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Venezuelan girls compared with Colombian and Brasilian have a very bad and poor attitude for sex and to know men, I don' t know why but I have lived in Venezuela to say that Colombians are better, more calientes, more easy and nice, more Latinas, Venezuelans are more european and they don't smile. Absolutely Venezuela is the baddest place to visit South America. Then Colombia has more millions of beautys than Venezuela and it is more safe.When was the last time you were in Venezuela?
I saw this page http://www.sexycaracas.com/site/p_index.php?ids=1&id=3776&ente=&nlogo=
And using google translater I can not get what kind of service she is offering.
Anyone can help me?
What is Hindu, Ruso, Frances, Tailandes, Griego, Ingles, Fetichismo?
Thanks!
Amonrl
In order Straight sex, tit fuck, oral sex, body on body rub, anal sex, discipline, fetish. You used Google translate, really? and the word Greek didn't tip you off?
I owe you gentle mongers a report or two from Venezuela. Saturday of last week I sold my car to a local and waled back. This was just on the eastern edge of the Libertador borough of Caracas. These are pictures of daytime street walkers. I have not sessioned with any of these women.
The first I strolled up on was blonde MILF Carola. When I got within a meter of her I was almost knocked over by her heavy perfume. Turns out Carola is closer to a granny than a MILF. I asked how much and she told me BsF 125 for full service. I almost took her up on it, since I had driven past her almost every weekend for a year. Upon closer examination she looked very saggy, if this had been a Tim Burton movie, her saggy skin would have split open and bugs would have spilled out. The little patches of surgical tape on her face and ears made me question if she had some skin tags removed or was covering up something worse so I passed.
FYI, there are at least three low end short time hotels within two blocks of their street. I walked down Ave. Las Acacias and saw two more SWs. I crossed Libertador and was going to visit a brothel but I saw this blonde crossing the street so I followed her. She was MILF material but I had never seen her on the stroll. The way she was being greeted by the local street denizens made me think she might have been a local madam.
I followed her to the Plaza Venezuela end of the Sabana Grande pedestrian boulevard.
Have in mind to visit Venzl.
Which are the most hot spots cities besides Caracas?
Cheers guys
You will have more than enough sex in Caracas, if you have to travel, go to Valencia. Unless you speak fluent Spanish, clubbing at night is not wise.
Me and a buddy will be traveling to Caracas this Febuary-first time in Venezuela. We will only be in the city 2 or 3 nights then off to Los Roques for a week of fly fishing. I know that Los Roques has no "scene" so I plan to bring along a few friends. I have been to Colombia several times(next trip Early November) and am fairly well connected so I can fly in a few gals for the week-but I would prefer a couple native local girls and keep the $$ in Venezuela. My question is-Based on the Caracas reports, it appears the scene in is not that good and the chances of finding a couple gals for a vacation in 2 nights of mongering does not seem that great. Am I off base here or should I pre-plan and import a couple gals?
Really? Who is your fly fishing guide? Because the service in Los Roques, and Venezuela is so crappy, tourism and as a result fishing pressure is very low. You should have a pretty good chance of scoring a triple play.
Easiest way to do this is to contact the independents listed in the local Sexy Caracas website in ADVANCE and tell them what you want. Next is invite the gal to your room while in Caracas, bang her and if you like her service make the offer. Third is to get a less expensive girl from an agency in your room and bang her, make the offer.
Secret of Love and Sexy Hot seem to specialize in girls new to the trade so they might be more taken in by the "glamor" of an all expense paid trip to Los Roques.
A caution, when I mongered with indy Pantera Neftis, she was telling a guy "I can ge on a bus tonight, but I'mm going to need you to bu me some dresses, and bathing suits.blah blah blah
Me and a buddy will be traveling to Caracas this Febuary-first time in Venezuela. We will only be in the city 2 or 3 nights then off to Los Roques for a week of fly fishing. I know that Los Roques has no "scene" so I plan to bring along a few friends. I have been to Colombia several times(next trip Early November) and am fairly well connected so I can fly in a few gals for the week-but I would prefer a couple native local girls and keep the $$ in Venezuela. My question is-Based on the Caracas reports, it appears the scene in is not that good and the chances of finding a couple gals for a vacation in 2 nights of mongering does not seem that great. Am I off base here or should I pre-plan and import a couple gals?
Thanks for the info.I have not arranged my fishing yet at Los Roques but know a few guys who have been there so I should be ok.Your right about the country been in bad shape,the guides I have talked to sound fairly desperate for business and are pushing very hard for a prepayment.As you mentioned,I guess I will try the sexy Caracas option and see if I can get lucky.I wish I had a bit more time in City to set things up.Any recommendations for a guide-taxi driver-babysitter in Caracas.Im looking for someone for the afternoon and night-dinner,strip clubs,maybe a few normal clubs.My experience tells me that a good cab driver,no matter what he charges ,can save you a lot of time and frustration.I have a great one in Cuba and Medellin and now cant live without there services.I speak some spanish but my buddy no habla nada so some english would helpfull.Once again thank you in advance for the help
Are listed way back in the general or Caracas forum. Since I speak fluent Spanish, I never evaluated their Spanish skills. Try the search function.
This is more of a suggestion than a report. I think that a thread devoted solely to the black-market rate for USA dollars or Euros would be very helpful for those who plan a trip to Venezuela. As anyone who has been there knows, only a fool exchanges his money at the official rate or uses a credit card while in the country. If people could post how many Bs. They got for a dollar or euro and perhaps where they got the deal (without getting anyone involved in trouble), it would be of great help to hobbyists. The problem with any country that has a two-tiered monetary system (Chavez's fantasy exchange rate and the real world) is that foreigners never know if they are getting ripped off or, worse, set up. What do you guys think?
This is more of a suggestion than a report. I think that a thread devoted solely to the black-market rate for USA dollars or Euros would be very helpful for those who plan a trip to Venezuela.
Utterly pointless. Nobody has the cojones to try mongering here. I don't live there any more so I don't care. Besides, they have entire websites dedicated to the parallel exchange rate. Why re-invent the wheel.
I just got back from a trip to Los Roques and spent 3 days in Caracas. Basically the City is a joke as far as mongering goes. Stayed at Altimira suites which was a decent hotel and OK staff. In short, Caracas is very very unsafe-constant crime everywhere. The whole crew from Air France were robbed at gunpoint in a 5 star restaraunt while I was there. Taxi drivers are dangerous (no liscense required) so anyone can dress as a cabi and scam you. My guide carried a pistol at all times, this pretty much tells it all. People were unfriendly and had no interest in helping tourists: the people don't even look at you. By the way I didn't see one other white tourist except for at the airport and now I know why. Perhaps if you look latino it may be different but I never felt comfortable or welcome-this holds true for the Avancia airport staff. Basically I booked the first flight I could out of the City. Congrats Chavev U-turned a great city into a "shit hole". Pm me if you want more info.
I just got back from a trip to Los Roques and spent 3 days in Caracas. Basically the City is a joke as far as mongering goes. Stayed at Altimira suites which was a decent hotel and OK staff. In short, Caracas is very very unsafe-constant crime everywhere. The whole crew from Air France were robbed at gunpoint in a 5 star restaraunt while I was there...... <snip>.... Congrats Chavev U-turned a great city into a "shit hole". Pm me if you want more info.Yes. I feel very sad for the people of Venezuela. Chavez is choking Venezuela with his two bare hands.
Chavez just underwent surgery in Cuba. The Castro brothers are nursing him and lighting candles for his quick recovery.
Please pray for his demise so that the Venezuelan people can be liberated forever.
Yes. I feel very sad for the people of Venezuela. Chavez is choking Venezuela with his two bare hands.
Chavez just underwent surgery in Cuba. The Castro brothers are nursing him and lighting candles for his quick recovery.
Please pray for his demise so that the Venezuelan people can be liberated forever. More info!?! What more is there to say... I've been trying to get down there for a while now but I guess it'll be a while longer. A succinct and timely report. Nice!
In order Straight sex, tit fuck, oral sex, body on body rub, anal sex, discipline, fetish. You used Google translate, really? and the word Greek didn't tip you off?Ok, so here 'Ruso' or Russian as I assume it is, means titfuck. Anywhere else on the globe I have visited that particular pasttime is refered to as Spanish?
BlancoVikingo
02-29-12, 22:59
A look for an AAA working girl to import to Denmark on tourist VISA. If you know one please PM me. Some English skills is good, but not necessary.
I'm 42yo and good looking, normal life without any social or economical problems.
Avioneto123
08-10-12, 10:39
Venezuela was so much better without this AH around. Venezuela is not worth going these days to do the mongerring around, and is unsafe as hell. 20 years ago it was less than $25 to get a girl upstairs in the brothells. Anyhow, I recomend you to stay away from Venezuela and go somewhere else for your own safety. The prices nowadays are ridiculus, and I am from this beautiful country. Stick to SE Asia for cheap and happy endings.
World Travel 69
10-05-12, 15:33
Let hope he loses the election.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/10/04/venezuela-election/1613117/
Although I'm not a Chavez supporter what's keeping me from returning to Caracas apart from high airfare is uncertainty as to how easy it is to take advantage of the black market currency exchange. According to the site LechugaVerde the Bolivar is trading at about 17 to 1. That means you could get this morenaza for under $30 an hour.
http://www.sexycaracas.com/site/p_index.php?ids=3&id=5201&ente=Sweet%20Girls&nlogo=
Although I'm not a Chavez supporter what's keeping me from returning to Caracas apart from high airfare is uncertainty as to how easy it is to take advantage of the black market currency exchange. According to the site LechugaVerde the Bolivar is trading at about 17 to 1. That means you could get this morenaza for under $30 an hour.
http://www.sexycaracas.com/site/p_index.php?ids=3&id=5201&ente=Sweet
%20Girls&nlogo=Venezuela has since devalued the bolivar so my question is largely moot since bolivar prices have probably surged.
Venezuela has since devalued the bolivar so my question is largely moot since bolivar prices have probably surged.I'm right now in Caracas, for your info. Changed 200 USD to 4000 Bolivares,
So it's 20:1 right now.
Sadly, I had no time yet for chica action, lets see what weekend brings up.
Todays black market rate is 23. 24 per dollar.
I will be in Caracas tonight too. Lot of action and hot latinas!
Todays black market rate is 23. 24 per dollar.
I will be in Caracas tonight too. Lot of action and hot latinas!Yes, but you won't get 23. That's jut the "official" unofficial rate.
I'm in Barquisimeto right now, going back to Maracay for the weekend.
Not sure though how the action will be due to the elections this Sunday.
There will also be an alcohol sales ban starting from Friday evening until Monday.
:sucks
To check the live black market official rate:
http://lechugaverde.co.ve/
Alpha Alemán
06-24-13, 07:06
Guys,
How is the current Situation in Venezuela, now when Chavez is gone?
Is it still too dangerous as a white guy to travel around there?
In my oppinion Venezuela has the most beautiful women in all South America, even better than Colombia.
But Iam not sure if its worth to risk his life, do you think there will be positive changes regarding tourism tolerance in the next years?
Would be a shame to avoid this gem.
Guys,
How is the current Situation in Venezuela, now when Chavez is gone?
Is it still too dangerous as a white guy to travel around there?
In my oppinion Venezuela has the most beautiful women in all South America, even better than Colombia.
But Iam not sure if its worth to risk his life, do you think there will be positive changes regarding tourism tolerance in the next years?
Would be a shame to avoid this gem.I'm curious about the same thing but for a brown guy.
The original question was posted in June and recieved no replies so I'm assuming there aren't to many forum people on the ground right now.
Alpha Aleman,
Sir, I agree with you Venezuelan are one of the most beautiful women in the world, they conquire all kinds of beauty pageants.
BlancoVikingo
10-02-13, 12:15
Similar culture etc, but Venezuela must be extremely dangerous, or considered to be with hardly no one going there for having fun with in the country that claims to have the most beautiful girls in the world.
Or is it the fake-currency? Current political chaos?
Venezuela have won most Miss World titles but no one goes to this country which also is said to have a splendid nature?
What is wrong there?
I fucking love Venezuelan women but am loathe to visit. There was another report of an airline crew robbed in the middle of dinner in a Caracas restaurant. The whole crew! But can't find the link.
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=13038
Excerpt from above web site:
The road between the Simóand Bolivar International Airport and Caracas is a notoriously dangerous road. Visitors traveling this route at night have been kidnapped and held captive for ransom in roadside huts that line the highway. Because of the frequency of robberies at gunpoint, travelers are encouraged to arrive to and depart from the airport only during daylight hours. If not possible, travelers should use extra care both in and outside the airport at night.
In October 2011, an Avianca Airlines flight crew was en route to the airport from the Marriott Playa Grande Hotel at approximately 5:30 a. M. As the shuttle was approaching the international terminal, three armed individuals boarded and demanded that the driver keep driving and circle the airport. The crew was robbed of jewelry, money, and electronic devices. Afterwards, they demanded that the driver let them off at a pedestrian bridge and escaped to the nearby neighborhood called Barrio Aeropuerto.
Similar culture etc, but Venezuela must be extremely dangerous, or considered to be with hardly no one going there for having fun with in the country that claims to have the most beautiful girls in the world.
Or is it the fake-currency? Current political chaos?
Venezuela have won most Miss World titles but no one goes to this country which also is said to have a splendid nature?
What is wrong there?
I would like to visit Caracas. I just started checking flight cost and to my surprise a flight from Chicago cost almost $5500 on United. Anybody give me some direction as to how I can find something more economical?
Check flights from Chicago to Miami and then to Caracas. I found around $1400, still too expensive (to Thailand is around $1200, just to compare). I'd love to go to Caracas also, the girls are so cheap now. But again too dangerous!
Razor.
I would like to visit Caracas. I just started checking flight cost and to my surprise a flight from Chicago cost almost $5500 on United. Anybody give me some direction as to how I can find something more economical?
Ricardo Torres
10-09-13, 03:22
I would like to visit Caracas. I just started checking flight cost and to my surprise a flight from Chicago cost almost $5500 on United. Anybody give me some direction as to how I can find something more economical?Why would you want to visit Caracas, especially at this time?, as it makes no sense at all because of the safety issues, and yes the Venezuelans I met the end of August in St. Maartens told me the same thing.
Why would you want to visit Caracas, especially at this time?, as it makes no sense at all because of the safety issues, and yes the Venezuelans I met the end of August in St. Maartens told me the same thing.I have relatives there. I don't think I would face the same issues as other lone unconnected travelers. But yeah, the violence thing does strike a bit of fear in me.
Capistrano
10-09-13, 17:42
Guys,
How is the current Situation in Venezuela, now when Chavez is gone?
Is it still too dangerous as a white guy to travel around there?
In my oppinion Venezuela has the most beautiful women in all South America, even better than Colombia.
But Iam not sure if its worth to risk his life, do you think there will be positive changes regarding tourism tolerance in the next years?
Would be a shame to avoid this gem.Let's see whats the impact of his passing. I think even Chavez is gone Chavismo is still there, and we don't know exactly how his successor Maduro will do in his government.
World Travel 69
10-09-13, 19:25
I checked on www.kayak.com.
Prices in January are in the $800s.
Sent you a personal message regarding a possible more economical way to get to Caracas from Chicago.
Ricardo Torres
10-13-13, 01:25
10/12/2013
the president of venezuela is starting to get scary
business insiderby linette lopez | business insider
since the passing of its charismatic leader, hugo chavez, venezuela has stayed out of most usa headlines. that should change, as the policies of president nicolas maduro have started to raise some serious red flags.
in april, maduro beat his opponent in venezuela's presidential election, henrique capriles radonski, with the lowest margin of support in years.
his predecessor, chavez, had not only been the leader of venezuela, but also a leader of the latin american left. chavez symbolized an ideology that believed in the rigor and potential of a region united to find alternatives to a usa dominated, unipolar world.
maduro lacks that spark.
and he also faces the highest inflation rate in the world (at 49. 4% in september). to combat this rate, the former bus driver turned statesman has asked venezuela's legislators to grant him sweeping powers.
from bloomberg:
the decree would enable maduro to either deepen state control of the economy or loosen foreign exchange controls to stimulate production, said asdrubal oliveros, director of caracas-based research group ecoanalitica.
the governing coalition of late president hugo chavez is one vote short of the three-fifths majority required by the constitution to pass the so-called enabling law used for special presidential powers. assembly president diosdado cabello said after maduro's speech that he's confident the law will be approved.
opposition leader henrique capriles radonski, who won 49 percent of the vote in april's presidential election, warned the government against pushing through the bill without a three-fifths majority.
'the government would have to come in with tanks and rifles if they want to apply this enabling law, ' he said in his weekly address broadcast on the internet.
maduro presented this as a decree against corruption.
now, to put this is context, chavez himself ruled through these powers for over four years of his presidency, but as nomura put it in a note earlier this month,"post election tensions continue to run high, casting doubt over nicolas maduro's ability to grasp firmly over the reins of power."
in other words, maduro does not have the legitimacy that chavez had. he does not, as capriles radonski suggested, have the authority to push these sweeping powers through without a three-fifths majority.
as such, nomura has placed venezuela on a list of 10 countries to watch for unrest, along with china, india, argentina, south africa, russia, and more.
maduro seems to know this. argentine news service clarin reported yesterday that maduro advocated jail time for journalists who reported shortages of natural gas back in 2001. shortages of electricity and toilet paper (among other items) have become common in the country.
these are the actions of an administration that cannot suffer even the slightest suggestion of descent.
Ricardo Torres
10-16-13, 23:50
http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-authorities-hunt-currency-tourists-213357481.html
Venezuela authorities hunt 'currency tourists'
Reuters.
By Eyanir Chinea October 17, 2013.
CARACAS (Reuters). In the immigration area of Venezuela's biggest airport, about a dozen officials in red T-shirts and baseball caps randomly check passengers leaving the country.
The officials are not guards or police: they are bureaucrats at state currency board Cadivi investigating whether travelers' documents match their requests for hard-to-get dollars.
The new checks, launched this month, have contributed to infuriating, hours-long queues at the Simon Bolivar international airport, which serves Caracas, Venezuela's capital.
"Unfortunately, people are always going to try and beat the system," said photographer Francisco Blanco, looking irritated in a slow-moving queue before his flight to Paris.
"The problem is that we still have currency controls. So there are a lot of tricks going on. And with the black market price of the dollar so high, it's difficult to stop them."
So-called "currency tourism" has become a major problem for President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government as Venezuelans make profits using a play on the South American country's tightly regulated foreign exchange system.
There are strict limits on the availability of dollars at the official rate of 6.3 bolivars per dollar.
But with an airline ticket, an individual can exchange Venezuelan bolivars for up to $3,000 at that rate. Many of those greenbacks are diverted for sale on the black market, where each dollar can fetch about seven times the official rate.
The farther away the traveler's destination, the higher the allocation of dollars, meaning there is also a trade in illegal tickets to fool Cadivi when dollar requests are made.
"We're very rigorous on the authenticity of tickets," said Cadivi security manager Rafael Marfisi as a line of travelers hurried to have their details checked in a computerized database.
"Many people tell Cadivi they're going to destinations such as Costa Rica, Peru and Ecuador. And then they travel to closer places such as Panama, Aruba or Curacao."
A trip within the Caribbean entitles a Venezuelan to buy up to $1,000 from the government at the official rate, while Peru warrants the maximum allocation of $3,000.
CHAVEZ-ERA CONTROLS.
A decade of currency controls, first put in place by late leader Hugo Chavez, has largely failed to reduce capital flight and inflation.
Venezuela's economy is beset by shortages of consumer goods, and annual inflation rose to almost 50 percent last month.
The checks take place after travelers have passed through security and before they reach the airport's passport desks.
The operation is a pilot program ordered by Maduro, who has vowed to crack down on currency tourism, which he says is part of an "economic war" being waged against his government.
