Cartagena Reports

[MongerHunger]

I integrate chicas into my plan when dealing with Gringo Prices. Every since my first day in Cartagena I have used the chicas to avoid that tax. It is understood between me and a chica exactly what is expected and what I want. At Hollywood Beach a chica turned me on to a guy and now we use his section of the beach and we enjoy the visit. Places like Tierra Bomba Island, a chica turned me on to the crew that will set you up on Tierra Bomba. They are posted up near the Hilton in El Laguito. They will come get you take you to the transport boats to the island. Roundtrip, full meal chicken or fish and a welcome drink, table and chairs under shade all for 35 k. We have been several times and the last time she invited another couple to come with us. Chicas have gotten me on the Chiva buses that ride around town for hours stopping at Cartagena hotspots with drinks flowing all for 25 k. Recently I have a chica that has passed good information to me about a tour to Baru and a boat to Rosario Island. I plan to take her.

When you establish with a chica your expectations to avoid the gringo tax it will increase your chances. It works for me and I am always busy collecting information and Intel from chicas that will benefit both me and her.

[The Critic]

Today I have read this news about a tourist that was robbed at the Clock tower. (There is a video).

https://www.eluniversal.com.co/suces...lces-HM5428999

posted in Rio Crime and Safety: http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...839&viewfull=1#post2599839.

Pants like these: https://www.clothingarts.com/collect...et_proof_pants. Or similar type pants found at camping / hiking stores with built-in pocket zippers or buttons to thwart pick-pockets.
Similar type Shirts https://youtu.be/14yerEzJ0PI put money and CC/ATM card or ID in Shirt.

Drunk or not, no one is ever going to touch my pockets, my body language speaks "if you touch my pockets, expect to be laid out and stomped out like I'm putting out a small fire". All that touchy touchy feel stuff at that location is not necessary.

Heck Yea!!

[Nypher]

My first trip to Cartagena. I'll post a full report when I get home but biggest culture shock: very few places have running hot water.

I don't understand what is the fascination with tourists and hot water in Cartagena. Whenever I go there I never use it because the cold water is not freezing cold like in the states, its room temp, even in winter months the water is still warm enough.

If you think that's a culture shock wait till you encounter the girls who don't flush when they pee, only when they shit.

Or the sewer smell that comes up from the drain in the bathroom so every day so you have to pour some bleach or bathroom cleaner down the drain to eliminate the smell.

Ill be heading back soon.

Can't wait to read your report.

[RacShack]

My first trip to Cartagena. I'll post a full report when I get home but biggest culture shock: very few places have running hot water.

Not sure what you rented, but I've been 6-7 times and never once not have hot water? You stay In hostel? Very few? How many did you encounter? Thanks hope you had a great time Cartagena can be lots of fun.

[FLBill]

My first trip to Cartagena. I'll post a full report when I get home but biggest culture shock: very few places have running hot water.

[Kafka]

Found s beautiful Medellin girl her and booked her while the Club Sosua "big time "spenders try to move in, . It's their turn now and I'm not going to bother to tell anyone that she had a quick little finger for the wallet which was almost as smooth as her oral skills....

[Mojo Bandit]

DITTO! So well said.

I add that, since I have only 2 hands (I have my limits), I was* used to keep wallet and stuff on the two front pockets, and my dirty handkerchief with phlegm here and there in one of the back pockets.
*(I use the past tense, because I still do not know when I will roam again a seedy place overseas. Darth Vader will be back!)

I think we can all agree that the guy in the video that got robbed gave us a new example of someone not following the rule of "no dar papaya" by being that intoxicated and no wingman in that situation.

