Medellin Reports

[SureMan]

You can just take a regular taxi at the airport. 90-100 k to St Peters. Show him the address and it won't be an issue. If you're more comfortable with someone that speaks a bit of English, I've got a good guy if you want to DM me.

Also, there's a davienda bank / ATM about 4 blocks from St Peters on 70th that charges no fees. Just a $5 fee from your home branch or none depending on your bank. I've had taxis stop at specific ATMs on the way from the airport to avoid exchanging money at the airport.

Can't help with money exchange places cause I never used any. Always used Davienda or Scotiabank Colpatria ATM's.

There is a Bcnco Colombia one corner away on LA 70.

Also another bank on LA 70 as you walk to LA 70 you will see a pharmacy next to it is another bank.

Hope this helps.

Sureman.

[ChuchoLoco]

You can just take a regular taxi at the airport. 90-100 k to St Peters. Show him the address and it won't be an issue. If you're more comfortable with someone that speaks a bit of English, I've got a good guy if you want to DM me.

Also, there's a davienda bank / ATM about 4 blocks from St Peters on 70th that charges no fees. Just a $5 fee from your home branch or none depending on your bank. I've had taxis stop at specific ATMs on the way from the airport to avoid exchanging money at the airport.

Can't help with money exchange places cause I never used any. Always used Davienda or Scotiabank Colpatria ATM's.

Contact José/ Joe or whomever you made your reservations with at San Peter and ask them to arrange a ride. Someone will wait for you with your name on a cardboard and driver will have a very nice and comfortable vehicle for same cost as taxi and knows where to go. The drivers are great guys too. Too easy and convenient especially for 1st timers. I use BBVA, no fees, for ATM and it's close too but only allows 300 mil withdrawal but you can do 2 or 3. Really don't need more unless you are a bigger spender.

[Villainy]

Moonlight is a flake. She agreed to meet. When she didn't show, I texted to ask where she was. She claimed that she was in a taxi, but traffic was bad. About an hour later she claimed that traffic was so bad she had to turn back and could not come.

JjBee62 has recommended telling them 1/2 or 1 hour before you want them to show up. That works for most of them but what about the punctual ones? Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. Meaning there are some that are very vigilant and will really show up on time or damn close to it. You may not be through eating or showering and it will be inconvenient if they show up early.

My suggestion. At least I've had some pretty good success with this technique. We agree on 200 + taxis (or whatever), then I tell her that if she arrives within 15 minutes of our appointment time she gets a 20 mil bonus. That is trivial to me (and almost everyone here) but it is a real motivator for many girls.

Sorry Sailor, I know you were talking about a flake situation, but I remembered I wanted to suggest something on improving timeliness and I had to get it written down before it evanesced from my aging brain.

[Villainy]

But in general, innumerate people tend to be poor negotiators.

Good point and part of the reason is that they are thinking in US dollars and converting it to pesos (to offer) and then taking the peso counter-offer and trying to take it back into Dollars.

Right about the time they have it figured out and what they want to do. The girl has disappeared from their WhatsApp (or FB messenger). Why? Between the 'translator' and the higher mathematics the girl lost interest or received an offer from someone a little quicker and "poof" she was gone.

The parables here are:

1. Learn a little Spanish.

2. Learn the basic arithmetic of the country's currency.

[Sailor69]

Very very nice, and if you call them charging 150 k per girl, girl friendly kadoos good you!

If you are happy to spend over $200 a night to be in the very nice Charlie (and probably way overpaying for chias too), why would you care about the $37 chica fee?

Personally, I am happy with much cheaper, but nice enough hotels, girls, and chica fees, if any.

[Sailor69]

Very very nice, and if you call them charging 150 k per girl, girl friendly kadoos good you!

If you are happy to spend over $200 a night to be in the very nice Charlie (and probably way overpaying for chias too), why would you care about the $37 chica fee?

Personally, I am happy with much cheaper, but nice enough hotels, girls, and chica fees, if any.

[Taylor707]

First time visiting Medellin with bare bones knowledge of Spanish. I am planning to stay in St Peters apartment in Laureles, will be arriving at airport around 10 AM on a Sunday.

Would you advise me to book a cab with an English speaking driver beforehand or should I take the official taxi? Any idea how much it should cost to go to Laureles from airport?

How about currency exchange. I don't mind exchanging a small amount at airport but wonder if there are any currency exchanges within walking distance of St Peter's apartment suites that would be open on Sunday noon?

Can the experienced ones please advise?