"We've discovered people who ask for dollars on behalf of juveniles, and then later their children don't board the plane," Marfisi said. While there with a group of journalists, his team identified four travelers whose requests for dollars did not tally with their records.
Such cases are forwarded to state prosecutors, who will then decide whether to bring illegal currency exchange charges that could result in a fine or up to seven years in prison.
Staff at the airport who normally search for illicit substances and contraband also now have the right to search a traveler's wallet or purse for dollars, or credit cards in the names of friends of relatives.
Amid the grumbles and long faces in the queue, some were supportive of the crackdown.
"The Cadivi coupon should not be transferable, and state resources must be used for education, sports or tourism purposes," said Wolfgang Mejias, a professional fencer, as he waited for a flight to Europe.
"It doesn't bother me if they check me or ask questions."
The government plans to introduce fingerprint scanners to examine departing Venezuelans' credentials even more closely.
(Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
C Jack Sparrow
04-19-14, 22:37
C Jack Sparrow
04-21-14, 15:55
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294324-s601/Venezuela:Banks.And.Money.html
There seme to be an option; exchange via Paypal account. Anyone tried it?
A commentary on the article says "you must bring cash". But the risk might be high, loosing it all, since all assume you are bringing along a lot of cash.
1000% difference now parallel exchange rate to official.
World Travel 69
04-21-14, 17:17
Cash is the only way.
I used my credit card six times when I was there. Four of charges I used at good hotels. The other two were at a beach store and one at the airport.
My card got charged $5000.
Car parts, Wendy's, Casinos, etc.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294324-s601/Venezuela:Banks.And.Money.html
There seme to be an option; exchange via Paypal account. Anyone tried it?
A commentary on the article says "you must bring cash". But the risk might be high, loosing it all, since all assume you are bringing along a lot of cash.
1000% difference now parallel exchange rate to official.
C Jack Sparrow
04-23-14, 21:39
Cash is the only way.
I used my credit card six times when I was there. Four of charges I used at good hotels. The other two were at a beach store and one at the airport.
My card got charged $5000.
Car parts, Wendy's, Casinos, etc.There must be ways, more than bring a lot of cash:
A. Close to Colombian-Venezuelan border can one exchange currency using the parallel rate and thus one can enter Venezuela with bolivars bought at the parallel level?
B. Bank-Bank international transfer. Must be an option used by foreigners living in Venezuela?
C. The Paypal option.
Is it easy to exchange dollars for bolivars on the street? If the official exchange rate is 6. 3 per dollar, and you can actually get 40, that makes for a great bargain vacation. You could conceiveably visit the country with just about $1000 in cash and have a great time!
Does anyone know of someone who has tried it?
It is sad, sad, sad to realize that we cannot really enjoy being in Venezuela with the great Venezuelan girls.
Some of the most beautiful and sensual women I have ever seen, whether in real life or virtual, are from Caracas. The consistent level of beauty and attractiveness of girls from there is well beyond other places.
So, since Caracas is dead to us nowadays, is there an alternative inside Venezuela?
Is there a City or town with low crime rate, relative safety and a good P4 P scene?
Or is it a mess all over right now?
Mr Enternational
05-29-14, 04:19
It is sad, sad, sad to realize that we cannot really enjoy being in Venezuela with the great Venezuelan girls. So, since Caracas is dead to us nowadays, is there an alternative inside Venezuela? Is there a City or town with low crime rate, relative safety and a good P4 P scene? Or is it a mess all over right now?I thought the Venezuela P4P was on Margarita.?
I thought the Venezuela P4P was on Margarita.?There hasn't been any new updates on the P4 P scene in Isla Margarita for a long time.
And as you know with Politics and other changes, things could be different right now for all we know.
In all cases, I guess I should cross Venezuela off my list until either things change 180 degrees, or I become suicidal LOL.
An interesting article about life in Venezuela:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitutes-earn-more-selling-dollars-than-sex.html
I thought the Venezuela P4P was on Margarita.?Puerto de la Cruz used to be a paradise for P4 P but that's some years ago. It's increadable how they have managed to ruin this country.
An interesting article about life in Venezuela:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitutes-earn-more-selling-dollars-than-sex.htmlYeah its interesting. No matter what the world economy does, no matter what new industries or busineses are created, when it really comes down to it, prostitution is the most reliable and potentially lucrative business in human society. It has always been so throughout the ages.
Alpha Alemán
01-17-15, 06:07
It is sad, sad, sad to realize that we cannot really enjoy being in Venezuela with the great Venezuelan girls.
Some of the most beautiful and sensual women I have ever seen, whether in real life or virtual, are from Caracas. The consistent level of beauty and attractiveness of girls from there is well beyond other places.
So, since Caracas is dead to us nowadays, is there an alternative inside Venezuela?
Is there a City or town with low crime rate, relative safety and a good P4 P scene?
Or is it a mess all over right now?True that.
There are other cities apart from Caracas though, for example Maracaibo. How is the situation there? Anyone been there lately and can share with us some experience?
I realized all the women of Zulia were incredibly hot on Latinamericancupid, so that area would be a great option. Anyways traveling to Venezuela alone is still something I can't bring myself over to do, and most likely not in the near future.
Saludos
Simeon Jones
02-04-15, 05:46
True that.
There are other cities apart from Caracas though, for example Maracaibo. How is the situation there? Anyone been there lately and can share with us some experience?
I realized all the women of Zulia were incredibly hot on Latinamericancupid, so that area would be a great option. Anyways traveling to Venezuela alone is still something I can't bring myself over to do, and most likely not in the near future.
SaludosIts actually very cheap at the moment if you use the black market rate. Caracas is not Baghdad! Spanish is a must but you can find stunning women there. Use common sense when walking around (no jewelry etc) and always look like you know what you are doing. Google sexycaracas.
I have long wanted to go to Venezuela, mostly for general tourism, but also for punting on the side, but was hesitant for so long because of the turmoil. But now, in the last month, the exchange rate has gotten SO INSANE that I can't resist. The official exchange rate is 1:6. Now the black market rate, which I have been hearing is not hard to get, is 1:260! We are talking about nice hotels for $20, and beers for 10 cents.
Anyone got info about punting in Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Bolivar, or Santa Elena? Can you imagine what the rates after dollar conversion must be?
Apparently, Caracas is so dangerous that I have NO interest in going there. In fact, I plan to never leave the Caracas airport if possible.
LifeIsABeach
04-25-15, 01:53
This is supposed to give the black market exchange rate: https://dolartoday.com/.
I have long wanted to go to Venezuela, mostly for general tourism, but also for punting on the side, but was hesitant for so long because of the turmoil. But now, in the last month, the exchange rate has gotten SO INSANE that I can't resist. The official exchange rate is 1:6. Now the black market rate, which I have been hearing is not hard to get, is 1:260! We are talking about nice hotels for $20, and beers for 10 cents.
Anyone got info about punting in Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Bolivar, or Santa Elena? Can you imagine what the rates after dollar conversion must be?
Apparently, Caracas is so dangerous that I have NO interest in going there. In fact, I plan to never leave the Caracas airport if possible.Actual Venezuelan (well, Venezuelan-Chilean) here.
Caracas is pretty damn dangerous, true, but truth to be told is also the city with the most game in the country. Risk and reward, as most things in life.
I do live in the city of Maracaibo, and I'd say the place is pretty good for mongering if you know where to look. As you said, the anomalous currency exchange situation in Venezuela works massively in favor of the tourist, to the point is even a bit difficult to illustrate how cheap things can be if you carry dollars and find a way to sell it at black market prices. Which I must say is incredibly easy because everybody (me included, hah!) at least knows somebody who buys dollars. Playing in the black market exchange for american currency actually is way more profitable than dealing with drugs (I know, sounds insane), which of course has generated that everybody wants to get a piece of that action.
Personally, I've been doing freelance design work over the internet. Little things that at an average earns me $300 per month. Which may be a pittance in the US, but here? I am getting over 14 times the average national monthly wage, of a person who works 8 hours a day, six days per week. Madness.
Fortunately, this situation of having quite a bit of cash to spend has allowed me to come in contact with a local "Madame", who handles working girls of all sorts of girls, from top-tier high-class pros to "girl next door" types who you will find in the classrooms of local colleges. It's been quite fun time these years, that I can't deny.
To give an example, $20 will net you a couple of hours with a 18 yo 9/10 stunner. I'd put a pic to better illustrate but being a noob in the forum I am not sure if it is allowed here. A cousin who stayed a while ago said it better "the best looking cheapest working girls in the world".
Well, if you (or anyone else) has a question, I'd gladly collaborate with my knowledge, limited as it may be.
This is supposed to give the black market exchange rate: https://dolartoday.com/.DolarToday is indeed the real deal, and one could say the Venezuelan economy gravitates around what that website says, strange as that notion may sound.
One thing to consider: Right now the price appears to be BS 404 per dollar, but that's the official price of the exchange in Cucuta, Colombia, which is what's being used as a reference. The informal ask price you will find on the street is the one below, BS 355. Which is still pretty darn good, heh.
Actual Venezuelan (well, Venezuelan-Chilean) here.
Well, if you (or anyone else) has a question, I'd gladly collaborate with my knowledge, limited as it may be.I'll be in Caracas at the end of June. I'd been there 8 years ago, which now it is far out from that time. I realize about the Bolivar volatility which is a very convenient for us (tourist) and I'm going to try the risk.
Any way have the following questions:
1. To book a room in some hotel (Las Mercedes area) can I pay in Bolivares? Or they will ask me for Dollars?
2. What is the most safe way to get from Maiquetia into the city? Bus or Taxi? -Assaults?
3. The contact of that "Madame" is interesting and I'd like to get some of those girls, but you're in Maracaibo.
Thanks for any help.
Se Le saluda.
Razor.
There are other cities apart from Caracas though, for example Maracaibo. How is the situation there? Anyone been there lately and can share with us some experience?
SaludosI am from Maracaibo. The city is far from being safe (none of the big cities are), but it's much better than Caracas.
I realized all the women of Zulia were incredibly hot on Latinamericancupid
SaludosOh they certainly are!
I'll be in Caracas at the end of June. I'd been there 8 years ago, which now it is far out from that time. I realize about the Bolivar volatility which is a very convenient for us (tourist) and I'm going to try the risk.
Any way have the following questions:
1. To book a room in some hotel (Las Mercedes area) can I pay in Bolivares? Or they will ask me for Dollars?
2. What is the most safe way to get from Maiquetia into the city? Bus or Taxi? -Assaults?
3. The contact of that "Madame" is interesting and I'd like to get some of those girls, but you're in Maracaibo.
Thanks for any help.
Se Le saluda.
Razor.I seriously wouldn't recommend a bus, get a taxi. And be sure it's a legal taxi, not a "pirata".
It's illegal to do business in dollars here in Venezuela, so officially most places will tell you that you need bolivares to pay. Of course, things could be negotiated under-the-table and you will find that people here are more than accommodating to getting paid in US currency. Odds are the receptionist will take the dollars and pay the bill on his own pocket money. On the other hand, it is not really a good idea to carry and show around those greens, so I say use bolivares if possible.
So, if you don't know any Spanish than Venezuela is out of the question? I'm thinking about traveling there on a whim and I'm wondering if I'll survive or maybe there is a guide I can hire.
Thanks!
Ken_Apples
06-07-15, 16:19
A follow up on Richard Tres report in the Caracas thread:
7 Things Nobody Told Me About Venezuela:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/7-things-nobody-told-venezuela/
7 Lies Everybody Told Me About Venezuela:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/7-lies-everybody-told-venezuela/
Changing Money on Venezuela's Black Market:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/changing-money-venezuelas-black-market/
Travel Costs / Top Things to See and Do / Daytrip from Colombia (Cucata to San Cristobel):
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/backpacking-in-venezuela/
Anyone up for a trip and make a report?
Happy Hunting; Ken Apples.
7 Things Nobody Told Me About Venezuela:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/7-things-nobody-told-venezuela/
7 Lies Everybody Told Me About Venezuela:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/7-lies-everybody-told-venezuela/
Changing Money on Venezuela's Black Market:
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/changing-money-venezuelas-black-market/
Travel Costs / Top Things to See and Do / Daytrip from Colombia (Cucata to San Cristobel):
http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/backpacking-in-venezuela/
Those articles are surprisingly (and refreshingly) right on the spot, the guy actually does know what he is talking about. And you know, the article about the cash exchange indirectly shows a problem the tourist could face with our Bolivares. The largest denomination bill available is the 100 Bolivares bill, of which you can see large amounts of them in the pics. And that's a thing to consider, you will need to carry a LOT of those bills to do stuff. Like, for a normal (as in, not trying to get yourself some local girl, heh) trip to a good mall, eating lunch there and buying stuff around, you could easily need to have 100 of those bills with you. Basically, if you are travelling to Venezuela and wish to take advantage of the exchange black market, don't expect to be able to carry all the cash needed in your wallet.
So, if you don't know any Spanish than Venezuela is out of the question? I'm thinking about traveling there on a whim and I'm wondering if I'll survive or maybe there is a guide I can hire.
Thanks!Unfortunately, few people here are fluid in the language. Heck, few people have knowledge past of the very basic English they learned at school.
To illustrate the point, early this year, I was visiting some family I have in Caracas. While they were at the theater (nephews wanted to watch The Hobbit, and I wasn't really up for that) at the Sambill Mall, in order to kill time I decided to do a little experiment, I want around from shop to shop pretending to be a English-speaking tourist (yes, I was that bored, heh! To my surprise, in the entire mall I only found one clerk who knew how to speak English, a young college girl who told me she was interested in immigrating to the US in the future. Bear in mind the Sambill Mall is a pretty upscale place, a spot for tourists with cash.
Basically, if you can't speak Spanish, it could prove to be a very difficult time if you go around alone. A good idea would be to ask at the hotel you are staying, if they know somebody trustworthy who is up for the ask.
Unfortunately, few people here are fluid in the language. Heck, few people have knowledge past of the very basic English they learned at school.
To illustrate the point, early this year, I was visiting some family I have in Caracas. While they were at the theater (nephews wanted to watch The Hobbit, and I wasn't really up for that) at the Sambill Mall, in order to kill time I decided to do a little experiment, I want around from shop to shop pretending to be a English-speaking tourist (yes, I was that bored, heh! To my surprise, in the entire mall I only found one clerk who knew how to speak English, a young college girl who told me she was interested in immigrating to the US in the future. Bear in mind the Sambill Mall is a pretty upscale place, a spot for tourists with cash.
Basically, if you can't speak Spanish, it could prove to be a very difficult time if you go around alone. A good idea would be to ask at the hotel you are staying, if they know somebody trustworthy who is up for the ask.MaraCucho,
Do you have any suggestions for hotels in Caracas? Anyone planning a trip to Caracas?
Thanks!
MaraCucho,
Do you have any suggestions for hotels in Caracas? Anyone planning a trip to Caracas?
Thanks!Hotels to stay, or just to do business with a nice girl? If the former, than I can't help much, I've got family in Caracas and I stay with them whenever I go to the capital. The Tripadvisor website most likely would be of more help.
On the other hand, I do know that the Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco (or CCCT as most people call it) has a four star hotel, and what's convenient is that I know of at least one (and there are probably more!) massage parlor which provides sexual services. The mall is also a well known meeting point for girls looking to win an easy buck, and if you do plan to visit Caracas soon, from July 1 thru 5 the mall will be hosting a local erotic festival, the ExpoSexo 2015, and that quite obviously draws in an interesting crowd.
As for the latter, I usually go to the Dallas or the Aladdin, pretty nice motels and most Caraqueñas are OK to be taken there.
CorkyMexican
06-20-15, 20:53
Do lady's have condoms cause I seen reports that condoms cost like $700 for 32 condoms in Venezuela.
GuzzleMyJizz
06-21-15, 10:17
Hello friends,
Is there any way I can get to Venezuela without a visa? I'm a US citizen and I will be in Colombia within 3 weeks. The Venezuelan require you apply for your visa 3 months in advance and is almost impossible due to diplomatic ties.
Can I travel trough bus / train / or auto and get in? If caught what is the penalty for entry without visa?
I'm a traveling backpacker / monger and I'm fluent in English and Spanish, so language won't be an issue. Thanks for your time and any response.
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Hola amigos,
Hay forma de entrar a Venezuela sin visa? Soy ciudadano de Estados Unidos why estare en Colombia dentro de 3 semanas. Venezuela requiere que aplique para una visa, 3 meses de anticipaciand why es casi imposible por razones diplomaticas.
Puedo viajar por autobus / tren o auto why entrar? Si soy descubierto, cual es la pena por entrar sin visa?
Soy mochilero why monger why hablo muy bien el espanol why Ingles why entonces el lenguage no sera problema. Gracias por su tiempo why respuesta.
Do lady's have condoms cause I seen reports that condoms cost like $700 for 32 condoms in Venezuela.Concerning the price of the condoms, yes and no.
Yes, a box of 36 Trojans (which is the sample that Newsweek used for that article) would cost over $700. If you go by the official exchange price, that's it. Which of course, no tourist would ever do. If you exchange your dollars by black market prices, the same box would go for the equivalent of $12, which I understand it's the normal price in the US of A.
CorkyMexican
06-23-15, 22:46
OK I get the prices about condoms. I just wanted to know do girls have them or should I bring my own.
OK I get the prices about condoms. I just wanted to know do girls have them or should I bring my own.Definitely bring your own. In fact, bring them from your own country, not because of the price here but due supply issues.
My girls on the ground tell me its getting worse.
Dawkins1977
06-30-15, 19:57
Maracucho,
I'm heading to Venezuela for a few days. Is it possible to contact you, mostly had questions regarding safety. Thanks!
GoneFishin
07-01-15, 12:24
DolarToday is indeed the real deal, and one could say the Venezuelan economy gravitates around what that website says, strange as that notion may sound.
One thing to consider: Right now the price appears to be BS 404 per dollar, but that's the official price of the exchange in Cucuta, Colombia, which is what's being used as a reference. The informal ask price you will find on the street is the one below, BS 355. Which is still pretty darn good, heh.I will be visiting Cucuta at the end of July and was wondering about sampling Venezuelan beauties there. I've read the Colombians are finding them and shipping them back. Do you have any knowledge or opinions on staying in Cucuta or crossing the border for a town on the Venezuelan side would be best to sample the local honey?
I will be visiting Cucuta at the end of July and was wondering about sampling Venezuelan beauties there. I've read the Colombians are finding them and shipping them back. Do you have any knowledge or opinions on staying in Cucuta or crossing the border for a town on the Venezuelan side would be best to sample the local honey?There is a small Venezuelan city right next to the border and real close to Cucuta, San Antonio del Táchira, where you most likely will find action. Unfortunately, I can't say how easy it would be for an american to cross the border from Cucuta to San Antonio, since that's obviously not my case. Of course, you must consider that most of the pros you will find in San Antonio will be Colombian anyways.
Maracucho,
I'm heading to Venezuela for a few days. Is it possible to contact you, mostly had questions regarding safety. Thanks!I don't have any problems with that. Not sure of how direct contact is handled in this forum, though.
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Does anyone have a handle on the scene in Venezuela right now? Not just Caracas, but in other places like Merida, or anywhere else tourists might go?
I would think that with the exchange rate being what it is, that SOMEBODY knowledgeable enough is having a bonanza vacation of a lifetime now!
World Travel 69
07-02-15, 17:50
Here is Lonely Planet's forum on info for Venezuela.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree********americas-south-america/venezuela
Does anyone have a handle on the scene in Venezuela right now? Not just Caracas, but in other places like Merida, or anywhere else tourists might go?
I would think that with the exchange rate being what it is, that SOMEBODY knowledgeable enough is having a bonanza vacation of a lifetime now!
Does anyone have a handle on the scene in Venezuela right now? Not just Caracas, but in other places like Merida, or anywhere else tourists might go?