I would strongly recommend that people keep everything in their front pockets also. The pick pocket threat is real and they are good. My cousin got his wallet lifted in Paris on the Metro while I was with him, obviously neither of us noticed until he reached for it when we were well of the train, I understand JjBee62 saying he keeps the less valuable stuff in his back pockets

If I am in transit and not checked in to a place to stay yet I keep my phone and passport in one front pocket and wallet in the other. Then when I arrive at the apartment, the wallet and passport go in the safe. I have a phone case / wallet thing where I stick one debit card and my passport card, folded copy of my passport. Then all I have to carry in my front pocket is the phone case and my apartment key.

Mr E makes a good point about razors. I have also heard of them using the razor on your backpack. So that TSA lock does not slow then down. If I am traveling with a back pack and I get on metro / train / bus etc with standing room only I turn the backpack around and carry it on my chest. The metro / trains etc is a place where you are less likely to be able keep your hands in your pockets because you have to hang on with the starting and the stopping. So I take the stuff from my front pockets and put it in the top flap of my backpack and then once I flip it around I have it all right under my nose.

[JjBee62]

DITTO! So well said.

I add that, since I have only 2 hands (I have my limits), I was* used to keep wallet and stuff on the two front pockets, and my dirty handkerchief with phlegm here and there in one of the back pockets.
*(I use the past tense, because I still do not know when I will roam again a seedy place overseas. Darth Vader will be back!)

I'm sorry but you have been using a losing strategy.

First, why would you carry a wallet? Do you think having a picture of your cousin's dog will come in handy at some point? Perhaps wallet means something different to you. For me my wallet contains my identification, plus credit cards, ATM cards, personal information and other things which I frequently need at home, but seldom need when traveling. A wallet also makes a noticeable bulge in your pocket. You might as well carry a neon sign pointing to your money. Not only does it make an obvious target which contains everything of value, but it contains things which are only valuable to you which might be difficult to replace.

When I'm traveling my wallet is always locked away, safe from thieves.

So now that you have all your valuables nicely consolidated and visible to anyone within 30 feet, you put your hands in your pockets? If 1 girl tries to get in your pocket you might be okay, as long as she doesn't have something like a razor blade in her hand. If there are 2 or more people, particularly if any of them are men, you are fucked. All they have to do is grab you and you're completely under their control. They can push you to the ground, they can pull your hands from your pockets, they can do anything they want except read your palm and tell your fortune.

Why would you let anyone put their hands on you in that situation? With my hands out, I'm able to keep them away from me. I keep them from controlling the situation. I keep my options open. Your method your only option is to hope there's not more than one person, to hope the person doesn't have a weapon and to hope the person isn't stronger than you.

[JjBee62]

Why do you keep stuff all over the place? That is more places to guard and keep track of. Especially the back pockets? My uncle who was an ex-con told me about slicing the bottom of people's back pockets with a razor so all he had to do was follow them and wait for whatever was in them to drop out as they walked.

Your 2 hands out of your pockets are not going to stop the 4 hands of the 2 chicks trying to rob you, especially when you have stuff in 4 places. You can protect yourself by swinging side to side with your hands in your pockets. When mfs are touching you everywhere you are not going to feel the pressure when they are picking something out of your pockets. If your hands are in your pockets then their hands can't get in.

Why? Because my apartment key isn't going to be worth much to anyone and most rentals only charge a small fee to replace it. Because 30 k in small bills is about $8 and $8 isn't going to ruin my day. That covers my back pockets. The stuff in my front pockets is there because (here's where the complex part comes in) I can easily keep track of anyone reaching for the front pockets and I have 2 hands for 2 pockets. It helps that I don't wear baggy pants and that I swing my arms when I walk, brushing each pocket with a hand every other step.

Earlier you said you would have choked the girl who pulled money out of your pocket. How do you do that if both hands are in your pockets? Do you have a prehensile tail we don't know about?

I don't put myself in situations where 2 girls are trying to get into my pockets at the same time. I also don't wander around drunk. When someone reaches for me, I move away. If 2 people are reaching for me I keep my distance. What I try to avoid is putting myself into a situation where I'm basically defenseless.

