Bogota Reports

[The Tall Man]

SA = Seeking Arrangements = seeking.com.

I'm not sure what it takes to get banned from the site.

Recently I got an amusing message from a 19 yo in Bogota:

"Hello, I am looking for an educated man, I am selling my anal virginity, if you are interested Send me a message".

Last time I checked she wasn't banned.

That is funny as shit "selling my anal virginity", how is a guy to know he is the first dick in her ass?

The Tall Man.

[GreenBud]

Even places like Unilago and the surrounding area, you can use your card there but they will tell you right away they will charge you 5-6% more. Many restaurants have the same policy.

All the restaurants I've been to in Colombia did not charge extra for using credit cards. Supermarkets don't charge extra either. In Colombia, the credit card never leaves your sight. They will bring out a portable chip reader. Many small mom and pop places will try to charge extra for credit cards; I believe most mom and pop eating establishments in Colombia do not accept credit cards.

You might have gotten confused with the 3.5% extra charge if they select US dollar as the currency instead of COP, or the 10% they automatically add for gratuity in upscale restaurants.

If your credit card doesn't charge you the foreign transaction fee or any other bogus fees, and if you are paying off the credit card every month, and if the merchant doesn't charge extra, then the credit card is the best way to use your money (Non cash advance transactions, of course, which should be obvious). Your exchange rate with the credit card is usually slightly better or sometimes the same compared to the non-black market cash exchange rate, everywhere in the world. Plus you have the credit card points which normally gives you back between 1% to 2%.

[Sean EZ]

SA = Seeking Arrangements = seeking.com.

I'm not sure what it takes to get banned from the site.

Recently I got an amusing message from a 19 yo in Bogota:

"Hello, I am looking for an educated man, I am selling my anal virginity, if you are interested Send me a message".

Last time I checked she wasn't banned.

But if you report her she will be banned. Lots of girls in UK got banned that I know of, for little or no reason. Plenty of articles about it on Reddit.

[Arcangel]

Yeap. Exito is for rich Colombians and foreigners. Nobody money-minded shops at Exito. They are marked up like crazy to begin with, which proves my point.

Even places like Unilago and the surrounding area, you can use your card there but they will tell you right away they will charge you 5-6% more. Many restaurants have the same policy.

I disagree. Exito is like Walmart, they have a big selection of food, clothes and non-food, all at fair prices. I am money-minded and I shop there. The upmarket supermarket is Carulla, standard supermarkets are Olympica and Ara. At all these places, and at all the upmarket restaurants you can pay by card, and many Colombians do. I'm pretty sure the price remains the same, but I always prefer cash.

Of course, Colombians without money don't shop there, but anybody on a salary will happily go to Exito.

Pussy House even accepts cards but they have a 10% surcharge.

That may well be true, but I wouldn't care.

Cash is almost always the best bet in Colombia.

Exactly!

[Arcangel]

I am sorry to ask stupid question, but what is SA.

SA = Seeking Arrangements = seeking.com.

I'm not sure what it takes to get banned from the site.

Recently I got an amusing message from a 19 yo in Bogota:

"Hello, I am looking for an educated man, I am selling my anal virginity, if you are interested Send me a message".

Last time I checked she wasn't banned.

[Tasss]

Do NOT bring USD or any other hard currency into Colombia! Colombia is trying to get RID of all the excess foreign currency floating around.

You're right about them trying to get rid of foreign currency but I have to disagree about not bringing any USD into the country, especially to Bogota. The Venezuelans working in SF / Mileroticos / Photoprepagos seem to prefer USD over COP. You can get some interesting deals done with the Venezuelans working girls by offering USD or a USD+COP combo. Colombianas obviously prefer their own currency.

[Bango Cheito]

1. Exito qualifies as a supermarket.

2. If you're buying something at Exito, instead of a smaller, neighborhood market, you're automatically paying between 10-40% more whether you use card or cash.

3. Every time you use a card, there's a risk it will be run through a skimmer. Using cash, your risk is limited to the amount of change you have coming.

4. At least some businesses charge more for card transactions. Not only do they have to pay a transaction fee, but they can't hide that transaction from the taxman.

Using a card is a convenience we are all used to. I just prefer to stick with cash when traveling.

Yeap. Exito is for rich Colombians and foreigners. Nobody money-minded shops at Exito. They are marked up like crazy to begin with, which proves my point.

Even places like Unilago and the surrounding area, you can use your card there but they will tell you right away they will charge you 5-6% more. Many restaurants have the same policy. Pussy House even accepts cards but they have a 10% surcharge.

Cash is almost always the best bet in Colombia.

[Bango Cheito]

That is exactly what I said also ;)

In that case you couldn't be more RIGHT, and I must have misread you!

[HappyShiva]

That's interesting about getting banned on SA for explicitly discussing a monetary arrangement, .

I am sorry to ask stupid question, but what is SA.

[BKKguru]

My buddy was just talking about this the other day. For some reason I got kicked off Tinder in November and they would not give me a reason why. Hell I was hardly ever on the site. I kept getting an error message so I decided to google it and saw it meant I got the boot.

