Medellin Reports

[Nounce]

Yup. Anonymous. And I always say " I heard... " or " a friend... " .Anonymous.

You you are in Medellin now, right? It does not sound like you have a good time. Your posts are still focus on the virtual world and mostly about the negatives.

[SlapShot10]

Took the girls to Motel Ibiza on Friday night. It was my first time at a love motel in Medellin.

DiDi to the location, intercom to request a room (Presidencial), DiDi drives into your private garage, you walk upstairs, and.

2 beds, 10 person jacuzzi, bluetooth speakers throughout with a microphone, stripper pole, couches, 2 showers, 2 bathrooms, 2 tvs, 2 refrigerators full of anything you could possibly need (booze, drinks, food, vibrators, lube, condoms, and much much more). Menu for food, drinks, costumes / lingerie, etc. Our jacuzzi had an issue for the first hour, but after several calls they got it working. We also called to turn on the A / see and also to add some cold water to the 105 degree monstrous jacuzzi. We brought a bag of drinks but ended up having a few from the fridge, and bought a vibrator. 6 hours in total, bill was about 550.000 COP. They have much cheaper options, as well as shorter periods of time.

All-in-all, it was a good option. Especially, if you can't find an apartment with a jacuzzi, or you are priced out of options. Every girl I talked to about joining us already knew about the place. In normal times, I would imagine a night out in Palmahia with a group, followed by spending your night at Motel Ibiza or the like, would be a fun way to spend the night. A couple buddies with 4 girls could be one hell of a night.

Also, I extended my tourist permit until mid-December. The process was excruciating, because of how terrible the website was, but the eventual cost was 103.000 COP. My plan is to go home and come back in early January. Found a very nice apartment for Nov-Dec, but I have a week gap before then. I am looking into a finca to host a Halloween party, maybe. I'm just not sure if I want to commit to stocking up on groceries for the week, etc.

Cheers.

[JjBee62]

I arrived in Bogota tonight and went to the Banco de Bogota ATM in the airport. It seems these mfs have start trying to pull a trick that a few banks in Thailand have been doing the past couple of years. You key in how much money you want then it pops up on the screen an amount with them offering to exchange your currency to pesos. ALWAYS SELECT NO unless you like getting fucked instead of doing the fucking. They will charge you 7% exchange on top of the 13,000 fee if you select yes. When you select no the money just comes out normal and you get the rate that your home bank is giving you.

If I remember correctly, Davivienda and Servibanco ATMs ask this too.

[IamLookin]

I really don't understand why go thru all this? I use Facebook and look for recent pics of the girls.

I contact them and share whatsapp accounts. We agree on the amount and she comes to my apartment. To be totally honest I have never experienced a situation where the girl didn't look like her pics. Some girls are better than others in bed. Not even sure why guys go to seeking arrangements when these same girls have Facebook accounts.

Didn't think of it. Good advice. Will try This just turn on the camera for 10 seconds screening technique. However the what app video call is still good to talk 4 an 1/2 hour ask important questions and get a feel for the girl in seeking.

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[Elvis 2008]

The chances of an unemployed young female Colombian, with no family in the US, granted a tourist visa to come to the US is virtually zero. And it would take a lot of time and money to discover she is denied.

The better and easier route is an education visa. However, I think a tourist visa is doable on a planned trip with a strict schedule. I thought you might be able to pay for a tour and just have the woman come stay with you, but I understood customs is pretty strict about people following the itinerary.

[Member #4665]

Never answered why he could not just tell her to turn on her cam all the other times he was sending messages with her.

Didn't think of it. Good advice. Will try This just turn on the camera for 10 seconds screening technique. However the what app video call is still good to talk 4 an 1/2 hour ask important questions and get a feel for the girl in seeking.

[Surfer500]

Unfortunately not. I have been noticing that BS in many ATMs of USA, Colombia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore for the last several years. No, I am sorry, I am not able to enumerate precisely where and when, but I mention those countries because they are the extra-EU places I have visited most often in the last years.

Mr E., pls understand I did not mean to argue with you on this. I feel totally sympathetic with your anger. I fell in this trap more than once. I may only speculate that either you did not notice it before, or your specific usual ATM did not have this option before, but they introduced it only recently. Who knows. However, no, it is not new in Colombia.

Particularly nasty is having that conversion option in the credit card payments, because when it is available the waiter or the seller is used to select YES without even asking the unaware customer.