I would think that with the exchange rate being what it is, that SOMEBODY knowledgeable enough is having a bonanza vacation of a lifetime now!I can speak properly for how's the scene in my city, Maracaibo.
For example, the girl in the pic? With the current exchange rate (black market, of course), two hours with her = $8. If you want anal, 10 bucks.
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07-02-15, 18:41
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GoneFishin
07-03-15, 03:05
There is a small Venezuelan city right next to the border and real close to Cucuta, San Antonio del Tchira, where you most likely will find action. Unfortunately, I can't say how easy it would be for an american to cross the border from Cucuta to San Antonio, since that's obviously not my case. Of course, you must consider that most of the pros you will find in San Antonio will be Colombian anyways.And for your contribution to the Venezuela forum. Perhaps you should do tours for members who are willing to travel to your part of the country if you have the time. At any rate, your contributions are much appreciated.
I can speak properly for how's the scene in my city, Maracaibo.
For example, the girl in the pic? With the current exchange rate (black market, of course), two hours with her = $8. If you want anal, 10 bucks.How is Marcaibo? Is it a nice city? I'm sort of assuming it's less dangerous than Caracas. I've only been there once, and won't return anytime soon.
How is Marcaibo? Is it a nice city? I'm sort of assuming it's less dangerous than Caracas. I've only been there once, and won't return anytime soon.It's pretty okay. Second largest city in the country, both in size and population. The night life is nowhere near as lively as in Caracas, but it's sufficient. The heat is TREMENDOUS, there is a reason why the city is nicknamed "la ciudad del sol amada", which translates to "the city loved by the sun".
About being safe or not, one has to understand two things: A) the criminality problem is country-wide, no such a thing as a major city (or even mid-size city) that is really "safe", and B) there is HUGE difference on how bad things are in Caracas and the rest of the country. Caracas is like a war zone, none of the rest of the cities in this country are like that.
Does anyone have a handle on the scene in Venezuela right now? Not just Caracas, but in other places like Merida, or anywhere else tourists might go?
I would think that with the exchange rate being what it is, that SOMEBODY knowledgeable enough is having a bonanza vacation of a lifetime now!I have an ex-novia there now that I stay in frequent contact with. I also follow the news weekly on that sad place watching as this once decent country descends into chaos, bankruptcy, and currency devaluations along with basic food shortages. Many airlines won't fly there anymore and I believe, if I read correctly, USA Citizens need a visa now. My last 2 trips there were to Margarita Island about 4 years ago, arguably about the only place worth going to in the whole country. Street crime is totally out of control and their murder rate is about the highest in the western hemisphere. Forget it for now.
I have an ex-novia there now that I stay in frequent contact with. I also follow the news weekly on that sad place watching as this once decent country descends into chaos, bankruptcy, and currency devaluations along with basic food shortages. Many airlines won't fly there anymore and I believe, if I read correctly, USA Citizens need a visa now. My last 2 trips there were to Margarita Island about 4 years ago, arguably about the only place worth going to in the whole country. Street crime is totally out of control and their murder rate is about the highest in the western hemisphere. Forget it for now.
Yeah, but everytime I read those reports about how bad Venezuela is, they are always talking about Caracas. I don't have the slightest interest in Caracas, and would avoid it all together except for an entry point. I would probably book a same day connecting flight, Audi 5000.
The reason I ask is because there is a new airline that just started low cost flights to Caracas -- Dynamic Airways. That will at least get you into and out of the country reliably and inexpensively.
Some brave travellers are taking advantage of the exchange rate, and reporting in their blogs that its ok to go, provided you take certain precautions. But punting entails additional risk. I assume that punting at night in Caracas would be suicide, so I was wondering more about other tourist hot spots, like Merida. In terms of locales of interest, i would find the jungle, like Angel Falls, much more enticing. If all you want is a Carribean beach, there are countless better options.
Just curious. Since forum posters often talk about money and costs, I would have assumed more forum activity.
Ken_Apples
07-03-15, 23:22
MaraCucho, thanks for adding info to the Venezuelan thread.
If you keeps writing good info (and posting some photos just like below) you will in quite short time be upgraded to senior member.
Then other senior forum members will be able to contact you (by the forum email service, a benefit that senior members get).
From what I understand from your writing, you are a local, so by helping out travellers, you could charge a fee (like 25-50 usd / day) depending on how much time you spend on helping out practically with "small services" / help.
(black market exchange, safe and reliable escorts, transports, other requests).
That cash would transform into a big pile of local money, on a daily basis.
Moreover, it could buy you some stuff that is hard to get by local currency.
With such a buyers market, and such a high crime-level, you are in a golden position to set up something good, if you play your cards right.
Just a thought.
Greetings, Ken Apples.
It's pretty okay. Second largest city in the country, both in size and population. The night life is nowhere near as lively as in Caracas, but it's sufficient. The heat is TREMENDOUS, there is a reason why the city is nicknamed "la ciudad del sol amada", which translates to "the city loved by the sun".
About being safe or not, one has to understand two things: A) the criminality problem is country-wide, no such a thing as a major city (or even mid-size city) that is really "safe", and B) there is HUGE difference on how bad things are in Caracas and the rest of the country. Caracas is like a war zone, none of the rest of the cities in this country are like that.I was in Caracas in 2001 and it was a war zone, and I'm assuming it's much worse now.
I was in Caracas in 2001 and it was a war zone, and I'm assuming it's much worse now.It is. To illustrate the point, Caracas is the city with the second highest murder rate in the world, with 115.98 per 100 K people. And some ONGs actually put that rate over 130 or even 150 murders per 100 K, as the local government in Caracas is known for classifying whatever violent crimes as other things if they have the chance, to make the numbers look better (which is hilariously tragic since the numbers are still terrible).
In contrast, the second Venezuelan city in that sad list is Valencia, with a murder rate of 71.08 per 100 K people. Still pretty bad, but you can already see the tremendous difference, between Caracas and the rest of the country. Furthermore, my city, Maracaibo, has a murder rate of 35.44 per 100 K. Still not good by any means, but it's below american cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans in that list.
MaraCucho, thanks for adding info to the Venezuelan thread. (snip)
Well, that wasn't my original intention, but I can't deny the idea sounds good. On the other hand, I am not sure about the viability of it, since I am not seeing much demand for my country, heh.
Coincidentally, thanks to my contact I'll be doing business with this young lady (BTW that's the pic sent to me by the "madame" who manages the escort service) at noon, will see if I can snatch some pics for the forum.
Well, that wasn't my original intention, but I can't deny the idea sounds good. On the other hand, I am not sure about the viability of it, since I am not seeing much demand for my country, heh.
Coincidentally, thanks to my contact I'll be doing business with this young lady (BTW that's the pic sent to me by the "madame" who manages the escort service) at noon, will see if I can snatch some pics for the forum.Ridiculously favorable currency exchange rate. Low prices. Few other visitors. Beautiful girls. Beautiful country.
Sounds like a winner to me!
Can anyone comment on places like Merida, Puerto Ordaz, Santa Elena, and Ciudad Bolivar?
Ken_Apples
07-04-15, 23:54
//Well, that wasn't my original intention, but I can't deny the idea sounds good. On the other hand, I am not sure about the viability of it, since I am not seeing much demand for my country, heh.
Coincidentally, thanks to my contact I'll be doing business with this young lady (BTW that's the pic sent to me by the "madame" who manages the escort service) at noon, will see if I can snatch some pics for the forum.//
Ridiculously favorable currency exchange rate. Low prices. Few other visitors. Beautiful girls. Beautiful country.
Sounds like a winner to me!
Can anyone comment on places like Merida, Puerto Ordaz, Santa Elena, and Ciudad Bolivar?I think you will find there is a big interest for p4 p in Venezuela at those prices.
The problem is safety, exchanging money, and provide good girls.
In Colombia, Medellin, some people set up such a hotel that cater for people that want a safe, good time.
They are still in business, so many years after they started out.
You would not even need a hotel.
If you could provide a service / honest contact for exchanging money, and getting a phonebook with numbers to good female providers, you would not have to wait to long before you had your first visit here from the forum.
(seriously, at 10 USD for 2 hours, people would start taking que -numbers, once the rumour of a safe "get in-have fun, and then safe get back out" have been verified by senior members.
Its really a no-brainer at that price.
Think about it. / Ken Apples.
It seems no flight to the city. Cross border from Colombia sounds too exotic.
It seems no flight to the city. Cross border from Colombia sounds too exotic.Maracaibo does have an international airport, but it is somewhat limited. The easiest way to get here would be to fly to the Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas, and from there take another plane to Maracaibo.
The city isn't that close to the Colombian border (a bit over 100 Kms, in fact).
I think you will find there is a big interest for p4 p in Venezuela at those prices.
The problem is safety, exchanging money, and provide good girls.
In Colombia, Medellin, some people set up such a hotel that cater for people that want a safe, good time.
They are still in business, so many years after they started out.
You would not even need a hotel.
If you could provide a service / honest contact for exchanging money, and getting a phonebook with numbers to good female providers, you would not have to wait to long before you had your first visit here from the forum.
(seriously, at 10 USD for 2 hours, people would start taking que -numbers, once the rumour of a safe "get in-have fun, and then safe get back out" have been verified by senior members.
Its really a no-brainer at that price.
Think about it. / Ken Apples.Probably because that place would immediately get robbed. All those US dollars in one place?
Things are desperate in Venezuela. The only way that place would survive is if they cut the police in on it.
I think that Hotel Del Rey is a better model, rather than Casa Medellin. The bar or spa HAS to be part of an established hotel, for security purposes.
I imagine that freelancers would be the only way to go. The trick is finding a venue where dependable providers can gather. I mean, the last thing that anyone would want to do is walk into some spa or apartment for "services." You would just be robbed by that guy waiting in the closet. And they would not be shy at all for leaving you for dead.
Have you guys seen the exchange rate on dolartoday? Just a couple of weeks ago, the exchange rate was 400:1. Now its almost 600!
Please tell me where its reasonably safe to visit Venezuela!
Have you guys seen the exchange rate on dolartoday? Just a couple of weeks ago, the exchange rate was 400:1. Now its almost 600!
Please tell me where its reasonably safe to visit Venezuela!Yep, been following this too for the past year or so ever since the protests broke out in 2014. I second this request. I badly, badly, badly want to visit Venezuela. I just don't want to die. There has to be at least one place in the country that is safe to visit.
Obviously I would not go to Caracas but check out this for example.
http://caracasaldesnudo.com/caracas/vip-platinum/18-.html
That is about $50-$75 easily with black market rate. In the capital city. Imagine a tertiary city.
http://caracasaldesnudo.com/caracas/vip-platinum/18-.html
That is about $50-$75 easily with black market rate.The prices on that website are really, really expensive. Excessive, even. This is entirely a gut feeling, but that place seems fishy, I'd say if they are not entirely fraudulent, at least they are scam artists offering a VIP service at a premium, but delivering way below those promises. I you go to sexycaracas.com (which is a solid, trustworthy website), you will find girls equally as hot at much lower rates.
And even so, you calculations are off, heh. The girl in that link asks BS. 18000 for 2 hours. Going by today's exchange rate, that would be $33, not $50-$75.
Please tell me where its reasonably safe to visit Venezuela!You need to tread with care and common sense, but outside Caracas it's bearable. Like I mentioned before, here in my city (Maracaibo), crime-wise we aren't exactly safe, but at least we are on par with the worst cities in the US of A, not the veritable war zone that is Caracas.
By the way, it took a while (she was off the city), but I finally managed to get it with the lady I mentioned before. Slim figure, fantastic natural boobs, cute face, and a fantastic kisser. All of that, for two hours = BS. 3500, which going by today's exchange rates = $6.50.
Ken_Apples
07-11-15, 02:12
By the way, it took a while (she was off the city), but I finally managed to get it with the lady I mentioned before. Slim figure, fantastic natural boobs, cute face, and a fantastic kisser. All of that, for two hours = BS. 3500, which going by today's exchange rates = $6.50.A spinner, 2 hour for 6 USD 50 cent. Now, honestly, where else in the world will you find that quality for that price?
- Only in Venezuela.
We badly need to get boots on the ground. Seriously.
Regards, Ken Apples.
DallasTinku
07-13-15, 23:25
Hi all, not sure if this is the right place for the post, can't seem to find any info for a Place called "Puerto Jose". As far from the info I got its near the sea and port area. Any one can shed any info about pick up joint or any escort that are available around that this area.
Regards.
DT.
DallasTinku
07-13-15, 23:36
Well, that wasn't my original intention, but I can't deny the idea sounds good. On the other hand, I am not sure about the viability of it, since I am not seeing much demand for my country, heh.
Coincidentally, thanks to my contact I'll be doing business with this young lady (BTW that's the pic sent to me by the "madame" who manages the escort service) at noon, will see if I can snatch some pics for the forum.Can you pm me the escort service name and have you tried it. Is it dependable?
Regards,
DT.
World Travel 69
07-14-15, 00:30
Do you mean La Cruz?
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=zWlQAAF5dKfU.kKHWuhDOAI0I
Hi all, not sure if this is the right place for the post, can't seem to find any info for a Place called "Puerto Jose". As far from the info I got its near the sea and port area. Any one can shed any info about pick up joint or any escort that are available around that this area.
Regards.
DT.
Can you pm me the escort service name and have you tried it. IS it DEPENDABLE.
Regards.
DTI don't think MaraCucho has the PM service so as frequently entreated by Jackson I am today going to buy him membership! Only hope it works as believe MaraCucho has the knowledge to enlighten mankind.
DallasTinku
07-15-15, 06:55
Do you mean La Cruz?
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=zWlQAAF5dKfU.kKHWuhDOAI0INope. I been to La Cruz before. This is a about 10 km west of Barcelona. Can't find any "important" and the "most useful" info about the place.
Regards.
DT.
GoneFishin
07-15-15, 07:16
I don't think MaraCucho has the PM service so as frequently entreated by Jackson I am today going to buy him membership! Only hope it works as believe MaraCucho has the knowledge to enlighten mankind.I believe the same, if you've changed your mind (since he still has no PM) let me know and I will.
There seems to be a lot of activity on the Venezuela thread since I posted a report on Maracaibo in March, on a thread which was dead for years.
LifeIsABeach
07-28-15, 03:40
Message for USA Citizens: Update: Tourist Visa Requirements for USA Citizens Traveling to Venezuela. March 4, 2015 (March 4, 2015) United States Embassy Caracas.
On March 3, the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC posted updated tourist visa information for USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela. According to the website of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, USA Citizens should plan to apply for a visa three months in advance of travel. USA Citizens should expect to pay $30 for a one-year, multiple-entry visa good for a 90 day stay in Venezuela.
All USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela must have a tourist visa. The USA Embassy in Caracas is aware that airlines have refused to board USA Citizens who do not possess a Venezuelan tourist visa. The Embassy strongly urges all USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela to check both the Venezuelan Embassy's English and Spanish webpages regularly for the most up to date information about visa application requirements and procedures. USA Citizens should direct questions to the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC or Venezuelan Consulates currently located in Boston, New York City, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Please visit the Venezuelan Embassy's Spanish-version webpage for the most up to date information: http://eeuu.embajada.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=57&lang=es..
The Venezuelan Embassy's English-version webpage is not currently up to date: http://eeuu.embajada.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:visa-de-turista&catid=9:tramites&Itemid=57&lang=en.
Dangers lurk at every nook and corner. Do not for one moment think. Nothing will happen to you. I met many locals who had horror stories about their family members or friends getting shot in a mall during day time and not being able to walk again etc.
However, the smaller city such as Puerto la Cruz and Punto Fijo. I found them very safe unlike any Latin american country.
But I can not say the same for Caracas and Maracaibo.
I used bullet proof cars in Caracas. One of the taxi drivers told me that the robbers can even throw acid at you when you are at red light awaiting signal so he refused to lower the windows!
One of the receptionists told me a story of German tourist shot inside lobby of Hotel Eurobuilding, few months ago.
So danger is everywhere. Hope it answers your question.
There are no medicines available in Caracas. The farmacias don't have most common medicines.
If you are traveling here, carry your favorite medicines for diarrhea, constipation, fever, common cold, headache, allergy etc.
I did not and I suffered a lot.
Those looking for a trophy wife, this is a great place to look for one.
Almost everyone is looking to escape the country.
So if you can be her Prince Charming, who knows.
But this won't happen in a day. You will have to spend quality time here. But by doing that, your odds of running into a danger is also high.
Saw many rich and old local men walking with extremely pretty and sophisticated women.
Yes, the good news. Sure, you can pay the chicas in USD in Venezuela.
The bad news. Don't expect that she will accept 8 usd and start sucking your dick.
Listen, if you tell the chica " My love, I don't have bolivars, I have only USD. And I will like to pay you in USD" - Expect the chica to ask you for 70-150 usd. However, same chica will chica will gladly accept 4000 15000 bolivars gladly and will be thankful to you.
The main reason the equation changes in USD because of 4 different rates in the country. And the chica very well knows that for a foreigner to get a good black market rate is very tough. And when she knows you have no bolivars, she holds all the aces!
So do not even **attempt** to offer her USD. Always pay and negotiate in Bolivars.
FYI, a good educated person with a college degree in mid 30 and work experience of 10 years earns 10,000 BS in Caracas. So when you pay the chicas in BS, remember that figure in mind.
Hope this helps.
Centro Espanol
08-09-15, 20:16
Yes, the good news. Sure, you can pay the chicas in USD in Venezuela.
The bad news. Don't expect that she will accept 8 usd and start sucking your dick.
Listen, if you tell the chica " My love, I don't have bolivars, I have only USD. And I will like to pay you in USD" - Expect the chica to ask you for 70-150 usd. However, same chica will chica will gladly accept 4000 15000 bolivars gladly and will be thankful to you.
The main reason the equation changes in USD because of 4 different rates in the country. And the chica very well knows that for a foreigner to get a good black market rate is very tough. And when she knows you have no bolivars, she holds all the aces!
So do not even **attempt** to offer her USD. Always pay and negotiate in Bolivars.
FYI, a good educated person with a college degree in mid 30 and work experience of 10 years earns 10,000 BS in Caracas. So when you pay the chicas in BS, remember that figure in mind.
Hope this helps.If people can make a few suggestions as to "semi"-reputable places to go to exchange dollars, that would be great, especially since the unofficial exchange is over 600:1 right now. All input is appreciated, even published rates and dates you exchanged.
If people can make a few suggestions as to "semi"-reputable places to go to exchange dollars, that would be great, especially since the unofficial exchange is over 600:1 right now. All input is appreciated, even published rates and dates you exchanged.I have already made a full thread here:
How to change money in Caracas.
OK guys.
There are four ways to change money in Caracas.
A) The most easy way for you guys will be to check in at Hotel Eurobuilding (fantastic hotel) and I can assist you connect with one of the workers in this hotel who changes money on demand as much and when you want.
The way to find the black market rate is:
https://dolartoday.com
Presently, the listed rate is 676 BS for 1 USD. This contact of mine gives 1 usd = 550 Bolivars.
Cost of chicas range from 3500 BS per hour to 20000 BS per hour in Caracas. Do the Maths yourself.
B) The second way to do it is to find friends, relatives of friends in Venezuela. This is the best option. I found friends of friends in Ven. They changed me.
1 usd= 650 BS. Or 1 usd = 600 BS (different friends / different negotiations).
This kind of rate can only be sought when you do it with a friend / acquaintance. No hotel will give you such a rate.
C) You can change at exchange houses at Samadi rates.
1 usd- 197 BS (official is 1 usd- 6.5 BS).
D) You can also change at airports or with taxi drivers but its extremely dangerous. The rates offered by these guys are.
1 usd- 400 BS (when 1 usd= 676 BS in Black Market).
So to sum it all, stay in hotel Eurobuilding, when in Caracas.
Yes, the hotel is Chica friendly.
Yes, the hotel also has chicas who live there under the management of the hotel and can be availed by the clients.