You can just take a regular taxi at the airport. 90-100 k to St Peters. Show him the address and it won't be an issue. If you're more comfortable with someone that speaks a bit of English, I've got a good guy if you want to DM me.

Also, there's a davienda bank / ATM about 4 blocks from St Peters on 70th that charges no fees. Just a $5 fee from your home branch or none depending on your bank. I've had taxis stop at specific ATMs on the way from the airport to avoid exchanging money at the airport.

Can't help with money exchange places cause I never used any. Always used Davienda or Scotiabank Colpatria ATM's.

[Osteoknot]

First time visiting Medellin with bare bones knowledge of Spanish. I am planning to stay in St Peters apartment in Laureles, will be arriving at airport around 10 AM on a Sunday.

Would you advise me to book a cab with an English speaking driver beforehand or should I take the official taxi? Any idea how much it should cost to go to Laureles from airport?

How about currency exchange. I don't mind exchanging a small amount at airport but wonder if there are any currency exchanges within walking distance of St Peter's apartment suites that would be open on Sunday noon?

Can the experienced ones please advise?

I would consider booking ahead, one of those guys who holds up the sign with your name on it inside the airport. I think you pay ahead for those, too (I've done it, I just don't remember) and that would be you max convenience and ease, and they will also have your destination address ahead of time. This is also the most expensive option but the value is still worth it.

Or you can print the name and address of your destination address on a 3 x5 card or save it on your phone and show it to a yellow cab driver at the airport and they will put it in their phone GPS and get you there with the same result for around 100 mil COP +/- 20 mil COP ($21-$32 USD total) which is still an incredible value considering you will be taking a scenic taxi ride though the mountains that would cost you $75-$90 USD back here in the states.

If it were me, I would print the name and the address of St. Peters on a 3 x5 card and also write $100.000 COP (yes, with a period) or about $27 USD and you will have guys clamoring for your business at the airport. Actually, that's a lie if it were me I would be taking the bus but not for a first timer who doesn't speak Spanish.

At the airport, the last money exchange closest to the doors you go through after customs and before you get where the public (and taxi drivers) can wait for you inside the airport is a good place to exchange money. The other money exchange inside the airport charges more. Also, there are ATM's at the airport.

If you are asking about money exchange near your apartments then no offense, but you have not been reading this Forum. You will use an ATM and from where you are, walk along the main drag Avenida 70 back toward the metro station (South?) toward San Juan Blvid which is the closest major intersection, cross San Juan then cross Avenida 70, keep heading toward the metro station and after you go through one more stoplight you will see the Davienda ATM on your right.

If you walk past the Dorado 70 you went too far, but there is another ATM on the opposite side of the street further down. By now you are within a 12 minute walk of Jumbo with 4 or 5 different ATM's and a great place to shop but giving you directions to walk there from the Avenida 70 is a little tricky, unless you walk all the way down to the last intersection before the metro which is busy with a stoplight, turn right and head down that curved road for about 1/3 of a mile and Jumbo is on your right you can't miss it. During this walk from San Peter you will have walked past or near an Exito (grocery store) a D1 (a discount grocery store that sells more bulk) and a ton of little restaurants, bars, etc, drug stores. Good luck.

P.S. From the San Peter if you head the opposite direction down Avenida70 away from the metro there are even closer ATMs on the other side of the Avenue but I think they are BanColombia but whatever they were I remember avoiding them because of the lousy rates. But hey, when you need cash you need cash. Ostee Out and I hope this helps.

[Sailor69]

I agree with you about experiences with good looking girls vs not so good looking. I have found that the better looking ones offer better service for the same price or less..

I find that with Seeking girls, the cute, but more average looking girls tend to be cheaper, lower mileage, and better performers. The most beautiful Seeking girls tend to ask for silly amounts of money, and too many crazy gringos are overpaying them too often. The performance of the most beautiful girls also tends to drop off the second or third time. Whereas, the performance of more average girls tends to improve the second or third time. There is no point in dating ugly girls.

[Huacho]

Don Huacho, If, with a stopwatch on you, you can really complete a sequence of 7 multiplications, in three seconds flat (up to a 5 digit total), you indeed are a certified mental whiz and your self-congratulatory post is warranted.