My personal experience with ATM's that present all the conversion options, which I have encountered in Europe, is that they are selectively placed at travel hubs like airports / train stations / tourist destinations where arriving passengers / tourists are in dire need of local currency, and people easily get confused and fall into the trap set by the Banks. I remember arriving at a train station somewhere in Europe, and there were rows of ATM machines, kind of like a bunch of one armed bandits lying in wait for a tired and dazed traveller.

As far as Colombia, I have yet to encounter the multi conversion ATM's on either a Bancolombia or Scotia Bank ATM at least in Medellin. And as far as the credit card conversion option, I always say in COP, as what you mention about the waiters / sellers automatically selecting this option is so true as you get totally dinged on it. Also interesting with credit cards in Colombia is how they always ask you "cuantos quotas", meaning how many payments do you want the charge spread over.

[Member #4665]

you use them to describe your experience like you have not experienced them.

Yup. Anonymous. And I always say " I heard... " or " a friend... " .Anonymous.

[Member #4665]

Great ATM tip about the conversion issue.

In col never use ATM in street. Enter a shopping mall use ATM nthere with morre cams and guards it is safer.

LOL about videoconference with the "secretary" .
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[Surfer500]

You do not use the common terms that most usually use. Also you use them to describe your experience like you have not experienced them. "Videoconference" is just one example. You also explain things in general and not talk about Medellin so that kind of lost the relevance. My SA experience is very different from yours. I have talked to many Medellin girls on Medellin and they all know why they are on the site even for some that are just exploring. if you have talked to Medellin girls, you will know the more common terms even after translator.

Exactly what I have been saying.

[Mr Enternational]

Mr E., pls understand I did not mean to argue with you on this.

LOL. Man you know I am not thinking that way.

[Black Page]

Rather I believe he is surprised that it happens in Colombia. I saw this conversion screen for the first time at the end of last year and it has spread to more banks this year. Overall it is a relatively new thing in Colombia.

Unfortunately not. I have been noticing that BS in many ATMs of USA, Colombia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore for the last several years. No, I am sorry, I am not able to enumerate precisely where and when, but I mention those countries because they are the extra-EU places I have visited most often in the last years.

Mr E., pls understand I did not mean to argue with you on this. I feel totally sympathetic with your anger. I fell in this trap more than once. I may only speculate that either you did not notice it before, or your specific usual ATM did not have this option before, but they introduced it only recently. Who knows. However, no, it is not new in Colombia.

Particularly nasty is having that conversion option in the credit card payments, because when it is available the waiter or the seller is used to select YES without even asking the unaware customer.

[Gringo Trooper]

Exactly. This is my 3rd time here this year and I had never seen it before last night.

Thank you for the intel. I was there in January of this year and I did not see this on the ATM screen, so I would agree that this must be new.

Moreover, after using my debit card at places like Starbucks, etc. (in January), the amount that they charged me at the coffee shop in pesos turned out to be the correct conversion amount in USD when I checked my bank statement online.

I'll try it out at Starbucks when I get down there next month. It's hard to imagine that coffee shops and restaurants would be doing this conversion bull also.

[Mr Enternational]

I don't think Mr. E is unaware of this "trick" by the banks. Rather I believe he is surprised that it happens in Colombia. I saw this conversion screen for the first time at the end of last year and it has spread to more banks this year. Overall it is a relatively new thing in Colombia. Yes these conversion offers are total bullshit.

Exactly. This is my 3rd time here this year and I had never seen it before last night. Matter of fact I went to Colpatria first. Put my card in and it asks Spanish or English. Pressed both buttons and inserted my card multiple times and it would not get past that screen. Then I went to Davivienda and that machine would only allow a withdrawl of 300,000. By the time I got to the Banco de Bogota machine I was frustrated and just wanted to get some money out quickly. In that state I could have easily missed what was going on, but I caught it and decided to pass the word along so other people will have their eyes open.

[Mr Enternational]

You do not use the common terms that most usually use. Also you use them to describe your experience like you have not experienced them. "Videoconference" is just one example.

That is what I was saying before. Videoconference is a term used in a formal workplace. And to have to schedule this like a formal job? Hey ho. Thursday at 1630 we will be having a videoconference and I expect you to be there and to have made all the necessary preparations. Who does that? Then he was like she missed the videoconference. Like uh oh, dereliction of duty. She is about to get put on probation. Never answered why he could not just tell her to turn on her cam all the other times he was sending messages with her. Like it is some big to do. Takes all of 30 seconds to turn on the cam and verify that is the person you are really talking to. I have nothing against him. It is just odd.