With both hands in your pockets your balance is affected. You can't do anything effectively to defend yourself. You can't even run away. All it takes is for someone to shove you from behind and your face is bouncing off the sidewalk, at which point you get a busted face and concussion, and lose whatever was in your pockets.

That's most likely what would have happened to me 4 years ago when 3 guys tried to rob me in El Centro. One stopped suddenly, squatted down in front of me and grabbed my leg, while the other 2 moved in from either side. If my hands had been in my pockets I probably would have ended up flat on my back. Even if I hadn't fallen, the other two guys could have easily grabbed my arms and taken whatever they wanted. Instead, I kicked the guy off my leg and jumped back, while yelling at him to get off me. This left all three out of position, with everyone looking at them, and it put me out of reach with my hands free. They got nothing, I got away without a scratch. Maybe it would have been a better outcome to crack my skull on the sidewalk and get robbed. I'm probably just looking at it the wrong way.

Unless you have a gun in your pocket, it's better to keep your hands out and avoid people getting into your space. But I guess some guys prefer to have unknown people grabbing them. Whatever works for you.

[Black Page]

Why do you keep stuff all over the place? That is more places to guard and keep track of. Especially the back pockets?
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Your 2 hands out of your pockets are not going to stop the 4 hands of the 2 chicks trying to rob you, especially when you have stuff in 4 places.
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If your hands are in your pockets then their hands can't get in.

DITTO! So well said.

I add that, since I have only 2 hands (I have my limits), I was* used to keep wallet and stuff on the two front pockets, and my dirty handkerchief with phlegm here and there in one of the back pockets.
*(I use the past tense, because I still do not know when I will roam again a seedy place overseas. Darth Vader will be back!)

[Mr Enternational]

I agree with your sentiment, but disagree with your method. It is important to keep their hands out of your pockets. However, I keep my hands out of my pockets. The only things in my pockets are my phone, in the front left pocket, my money, in my front right pocket, my apartment key in my back right pocket and sometimes my small money (5, 10, 20 k bills) in the back left.

Why do you keep stuff all over the place? That is more places to guard and keep track of. Especially the back pockets? My uncle who was an ex-con told me about slicing the bottom of people's back pockets with a razor so all he had to do was follow them and wait for whatever was in them to drop out as they walked.

Your 2 hands out of your pockets are not going to stop the 4 hands of the 2 chicks trying to rob you, especially when you have stuff in 4 places. You can protect yourself by swinging side to side with your hands in your pockets. When mfs are touching you everywhere you are not going to feel the pressure when they are picking something out of your pockets. If your hands are in your pockets then their hands can't get in.

[Black Page]

I agree with your sentiment, but disagree with your method. It is important to keep their hands out of your pockets. However, I keep my hands out of my pockets. The only things in my pockets are my phone, in the front left pocket, my money, in my front right pocket, my apartment key in my back right pocket and sometimes my small money (5, 10, 20 k bills) in the back left.
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The reason I keep my hands out of my pockets is to keep anyone else from getting their hands on me.

If you were in the situation I have described, you would have lost all your "my phone, in the front left pocket, my money, in my front right pocket, my apartment key in my back right pocket and sometimes my small money (5, 10,20 k bills) in the back left. " That's not nothing!

I prefer a TV grabs my dick, than he puts his hands in my pockets and steals what is there. (I am not saying that I like that a TV grabs my dick LOL).

[Mojo Bandit]

Is there one I can find easily leaving the airport and before getting in a taxi? Like the one at Medellin airport that is easy to find?

There are ATMs almost literally beside the taxi queue look at the photo I attached.

[Vern2020]

There are many. They are called "ATM" ("cajero") :-D

Is there one I can find easily leaving the airport and before getting in a taxi? Like the one at Medellin airport that is easy to find?

[Black Page]

Where is the best place in Cartagena to exchange USD for COP?
Thanks in advance, landing in 4 hours.
Bill.

There are many. They are called "ATM" ("cajero") :-D