Rates 1 hour= 20000 BS.
Hope this helps.
Guys,
Please understand the country is not in a mood to welcome tourists and it does not care if you are bringing money in the country. Be prepared for lot of questions at the immigration counter. The worse place to enter Venezuela is via Caracas, and to a certain extent even Maracaibo. Extremely unfriendly immigration. They love making you feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Important. Make sure you have your confirmed hotel booking print out with you. They will ask for it as well as your return ticket. They might even call the hotel to confirm if you have a booking.
The easiest airport I found to enter Venezuela peacefully is a airport called "Las Pierdas" (neat Punto fijo) connected via 30 minute flight from Curacao on Insel air. Just one friendly immigration officer sitting there. Those of you who fear immigration harassment. This is the airport.
The 2nd best airport is that of Barcelona (BCN) - It has 2 immigration officers. Also friendly.
While leaving Venezuela things reverse dramatically. Caracas is the easiest and most hassle free airport to leave the country. Other airports. Always reach airport at least 3.5 hours before your departure flight. For Maracaibo airport, I recommend reaching 5 hours before departure. Be ready to be checked 4-5 times / bags opened 4-5 times before you actually depart. The only cool place to depart is from Caracas where you can reach airport 2.5 hours before and only regular security checks like elsewhere. But the smaller the airport, the more the harassment while leaving and too much checking of the bags (both main and hand luggage). Be prepared accordingly.
Hope this helps.
I was in Maracaibo 2 1/2 to 3 years ago. When I was there the official exchange was 4 to1. Black market was 9 to 1.
We exchanged dollars very easily on the black market.
I can tell you that almost every where we went. Clubs, Casa's, Strip club, bars etc the price was adjusted for the black market rate. The only time we received the advantage is when we bought sim cards for our cell phones or in the super markets, high class restaurants etc. Of course Marachucho is living there now and I am sure that he knows best but, it seemed to me that businesses where cash was used (again Strip clubs, bars, MP's, Casas etc) they already adjusted for the black market rate because they were well aware most people using cash were easily able to exchange on the black market and get the inflated rate.
The exchange rate being 600 to 1 now maybe is so high that its not fully adjusted for in cash establishments.
As all of you know, you have to pay in Bolivars. If you want to take advantage of the conversion rate.
If you pay in USD. Do not expect to pay anything less than 50 usd or more. Usually 100 usd.
There are many agencies there (via websites) who offer girls. These agencies demand that payment be made into a current account of a bank. So what it means. It means its very unsafe to carry big bundles of cash with her after she exits your hotel. So the agency expects you to go to a bank with your big bundles of cash and deposit it there (equally dangerous for you a tourist).
So best way is to avoid agencies and try to meet hookers who work directly. They charge lesser (no agency commission) and you don't have to go to a bank.
Hope this helps.
For those of you that sent me a PM I can now confirm that MaraCucho has a fully paid up PM service. However, he has not logged in yet over the past week or two so I am not able to advise whether his advice can or will open a whole new frontier!
For those of you that sent me a PM I can now confirm that MaraCucho has a fully paid up PM service. However, he has not logged in yet over the past week or two so I am not able to advise whether his advice can or will open a whole new frontier!Oh, I am here! And many thanks for the account, it is appreciated.
The easiest airport I found to enter Venezuela peacefully is a airport called "Las Pierdas" (neat Punto fijo) connected via 30 minute flight from Curacao on Insel air. Just one friendly immigration officer sitting there. Those of you who fear immigration harassment. This is the airport.
You know, I have family in Punto Fijo (in fact, it's pretty much my second home), but that never did occur to me. Yes, you are absolutely right, Las Piedras is indeed a small airport without the hassle of the bigger international airports, and it is pretty easy to get there flying from either Aruba or Curaca. Solid, good advice.
That's my personal taste but I found the Venezuelan girls much more hardcore than Colombian girls. In Venezuela, it's very easy to get anal sex, bareback blow job and sex group.
In Isla Margarita, I have nearly everyday a reverse gangbang with 3 girls together. Some time with other guys in the hotel we share the chicas in the same room and the girls are very open to sex party with many partners (but not lesbian).
Physically, the Venezuelan girls may be less sexy than Colombian girls because they are less taller (or they are shorter). Boob silicon and booty silicon are the norm in both country.
There are many chubby and fatty girls in the street with the look of Amazonie indian women. I heard that the most beautiful working girls, the top looker, have left the country to work in Costa Rica and Panama and Spain in Europe for better money.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/23/venezuela-sues-dolartoday-currency-website-cyberterrorism
I have already a sim card that I got easely last October. But a friend try to buy a sim card today with Moviestar, it not possible. To have sim and open a line, you need a local bank account. But to have bank account you need a resident card. So as tourist you can not have sim phone card. Look they change the rule ?
I have already a sim card that I got easely last October. But a friend try to buy a sim card today with Moviestar, it not possible. To have sim and open a line, you need a local bank account. But to have bank account you need a resident card. So as tourist you can not have sim phone card. Look they change the rule ?That doesn't sound right at all. I could ask by tomorrow at a Movistar agency and give a more informed answer.
I have already a sim card that I got easely last October. But a friend try to buy a sim card today with Moviestar, it not possible. To have sim and open a line, you need a local bank account. But to have bank account you need a resident card. So as tourist you can not have sim phone card. Look they change the rule ?This could be possible because blokes are using Venezuelan sim cards for international roaming as its so damn cheap.
I am feeling sad I lost my sim card I last used in Ven!
That doesn't sound right at all. I could ask by tomorrow at a Movistar agency and give a more informed answer.Well, I went to a shopping mall yesterday, and did ask to the clerk at a Movistar booth. He told me that to get a new sim card with a prepaid line, you only need cash and an ID, noting about bank accounts.
Well, I went to a shopping mall yesterday, and did ask to the clerk at a Movistar booth. He told me that to get a new sim card with a prepaid line, you only need cash and an ID, noting about bank accounts.Thanks, I check again for m'why friend and it exact that I can get "prepago card" with my passport, the problem in Caracas is there is shortage of prepago card in many moviestar shop in the mall, better chance to have a sim is small shop in the street.
LifeIsABeach
12-06-16, 03:01
Caracas (AFP) - Inflation-stricken Venezuela will launch a new 20,000-bolivar banknote to help shoppers struggling with huge wads of currency in the country's economic crisis, the central bank said. The biggest denomination banknote currently in circulation is 100 bolivars -- worth fewer than three cents of a dollar at current market rates. The Venezuelan central bank said in a statement on Sunday it will start to release a series of new notes from December 15, to "make the payment system more efficient and commercial transactions easier. ".
The new notes range from 500 to 20,000 Bolivars -- the latter amount being equivalent to about $5. 00.
Certain smaller denominations will be changed from notes to coins, it said.
Falling world prices for Venezuela's crucial oil exports have caused a shortage of dollars in the country. That has driven up the price of imports of food, medicine and other crucial goods. The government fixes a special low exchange rate for purchases of essential goods. But shortages oblige Venezuelans to shop on the black market at higher prices.
The last official inflation estimate given by Venezuelan authorities was 180 percent in 2015.
The International Monetary Fund has forecast the rate will hit 475 percent by the end of this year.
A particularly sharp surge in inflation over recent weeks sparked a shortage of notes, causing long queues at banks and cash machines.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-print-20-000-unit-banknote-161240888.html
Caracas (AFP) - Inflation-stricken Venezuela will launch a new 20,000-bolivar banknote to help shoppers struggling with huge wads of currency in the country's economic crisis, the central bank said. The biggest denomination banknote currently in circulation is 100 bolivars -- worth fewer than three cents of a dollar at current market rates. The Venezuelan central bank said in a statement on Sunday it will start to release a series of new notes from December 15, to "make the payment system more efficient and commercial transactions easier. "...There has been talk for over 6 months of the Venezuelan central bank printing 500 notes yet to been seen.
The reality is the socialist government don't want people to have cash as they want to track everyone's spending that is why your have.
To produce your passport to buy a bottle of coke, but they are too incompetent to follow through.
The Largest note (bs100) was worth 2. 1 cents last week it's now worth 2. 2 cents.
The cost of printing a US $100 note is about 10 cents and the Venezuelan BS should be similar figure that out when the smallest note Bs2 is.
Worth about 1/25th of a cent.
Venezuela has asked for tenders to print 900 million notes this year, the Eu & US governments only print 800 million per year so.
I figure if they where going to print anything over 1,000 notes they would not need so many.
There is also the problem of Venezuela paying for the notes as they still owe Thomas de la rue 100's of millions of $ for printing.
Most counties make a profit printing notes (US $99.90) Venezuela loses a small fortune doing the same.
LifeIsABeach
12-12-16, 07:51
The cost of printing a US $100 note is about 10 cents and the Venezuelan BS should be similar figure that out when the smallest note Bs2 is. Worth about 1/25th of a cent.Venezuelan 100 bill to be obsolete within 72 hours from Sunday December 11 2016. Bring out your suitcases!
Member #4732
12-13-16, 18:48
Hi,
I have read the last few pages here and in the Caracas sub. I live in Brazil, have never been to Venezuela and was wondering if it is a good time to visit Venezuela for some discount mongering.
Maybe you are saying "WTF? Of course". But in spite of all the information on the most recent pages about the exchange rate, how to exchange, tips about using free lancers instead of agencies etc. All good stuff. I did not get a good sense if all things considered this is a great time to go or not. Obviously, with the exchange rate very favorable, I have some USD on hand, it seems like a bargain of bargains. Unless most of the hottest girls have left for greener pastures, or they are raising their prices to keep pace with the diving currency. Can someone provide the big picture answer?
Crazy4Thai
12-17-16, 09:30
Hi,
I have read the last few pages here and in the Caracas sub. I live in Brazil, have never been to Venezuela and was wondering if it is a good time to visit Venezuela for some discount mongering.
Maybe you are saying "WTF? Of course". But in spite of all the information on the most recent pages about the exchange rate, how to exchange, tips about using free lancers instead of agencies etc. All good stuff. I did not get a good sense if all things considered this is a great time to go or not. Obviously, with the exchange rate very favorable, I have some USD on hand, it seems like a bargain of bargains. Unless most of the hottest girls have left for greener pastures, or they are raising their prices to keep pace with the diving currency. Can someone provide the big picture answer?Great post and is exactly the reason that I dropped in here. Anybody mongering there? I have more than 10 years experience in Thailand and would like to sample elsewhere, especially if it has become a buyer's market.
World Travel 69
12-17-16, 15:42
I would suggest going to Colombia to get your first taste of South America.
It not safe for anyone to go to Venezuela.
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/venezuela-travel-warning.html
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/venezuela
Great post and is exactly the reason that I dropped in here. Anybody mongering there? I have more than 10 years experience in Thailand and would like to sample elsewhere, especially if it has become a buyer's market.
Sargent 50
01-17-17, 03:59
Their visa process the same day or they mail it eventually.
Message for USA Citizens: Update: Tourist Visa Requirements for USA Citizens Traveling to Venezuela. March 4, 2015 (March 4, 2015) United States Embassy Caracas.
On March 3, the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC posted updated tourist visa information for USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela. According to the website of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, USA Citizens should plan to apply for a visa three months in advance of travel. USA Citizens should expect to pay $30 for a one-year, multiple-entry visa good for a 90 day stay in Venezuela.
All USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela must have a tourist visa. The USA Embassy in Caracas is aware that airlines have refused to board USA Citizens who do not possess a Venezuelan tourist visa. The Embassy strongly urges all USA Citizens planning travel to Venezuela to check both the Venezuelan Embassy's English and Spanish webpages regularly for the most up to date information about visa application requirements and procedures...
LifeIsABeach
05-24-17, 03:36
Good Job Haitek on your reporting and pictures. Seems like you had a great time.
From the pictures, it seems like you are young and handsome! Did you older men than you there and did they have any issues with picking up the women and having a fun time?
From your recollection, The Chinese and Korean you saw there, did they seem like locals or visitors? Were the prices inflated where the Chinese and Koreans were? In SEA especially Philippines, As they flaunt money, prices sky rocket for women, still cheaper for them in their countries. I will be starting my 6 country travels soon to Latin Americas and SEA but not Valenzuela in this trip but will happen soon.
From the pictures, it seems like you are young and handsome! Did you older men than you there and did they have any issues with picking up the women and having a fun time? Thank you, but I'm not so young, i'm on my 50 years jajajaja...
Anyway, money is the game! I saw old ugly chinese guys with young and sexy chicas. Your age is not important, it is your behavior which is important. Smiling, dancing, drinking (because those girls drink a lot rhum and beer) and the chicas will love you (and off course your money). The boring Chineses paid good money but the chicas go with them only for short time, then hang all the night in the bar with the Filipino and Indonesian guys who are more fun.
From your recollection, The Chinese and Korean you saw there, did they seem like locals or visitors? Were the prices inflated where the Chinese and Koreans were? In SEA especially Philippines, As they flaunt money, prices sky rocket for women, still cheaper for them in their countries.They are all locals, living and working in Puerto La Cruz. Even they give to the chicas more money than what the Venezuelians paid, it still cheap: 50000/40000 bolivars for short time is only 10/12 dollars! Even for Indonesian and Filipino guys, it's still cheap. In Jakarta's brothels or Angeles City gogo-bars, price for short time is at least 20 dollars.
LifeIsABeach
06-02-17, 07:03
Venezuela devalued it's currency to 1 USD: 2000 Bolivars from 700 Bolivars. The black market rate went to 1 USD: 6000 Bolivars.
Vagabondito
06-03-17, 10:52
Venezuela devalued it's currency to 1 USD: 2000 Bolivars from 700 Bolivars. The black market rate went to 1 USD: 6000 Bolivars.If they want to end the black market, the USD: bsf has to be free market float, not set to low ball value.
"Caracas (AFP) - Swearing in fury, the crowd strips the man naked and stomps on his head as he sprawls on the ground.
"You want things that come easy? Then take this, you bastard."
In Venezuela, this is what robbers get when they are caught by passers-by.
AFP journalists filmed a lynching close-up in a busy street in the capital Caracas.
A witness says he stopped the man who had tried to rob a woman at gunpoint in a bakery. Then the mob took over.
"You're lucky we didn't burn you," a voice yells, as police lug the man, limp but still breathing, into the back of their car.
The crowd yells in satisfaction- but not at the man's arrest. They think they are the ones who have done justice here.
"Their aim is to kill the person before the police arrive," says Marco Ponce, coordinator of the Venezuelan Social Conflict Observatory (OVCS)."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-mobs-kick-burn-thieves-lynching-epidemic-094329281.html
If the locals are going on a lynching spree of muggers and robbers, it might be safe to go there soon! As a traveler once said of England 300 years ago, "Thank God I am returning to a civilized country" when he saw the bodies of thieves hanging from ropes outside an English port from his ship. Won't take many lynchings to make Venezuela safe for tourists from muggers.
I'm thinking about going to Venezuela for a quick visit. I work remotely so I'd like to bring my laptop, but I'm afraid it might get taken from my at the airport by some corrupt police or airport security. What are the chances of me going to Venezuela with a laptop and coming out with it a couple weeks later. This is assuming that I won't be showing it off to anyone, I'd only be using it in my hotel room and keeping it locked and secured in a hotel safe when not in the room.
On a related note, how is the internet access in venezuela? Is it possible to get remote work done?
I'm thinking about going to Venezuela for a quick visit. I work remotely so I'd like to bring my laptop, but I'm afraid it might get taken from my at the airport by some corrupt police or airport security. What are the chances of me going to Venezuela with a laptop and coming out with it a couple weeks later. This is assuming that I won't be showing it off to anyone, I'd only be using it in my hotel room and keeping it locked and secured in a hotel safe when not in the room.
On a related note, how is the internet access in venezuela? Is it possible to get remote work done?
The airport police will arrest you only if you carry illegal items or if you try to hide 10 laptops to sell them later on black market. The cops and the military dare to rob you out only if you find yourself on an isolated area. But in public in front the crowd, they stick by the rules.
However, one member of this forum was racketeered 20 dollars by an immigration officer when he left the country. For myself, I have used at least ten times the Caracas Airport and I have never been threatened or lost my belongings.
Venezuela is not a dirty third world country. People have tablets and laptops. Many restaurants, bars and hotels offer free Wifi. But I found 4G faster than Wifi and I used my smartphone as internet modem for my laptop. I advise you to get a local phone card with 4G.
I have just spent four weeks in Venezuela, visiting Barcelona, Puerto La Cruz and Cumana. If any of you go to this area, do not hesitate to ask me for information.
Regarding P4 P, I do not have more information compared to what I posted before on this forum. I did not have time to meet prepago chicas for P4 P.
This time, I dated a non-pro and I stayed mostly all the time with her, including living in her family house in Barcelona.
I managed to open a bank account and have a payment card at the Banco Nacional de Credito. To my knowledge, it is the only bank that agrees to open an account to a foreigner with a tourist visa.
The proceedings lasted three days. The most important paper to provide to the bank is the Registro unico de Informacion fiscal (I paid 500,000 bolivars to an accountant to make this paper).
SeanWilkds
10-17-17, 16:40
I am in Panama now, just getting ready to fly to Margarita day after tomorrow and having a bit of a hard time getting $100 bills here. The bank machines just dispense $20's. I managed to change a few inside the bank, even though they didn't want to help me because I am not a customer. I just realized that a few of the bills they gave me, are the older (2006) bills without the security strip, and one has a small nick in it. I am wondering whether this is likely going to be a problem and whether I should factor this in when calculating my available cash on hand. I am planning on withdrawing a bit more money from the ATM at the airport before I leave, and am wondering if I should really be trying to change these bills into $100's as well, or whether I might be almost as well of with $20's. One of the ATM's gave me all the $20's in perfect condition, and another (that I changed for $100's) gave a lot of dirty and fairly heavily used bills. Last time I was in Caracas, $50's and $100's where much preferred, but I could get pretty much the same rate for $20's just people weren't as eager to trade for them.
The Tall Man
11-13-17, 17:52
Any recent advice or experiences on entering Venezuela by car from Colombia and sampling the women? Which border? Head to which city? Hire a driver and or guide? Time and travel and risks? The rewards?
Thanks in advance.
TTM.
Explorer8939
11-14-17, 05:12
Any recent advice or experiences on entering Venezuela by car from Colombia and sampling the women? Which border? Head to which city? Hire a driver and or guide? Time and travel and risks? The rewards?
Thanks in advance.
TTM.First off, you need a visa, and good luck getting one at the border, if you are an American. And, with no diplomatic relations, you are screwed if anything goes off the rails.
On the other side of the border is Tachira, with no detectable mongering scene.
Explorer8939
11-14-17, 05:13
I managed to open a bank account and have a payment card at the Banco Nacional de Credito. To my knowledge, it is the only bank that agrees to open an account to a foreigner with a tourist visa.
The proceedings lasted three days. The most important paper to provide to the bank is the Registro unico de Informacion fiscal (I paid 500,000 bolivars to an accountant to make this paper).The dollars you put into your account are converted into BS at the official rate, which really sucks.
Explorer8939
11-14-17, 05:15
Their visa process the same day or they mail it eventually.There is no more Venezuelan embassy in the US.
The dollars you put into your account are converted into BS at the official rate, which really sucks.I use my local bank account only to deposit bolivars.
There is no more Venezuelan embassy in the US.http://eeuu.embajada.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=6&lang=en
Any recent advice or experiences on entering Venezuela by car from Colombia and sampling the women? Which border? Head to which city? Hire a driver and or guide? Time and travel and risks? The rewards?
Thanks in advance.
TTM.I did try to enter Venezuela from the Paraguachon border crossing last year and was not successful because the border was closed. I just talked with my cousin I heard that the border is sometimes open and sometimes they close it again. So you should be very careful first and check everything. If the border is open or not.
