Cartagena Reports

[QUOTE=Ticasonar]Here's a thought: Instead of displaying your eating inferiority complex, just tell us where your favorite spots are and the places that are farthest away from them; that we both will be happy.[/QUOTE]I can tell you, if you start taking the LDV girls out to dinner they sometimes go through an interesting transformation. I was taking one girl out to various tourist places Restaurante Pelikanos and one of the restaurants up on the Cartagena ramparts, as well as late night Perros Hawaianos at the restaurant near LDV (don't think too much about what's going on in the kitchen, it will kill the experience). I do enjoy the Perro Hawaiano, but your mileage may vary. But my point is, this girl went through a transformation where she did not want me to pay her (cool!), but where she did not want me taking other girls home (not cool!).

Am staying at the Cartagena Hilton Labor Day weekend (using Hilton points). I have seen conflicting reports about it being girl friendly. Can anyone elaborate?

Thanks for the info.

Treeshark


That was a really good story actually...and who cares how old you are, you can never be too old to live out a lifelong dream right? Guys on here making fun of "old farts" are prob. just a little insecure about themselves and their futures.

[QUOTE=East Sider 300]Am staying at the Cartagena Hilton Labor Day weekend (using Hilton points). I have seen conflicting reports about it being girl friendly. Can anyone elaborate?

Thanks for the info.[/QUOTE]I would say not friendly.

On the upside, the facilities are probably the nicest in town, you will enjoy.
At the door to the hilton are usually not one, but several security guards- we got pretty chummy with them (spent a week using the ATM/restaurant/pool despite staying across the street in dumpy apt). There are also lots of families/reg. tourists around. You would get the hellafied bug-eye trying to check in a chica.

However; I did have occasion to bribe one of these guards, they are nice guys.
If you are discreet (or have a steady novia/gfe) and take care of the guards, you can probly swing it.

However if drunk coming back @3am from LDV, no way man.

[QUOTE=Jelly Donut]But my point is, this girl went through a transformation where she did not want me to pay her (cool!), but where she did not want me taking other girls home (not cool!).[/QUOTE]
That's where you went from the "girlfriend experience" to the "girlfriend" experience. Though actually, I think the deal for you was worse than you think: the fact that she didn´t want you to pay her directly doesn´t mean she doesn´t want you to pay at all. You just pay indirectly, instead. But no taking other girls, of course.

A while ago, I wrote about it in the Rio de Janeiro section:

[url]http://internationalsexguide.info/forum/showpost.php?p=463740&postcount=1050[/url]

Some things don't change regardless of where you are.

EA

Great post donut! SO TRUE about how a puta can morph into novia in a heartbeat! Better for them to expect payment than expect fidelity I say!

I also liked your comment about what goes down in the kitchen at that hotdog stand (often the only place nearby to get a bite if you re out real late).

Treeshark: Ditto what Robhay said about the insecurity of certain youngsters. Colombia is NOT like America because the older guy CAN compete. Unlike in SE asia where being old is a PLUS more often than not, IMHO age IS a factor in Colombia, but nothing like in the wasteland.

MSJDogs: Easiest way to find Miami is to look for the TOWER of the University. As you face the entrance to the building, walk towards your left and on the right side of the stret just past the first intersection is Miami (Bright Green door, unless they repainted it). VERY hit or miss spot, but worth a look (as is the courtyard of the university but I probably shouldn't post about that here).

was torn down. The entire area from Riquissimo to Edificio Antares is being demolished to make way for a retail/residential complex. That makes four buildings under construction in Laguito alone.

MSJDogs: Easiest way to find Miami is to look for the TOWER of the University. As you face the entrance to the building, walk towards your left and on the right side of the stret just past the first intersection is Miami (Bright Green door, unless they repainted it). VERY hit or miss spot, but worth a look (as is the courtyard of the university but I probably shouldn't post about that here).[/QUOTE]

My esteemed friend Surfer, thank You, you also tipped me off for an afternoon excursion to the university, maybe I will find a co-ed to assist my in my doctoral thesis in Carnal Studies, But I don't think Berkeley or Santa cruz will give me credits though... maybe USC will.

[QUOTE=MJG Dogs][QUOTE=Treeshark]Gentleman, so what if CTG gets a Del Rey South. No one is going to point a gun at your head and make you go there. I think that I might even enjoy a Del Rey in CTG. I enjoyed the one in CR. Besides any chicas that I would see there I would know to AVOID.

That is your opinion, a lot of other people on this board, go to Cartagena, because it is not like San jose, If they enjoy San Jose so much and the great Hotel Rey so much, then stay put. Keep the Fake rolexes, drunk texans or Floridians in San Jose.