But my brain definitely works in a particular direction and if you make me start with 7 instead of one, it will for sure take me longer. Maybe that's more to the point. Maybe somebody else will immediately start with 56 and do it faster that way. A particular monger's approach might be the best for him but not the best for someone else. I think pussy is a pretty unique product and also that mongers are a distinct subset of the population behaviorally. It's a tricky one to apply economic theory to. Years ago we had a long discussion of the 'elasticity of demand' for pussy. It was quite inconclusive. Also one vote for the importance of cultural factors and the latina mindset. What works for me in LatAm is not the best approach for me in SEA or Western Europe. My approach in LatAm is more take it or leave it, to establish dominance and control, which is what latinas mostly want. In Europe I am more pragmatic about negotiating price and services. In SEA I like to make the woman set her price first, to avoid the 'pay whatever you want' bullshit and subsequent potential drama.

BTW I was greatly aided because I know from rote memory that 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 is 24. Multiply anything by 5 is easy. Cut in half and add a zero. Then you're at 120 and 6 x 12 is 72 on the cards we had to memorize back in the day. Add a zero. Then 4900 plus 140 and really 5040 x 8 is simple if you don't fuck the zeros up. 40 then 32 plus a zero. Maybe it took me five seconds and not three. But in general, innumerate people tend to be poor negotiators.

[IamLookin]

I agree with you about experiences with good looking girls vs not so good looking. I have found that the better looking ones offer better service for the same price or less.

I contacted Giraldo Sara from Facebook Saturday to see if she was available. Being the day before Easter, I knew the pickings were slim. She agreed to come over Saturday night. She arrived a little late, but kept me informed. She is not attractive at all, but I was hoping her performance would make up for her looks. Big disappointment. A blow-up doll would have been better because it would have had a better attitude. She arrived and went straight to the bedroom and removed all her clothes. I didn't mind that because I was okay with a quickee. No foreplay, kissing with extra money (I refused). Then she wanted a condom for everything. When I tried to reason with her for oral without a condom, her only answer was "condom!". I quickly lost interest and paid her to leave. At least she didn't make a fuss about leaving, nor try to steal anything.

I have been with over 100 FB chicas, and only four have been a total disappointment. All four have been toward the bottom of the appearance scale. I think I have learned my lesson, no more ugly chicas.

In case there are more than one Giraldo Sara in Medellin on FB, she is the one with a lot of tattoos. Someone else's experience may be completely different, but I have a pretty good average of very good performance from Facebook chicas.

This is one time when pre-encounter negotiations would have been helpful, but I'd rather lose a little money than change what has been successful for me.

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[Surfer500]

I have been with over 100 FB chicas, and only four have been a total disappointment. All four have been toward the bottom of the appearance scale. I think I have learned my lesson, no more ugly chicas.

I have no experience with Fayboo chicas, and believe what your reporting.

But one would think that the "uglier" chicas perhaps should be better providers. Maybe it's because of the way Fayboo operates, with all the transactions / negotiations being arranged before meeting in person, hence once the deal is set, and the Chica shows up, it's difficult to abort the session without paying up. And I can see how some of the Fayboo Chicas when going with guys, just view it as a one time transaction, so could care less how it goes.

Again, I have no Fayboo experience, and maybe other board members here have encountered exactly the same thing as you, with the uglier Fayboo girls being the worst providers.

Contrary to this, I believe the opposite is true for the street scene, with the uglier girls being the better providers, and the dynamic as your aware is very different with everything face to face, and the uglier girls having to compete with the prettier ones on the street.

[Blurb123]

5) Once you have a Facebook page and are "friends" with a few Medellin women, Facebook itself will recommend more "friends". Send request to those you find attractive and are in Medellin. If you are FB Friends with another board member, you can peruse their friends list and send out friend requests, knowing that they are likely to better respond. Usually the women who have a picture of money in the the background, or devil horns on their profile pic are good bets for "working girls". Also the ones who have overtly sexual pics. But be careful, some are only selling pics / videos and aren't interested in meeting up. I would avoid the "OnlyFans" girls, as they seem to be only interested in subscribers. Start a conversation with them a few weeks before you are going to be there, and you'll be able to figure out pretty quickly who is interested in meeting up (also see #2 above).

6) After you have done all of the above, if you still have specific questions, politely ask the board. I have found that most board members are helpful (shout out to ASUDevil1 and Sargon76) if you show that you have done your homework and are still genuinely looking for more info.

Has anyone successfully scored a girl who sells content?

My experience is that most of them are only interested in selling content other trying to get you to send them money beforehand which is a stupid idea.