I'm thinking about going to Venezuela for a quick visit. I work remotely so I'd like to bring my laptop, but I'm afraid it might get taken from my at the airport by some corrupt police or airport security. What are the chances of me going to Venezuela with a laptop and coming out with it a couple weeks later. This is assuming that I won't be showing it off to anyone, I'd only be using it in my hotel room and keeping it locked and secured in a hotel safe when not in the room.
On a related note, how is the internet access in venezuela? Is it possible to get remote work done?No problems at all and I fly to Caracas and other airport sometimes. It's not a poor country as you might have believed. Internet access is available at 1 mbps for residential costumers or you can use your cell phone. Hotels have Wifi at around 5 mbps.
Good morning gents,
I keep running into terms "bank transfers", or "acepto tranferencias bancarias", or "acepto pago movil" to pay for goods or services in Caracas. I don't understand how that works. (assuming I can get a bank account as a foreign tourist, which I know is impossibly hard) Do you have to go to the bank every time to setup a transfer per purchase, or is it done on a cellphone via app, or does "bank transfer" just equals paying by debit card? Just educating myself for a trip early next year.
It's basically a peer to peer transfer which is done online over the Bank application or mobile browser. In Canada it's similar to an interact email transfer.
I'm in Isla margarita now since yesterday and just got a bank card from someone I know but haven't done bank transfers (transferencias) as yet because the account isn't set up as yet. BTW I think it's close to impossible to get a bank card if you're a non Venezuelan. I had to find someone (male) who would lend me their card. So far it's working good but I have 5 days left so going to wait and see how it goes.
Will post a report on Margarita soon. Took me a full day to get cash and a debit card. Its not as easy as going to a money exchanger to get bolivares so make sure you know what you're getting into before coming to Venezuela. Beautiful country but lot of work needs to be done to have access to cashflow here.
Good morning gents,
I keep running into terms "bank transfers", or "acepto tranferencias bancarias", or "acepto pago movil" to pay for goods or services in Caracas. I don't understand how that works. (assuming I can get a bank account as a foreign tourist, which I know is impossibly hard) Do you have to go to the bank every time to setup a transfer per purchase, or is it done on a cellphone via app, or does "bank transfer" just equals paying by debit card? Just educating myself for a trip early next year.
Good morning gents,
I keep running into terms "bank transfers", or "acepto tranferencias bancarias", or "acepto pago movil" to pay for goods or services in Caracas. I don't understand how that works. (assuming I can get a bank account as a foreign tourist, which I know is impossibly hard) Do you have to go to the bank every time to setup a transfer per purchase, or is it done on a cellphone via app, or does "bank transfer" just equals paying by debit card? Just educating myself for a trip early next year.Yes it's done with venezuelan banks web sites or their smartphobe applications. The money transfert tale usually 24h.
Today I saw that black market rate exceeded 10 k Bolivar for 1 us dollar. Crazy. I also read that the shortage of physical cash means that you can't get the black market rate (10 to 15 percent lower) in cash. Given that you can't setup a bank account with a tourist visa (no chance of bank transfers), do you think it is prudent to pay in us dollars? I realize that doing so will make me a target for price gouging, and also make me stand out even more as a foreigner which is unwise for safety reasons. Physically, it is impossible for me to blend in as a Venezuelan to begin with. However, using US dollars make transactions easier. I just want to know how happy vendors are to receive dollars for goods and services.
Thank you.
https://dolartoday.com/
Paying in USD cash means you have to bring in that much cash into the country.
Today I saw that black market rate exceeded 10 k Bolivar for 1 us dollar. Crazy. I also read that the shortage of physical cash means that you can't get the black market rate (10 to 15 percent lower) in cash. Given that you can't setup a bank account with a tourist visa (no chance of bank transfers), do you think it is prudent to pay in us dollars? I realize that doing so will make me a target for price gouging, and also make me stand out even more as a foreigner which is unwise for safety reasons. Physically, it is impossible for me to blend in as a Venezuelan to begin with. However, using US dollars make transactions easier. I just want to know how happy vendors are to receive dollars for goods and services.
Thank you.Places like stripclubs, escort agencies, and "spa estudios" will happily take your dollars. But if you want to go to a shopping mall and start paying and buying stuff using american currency, the vendors and shops can't take your cash openly because it's against the law. Keyword here is "openly", ask discreetly.
Also, the shortage of cash here is so bad, the few people that have bolivares are in a position to abuse and do whatever they want. Right now if you want to exchange dollars in physical bolivares bills, the rate is 50 K bolivares for 1 dollar. To make a comparision, working with bank transfers will net you a minumum of 80 K for 1 dollar, and you can get better rates.
And getting a local bank account in bolivares for a tourist is not impossible, you just have to find the right person and pay. Some warning here: I was setting up a tourist with a bank account, but unfortunately after paying over 9 million bolivares the bank people did a terrible job at it and the account was not usable. After several days of fighting (once those people have the cash on their pockets, there is little motivation for them to get things done fast) they promised to finally get it fixed this Monday. But the tourist leaves this Monday too. Damn.
SeanWilkds
12-04-17, 04:41
Places like stripclubs, escort agencies, and "spa estudios" will happily take your dollars. But if you want to go to a shopping mall and start paying and buying stuff using american currency, the vendors and shops can't take your cash openly because it's against the law. Keyword here is "openly", ask discreetly.
Also, the shortage of cash here is so bad, the few people that have bolivares are in a position to abuse and do whatever they want. Right now if you want to exchange dollars in physical bolivares bills, the rate is 50 K bolivares for 1 dollar. To make a comparision, working with bank transfers will net you a minumum of 80 K for 1 dollar, and you can get better rates.
And getting a local bank account in bolivares for a tourist is not impossible, you just have to find the right person and pay. Some warning here: I was setting up a tourist with a bank account, but unfortunately after paying over 9 million bolivares the bank people did a terrible job at it and the account was not usable. After several days of fighting (once those people have the cash on their pockets, there is little motivation for them to get things done fast) they promised to finally get it fixed this Monday. But the tourist leaves this Monday too. Damn.I think it really depends on your contacts. I was getting 50 k almost 2 weeks ago when dolartoday was below 80, and I got 75 k per dollar for bolivars in effective just a few days ago, without pushing the price to hard and trying to get top dollar. Another user mentioned he was getting even more, so it is definitely possible. Even at 50 you can still manage very easily. I do most of my payments with a Venezuelan debit card, and avoid using cash as much as possible. That way $50 worth of bolo's last a long time. Since I don't take taxis really I only use efectivo for the few spa's I visit that don't accept debit card and tips for the girls, waiters at the restaurants, and the occasional helpful local.
Just a side note on costs here. It is too crazy to comprehend some days. For example I went to studio Belladonna, the other day as recommended by another user and paid 54,000 bolivars for an hour, with a very friendly chica, in a clean but small room and they accept debit cards, so only paid the tip in bolos. If anyone can actually believe I found a place in centro that charges 12,000 for half an hour, with a girl in a reasonably clean environment. Definitely low end even cheaper than the volta which is 20-25 k for 15-20 minutes. Mindnumbingly incomprehensibly cheap. In my opinion it is reasonably hygienic (in the sense that all of the spas (with the exception of Piccolo and the one in Bellomonte) are basic, minimally hygienic and no frills. Anyways Both places are cash only and at Volta I usually tip between 10-30 k depending on service and at the centro cheapy I tipped between 5-8,000. My hotel which is 3 star is charging 300 k and the other night I had a dinner of Octopus carpaccio, Greek salad, 4 sodas, and two "double" shots of fine rum (one which was 12 years old), and another that is a blend of rums between 5-25 years it cost about $8 and half of that was the two drinks.
. For example I went to studio Belladonna, the other day as recommended by another user.That was me, hahaha, Glad to hear that a recommendation helped somebody.
And man, you have brass balls for going to the Volta, most mongers would see that dilapidated building and run away. I always found the quality in the Volta very mixed and definitely most of the women are not exactly stunners, but from time to time you can find a gem there.
Also, please do mention where did you find that 12 K place.
Blue Touch
12-05-17, 14:41
When you enter the country, do you have to show a proof of payment for a hotel reservation, or just a proof of reservation?
Thanks.
That issue I have been mentioning in past posts about a debit card account that I tried to open to a forum member, ended up in total failure. Said forum memeber will probably make his own post, but basically he paid for something that isn't usable and caused him a lot of troubles, and I must take responsability for that. I fully admit that I am not reliable for these sort of things, so please refrain from asking me to help in Venezuela.
GreatGuy1234
12-06-17, 12:57
Does anyone have any experience with crossing into Venezuela by land from Cucuta Colombia? Are the authorities going to steal my laptop? I'm in Bogota right now and was thinking about flying to Cucuta, then crossing by land, then flying domestically from some nearby town to Caracas. Or even just taking the bus to Caracas.
SeanWilkds
12-06-17, 13:23
That was me, hahaha, Glad to hear that a recommendation helped somebody.
And man, you have brass balls for going to the Volta, most mongers would see that dilapidated building and run away. I always found the quality in the Volta very mixed and definitely most of the women are not exactly stunners, but from time to time you can find a gem there.
Also, please do mention where did you find that 12 K place.Yeah, my first impression (and first service) at the volta was a bit intimidating. The building is just one step above being condemned there is not always running water, and they do not change the sheets more than once a day. It would not look out of place in 1980's Alphabet City. So definitely not the kind of place a lot of western men will patronize, but I end up spending a lot of time there, because it is very nearby where I stay, and it is open Sunday, and late as well. There are a lot of girls there that are not attractive and will not give a good service, but there are about 6-8 that are attractive and / or offer good service. I have also invited a couple of them to my hotel for about 100,000/ HR. And have not had any problems. One stayed the whole night for 200,000. The place actually grew on me a bit, the management on the first floor is friendly and honest, and in my opinion it is not so much the crack working girl level of a brothel that it first appears. I have met 3-4 that give good deepthroat, and CIM. The place in centro is in a centro commercial directly across from metro station Parque Carabobo. It is on the 6th or 7th floor (pretty sure the 7th and has a red door. To reach the elevators you walk to the end of the hallways, then turn left and then turn right. Not all the elevators reach all the floors, so you my advice is get off on the 7th if possible or if not the and the 8th. Start looking for the red door (not too difficult it is a small building) on the 7th and if it is not there (90% sure that it is the 7th), then go down another floor and look on the 6th or ask someone who looks like they won't be offended and may know. That is what I did the first time. I was not sure the first time and asked someone and they confirmed then I rang the bell. I was there just a few days ago and the price was still 12,000 and there were three young (18-22 year old) reasonably attractive and not bad service and 3-4 others that where not interesting to me. I will definitely stop in again, when I am nearby and confirm the price is current and which floor it is on. I also found 4 lower end brothels nearby in La Hoyada (they are all clustered within a block or two of each other nearby the Bombers, and have the same format, you enter a room which is tiled on the floor and the walls, there is a space where the girls sit, and then farther along, or behind a gate there are rooms for service. I didn't ask the price or take a service because there was no one attractive there to me. I may stop by again, but sort of doubt I will find anything interesting to me. Sort of mostly older and not attractive looking girls, but who knows there maybe a few attractive ones around. Better and also nearby is the Edificio Protexo (on Calle Urdaneta), roughly parallel to the place at Parque Carabobo (meaning you walk up-hill several blocks from there until you reach Calle Urdaneta then a couple of blocks along Urdaneta until you find Protexo, it is also a Centro Commercial, the elevators do not work and the stairs are slightly hidden. There are 3 Studios inside this building the first two are on floors 4+5 or 5+6 (sorry I don't remember exactly but 5 is for sure and the other is either one floor up or down, and both are at the far end of the hallway on your right as you exit the stairs. These places are also cheap and not too interesting in my opinion. One had fully naked girls on entering but only 2-3 and not super attractive the price was about 25 k. I think one took only cash and in the other you could pay with your card or cash. Better though (if you have the energy and don't think it is ridiculous walk up to the 11th floor) Yes, you walk up 11 flights of stairs inside a building with no working elevator. At the end of the hall also on your right as you exit the stairs is a set of dark glass doors and a buzzer. Ring the bell and they will let you in. I have met 2-3 attractive and young girls here who gave good, friendly, and enthusiastic service. The price was 40 k half hour and 80 for the hour. If you pay with your card it is slightly more than if you pay with cash.
The Tall Man
12-07-17, 04:12
Does anyone have any experience with crossing into Venezuela by land from Cucuta Colombia? Are the authorities going to steal my laptop? I'm in Bogota right now and was thinking about flying to Cucuta, then crossing by land, then flying domestically from some nearby town to Caracas. Or even just taking the bus to Caracas.I have researched this and ask around and found out that you must obtain a visa in the states before you travel so you like me are dead in the water.
TTM.
GreatGuy1234
12-07-17, 04:24
I'm Canadian so should be good for 3 months.
I have researched this and ask around and found out that you must obtain a visa in the states before you travel so you like me are dead in the water.
TTM.I have heard quite a few stories that if you cross the border by land, you can either give a small bribe or cross with just a passport. Of course once in Venezuela if the police check your passport and you do not have a visa then it could mean big trouble. I'm not encouraging anyone to try this but, I am wondering if anyone has heard (as I have) that US citizens have been successful in passing over the border by land without a visa.
DonCarlos1234
12-17-17, 08:53
This seemed like good information. I did everything exactly the way suggested here. So in a few weeks I'll find out if I succeeded.
SFC VNZ Consulate office was very friendly. Your mileage may vary.
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/03/16/getting-a-tourist-visa-for-venezuela/
I might cross over by land with or without the Tourist Visa. (You only live once).
This seemed like good information. I did everything exactly the way suggested here. So in a few weeks I'll find out if I succeeded.
SFC VNZ Consulate office was very friendly. Your mileage may vary.
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/03/16/getting-a-tourist-visa-for-venezuela/
I might cross over by land with or without the Tourist Visa. (You only live once).I will not recommend anyone going to Vzla without a visa, especially if you are from the USA. You may be considered CIA and find yourself in a ton of trouble. Even with the Visa, customs still try to verify the visa. Wait and get your visa before travelling there. With proper planning, you will have a vacation of your dreams. Inexpensive five star hotels, gorgeous chicas, inexpensive meals, and transportation relative to the dollar.
I live in the US but I have a Mexican passport as I am not yet a citizen. It says I don't need a Visa, anything I am missing. Planning a trip mid 2018.
I will not recommend anyone going to Vzla without a visa, especially if you are from the USA. You may be considered CIA and find yourself in a ton of trouble. Even with the Visa, customs still try to verify the visa. Wait and get your visa before travelling there. With proper planning, you will have a vacation of your dreams. Inexpensive five star hotels, gorgeous chicas, inexpensive meals, and transportation relative to the dollar.Are you kidding me? Americans who are not employed by the US government should wait until the regime changes before even thinking about going to Venezuela. BTW Korpu, I have been watching televen and venevision news casts that are uploaded to youtube for the past two years and have not seen any evidence against the guy from Utah. You refer to an automatic machine gun and a grenade, what is an automatic machine gun? How would one get the grenade to Venezuela from Utah? Venezuela is not a place for any north Americans to travel to for quite some time. Oil.
I have heard quite a few stories that if you cross the border by land, you can either give a small bribe or cross with just a passport. Of course once in Venezuela if the police check your passport and you do not have a visa then it could mean big trouble. I'm not encouraging anyone to try this but, I am wondering if anyone has heard (as I have) that US citizens have been successful in passing over the border by land without a visa.You can cross the border without visa, passport or anything but you will be an illegal alien and subject to arrest or have to bribe your way out of trouble. If you cross at Cucuta / San Antonio crossing you can take a bus and you SHOULD be able to make it to San Cristobal without a problem, that is if you don't get checked at a police checkpoint. I've done it but would NEVER try it again. But if you try to go further into the interior of Venezuela you will definitely come to a police / military checkpoint where you will be checked for visa / passport. If you have a passport other than US then you have no problem, you don't need a visa. Only US passport holders need the visa.
Unless you are a crazy thrillseeker type it's NOT worth it. Just go to the chica clubs in Cucuta, they're full of hot Venezolanas.
Places like stripclubs, escort agencies, and "spa estudios" will happily take your dollars. But if you want to go to a shopping mall and start paying and buying stuff using american currency, the vendors and shops can't take your cash openly because it's against the law. Keyword here is "openly", ask discreetly.
Also, the shortage of cash here is so bad, the few people that have bolivares are in a position to abuse and do whatever they want. Right now if you want to exchange dollars in physical bolivares bills, the rate is 50 K bolivares for 1 dollar. To make a comparision, working with bank transfers will net you a minumum of 80 K for 1 dollar, and you can get better rates.
And getting a local bank account in bolivares for a tourist is not impossible, you just have to find the right person and pay. Some warning here: I was setting up a tourist with a bank account, but unfortunately after paying over 9 million bolivares the bank people did a terrible job at it and the account was not usable. After several days of fighting (once those people have the cash on their pockets, there is little motivation for them to get things done fast) they promised to finally get it fixed this Monday. But the tourist leaves this Monday too. Damn.I was in Margarita a couple of weeks ago, and was getting about 90% of the DolarToday rate via Transfer (paid in USD cash or PayPal). To receive BVF efectivo, I was paying about 30% on top to get it, for example, once paid 1.32 Million BVF for 1 million cash. And another time, paid $20 USD for 1.3 million BVF cash (big bills).
Are you kidding me? Americans who are not employed by the US government should wait until the regime changes before even thinking about going to Venezuela. BTW Korpu, I have been watching televen and venevision news casts that are uploaded to youtube for the past two years and have not seen any evidence against the guy from Utah. You refer to an automatic machine gun and a grenade, what is an automatic machine gun? How would one get the grenade to Venezuela from Utah? Venezuela is not a place for any north Americans to travel to for quite some time. Oil.I understand your concern but, what are the real odds of having an issue in Ven. Other than minor things like pick pocket, chica over charging you, etc.
My guess is one in ten thousand american's visiting Venezuela actually run into a bigger issue. Theft by knife, hotel room robbed, etc.
And I would say probably one in 300,000 or more to run into something as serious as the guy from Utah is in or some other serious politically driven issue.
If I walk down the ghetto in any North American major city on a Saturday night my odds of running into problems are much greater.
So, use the same common sense there as you would here. Stay in the safer / nicer areas, don't be flashy, obey local laws, be respectful. If you do this the chances of running into problems in Venezuela is incredibly low.
However, I respect yours and other peoples right to feel safe and if going to a touristy country like the Bahamas, or a cruise etc feels safer I completely understand.
Or maybe even if there is a one in 300,000 chance you could get in trouble even those odds aren't worth it.. I certainly respect that.
That issue I have been mentioning in past posts about a debit card account that I tried to open to a forum member, ended up in total failure. Said forum memeber will probably make his own post, but basically he paid for something that isn't usable and caused him a lot of troubles, and I must take responsability for that. I fully admit that I am not reliable for these sort of things, so please refrain from asking me to help in Venezuela.Did you try with Banco Nacional de Credito?
I have a tourist visa and I owne a account at BNC, and I known other tourists guys who have a bank account at BNC.
Did you try with Banco Nacional de Credito?
I have a tourist visa and I owne a account at BNC, and I known other tourists guys who have a bank account at BNC.I have an account with BDV Banco De Venezuela, but it's almost useless. With my account I can only deposit cash or checks and use it at punto de ventas or ATM's. I cannot use online banking or send / receive transferencias. The bank told me that since I don't have a Venezuelan cedula that I cannot "afiiliar" my online banking to my cell phone number.
How does it work with your BNC account? Are you able to use online banking and send / receive electronic transferencias? If you can that's a big plus, even though an account with Banesco or Mercantil would be even better.