It is kind of like securing our borders, keep the illegals out. Well Cartagena is our border, "keep the fat and drunk Del rey gringos out"

Like Dean Wermer said in Animal House to Flounder....

"Fat, Drunk and Stupid is no way to go through life son"[/QUOTE]

Sigh, Treeshark change mind and now agree with MJG Dogs. If you want to go the Del Ray go to Costa Rica.
However life is change. I first went to CTG in April of 1999. I would prefer CTG like it was then. I would prefer CTG without the Italians, the Colombian touts, the heat, the humidity, and a Del Rey South. But life is change. So I will enjoy myself today and worry about what may happen in the future another day. And who knows, maybe the horse will learn to sing.

see treeshark, despite what you have pointed out, ctg is still much better than san jose...

now heads up, the italians are easy to spot...

1) they are the ones on the beach wearing the grape smuggling swimsuits on the beach, with their gold chains and gucci man bags..

2) they are the ones who will make noise and party all night long, without any regard to their neighbors.

3) they are the ones whom will be sweating all night long, due to excessive cocaine usage.

4) they will be the ones who are playing soccer on the beach, with some local kids, that will say nasty things to the kids in order to win ( italian way)
then some six year old kid will head-butt the drunken italian, causing the italian to roll on the beach in agonizing pain, ( overdramatic of course). tony the tout and his medical staff will treat the italian's injury, and then charge him $ 100,000 pesos for services rendered.

5) they will be the ones in the restraunt next to you that never shut up, talk too damm loud and blow cigarette smoke all over the place.

god i hope they are not in cartagena in august. if so, it will be great fun to mock them..........

perhaps there will be less this year because the IDF has mobilized the reserves for the Lebanon invasion and its aftermath (GO IDF!), but there used to be LOTS of young Israelis just out of the IDF who hung in a clique and had wild parties in an infamous apartment where they sway by the dozens. They did NOT mingle with the other foreigners but ran around as a group, often with VERY hot Colombianas in tow (it is widely rumored these chicas were provided unlimited free nosecandy in exchange for sex).

Been 20 years since my first (and last) visit to Costa Rica so I cannot personally compare the two.

As for the heat and humidity, I was there in February and was STUNNED how pleasant the climate was (the locals complained about the cold spell!). My friend was there last week and swears he will never go back (and he lives in South Florida so is accustomed to hell like heat & humidity). Be prepared for Africa hot climate in August dogs (hell California was almost Africa Hot 2 weeks ago!) The global warming sceptics are denying reality-time to move FAR North if you like moderate temps!)

At least they won't be outbidding us for chicas. The young Israelis spend all their limited funds on powder and smoke, and the Italians either don't have or won't spend the money.

I haven't spent much time with Italians because of the language barrier. I do have one friend from Italy who lives in Laguito. I've set him up with a couple of chicas.

I enjoy the Israelis, but I won't party with them. I have managed to scarf up some table scraps though. Those young hardbodies do attract some smokin' chicas. I think that Noam's business may suffer some now with the call-ups.

The lagoon has been dredged out so that boats can come in from the bay. Rumor has it that a marina or two will be built.

[QUOTE=Surfer]perhaps there will be less this year because the IDF has mobilized the reserves for the Lebanon invasion and its aftermath (GO IDF!), but there used to be LOTS of young Israelis just out of the IDF who hung in a
As for the heat and humidity, I was there in February and was STUNNED how pleasant the climate was (the locals complained about the cold spell!). My friend was there last week and swears he will never go back (and he lives in South Florida so is accustomed to hell like heat & humidity). Be prepared for Africa hot climate in August dogs (hell California was almost Africa Hot 2 weeks ago!) The global warming sceptics are denying reality-time to move FAR North if you like moderate temps!)[/QUOTE]

Yes, I know Lafayette last week 107 degrees, insane. here in the people's republic of villaconquista ( los Angeles), it was 100 and humid.

Surfer, I was there last labor day week for 2 wks, I know how humid it can be..

yes, I do not think we will see too many israeli's. yes, my description of the Italians, can be used on the Israeli's also, sans point #4, pertaining to soccer, if a little kid head butted and israeli, the israel would karate kick or punch the kid, unlike the Italian, who would fall to his knees.

[QUOTE=Tom 33]At least they won't be outbidding us for chicas. The young Israelis spend all their limited funds on powder and smoke, and the Italians either don't have or won't spend the money.[/QUOTE]


Well we know that the Italians are not spending their money on soap, lol.