will stand out for sure and maybe a mark for the ever increasingly crime in Bogota.

[Kulibali]

Hey fellow mongers,

Long time reader, first time posting. I've just started on the international scene early last year taking several trips to Thailand last year and the discovering my new. Closer paradise Medellin back in Feb. I've bought my tickets for the end of October and I wanted to know if anyone has stayed at Travelers Orange Suites near Lleras? Is it guest friendly?

I stayed there one day because my original airbnb got canceled upon arrival, they tried to charge me 50% nightly rate for each guest I bring in. I was told that most hotels around that area will charge you extra for bringing in guests.

[Combo]

Most of the flights from the US are overnight, it's very convenient. Argentina is a no go now, they are in extremely bad shape, but USD cash goes long way. Rio has a great natural setting, may be a perfect place for a week.

Convenient if you can sleep on a plane. I unfortunately lost the ability to do that years ago.