Medellin Reports

[JamesPearle]

It sounds like you're super low on funds where you have to count every penny. You got to keep in mind that not everybody is in the same financial situation as you. A lot of people don't want the cheapest girl available or the cheapest drink or the cheapest hotel. That doesn't make them stupid.

All strip clubs are stupid and a waste of money. Those 2 k bills could be put to much better use than giving them away for free for nothing. If you want sex 30 k in Centro, if want beer 3 k for a tall can Andina beer at your local tienda in the barrio. You want to waste money on bullshit, by all means go to the strip clubs like a dumb gringo.

[Mtndew704]

Where is a good place to buy a cheap phone in MDE?

Get an old unlocked iphone from amazon, that's where I get mine.

[AmorPorFavor]

Just get a cheap phone and use that for Colombia. Keep your regular one in the safe.

Where is a good place to buy a cheap phone in MDE?

[Mtndew704]

Did they steal your phone? If so what did you do to replace it? That is one of my greatest concerns. Will be in MDE in 4 weeks for the first time for a week.

Just get a cheap phone and use that for Colombia. Keep your regular one in the safe.

[AmorPorFavor]

Lmao 95 k for a water, what a joke.

So I won't be going to La Isla now.

[AmorPorFavor]

Poblado near Calle 10.

Did they steal your phone? If so what did you do to replace it? That is one of my greatest concerns. Will be in MDE in 4 weeks for the first time for a week.

[Mr Enternational]

Went to Botero today but must have wandered around the wrong part because I did not see but a couple.

You have to walk down the alley on the side of the plaza where the church is and the street behind the museum, not just the middle of the square.

[Mtndew704]

Went to La Isla last night. 50 k to get in and they wanted 95 k, yes I made sure, for a bottle of water. Some nice women but way to pricey for me. Went to Fase ll. 20 k to get in and 5 k for a bottle of water. Some very nice women there. Check out Parque Lleras and there where a few nice ones. Did not go to Gustos. Went to Botero today but must have wandered around the wrong part because I did not see but a couple.

Going to a casa called Angeles spa in a little while. Could use some advice on the best casas.

Very nice here so far. Airbnb is very nice for the money.

Well I am going to go get fucked. Have fun.

Lmao 95 k for a water, what a joke.

[Fracassoa]

Can someone share with me contacts of girls on facebook or outside of facebook I could use when I go back to Colombia? I promise I will post a report with pictures after coming back. Thanks in advance.

[JjBee62]

BBVA doesn't charge a fee if you use capital one.

Stop spreading false information.

Not everyone uses Capital 1. Judging from the forum, not many use Capital 1. It's like the AOL of banks. Advertising constantly to hook the people too lazy to find something better.

What's the withdrawal limit at BBVA? 400 k? It's been awhile since I was desperate enough to use BBVA, but seems like the withdrawal limit along with the fee sucked. Why make 5 withdrawals and pay a fee (or change banks to avoid paying a fee) for a 400 k per withdrawal linit?

[Balboa]

All strip clubs are stupid and a waste of money. Those 2 k bills could be put to much better use than giving them away for free for nothing. If you want sex 30 k in Centro, if want beer 3 k for a tall can Andina beer at your local tienda in the barrio. You want to waste money on bullshit, by all means go to the strip clubs like a dumb gringo.

Maybe they're stupid and a waste for you, but you're not everybody. Maybe some guys don't mind tipping 25 cents or 50 cents to sip on a beer and watch dances, see if there may be someone there that interests him.

I normally don't hangout in the strip clubs, however, occasionally I will, even if just to chill a bit.

Nothing stupid and wasteful about it, if that's what one wants to do and enjoys it.

[SouthernOcean]

Went to La Isla last night. 50 k to get in and they wanted 95 k, yes I made sure, for a bottle of water. Some nice women but way to pricey for me. Went to Fase ll. 20 k to get in and 5 k for a bottle of water. Some very nice women there. Check out Parque Lleras and there where a few nice ones. Did not go to Gustos. Went to Botero today but must have wandered around the wrong part because I did not see but a couple.

Going to a casa called Angeles spa in a little while. Could use some advice on the best casas.

Very nice here so far. Airbnb is very nice for the money.

Well I am going to go get fucked. Have fun.

[JjBee62]

I have never been impressed with the high end strip clubs in Medellin. Too much money for much value.

If you're going solo to a strip club to find a girl, go to El Centro. If you're doing a night out with the guys, go to La Isla, buy a bottle and enjoy the show. Have fun.