One thing that I noticed in Vzla is that when dealing with banks, cell phone stores / providers, real estate people is that if you ask 10 different people the same question you will get 10 different answers. From what I understand supposedly the only reason I was allowed to open an account with BDV was because I knew somebody who's cousin was the branch manager at the bank and he personally gave the order to open my account even though a foreigner cannot open an account with them. I'd gone into a Banesco branch to try to open an account and was told that it's impossible for anyone without a Venezuelan cedula to open an account with them, same scenario with Banco Mercantil.
Did you try with Banco Nacional de Credito?
I have a tourist visa and I owne a account at BNC, and I known other tourists guys who have a bank account at BNC.Absolutely. I actually spent three days in Caracas exclusively going to every bank I could find (Venezuela, Mercantil, Provincial, Banesco, Bancrecer, Bancaribe, Nacional de Credito, Venezolano de Credito, Caroni, Banplus, Del Sur, etc) and the answer was always the same. A foreigner with a tourist visa can't open a local bank account in bolivares, it's the current regulation. The only way is by greasing the hand of a manager.
Trevor2522
12-22-17, 01:51
You can cross the border without visa, passport or anything but you will be an illegal alien and subject to arrest or have to bribe your way out of trouble. If you cross at Cucuta / San Antonio crossing you can take a bus and you SHOULD be able to make it to San Cristobal without a problem, that is if you don't get checked at a police checkpoint. I've done it but would NEVER try it again. But if you try to go further into the interior of Venezuela you will definitely come to a police / military checkpoint where you will be checked for visa / passport. If you have a passport other than US then you have no problem, you don't need a visa. Only US passport holders need the visa.
Unless you are a crazy thrillseeker type it's NOT worth it. Just go to the chica clubs in Cucuta, they're full of hot Venezolanas.Even EU passport holders, Canadians etc. Officially need a visa for land entry. 90 days are only granted gratis at airports of entry. It depends how well the official concerned knows the law. US citizens resident in Colombia, holding a cedula, may be treated leniently but, officially, also need a visa.
Does the Venezuelan consulate in Cucuta issue visas to Westerners on application? Or their embassy in Bogota within a short timeframe? If flying domestic from San Antonio (?) or El Vigia to Caracas, are passports checked for visas, or just as security ID? For a country short on foreign reserves, they're hardly going the right way to encourage tourism, or showing a friendly face to the world. Thanks.
Even EU passport holders, Canadians etc. Officially need a visa for land entry. 90 days are only granted gratis at airports of entry. It depends how well the official concerned knows the law. US citizens resident in Colombia, holding a cedula, may be treated leniently but, officially, also need a visa.
Does the Venezuelan consulate in Cucuta issue visas to Westerners on application? Or their embassy in Bogota within a short timeframe? If flying domestic from San Antonio (?) or El Vigia to Caracas, are passports checked for visas, or just as security ID? For a country short on foreign reserves, they're hardly going the right way to encourage tourism, or showing a friendly face to the world. Thanks.I hold both US and non-US passport and I was able to enter via Cucuta-San Antonio. As soon as I crossed the border bridge I went to the migracion office and showed them my non-US passport and they gave me the 90 day stamp with no problem. I then took a bus to Caracas, and at a military checkpoint I was thoroughly searched and questioned by the "guardia civil" which was a scary ordeal. I highly recommend not taking to a bus to Caracas if you enter via land, better to fly.
The first time I tried to enter the same way via land entry they wouldn't stamp my US passport which was all I had at the time. But there is nothing to stop you from entering the country without the stamp. I then took a bus from San Antonio to San Cristobal. We passed a checkpoint but the soldier did not board the bus to check everyone individually. If they would've checked me and saw that I was in the country illegally I probably would've been screwed. On this trip I only went as far as San Cristobal, stayed for a week, then took a bus back to San Antonio then crossed back to Colombia. If you try this don't bother getting the exit stamp from Colombia migracion because you will have a problem when you return to Colombia for the entry stamp and they see that you don't have an entry or exit stamp from Venezuela. I had to bribe the Colombian migracion official to give me the entry stamp. Now I don't know if your passport would be checked for a visa when taking a domestic flight, but I wouldn't be brave enough to try it.
I think the main problem with foreign tourism is the money situation. If a tourist exchanges money at the LEGAL money exchange then Venezuela is prohibitively expensive. The only way to manage is to use the black market exchange rate which is technically illegal. I think the government is using the fixed exchange rate to intentionally impoverish it's own people and force them to be more dependent on the government for access to dollars / foreign commerce. It's a control tactic. You might say well that doesn't make sense since it cuts off foreign investment and tourism revenue. Well the current president is a FORMER BUS DRIVER WHO DIDN'T EVEN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. Maduro is only following the dictator playbook laid out by the Cuban, Russian, Chinese, and N. Korean dictatorship governments. He is more concerned with holding on to power than he is with serving the best interests of the nation.
The only way is by greasing the hand of a manager.This is what I did, I gave a french bootle of red wine to the guy who introduce me to his amiga at BNC. You known well Venezuela, you need good relation.
But all thing is legal, at BNC is legal to open a bank account to a foreigner with a foreign passeport. I owne a legal account on my name with a tourist visa on my passeport. Most important document to provide to BNC was my RIF.
I have an account with BDV Banco De Venezuela, but it's almost useless. With my account I can only deposit cash or checks and use it at punto de ventas or ATM's. I cannot use online banking or send / receive transferencias. The bank told me that since I don't have a Venezuelan cedula that I cannot "afiiliar" my online banking to my cell phone number.
How does it work with your BNC account? Are you able to use online banking and send / receive electronic transferencias? If you can that's a big plus, even though an account with Banesco or Mercantil would be even better.
One thing that I noticed in Vzla is that when dealing with banks, cell phone stores / providers, real estate people is that if you ask 10 different people the same question you will get 10 different answers. From what I understand supposedly the only reason I was allowed to open an account with BDV was because I knew somebody who's cousin was the branch manager at the bank and he personally gave the order to open my account even though a foreigner cannot open an account with them. I'd gone into a Banesco branch to try to open an account and was told that it's impossible for anyone without a Venezuelan cedula to open an account with them, same scenario with Banco Mercantil.My BNC account is exactly working like a local account, with wired transfert activated throught internet and linking to my local phone for receving confirmation code. Of course I owne a tarjeta to paid everything. And my cedula is my european passeport number.
Trevor2522
12-26-17, 19:25
According to information from the Exchange Agreement No. 36 published in Official Gazette, No. 40,881, published on April 11,2016: every foreign tourist, who stays for more than 1 night and does not have a Venezuelan work visa, is in the obligation to pay for services to the hotel, with a credit card or foreign debit. The amount will be traded according to the complementary exchange rate Dicom BsF. 11.311 (eleven point three). https://dolartoday.com US $1 = BS. (BSF) 112,800 . The minimum monthly wage at that rate comes to $2.50 .
This law negates the advantage of using black market exchange rates, or cash, for tourists. I see it applies for 'more than 1 night'. Without local contacts, a tourist would need to pre-book a room by card in order to show immigration they have somewhere to stay. Once checked-in, I expect some hotels will accept cash or bank transfers at nearer the realistic black-market rate. Any advice on how to handle this issue for a good hotel like the J W Marriott in Caracas? Going in green, without contacts, is going to expose the newbie tourist to security issues, cash shortages and money exchange at the terrible official rate.
Someone suggested that competition from Venezolanas in Colombia had depressed the commercial rates for sex there, especially in border areas like Cucuta. Is it worth the compromise, given the safer environment?
This is what I did, I gave a french bootle of red wine to the guy who introduce me to his amiga at BNC. You known well Venezuela, you need good relation.
But all thing is legal, at BNC is legal to open a bank account to a foreigner with a foreign passeport. I owne a legal account on my name with a tourist visa on my passeport. Most important document to provide to BNC was my RIF.
My BNC account is exactly working like a local account, with wired transfert activated throught internet and linking to my local phone for receving confirmation code. Of course I owne a tarjeta to paid everything. And my cedula is my european passeport number.What is a RIF? Is that the Venezuelan equivalent of a US social security number? How did you obtain your RIF?
Good on you that your account is fully functional, unlike mine.
I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread, but RIF = Registro de Informacion Fiscal, or Tax Registry Information. It's the national registry run by the SENIAT, the Venezuelan tax authority. When you are registered they give you a RIF number, which is quite important for identification purposes for us Venezuelans. It is not as universal as a Cedula (which is our main ID document), but it can be used for a lot of commercial purposes, including opening a bank account. It's normally something that a foreigner with a tourist visa wouldn't be able to obtain, but as with many things here in Venezuela, money makes impossible things happen.
And Trevor2522, that law is indeed a thing, five star hotels must charge in dollars to foreigners. While I was in Caracas I did arrange accomodations in a lower tier hotel (the Chacao Cumberland, which is pretty decent and is in a good location) to another forum memeber, perhaps he can elaborate on the matter.
Trevor2522
12-27-17, 16:45
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/s/caracas/homes?allow_override%5B%5D=&s_tag=Qy00y7gA
This could be a cheap route in for the newbie without local contacts. Prices are closer to the official DICOM rate than the black market but, once in, the host will likely help out with money exchange in return for an extension. It provides an address to give to the embassy / immigration. Use discretion if bringing back girls -- some hosts could be offended -- possibly ask first. £1 = US $1. 33 . Most apartments seem to be in the better areas of Caracas.
Caracas tops most-dangerous cities table.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/most-violent-cities-in-the-world-2017-4/#22-tijuana-mexico-had-5306-homicides-per-100000-residents-29.
Is it easy to call taxis by cellphone, as in Colombia? For those staying longer-term, are there freight-forwarders shipping from USA to Venezuela at reasonable rates? I can get mail-order goods shipped from Miami to Colombia for about $3. 50 per pound weight, including customs clearance, but they don't ship to Venezuela. With all the local shortages, a reliable shipper is essential to maintain a good quality-of-life.
Just wanted to wish a Happy New Year for the people on the ground in Venezuela. Hoping This year will bring stability and change that benefits the people of a beautiful country.
I checked Airbnb too but its not as cheap as I thought. I went to Ukraine and its a little cheaper than Venezuela. I stayed in fine area for like $20 to $25 a night but Venezuela is like $30. I thought its cheap. I was thinking buying a huge house there for 20 K NO?
I checked Airbnb too but its not as cheap as I thought. I went to Ukraine and its a little cheaper than Venezuela. I stayed in fine area for like $20 to $25 a night but Venezuela is like $30. I thought its cheap. I was thinking buying a huge house there for 20 K NO?I think this depends on if you are able to pay in local currency with Transferencia. In dollars it will be more.
As for buying a house, I haven't looked into that, and not sure of the laws if foreigners are allowed to do that.
Someone else might be able to answer that, I would be interested in that answer as well.
Trevor2522
01-10-18, 20:53
I think this depends on if you are able to pay in local currency with Transferencia. In dollars it will be more.
As for buying a house, I haven't looked into that, and not sure of the laws if foreigners are allowed to do that.
Someone else might be able to answer that, I would be interested in that answer as well.This site mentions foreign ownership of real estate. Needs a lawyer to advise. http://www.casatrudel.com/living.htm.
Dolartoday quotes US $1 = BS. 157,000 in CCS & 186,000 in Cucuta. Meltdown; something's got to give.
"On the night of 9 January, for example, a hungry mob took just 30 minutes to pick clean a grocery store in the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz. By the time owner Luis Felipe Anatael arrived at the bodega he'the opened five months earlier, the looters had hauled away everything from cold cuts to ketchup to the cash registers.
'We are like a bomb': food riots show Venezuela crisis has gone beyond politics "It makes you want to cry," said Anatael in a telephone interview. "I think we are headed for chaos." Evidence for his prediction can be found in towns and cities across Venezuela that have been hit by an outbreak of looting and mob violence. Angry about empty supermarket shelves and soaring prices, some people are breaking into warehouses, ransacking food trucks and invading outlying farms.
During the first 11 days of January the Venezuelan Observatory for Social Conflict, a Caracas rights group, recorded 107 episodes of looting and several deaths in 19 of Venezuela's 23 states..."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/21/venezuela-looting-violence-food-shortages
Commenter:
"I think we are headed for chaos. " Sounds like already there. This is what happens when the money is worthless and the free Obamaphones and Obamacare is gone and the welfare EBT cards don't work. Watch out for the FSA aka Free Shxt Army coming for tourists like you! "Sean Penn, Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama were unavailable for comment."
Fat tourists who look like Michael Moore might want to avoid Venezuela. Starving locals might develop a taste for "Long Pig", a traditional African delicacy of either BBQ or Stewed meat.
The Tall Man
02-09-18, 03:29
Are there any recent reports of mongers being able to travel? This post is kinda dead. I still have a dozen Venezuelan girls I am communicating with on latin american cupid and from time to time I still pitch the idea to have then travel to cucuta and I would pick them up and do some travel.
The Tall Man.
Are there any recent reports of mongers being able to travel? This post is kinda dead. I still have a dozen Venezuelan girls I am communicating with on latin american cupid and from time to time I still pitch the idea to have then travel to cucuta and I would pick them up and do some travel.
The Tall Man.Colombia tightens border control as Venezuela migrants surge:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/venezuela-migrants-colombia-brazil-borders
The Tall Man
02-10-18, 19:39
Colombia tightens border control as Venezuela migrants surge:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/venezuela-migrants-colombia-brazil-bordersYes that's the shits. I just read that yesterday, if it holds then there is no way young 20 somethings will cross over to Colombia.
TTM.
The Tall Man
02-15-18, 18:15
Yes that's the shits. I just read that yesterday, if it holds then there is no way young 20 somethings will cross over to Colombia.
TTM.My intel from both the news reports and friends regards the border is confirming that Colombia / santos is serious with the restrictions. I was thinking about applying for a visa in San Francisco California but know that the efforts and cost will be a waste SO I have lined up a few Venezuelan girls for my next visit next month to Medellin.
TTM.
Hi all,
I heard that digital payment apps are making strides in Caracas. Notably apps like Tpago, Vippo are mentioned in internet sources. If this is true, it could solve one of the big headaches in traveling to Venezuela. (which is acquiring cash). I would like to hear from anyone on the ground if this is true. Thank you.
P.S.
I've been keeping tabs on Caracas and Venezuela in general hoping to visit one day. I submitted my application for a tourist visa, but the clerk at the consulate heavily hinted not to keep my hopes up. Despite of this I would like to establish contacts on the ground in the event that my visa comes through. Please DM me if you are on the ground and can provide Cash exchange, taxis, or guide service.
To visit Venezuela just got harder. I was going to Venezuela in a week in a half but just got word from Copa airlines that they have suspended operations to Venezuela for at least 90 days. I believe Copa was the last airlines that went from the USA To Caracas. Anyways, getting the visa wasn't hard, just had to take a short trip to San Francisco. Looks like I will eat the cost of the visa.
To visit Venezuela just got harder. I was going to Venezuela in a week in a half but just got word from Copa airlines that they have suspended operations to Venezuela for at least 90 days. I believe Copa was the last airlines that went from the USA To Caracas. Anyways, getting the visa wasn't hard, just had to take a short trip to San Francisco. Looks like I will eat the cost of the visa.Copa was the first one to stop, now ALL flights from Panama to Venezuela have been stopped for 90 days.
I also had a Copa flight, but I changed mine to American Airlines, with the stopover in Miami.
Your options for stopovers are now: Miami, Colombia, Lima, Trinidad (POS airport code).
In news that is probably related, people are getting 450 K + for each dollar changed! This is more than DolarToday, people are now using a new site: DolarPro (look for it on Twitter / Instagram).
Hi Jasoonn, thanks for the info. For some reason I thought I read that all USA Airlines stopped going to Caracas. So I just changed my ticket to a different destination.
I just came back from a very long Venezuela trip and I'll try to keep my story short. I went to a hotel rumored to have services. The owner asked me to keep his name out of this forum after I told him about it and I agreed. He had tons of photos of really hot college girls and tried to set me up but his contacts were not picking up. He was able to set me up with a very hot girl (her face was like an 11 and her body was like a 8. 5). She won a beauty pageant at one point but she had a kid and was around 25 with implants. Cost me $50 for the hour but was worth it. I stuck a finger up her ass and she wasn't shocked. I probably could have asked for BBFS and anal but I was too shy. She said she would set me up with another girl the next day who was 20 or so for $50. I took her up on her offer and the girl she provided was more like a 3. The hotel regularly took me to brothels at night but most of those girls were like a 4. The sex at one of the brothels was very good though. I am guessing they are under served there. There was a brothel that had girls that were like 7's or so but they had so many rules and I had to buy them drinks to even get them to sit with me. I didn't even bother to have sex there, I left and went to one of the 4's. The 4's were around $10, the 7's were around $50 I think.
The food there is pretty bad. They make due with what they have but things like pasta sauce is a luxury over there. They only have Pepsi, coca cola and zero calorie sodas. The clothing you buy there falls apart pretty easily too.
I paid the hotel and the first girls in dollars (paypal transfer and some paper money I hid in my luggage). The exchange rates I got from the hotel was I think 20% or so lower than what dolar today had. If I got bolivars in cash it would be about half that. Even with that exchange everything was super cheap. A meal is like $2, the hotel I was staying at was like $20.
I heard things were even cheaper when you hire a local person to pay for things with their debit card. I used crypto currency to do my exchanges and sometimes I even got better rates than dollar today. Everything was very quick and painless but I had to keep that local person around which in itself was one of the most painful things ever. I got a good looking girl with a debit card and I got attached. I spent the rest of my time doing normal vacation stuff. She dumped me when I got back home. I did see some better looking girls in other cities and I know how to get around now. I might make my way back there one of these days and do my trip right.
Mongering in Venezuela is hard and it isn't much cheaper than Colombia. I had 10's in Colombia for around 20 bucks instead of 4's in Venezuela for 10 bucks. Most of the hot girls left Venezuela for Colombia and the surrounding countries but I think if you can find a gem there, it might be a lot cheaper to do normal things as well as keep her around.
If I had to do it all over again, I would be up front with the local person and tell them you want to monger and need help mongering. I would have several different local people and break them up into 3 day segments so you have enough contacts where you won't be trapped with any one person at any one point. I would also give my hotel a longer period of time to get me girls. But with debit card spending limitations and limitations on food and taxi's breaking down and everyone trying to overcharge I think next time I will have to go with a fellow monger who speaks better Spanish.
I imagined the girls would be so cheap and plentiful there, I could just hire a girl for a few day long sessions then switch them out but finding those girls is tricky. I am not sure the hotel I was staying at could get me those kinds of deals. I think they specialized in hour long sessions in the afternoon.
The food there is pretty bad. They make due with what they have but things like pasta sauce is a luxury over there. They only have Pepsi, coca cola and zero calorie sodas.
I imagined the girls would be so cheap and plentiful there, I could just hire a girl for a few day long sessions then switch them out but finding those girls is tricky. I am not sure the hotel I was staying at could get me those kinds of deals. I think they specialized in hour long sessions in the afternoon.If you found the food bad, you must have been in the wrong places. There are great restaurants of all types in the City. The Steaks are superb, but you can get very good Sushi, Lebanese, excellent Italian food and so on.
99% of the girls prefer to meet at daytime. Because of the safety issues, most of them live way out and the don't have a safe transport at night. And the don't stay the whole night because most of them have kids they need to care for.
Their industry all but destroyed, former fishermen now run guns one way, [CodeWord131] (http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord131) another. On the sea with the desperate and ruthless.
Venezuela and the island of Trinidad are separated by only 10 miles of water and bound together by the most lawless market on Earth today. Playing out at sea and on the coasts, it is a roiling arbitrage—of food, [CodeWord131] (http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord131), weapons, drugs, and women—between the desperate and the profit-minded. Government is absent, bandits are everywhere, and participating can cost you your life. But not participating can also mean death, because the official economy of Venezuela is in a state of collapse, and the people are starving.