[JjBee62]

I contacted Giraldo Sara from Facebook Saturday to see if she was available. Being the day before Easter, I knew the pickings were slim. She agreed to come over Saturday night. She arrived a little late, but kept me informed. She is not attractive at all, but I was hoping her performance would make up for her looks. Big disappointment. A blow-up doll would have been better because it would have had a better attitude. She arrived and went straight to the bedroom and removed all her clothes. I didn't mind that because I was okay with a quickee. No foreplay, kissing with extra money (I refused). Then she wanted a condom for everything. When I tried to reason with her for oral without a condom, her only answer was "condom!". I quickly lost interest and paid her to leave. At least she didn't make a fuss about leaving, nor try to steal anything.

I have been with over 100 FB chicas, and only four have been a total disappointment. All four have been toward the bottom of the appearance scale. I think I have learned my lesson, no more ugly chicas.

In case there are more than one Giraldo Sara in Medellin on FB, she is the one with a lot of tattoos. Someone else's experience may be completely different, but I have a pretty good average of very good performance from Facebook chicas.

This is one time when pre-encounter negotiations would have been helpful, but I'd rather lose a little money than change what has been successful for me.

I've made the same mistake, with different girls. At this point she has to be attractive enough that I'm okay with mediocre service, or she has to have some other appeal. I'm thinking of one with at best an average face, and an unknown body. It looks good, but she has no revealing photos. Maybe that's the appeal. She's not obviously selling it, although we have talked. We'll see.

[Osteoknot]

Moonlight is a flake. She agreed to meet. When she didn't show, I texted to ask where she was. She claimed that she was in a taxi, but traffic was bad. About an hour later she claimed that traffic was so bad she had to turn back and could not come.

How many times did she text you that she was "en caminar" or on the way?

If we assign flakiness a 1-10 scale, I would give her a four with ten being your mom's apple pie crust. Not trying to excuse her behavior, yeah she flaked. And I am not suggesting you should give her another chance. I am usually "one and done" in those situations. But she did give you a final call to tell you she was not coming and that is more than you will usually get.

But don't be too quick to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I have eventually gotten together with chicas who flaked on me at first who turned out to be worth the flake, I mean worth the wait, jeje. And once they get to know you, if they like you, the flakiness disappears and your problem may transform into getting them to stay away or go home.

Zero tolerance is certainly a viable approach to flakiness, and I need to keep in mind, I am in it for the long game, not a one week visit to Medellin and those guys probably will want tighter time management.

But if your mindset is more tuned in with the culture, you might find yourself rewarded in the long run for eating your pie with a little bit more of a flaky crust. Off the top of my head, one of my perennial Top Ten girls Purrfekt Piel was a total flake in the beginning. But she would call and tell me that she wasn't coming and usually it was because she was working and going to school and just too tired by the time our appointment time came around in the evening.

Now? If you read my Top Ten she is the easiest girl on my List to be around. She is also my most requested chica from other guys here (I don't refer her unless I know you). She is on time, and if my schedule is open she will stay for 4-6 hours or more for her usual 1.5 hour rate. Most of our time is spent in comfortable silence and she will do anything sexually I request, hold any position, for however long I want and never complain, and she will come back for more. She is over 8 months pregnant now and she was obviously very uncomfortable when I was smashing her (I tried not to hit the soft spot in the kid's head with my schwanson) during my recent trip, but she was a real trooper with all hole access.

My Numero Dos chica, she still flakes and always will. She always shows up but usually two or more hours late. I simply plan accordingly and if she happens to arrive and there is another chica there, I introduce them and that becomes a future opportunity for a three-way.

Finally, remember these chicas probably get flaked on by gringos just as much if not more than we do. Most of these girls do not have the taxi fare one-way let alone round trip. If they show up and the gringo is no where to be found, they are not just inconvenienced, they are screwed. They have to either abandon the taxi, and hope the driver never finds them again, offer sex to the driver, or turn a quick trick with someone else to get the cash to pay taxi there and back home. Imagine that stress, if you can.

A common strategy is to tell the girls ahead of time if they are more than XX minutes late, then don't bother to come. That'll work but it creates tension before the session even starts, but I respect guys who need to manage their time like that.

On how you figure out which chicas you give a second chance and which ones you don't? I have no idea other than think what made you want to get with the chica in the first place, and compare that to the potential of other new girls who probably have the same risk of flakiness. You only need one good chica, and then you can start the "friends of friends" ball rolling and even during short visits to Medellin of a week, you should quickly have your hands full with more chicas than you can handle. Ostee Out and Keep On Keepin' On.