[JjBee62]

I arrived late last night so I decided to go to fase II. 20 mil cover, I pay it and go in and it's pretty dead. Not a good sign. I've already paid cover so I order a drink. 22 mil for a mini budweiser, not even a full bottle. Whatever, there are some hot girls around, not on stage though. The ones on stage was like a 6. 5. She finished dancing and comes and asks me for a tip for her dancing. I say no, that's what I paid cover for. At this point I'm pissed. It's not about the money, it's the principle. Like maybe you think I'm cheap for not wanting to give her 2 or 5 mil (assuming you have those bills, once you dig into your pocket it's game over) but I think the club the club is cheap if they pay their dancers so little that they have to panhandle. Anyway I was hoping it was a once off situation. The second dancer I didn't even watch, I was looking at my phone. When the second dancer came up to panhandle I said fuck this I'm out and finished my drink and bounced. Then I realized the airbnb I rented had fucking holes in the doors for ventilation and vents in the windows that you can't close. You heard every noise in every room. Slept maybe 4 hours tops due to the noise. Texted my host in the morning that it's not going to work out. He hooked me up with a deal for a nicer hotel, had to pay like 350 mil more for the 2 weeks. I have to wait til 3 to check in and I get here and it also has the uncloseable vent in the window. WTF? How is this a thing? How to Colombians sleep? FML. Not feeling Medellin so far. Kinda wish I stayed in Bogota. Hopefully it gets better.

Oh another thing, when the host made the change for me, I told him I needed a place where I could bring a guest back. He tells his wife this and she picks me up to take me to the hotel, and she's explaining this to the lady at the desk and they're telling me it's fine as long as it's only one person. Man I almost cringed to death. Now this hotel makes them sign in with ID and shit. Bruh.

Where are there strip clubs who pay their dancers? In every club I've been to in the US the dancers have to pay the club to work there. One place I was very familiar with they had to pay $40 to work a shift plus give part of their earnings to the DJ and the Bartender. Go to a US club and ask a girl how much she has to tip out.

In places where the dancers don't have to pay to work they're required to sell a certain number of lady drinks.

From the title I thought you had a legitimate complaint, but everything you're griping about is just the way things work.

I was paying $10 at the door and $5 a beer 20 years ago and the minimum tip was $1 instead of about 40 cents. You paid $9 for entry and a beer and got pissed off and left because 2 dancers asked for 40 cents?

You pay the fee, buy a beer and give the waiter 50 k and tell him you want change. He'll bring back 24 2 k bills (2 k tip for him). When a girl comes offstage and comes to your table you show her a 2 k bill. She will dance and rub on you, let you touch her and usually put in 10 k worth of effort for the 2 k tip. Repeat as necessary. Once girls see you're tipping they will be more interested. They're not going to bother with someone who paid $9 to sit and stare at his phone. Instead of pretending it's a phone booth, pretend you're in a strip club with naked women dancing and semi to fully naked women rubbing on you and trying to get you to fuck them. It makes for a much better experience.

Good luck finding an unvented place to stay, without going to a high dollar hotel. Buildings are designed to provide natural ventilation. With closed windows and no ventilation humidity builds up. Besides issues with mildew, it makes for hot rooms that aren't comfortable without air conditioning. If it's an apartment with a washing machine and stove the ventilation helps clothes to dry faster and prevents carbon monoxide buildup.

I admit, when I first arrived in Medellin my mind boggled at the vents and the lack of window screens, but it wasn't a problem. Just something to get used to.

[Frisky Frank]

You sound miserable. Why did you even go to Colombia? Between your complaints on the Bogota forum and now here, you should have stayed home. You're in the absolute best mongering destination in the world and you can't figure out how to have a good time? I almost feel sorry for you.

I arrived late last night so I decided to go to fase II. 20 mil cover, I pay it and go in and it's pretty dead. Not a good sign. I've already paid cover so I order a drink. 22 mil for a mini budweiser, not even a full bottle. Whatever, there are some hot girls around, not on stage though. The ones on stage was like a 6. 5. She finished dancing and comes and asks me for a tip for her dancing. I say no, that's what I paid cover for. At this point I'm pissed. It's not about the money, it's the principle. Like maybe you think I'm cheap for not wanting to give her 2 or 5 mil (assuming you have those bills, once you dig into your pocket it's game over) but I think the club the club is cheap if they pay their dancers so little that they have to panhandle. Anyway I was hoping it was a once off situation. The second dancer I didn't even watch, I was looking at my phone. When the second dancer came up to panhandle I said fuck this I'm out and finished my drink and bounced. Then I realized the airbnb I rented had fucking holes in the doors for ventilation and vents in the windows that you can't close. You heard every noise in every room. Slept maybe 4 hours tops due to the noise. Texted my host in the morning that it's not going to work out. He hooked me up with a deal for a nicer hotel, had to pay like 350 mil more for the 2 weeks. I have to wait til 3 to check in and I get here and it also has the uncloseable vent in the window. WTF? How is this a thing? How to Colombians sleep? FML. Not feeling Medellin so far. Kinda wish I stayed in Bogota. Hopefully it gets better..