On the shore I met Gabriel, a 30-year-old Venezuelan fisherman who was loading a rickety wooden boat with infant formula and [CodeWord131] (http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord131). Gabriel still fishes: he'the arrived from Venezuela in the morning with a load of shrimp and sold his catch to waiting buyers. But he was about to become more than a fisherman; this would be his first smuggling run, and he admitted to being frightened. "The pirates take the motors and steal the food of people coming in to Venezuela from Trinidad who want to feed their families," he said. "And it is not just civilians we classify as pirates. The Venezuelan Coast Guard and National Guard are also involved in this. We are more afraid of them than the actual pirates. " Over the past two years, dozens of Venezuelan National Guard members have been arrested for collaborating with smugglers. In a single sweep in September 2015, 50 were rounded up on criminal charges.
As we left the coast of Trinidad, a solitary fisherman stood in his anchored boat. He stared at us while pulling in a net that contained a single silvery fish, maybe the size of his palm. He looked at the flopping fish and tossed it back into the sea, as if it were a bother. I was reminded of a conversation a day earlier with a leader of the local fishing cooperative who told me that fishermen are hired to work as the eyes and ears for narcos and thieves. "They have walkie-talkies and call the bandits when we go out," he said. "If the bandits rob and steal from us, then they get a commission, a percentage. " he said he'the been "taken" four times."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-30/venezuelan-pirates-rule-the-most-lawless-market-on-earth
If you want to see real live pirates, now's your chance! If you survive the encounter, you might want to stay in Trinidad instead of sailing to Venezuela and the waiting pirates looking to plunder your wallet. . .
I was befriended by a national guard and ex navy soldier and during my time in Caracas we spent most days discussing a lot about the country.
What fisherman have actually stopped doing is fishing. There are very poor profit margins there. They actually take as much gas and petrol and sell it to neighbouring countries where there is large profits to be made! That's why they fear the coastguard and pirates.
Also I hope no one plans to take a boat anywhere while in Venezuela. There are planes now.
Anybody notice the huge number of Venezuelans on chaturbate.com? The economy, situation for revenue earning opportunities obviously dire.
Does anyone have info on how to get a bus from the Cucuta border crossing / San Cristobal to Maracaibo or Caracas? Is there a website to book tickets? How reliable, safe would it be? Please only post based on personal experience, not fear-mongering from folks who haven't used the bus between the two cities. I already know I'm crazy for even considering it. Thanks!
Anybody notice the huge number of Venezuelans on chaturbate.com? The economy, situation for revenue earning opportunities obviously dire.I was watching them for inspiration prior to travel. They actually have a lot less on there compared to other countries including neighbouring Colombia. But damn are they super hot!
Does anyone have info on how to get a bus from the Cucuta border crossing / San Cristobal to Maracaibo or Caracas? Is there a website to book tickets? How reliable, safe would it be? Please only post based on personal experience, not fear-mongering from folks who haven't used the bus between the two cities. I already know I'm crazy for even considering it. Thanks!If you plan to come to Maracaibo, consider entering Venezuela through the Maicao border, not from Cucuta. It's a more direct route, and you will avoid the bulk of the people emigrating.
I was watching them for inspiration prior to travel. They actually have a lot less on there compared to other countries including neighbouring Colombia. But damn are they super hot!Other countries appear to be freelance. In Venezuela it's evident someone's running the show, and the business. Wonder how they recruit the talent, which seems to be working very cheaply.
Other countries appear to be freelance. In Venezuela it's evident someone's running the show, and the business. Wonder how they recruit the talent, which seems to be working very cheaply.Agreed, it very much seems organised. Like a "pimp" to some extent. As for the talent, I would love to know their recruitment methods. Or even if management allows for us to sample the girls for a bit. A few are outstanding freaks!
Does anyone have info on how to get a bus from the Cucuta border crossing / San Cristobal to Maracaibo or Caracas? Is there a website to book tickets? How reliable, safe would it be? Please only post based on personal experience, not fear-mongering from folks who haven't used the bus between the two cities. I already know I'm crazy for even considering it. Thanks!Try Google it. I have read a blog from someone who took that route. I remember the main issue is that police at check point will try to take your valuable.
1 dollar is 4.7 million today and exactly 1 year ago it was only 14.000. I don't know what to say.
The Tall Man
08-16-18, 23:49
1 dollar is 4.7 million today and exactly 1 year ago it was only 14.000. I don't know what to say.WTF? Hell that's wheel barrels full of paper to carry around.
TTM.
They have announced a plan to introduce a sovereign bolivar (BsS) on the 20th of August and get rid of 5 zeros. Both paper currencies will remain for now, BS and BsS. To me it's all BS in plain English, or 'coño monetario'.
More information here: http://vtv.mippci.gob.ve/especial-asi-funcionara-la-reconversion-monetaria-a-partir-del-20-de-agosto/.
Everything is very unpredictable there right now.
More information here: http://vtv.mippci.gob.ve/especial-asi-funcionara-la-reconversion-monetaria-a-partir-del-20-de-agosto/.
ErnestCulpX
08-20-18, 08:49
Anybody notice the huge number of Venezuelans on chaturbate.com? The economy, situation for revenue earning opportunities obviously dire.Yes, I've also noticed that the number of Latinas increased, especially from Venezuela. You are right dude, it's their political and economical situation the reason why that type of services are growing more and more everyday. If there's nothing left for them than expose themselves in that ways, what will they do next?
ThePrince1127
08-23-18, 09:51
I just came back from a very long Venezuela trip and I'll try to keep my story short. I went to a hotel rumored to have services. The owner asked me to keep his name out of this forum after I told him about it and I agreed. He had tons of photos of really hot college girls and tried to set me up but his contacts were not picking up. He was able to set me up with a very hot girl (her face was like an 11 and her body was like a 8. 5). She won a beauty pageant at one point but she had a kid and was around 25 with implants. Cost me $50 for the hour but was worth it. I stuck a finger up her ass and she wasn't shocked. I probably could have asked for BBFS and anal but I was too shy. She said she would set me up with another girl the next day who was 20 or so for $50. I took her up on her offer and the girl she provided was more like a 3. The hotel regularly took me to brothels at night but most of those girls were like a 4. The sex at one of the brothels was very good though. I am guessing they are under served there. There was a brothel that had girls that were like 7's or so but they had so many rules and I had to buy them drinks to even get them to sit with me. I didn't even bother to have sex there, I left and went to one of the 4's. The 4's were around $10, the 7's were around $50 I think.
The food there is pretty bad. They make due with what they have but things like pasta sauce is a luxury over there. They only have Pepsi, coca cola and zero calorie sodas. The clothing you buy there falls apart pretty easily too.
I paid the hotel and the first girls in dollars (paypal transfer and some paper money I hid in my luggage). The exchange rates I got from the hotel was I think 20% or so lower than what dolar today had. If I got bolivars in cash it would be about half that. Even with that exchange everything was super cheap. A meal is like $2, the hotel I was staying at was like $20..Duncan, the update is appreciated. Can you tell us what cities you travelled to within the country? Is the hotel you mention outside of Caracas?
Duncan, the update is appreciated. Can you tell us what cities you travelled to within the country? Is the hotel you mention outside of Caracas?After rereading my post, I realized how much detail I left out. Sorry.
Travel:
I went to Caracas, Isla Margarita and Puerto la Cruz. Travel is pretty bad there. If you travel by car between cities, expect to get stopped and searched by army guys with rifles. It's far safer to fly but usually planes are delayed for repairs and you end up waiting the whole day there. If you fly from outside the country, you'll need to fly to Caracas then to Isla Margarita. Be sure to bring a pen and a translator for the declaration thing. They have no pens or forms in English. When you get to Isla Margarita you get checked out again. Isla Margarita is the same country but I guess they don't want mainlanders going to the island a lot or something. If you travel between cities on the island or on the mainland you will most likely get stopped and searched. I think I lost 20 bucks at one of the checkpoints but I'm not sure. Expect to loose two days for every city you include in your trip.
Currency:
So when you go to major attractions like a national park, theme park or state sponsored stuff you the locals get charged very little but the visitors get charged way more. It's about 3/4 ths of what you would expect to pay outside of Venezuela. You can't use paper currency there because there just isn't enough large denomination bills. You need to pay twice the black market rate and it's still hard to get. Even going around to shops and asking is hard because they usually don't have enough or try to charge you more than twice the black market rate. Even if you do get paper money, you'll be spending it super fast and it's just not worth it. The best thing to do is to somehow get your hands on a local debit card. The debit card I got loaned had a super small limit so I had to make a friend there and get him to use his card everywhere along with using localbitcoin or localethereum to transfer money to him. I heard they are cracking down on that though so I don't know if it works anymore because I haven't been back there in a while.
Isla Margarita had the hotel there. The hotel was far from porlamar (the major city on isla margarita) which is where the brothals were. The girls at the brothals were barely fuckable but they only cost $10 a pop. The hotel charged me a fee to take me there and parking and stuff like that so I'm guessing in the end it cost more like 15 to 20. The hotel did hook me up with a super stunner for $50 though. If she had natural breasts, I'd consider her a 9 to 9.5. Performance wise, was a different story though. I got a BBBJ but there was no deep throat and no anal and the sex was pretty cold. I think I might have just really needed to fuck at that point though. I didn't have sex or jack off for like the last 2 weeks before the trip and at least half a week into the trip. She hooked me up with her friend the next day who was also $50 but I could barely get a hard on. She had no tits or ass and I think she had buck teeth if I remember right. I almost just gave her the money to leave but I hadn't had sex in a while so I figured fuck it. $50 was a super rip off, even the $10 girls were better.
Puerto la Cruz had better girls there but there were no official places to monger. I looked up the info on this forum and they said to go to the buffalo bar but I went there and didn't see any girls. Not even bad looking girls. Just a large family or two. I could have just gone on the wrong day maybe.
Caracas is expensive as hell. I imagine if I did try to monger there, it would just cost me way more than I'm use to. I just did some tourist stuff there and left.
The hotels in Puerto la Cruz and Caracas wasn't much help. Honestly I think I just did my trip wrong. I just wasn't prepared enough. I read up and tried to plan for this trip off and on for a month but it just wasn't enough. I guess I'm trading planning time for cheaper monger time.
I recently went to Medellin Colombia. The 2nd brothal I went to had 75% of the girls as 8's and 9's. Cost was a little over $20 after tip per pop per girl. I went a little far out and got my first foursome there. A girl kissing me on my left, a girl kissing me on my right and another girl either riding me or me on top. Had a 8, 8. 5 and a 8.75 in the group. All the girls had better boob jobs than the girl in Isla Margarita. Not super soft and squishy like natural ones but pretty soft and squish rather than super hard ones on Isla Margarita. The sex wasn't very passionate though. I guess I'm just really use to non-pro escorts you call over.
I have about a month of vacation saved up. I'm planning a trip to either try and do Venezuela right or do Colombia. My Venezuelan visa is about to run out and it was a pain to get it the first time and I hear people get rejected often so it might be my last chance. I'm on the web trying to get two girls to commit for a couple weeks with me on the cheap with lots of sex agreed to up front or waiting for a monger veteran to go so I can ask if I can tag along or something. The situation in Venezuela was pretty bad. A heard they are starting to kick Venezuelan's out of other south american countries and the welcoming atmosphere in other countries is turning sour. It might be a good time to try it out.
Hopefully if I go to venezuela again, my next report will be good.
My credit card no longer works for a premium sub on here so I won't be able to pm until the forum starts using cryptocurrency. Kinda crazy, crypto for venezuela and crypto for web stuff. Guess crypto is catching on LOL.
The Tall Man
08-27-18, 18:52
After rereading my post, I realized how much detail I left out. Sorry.
Travel:
I went to Caracas, Isla Margarita and Puerto la Cruz. Travel is pretty bad there. If you travel by car between cities, expect to get stopped and searched by army guys with rifles. It's far safer to fly but usually planes are delayed for repairs and you end up waiting the whole day there. If you fly from outside the country, you'll need to fly to Caracas then to Isla Margarita. Be sure to bring a pen and a translator for the declaration thing. They have no pens or forms in English. When you get to Isla Margarita you get checked out again. Isla Margarita is the same country but I guess they don't want mainlanders going to the island a lot or something. If you travel between cities on the island or on the mainland you will most likely get stopped and searched. I think I lost 20 bucks at one of the checkpoints but I'm not sure. Expect to loose two days for every city you include in your trip.
Currency:
So when you go to major attractions like a national park, theme park or state sponsored stuff you the locals get charged very little but the visitors get charged way more. It's about 3/4 ths of what you would expect to pay outside of Venezuela. You can't use paper currency there because there just isn't enough large denomination bills. You need to pay twice the black market rate and it's still hard to get. Even going around to shops and asking is hard because they usually don't have enough or try to charge you more than twice the black market rate. Even if you do get paper money, you'll be spending it super fast and it's just not worth it. The best thing to do is to somehow get your hands on a local debit card. The debit card I got loaned had a super small limit so I had to make a friend there and get him to use his card everywhere along with using localbitcoin or localethereum to transfer money to him. I heard they are cracking down on that though so I don't know if it works anymore because I haven't been back there in a while.
Isla Margarita had the hotel there. The hotel was far from porlamar (the major city on isla margarita) which is where the brothals were. The girls at the brothals were barely fuckable but they only cost $10 a pop. The hotel charged me a fee to take me there and parking and stuff like that so I'm guessing in the end it cost more like 15 to 20. The hotel did hook me up with a super stunner for $50 though. If she had natural breasts, I'd consider her a 9 to 9.5. Performance wise, was a different story though. I got a BBBJ but there was no deep throat and no anal and the sex was pretty cold. I think I might have just really needed to fuck at that point though. I didn't have sex or jack off for like the last 2 weeks before the trip and at least half a week into the trip. She hooked me up with her friend the next day who was also $50 but I could barely get a hard on. She had no tits or ass and I think she had buck teeth if I remember right. I almost just gave her the money to leave but I hadn't had sex in a while so I figured fuck it. $50 was a super rip off, even the $10 girls were better.
Puerto la Cruz had better girls there but there were no official places to monger. I looked up the info on this forum and they said to go to the buffalo bar but I went there and didn't see any girls. Not even bad looking girls. Just a large family or two. I could have just gone on the wrong day maybe.
Caracas is expensive as hell. I imagine if I did try to monger there, it would just cost me way more than I'm use to. I just did some tourist stuff there and left.
The hotels in Puerto la Cruz and Caracas wasn't much help. Honestly I think I just did my trip wrong. I just wasn't prepared enough. I read up and tried to plan for this trip off and on for a month but it just wasn't enough. I guess I'm trading planning time for cheaper monger time.
I recently went to Medellin Colombia. The 2nd brothal I went to had 75% of the girls as 8's and 9's. Cost was a little over $20 after tip per pop per girl. I went a little far out and got my first foursome there. A girl kissing me on my left, a girl kissing me on my right and another girl either riding me or me on top. Had a 8, 8. 5 and a 8.75 in the group. All the girls had better boob jobs than the girl in Isla Margarita. Not super soft and squishy like natural ones but pretty soft and squish rather than super hard ones on Isla Margarita. The sex wasn't very passionate though. I guess I'm just really use to non-pro escorts you call over.
I have about a month of vacation saved up. I'm planning a trip to either try and do Venezuela right or do Colombia. My Venezuelan visa is about to run out and it was a pain to get it the first time and I hear people get rejected often so it might be my last chance. I'm on the web trying to get two girls to commit for a couple weeks with me on the cheap with lots of sex agreed to up front or waiting for a monger veteran to go so I can ask if I can tag along or something. The situation in Venezuela was pretty bad. A heard they are starting to kick Venezuelan's out of other south american countries and the welcoming atmosphere in other countries is turning sour. It might be a good time to try it out.
Hopefully if I go to venezuela again, my next report will be good.
My credit card no longer works for a premium sub on here so I won't be able to pm until the forum starts using cryptocurrency. Kinda crazy, crypto for venezuela and crypto for web stuff. Guess crypto is catching on LOL.Thanks Duncan for this good follow up report.
Reading your experiences tells me to stay in Medellin and forget about the venezuelian pussy and for good reason as I have meet a number of venezuelian girls in Medellin who are fun and attractive.
TTM.
Hi guys,
I need your help. I need to book a flight to Margarita but I can not find it.
Can you advise please?
Hi guys,
I need your help. I need to book a flight to Margarita but I can not find it.
Can you advise please?From Where?
You most likely can't book it online, need to find someone here who sells National tickets. Theyre not expensive, but sometimes get sold out well in advance.
Hi guys,
I need your help. I need to book a flight to Margarita but I can not find it.
Can you advise please?You can't book a direct flight but you can book a flight from Caracas (ccs) to polamar (PMV) on expedia or travelocity. Just remember that flights get delayed a lot so you might want to stay in Caracas for a full day or you might miss your flight. CCS to PMV is like $100 but I think booking from outside gets you automatically upgraded.
Hi guys,
I need your help. I need to book a flight to Margarita but I can not find it.
Can you advise please?Oh yeah, make sure you bring your own pen and have google translate on your phone. They don't give out pens on the airplane or in customs.
From Where?
You most likely can't book it online, need to find someone here who sells National tickets. Theyre not expensive, but sometimes get sold out well in advance.Oh yeah, locals get huge discounts on domestic flights. It's practically free if you can get a local to buy it for you.
Hey Jasoonnn! Are you in Venezuela now? I'm on the verge of booking a flight to either Polamar / Maracabo Venezuela or Medellin Colombia. I wasted last week trying to get a couple girls online to stay with me for the duration but couldn't make it happen. My visa runs out in November but with the black market crack down and the girls canceling on me, I'm thinking about hitting Medellin instead, unless I can meet up with a pro like yourself LOL.
NamasteParis
10-27-18, 00:34
How much does it cost to make / renew a passport for a local? One of my sweetie claims it's 200 $ (USD) to get it in a "express" way. True?
One of my sweetie claims it's 200 $ (USD) to get it in a "express" way. Sounds about right, and that's probably only to obtain an appointment. I know of people who had to pay ten times more to get their passports quickly. In theory a new passport costs only BSS 7200, but in practive the procedure is so obtuse, slow, and full of obstacles, that people are willing to pay anything to get it done.
How much does it cost to make / renew a passport for a local? One of my sweetie claims it's 200 $ (USD) to get it in a "express" way. True?It's cheap if it's true. I have friends who did pay 500/600 dolars for a passport.
I confirm again that it is possible to have a bank account with a tourist visa. In my case, I have an account at the Banco of Venezuela, another at Banco Nacional de Credito and another at Banco Activo.
The documents to provide: two letters of guarantee from two Venezuelans, a RIF (local tax certificate), a certificate of income or pay slip, a renting house invoice or a water-electricity bill. A good lawyer can provide all these documents.
On the other hand the Banesco refuses to open an account to the tourists.
I am looking at Venezuelan for a trip in Feb. All depends on my visa. Looking at the last 50 reports for guidance I still need help. Can any member give me a hotel that is near the action but will not break the bank.
I am looking at Venezuelan for a trip in Feb. All depends on my visa. Looking at the last 50 reports for guidance I still need help. Can any member give me a hotel that is near the action but will not break the bank.Which city are you going to?
Do you know how to exchange usd to bolivars? That's going to get you more than anything else. With the official exchange you are better off going somewhere else.
AmoMedellin
01-21-19, 19:23
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/opinion-pieces-still-not-in-place-for-maduros-fall, politics,2622. Html.
We hope the sooner the better!
The Tall Man
02-28-19, 04:34
As some of you maybe aware of I usually post in the Medellin section and I am planning on a recon to update the list for Cucuta within the next month and a half. In preparation for this I have started to correspond with some cuties in Venz on Latin American Cupid site, my plan is to invite them to Cucuta for the week when I will be there, the monkey wrench is if and when the cucuta border crossings open back up. Stay tuned.
The Tall Man.