Yes. If you discuss money on Tinder, they will shut you down.

Make the initial contact on Tinder, then move the discussion to WhatsApp. You are safe on WhatsApp since your messages are encrypted.
This applies to any country from Colombia to Zambia.

[Sean EZ]

Mr Enternational and Arcangel.

I'd strongly suggest to anyone to avoid using any suggestive words on SA, take it to WhatsApp and discuss in private and offline. They probably have quotas to show they ban members and avoid being shutdown altogether (I can see this happen the way things are going). SA is thinly disguised prostitution network, and in countries like UK you'll have lots of escorts advertising. One day I might use different photos and prepaid credit card, didn't bother with that.

I agree Medellin has great facebook scene and a network of girls all pimping each other, that's just great.

[Mr Enternational]

Thanks Arcangel for detailed reply, the info is much appreciated. Ill just hit the bars you suggested and then there is Santa Fe, I forgot about that place.

As far as SA, I have been banned, as it happens quite regularly to people now with the passage of some new laws in 2018 combating online sex stuff (this includes craigslist and backpage even in countries where prostitution is not illegal. SA is American company, they will ban you at a mention of anything remotely suggesting P4 P. Damn.

My buddy was just talking about this the other day. For some reason I got kicked off Tinder in November and they would not give me a reason why. Hell I was hardly ever on the site. I kept getting an error message so I decided to google it and saw it meant I got the boot. I ended up signing back on with one of my SIM cards from another country.

But if what you said is true how are all these chicks getting away with it? Here in Colombia many chicks' profiles blatantly say sex for money and shit like that. Then they come trying to sell sex in the messages and think I am bullshitting around and wasting their time when I pussyfoot around the issue and tell them to take it to whatsapp.

[Arcangel]

As far as SA, I have been banned,
... SA is American company, they will ban you at a mention of anything remotely suggesting P4 P. Damn.

That's interesting about getting banned on SA for explicitly discussing a monetary arrangement, I thought that was the main idea of the site, its USP. Me, I've never discussed money on SA, though girls usually bring it up online, saying something like "Que clase de acuerdo buscas? I don't want to commit to anything until meeting in person, I'm playing a long game rather than quick p4 p.

But there are other sites you can go to. Some guys report success on Colombia Cupid. And there's Tinder which has full-time and part-time prepagos on it.

In Medellin there is the facebook scene, but I'm not sure if there is anything like it in Bogota or elsewhere in Colombia.

[Sean EZ]

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Thanks Arcangel for detailed reply, the info is much appreciated. Ill just hit the bars you suggested and then there is Santa Fe, I forgot about that place.

As far as SA, I have been banned, as it happens quite regularly to people now with the passage of some new laws in 2018 combating online sex stuff (this includes craigslist and backpage even in countries where prostitution is not illegal. Which is most countries in EU). I don't know maybe I can create another profile but I haven't tried. It worked well for me, but then because prostitution is not illegal in UK (it is legal), girls and clients frequently and openly discuss pay per meet scenarios, etc. SA is American company, they will ban you at a mention of anything remotely suggesting P4 P. Damn.

[Arcangel]

What is the best club or bars area where I can pick up a freelancer (if there is such thing in Bogota)? Or maybe the best high end club and try my luck.

What do you mean by freelancer? Strictly speaking, all the street girls in Santa Fe are freelancers because they have no obligation to an establishment. Maybe you are looking for part-timers who have something going on in their life other than getting paid for sex. I think that in this day and age, part-timers don't sit in bars hoping to get lucky, they get on with their life while looking for oportunities online.

I prefer to have sex with real girls who have a life and I have had sucess on seeking.com, finding bona-fide full-time students trying to make ends meet. I have gone on a number of pleasant dates with good-looking educated girls, several of which lead easily to hot girl friend sex without time pressure. To me that's worth a lot more than any number of quickies in Santa Fe or half-hours in Chapinero.

I made myself an atractive profile, paid 90 USD to seeking.com two days before my flight to Colombia and started contacting a lot of girls (many contacted me first). During the stopover changing planes to Bogota, I was busy in various texting conversations, so I had a lot of leads when I arrived. Only a few I ended up seeing, but it was worth it. And there's new profiles popping up every day, I have one month to keep making fresh connections. Disclaimer: I speak fluent spanish. (But the odds of finding an english speaker are higher on seeking.com than elsewhere in Colombia.).

Why would you want to go to a "high end club"? The same scotch will be a lot more expensive there than at a normal bar or at a liquor store, and the same girls will be a lot more expensive, too, than elsewhere. If you enjoy paying more money for an exclusive ambience, go ahead, but don't expect better experience with the girls, or better tasting scotch.

If you want to got out in the evening to a place where you can drink, meet girls and fuck them, all with excelent value for money, I would suggest the dancing bars in Chapinero like Las Divas Calle 61 #13-79, or opposite Pussy House Calle 61 #13-64.