MiamiSammy
06-23-19, 19:15
As some of you maybe aware of I usually post in the Medellin section and I am planning on a recon to update the list for Cucuta within the next month and a half. In preparation for this I have started to correspond with some cuties in Venz on Latin American Cupid site, my plan is to invite them to Cucuta for the week when I will be there, the monkey wrench is if and when the cucuta border crossings open back up. Stay tuned.
The Tall Man.I'll be there in November and look forward to hearing your experiences.
DonCarlos1234
07-15-19, 20:19
As some of you maybe aware of I usually post in the Medellin section and I am planning on a recon to update the list for Cucuta within the next month and a half. In preparation for this I have started to correspond with some cuties in Venz on Latin American Cupid site, my plan is to invite them to Cucuta for the week when I will be there, the monkey wrench is if and when the cucuta border crossings open back up. Stay tuned The Tall Man.Great idea Tall Man. Since they won't give us Americans a Visa for Vnz, I also figured to invite someone to meet in Cucuta. (also from Latin American Cupid) What credentials will she need to cross nowadays? Will the same be true for flights inside Colombia or off to other countries like Mexico? Basically how do people escape VNZ? How are they crossing into Cucuta? And maybe some idea of travel expense I might risk paying.
The Tall Man
07-16-19, 00:05
Great idea Tall Man. Since they won't give us Americans a Visa for Vnz, I also figured to invite someone to meet in Cucuta. (also from Latin American Cupid) What credentials will she need to cross nowadays? Will the same be true for flights inside Colombia or off to other countries like Mexico? Basically how do people escape VNZ? How are they crossing into Cucuta? And maybe some idea of travel expense I might risk paying.I am in almost daily contact with a few of the venies that I met on my 2 visits to Cucuta and another Venie whom I met in Medellin, so as a curious type of guy I am I always ask about how they travel and costs and so on. The 3 or 4 have returned to their respective city in Venezuelan and will make the return trip as needed.
Basically none of them have any problems with doing this: they will travel by bus from their home city to the border crossing at about Cucuta then for a small fee they make contact with a "guide" and follow a foot path from Venezuelan over the border into Colombia. The chicas I have spoken to have paid a small fee to the coyote of about $5. USD or less to get them across, it is relatively safe and they travel in small groups and takes about 20 minutes. The crossing is located about 6 miles north of the international bridge in Cucuta. Literally thousands each day make this trek.
So yes should you meet a Venie on any dating site such as LAC or the like this is most likely how they would enter Colombia.
The Tall Man.
As far as I know the Simon Bolivar international bridge is 100% open for people to cross, the restrictions were lifted a couple of months ago. The containers from the incident with the humanitarian help back in February are still there, but again, you can walk to Colombia and back just fine. I know this because a relative off mine went to Colombia less than two weeks ago. Crossing can be a pain in the ass, as the authorities in the Venezuela side of the border don't give a damn, and there are thousands and thousands of people going to Colombia every day.
Been watching this travel blog about the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5LZR4ejkg
SethMacfarlane
07-23-19, 23:52
Been watching this travel blog about the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN5LZR4ejkgThis is a great series, wish he was a monger.
What's the current situation in Venezuela? Would it be a reasonable idea for an American to visit?
I have a lot of girls from Venezuela contacting me on SA, so they must be getting kind of hungry for business. I'm looking to take a trip in a few months and I would like to find a place where I can have some hot & somewhat kinky girls to party with for some extended sessions. I'm a bit budget constrained, so going someplace where my mongering dollar will go farther just makes sense. Any particular place to recommend? Any other countries I should seriously consider? Any other words of wisdom?
What's the current situation in Venezuela? Would it be a reasonable idea for an American to visit?
I have a lot of girls from Venezuela contacting me on SA, so they must be getting kind of hungry for business. I'm looking to take a trip in a few months and I would like to find a place where I can have some hot & somewhat kinky girls to party with for some extended sessions. I'm a bit budget constrained, so going someplace where my mongering dollar will go farther just makes sense. Any particular place to recommend? Any other countries I should seriously consider? Any other words of wisdom?Not right now, for very obvious reasons. The entire country is under lockdown, everything is closed and travelling around is difficult. As for visiting when things get a bit normal, it would be good to know your estimated budget and how much do you want to stay, to give a better guess. Bear in mind that while Venezuela is still relatively cheap if you have $$ the years of being able to do business with a good looking girl for less than 10 bucks are a thing of the past.
AmoMedellin
07-16-20, 19:43
Atac now, they are desperate for gringo-money and after have seen her in Colombia (I would not recommend VNZ) she can agree on marriage 20 yo-God's age.
They will ask for ex / cibersexo, it'boring and does not lead to nothing.
If I where adiceted to ciberex, I easily spend the cost of a aero tiket a months.
My friend gets 400 dollars from gringos for amateur shows which is 87.000 internal bolivars, she is 22 lives alone and can go to clubs etc for even more money. Imports are of course super expensive, but products and ervices made / done in VNZ, 87.000 is a high income for just howing your pussy when you ned some cash. Zelle and Paypal she uses, WU are more restricted but today I got a info on my SMS a new site, easily send money to Colombia.
I will wait. Then I will marry a Quen and bring her to Copenhagen, where she probably will continue her profession, after marriage 2-3 years she has full citizenship for life. But +99% of the Guapa does not understand this; they just want cibersex / Zelle instantly.
I ak them; what about age, I', 44 what will happen to you in the erotic service area area after 33 yo, yes superboobs and a new ass and abdomen can by some time. But commitment seems impossible.
Quagmire1974
02-28-21, 04:30
Interesting story on Yahoo about Venezuela making a drastic economic recovery:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dollars-flood-venezuela-maduro-abandons-093630456.html
Can anyone in Caracas or Venezuela confirm the story's details?
Interesting story on Yahoo about Venezuela making a drastic economic recovery:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dollars-flood-venezuela-maduro-abandons-093630456.html
Can anyone in Caracas or Venezuela confirm the story's details?I've mentioned this before, but yes, ever since Maduro depenalized the use of the american dollar in 2019, things have gotten a bit better around here. I wouldn't calle it "drastic" as that article does, but there has been some level of recovery in the past two years. The USD has become the defacto currency here in Venezuela, and thanks to its free use you don't have to do business with shady people to exchange your $$$ into Bolivares, just pay using dollars because it is accepted everywhere. In fact, it is quite common that prices for products and services are quotes in USD and not bolivares. The article also mentions something that is quite true, since our government was too inept to reactivate national production, they attacked the problem by lowering taxes and regulations on imported goods. Not exactly the best solution (I'd rather buy stuff made here), but the supermarkets are indeed supplied.
Now, not everything is good news for the potential traveller. A consequence of these policies is that, since the use of the american dollar has been normalized, it has also lost some value. To illustrate the point, back in 2016 I spent a month in Caracas doing business, and I covered absolutely all my expenses (including two visits to a "studio" that was near my hotel) with $150. Nowadays, if I tried to do the same, those $150 would only pay for two weeks on the same hotel, nothing else.
ChuchoLoco
03-03-21, 21:13
Now, not everything is good news for the potential traveller. A consequence of these policies is that, since the use of the american dollar has been normalized, it has also lost some value. To illustrate the point, back in 2016 I spent a month in Caracas doing business, and I covered absolutely all my expenses (including two visits to a "studio" that was near my hotel) with $150. Nowadays, if I tried to do the same, those $150 would only pay for two weeks on the same hotel, nothing else.Well $150 for 2 weeks in a hotel is just over $10 a day. Can't get much cheaper unless it's a hostel for the backpackers.
What kind of place and where? Where do you like to go there? Any advice would be great too, thanks.
I've been watching some YouTube videos and they have some awesome beaches on their islands.
Well $150 for 2 weeks in a hotel is just over $10 a day. Can't get much cheaper unless it's a hostel for the backpackers.
What kind of place and where? Where do you like to go there? Any advice would be great too, thanks.
I've been watching some YouTube videos and they have some awesome beaches on their islands.Well, I am reffering specifically to a ultra-cheap place I have been using recently whenever I go to Caracas, Hotel Yare in sabana grande. The rooms are small andbarebones, and the service is subpar at best and non-existant at worst, but *cheap* it is. I used to stay at another hotel that was a bit better, but nowadays they are charging $20 a night.
As for our beaches, a problem is that there are indeed plenty of nice beaches in Venezuela, but the tourist infrastructure is not great. Margarita has some great ones, Mochima and Choroni are great too, there is Marrocoy which is pretty awesome, but the absolute place for a beach person is LOS Roques.
ChuchoLoco
03-14-21, 14:29
Well, I am reffering specifically to a ultra-cheap place I have been using recently whenever I go to Caracas, Hotel Yare in sabana grande. The rooms are small andbarebones, and the service is subpar at best and non-existant at worst, but *cheap* it is. I used to stay at another hotel that was a bit better, but nowadays they are charging $20 a night.
As for our beaches, a problem is that there are indeed plenty of nice beaches in Venezuela, but the tourist infrastructure is not great. Margarita has some great ones, Mochima and Choroni are great too, there is Marrocoy which is pretty awesome, but the absolute place for a beach person is LOS Roques.Thanks for clearing things up. I'm too old to go barebones so can you tell me what a decent room would be in Margarita or Los Roques? Would $40-50 a night be enough for a decent room? I'm guessing food would be reasonably priced. Would you go there now? You obviously know Venezuela so your advice will be well taken. My purpose would be to enjoy and relax and meet a girl or two but not all out mongering. My Spanish is decent enough, Mayne low intermediate. Thanks again MC.
Thanks for clearing things up. I'm too old to go barebones so can you tell me what a decent room would be in Margarita or Los Roques? Would $40-50 a night be enough for a decent room? I'm guessing food would be reasonably priced. Would you go there now? You obviously know Venezuela so your advice will be well taken. My purpose would be to enjoy and relax and meet a girl or two but not all out mongering. My Spanish is decent enough, Mayne low intermediate. Thanks again MC.Well, I am a venezuelan living in venezuela, so I certainly do know a thing or two about this country, hehehe!
But now seriously, it's literally been ages since I've been to Margarita, so unfortunately I don't have a lot of direct, current knowledge of how things are there nowdays. Now, about LOS Roques, I visited the island a few years ago while serving as sorta of a guide (but mostly I was there to deal with exchanging dollars to bolivares) to a group of three british tourists, so that I can tell about. First off, LOS Roques is a totally different experience from Margarita, a small archipielago in the Caribbean where 3000-ish people live in town on a tiny island. If you are looking for a comfy, very private beach vacation avoiding the troubles that plage the mainland Venezuela, that's the place. The downside being that, like I mentioned is a small place so night life is very limited and mongering is non-existant. If you want to take a girl there, you will need to contact here beforehand and make the arrangements, but on the other hand I can assure you that if you invite a venezuelan girl to LOS Roques she is going to LOVE you.
There are no proper hotels there (building stuff there has a lots of limitations by law), the lodging consisting of several small posadas. The way they explained me things are organized in the island, the posadas are classified as Standard, Intermediate, Superior, and VIP, each one with a jump in price. If you are interested going there, I recommend buying a full package from a local tourist agency that includes everything, since it can be a ***** to find a fligth to LOS Roques (and I mean it, I witnessed a couple of tourists raising some hell in the airport because they thougt it was going to be as simple as buying some tickets at a counter). One that is usually recommended is "viajando a LOS roques", the website should be easy to find using google. I asked them once, and they quoted a stay of 6 days / 5 nights for 2 people including the flight tickets, the prices ranging from $1400 to $2200-ish depending of the posada (I asked for prices to a few intermediate and superior, not any of the VIP posadas).
Well, not much I can think of to add. If you have any further questions, I'd glady be of help.
ChuchoLoco
03-16-21, 14:14
Well, I am a venezuelan living in venezuela, so I certainly do know a thing or two about this country, hehehe!
But now seriously, it's literally been ages since I've been to Margarita, so unfortunately I don't have a lot of direct, current knowledge of how things are there nowdays. Now, about LOS Roques, I visited the island a few years ago while serving as sorta of a guide (but mostly I was there to deal with exchanging dollars to bolivares) to a group of three british tourists, so that I can tell about. First off, LOS Roques is a totally different experience from Margarita, a small archipielago in the Caribbean where 3000-ish people live in town on a tiny island. If you are looking for a comfy, very private beach vacation avoiding the troubles that plage the mainland Venezuela, that's the place. The downside being that, like I mentioned is a small place so night life is very limited and mongering is non-existant. If you want to take a girl there, you will need to contact here beforehand and make the arrangements, but on the other hand I can assure you that if you invite a venezuelan girl to LOS Roques she is going to LOVE you..Thanks for your excellent response MaraCucho. I have been interested in Venezuela since 6th grade which was in very early 1960's in grade school and then again in 1970 in college. Both times a fellow student, one a boy and the other a girl, both lived there as kids. Father's were petrol engineers a the they loved it and gave me the interest to see for myself. I have also talked and made acquaintances with a few vendors in Medellin who are Venezuelan and my impression has been very positive.
Is Venezuela open to tourist now with the COVID situation? Would an American be welcomed in the islands since USA is not on friendly terms and lastly is that my Spanish is passable probably low intermediate. Will that be sufficient? I would most likely only visit the islands you have mentioned but am open to suggestions.
Thanks again! P.S: I have an awesome red shirt. Should I bring it and wear it?
Thanks for your excellent response MaraCucho. I have been interested in Venezuela since 6th grade which was in very early 1960's in grade school and then again in 1970 in college. Both times a fellow student, one a boy and the other a girl, both lived there as kids. Father's were petrol engineers a the they loved it and gave me the interest to see for myself. I have also talked and made acquaintances with a few vendors in Medellin who are Venezuelan and my impression has been very positive.
Is Venezuela open to tourist now with the COVID situation? Would an American be welcomed in the islands since USA is not on friendly terms and lastly is that my Spanish is passable probably low intermediate. Will that be sufficient? I would most likely only visit the islands you have mentioned but am open to suggestions.
Thanks again! P.S: I have an awesome red shirt. Should I bring it and wear it?Going point by point:
*Is Venezuela open to tourists: I actually do not know how's the current situation. Last night I searched "LOS roques" out of curiosity on twitter and they do seem to be receiving to tourists. I'll try to ask around and see if I can get a more solid answer.
*Are Americans welcome: Man, 99% of the population don't give a crap about any hostilities our stupid government may have towards the US. Also, the people in the island are super-chill and friendly since their livehood depends almost entirely on the tourists. On the other hand, I think Americans still need a visa to enter Venezuela, I don't recall that situation changing.
*Low-intermediate spanish: Probably will be enough. Just bear in mind that few people around here speak english. Even people you would assume that *should* be english speakers (like, the person at the counter of a tourist agency), odds are that at best they barely know the language.
*Suggestions: Well, for pure mongering purposes Caracas is the place. For an actual vacation, I must say that I am not really a beach person, so my favorite is is the Venezuelan Andes region. Be it a city like Merida or small towns such as Timotes or La Puerta, I just love going to those mountains. In theory Canaima at the south east of Venezuela (where things like Roraima and Salto de Angel are located) should be a 10/10 spot, but in reality it is not a very tourist-friendly are, much less nowadays that the government took over the mining of the region (in parternship with the Chinese) and a lot of shady things are going on over there. A shame, really.
*Red shirt: Hahahaha. You should get it printed with the "ojitos de chavez" or a picture of El Che!
But seriously, like I said before, I am here to answer any other questions you may have.
NRandom940
03-16-21, 17:06
Going point by point:
*Is Venezuela open to tourists: I actually do not know how's the current situation. Last night I searched "LOS roques" out of curiosity on twitter and they do seem to be receiving to tourists. I'll try to ask around and see if I can get a more solid answer.
*Are Americans welcome: Man, 99% of the population don't give a crap about any hostilities our stupid government may have towards the US. Also, the people in the island are super-chill and friendly since their livehood depends almost entirely on the tourists. On the other hand, I think Americans still need a visa to enter Venezuela, I don't recall that situation changing.
*Low-intermediate spanish: Probably will be enough. Just bear in mind that few people around here speak english. Even people you would assume that *should* be english speakers (like, the person at the counter of a tourist agency), odds are that at best they barely know the language..I am an American citizen.
Last time I looked, in order for an American citizen to get a visa to visit Venezuela, they need an invitation letter from a citizen of Venezuela. Then they need to meet in person with an official at a Venezuelan Embassy. Many, if not all, Venezuelan Embassies in the USA are closed due to the political situation. I think there might be one open in Texas. Otherwise, he will need to find a Venezuelan Embassy in a third country.
ChuchoLoco
03-17-21, 17:14
Going point by point:
*Is Venezuela open to tourists: I actually do not know how's the current situation. Last night I searched "LOS roques" out of curiosity on twitter and they do seem to be receiving to tourists. I'll try to ask around and see if I can get a more solid answer.
*Are Americans welcome: Man, 99% of the population don't give a crap about any hostilities our stupid government may have towards the US. Also, the people in the island are super-chill and friendly since their livehood depends almost entirely on the tourists. On the other hand, I think Americans still need a visa to enter Venezuela, I don't recall that situation changing.
*Low-intermediate spanish: Probably will be enough. Just bear in mind that few people around here speak english. Even people you would assume that *should* be english speakers (like, the person at the counter of a tourist agency), odds are that at best they barely know the language..I thought that you would like the red shirt, jajaja. But no prints. Had a class and we did a skit on Venezuelan television journalist and we wore the red shirts. It was during Hugo's time.
I'm sure that I'll get by with my Spanish. It's actually better for me if nobody or few speak English. I need the total immersion.
Thanks for all your input MC! I need to check on visa and a few other things. Hasta luego.
ChuchoLoco
03-17-21, 17:21
I am an American citizen.
Last time I looked, in order for an American citizen to get a visa to visit Venezuela, they need an invitation letter from a citizen of Venezuela. Then they need to meet in person with an official at a Venezuelan Embassy. Many, if not all, Venezuelan Embassies in the USA are closed due to the political situation. I think there might be one open in Texas. Otherwise, he will need to find a Venezuelan Embassy in a third country.Thanks MR. I was, kind of afraid of this being the situation. I'll look into it in greater detail. An embassy in Colombia may be the answer. Will post anything I find out. Politics aside, Venezuela seems like an awesome country with lots of natural beauty and mostly friendly people and hate to say it but few USA or Euro mongers. Not that all are bad but it only takes a few bad apples.
I thought that you would like the red shirt, jajaja. But no prints. Had a class and we did a skit on Venezuelan television journalist and we wore the red shirts. It was during Hugo's time.
I'm sure that I'll get by with my Spanish. It's actually better for me if nobody or few speak English. I need the total immersion.
Thanks for all your input MC! I need to check on visa and a few other things. Hasta luego.I did some inquiries and was told that the island is closed, no flights carrying tourists have been allowed this years. The inhabitants have been in talk with the government to open the island starting this Semana Santa, but nothing definitive so far. Man that REALLY sucks for the people in LOS roques, they depend almost entirely on the tourism business.
ChuchoLoco
03-18-21, 14:37
I did some inquiries and was told that the island is closed, no flights carrying tourists have been allowed this years. The inhabitants have been in talk with the government to open the island starting this Semana Santa, but nothing definitive so far. Man that REALLY sucks for the people in LOS roques, they depend almost entirely on the tourism business.Bad news but hopefully over soon. One good thing is that they should have been isolated from COVID and all are well. I think from what I could understand on the Venezuelan Consulate site that no visas for US residents at this time unless they are Venezuelan citizens.
All good my friend, I'll be there one day. Thanks for all your help!
NRandom940
03-28-21, 00:11
Bad news but hopefully over soon. One good thing is that they should have been isolated from COVID and all are well. I think from what I could understand on the Venezuelan Consulate site that no visas for US residents at this time unless they are Venezuelan citizens.
All good my friend, I'll be there one day. Thanks for all your help!There's a famous American YouTuber who just went to Venezuela recently. So I wouldn't count it out.
I'll bet you could pay a Venezuelan girl from Seeking Arrangement to give you an invite letter.
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