Cartagena Reports

If we had an embargo on Colombia like we have on Cuba it would be just as poor. And they get on the rafts because the Keys are 90 miles away. Where would you go on a raft from Colombia, the other workers paradise (Venezuela?) LOL!

Communism sucks and is a failed system, agreed. But Cuba is a jewel of World Heritage unlike any other precisely because it has been protected from American cultural pollution.

AS proof there is poverty in Colombia, look at this poor Cali girls who was so malnourished her boobs never fully developed.

Well I have just returned from my visit to cartagena and I must say I had a wonderful time. My views from this report are as someone not very experienced in world travel. I am from the US and till this point I have only been around the US and different areas in mexico. So for the people that know cartagena or any other places in colombia I really have nothing more to add than what is written in this forum. But for the people that are considering travelling here I wanted to make a few points. I think most people are looking on this board and others and seeing photos and hearing stories of the beautiful women in colombia and that is sparking the interest of visiting, I know that was my case but I also wanted to see a place and travel somewhere that is unlike anywhere I have been. And I must admit I came here solo and in my first 24 hours I was a bit intimidated, but I eventually relaxed and did some exploring and talked up many people and had a great time, but this is definitely not cancun or cabo, so I think you need to have a little more in mind than mongering, if that is the case it would probably be easier to go to panama or cost rica.

Also LEARN YOUR SPANISH, I know this has been said before but I am just stressing it. I know I have read people questioning whether they could come here with no knowledge of spanish, and I'm sure you probably could. Now I don't speak fluent spanish, but I have taken spanish from junior high throught high school. But since I don't use it all the time I tend to get a little rusty, but it comes back after time. But just to give you an example of the things you may need spanish for. I did not meet anyone who spoke any english the whole time I was there, none of the girls I was with, none of the taxi drivers, in fact the only two people I spoke english to were the guy at the isreali place, and this guy peter who hung around laguito and every time he saw me tried to get me to buy women or drugs. So I think that spanish is very necessary, in fact many of the women I was with just like to hang out with me for a few hours after and that led to more sex

But as I said I had a great time there, beautiful women, great people. In fact on my last day there as I was leaving my apartment with my luggage I must have had 10 different people come and say goodbye to me, and they all knew my name, I have been living in my current house for about 9 months now and I don't even know my neighbors, just the sort of cool things that I noticed in my time there, so now I am home in chicago and I am drving around and thinking to myself as I look at everyone on the street, there really aren't that many hot girls here, funny thing was as I was taking my different flights from there to here I kept noticing in each airport there was less and less hot girls LOL. So I recommend colombia for myself but have to admit it probably won't suit everyone

Also unless you are going to bogota I would recommend not to go through the airport in bogota if you can. It is a very busy place, I got to the airport 3 hours before my flight and reached my gate as they were closing the doors to my plane Next on my list is cali as I was most impressed with girls I met from there and met a great girl from cali who gave me her phone number and e-mail,

Ciao

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I will be heading to down in just over two weeks but I don't know very much Spanish...would it be better for me to stick with a place like the Mansion because of this? I was going to book some nights in CTG because I like the indepedent style of mongering.

You really outdid yourself this time. Your idea of what Cuba might be like is dead wrong.

The food is cheaper? The food is extremely expensive like everything else in Cuba, and it is inedible. In two weeks I got horrible food poisoning twice, once from breakfast at the Havana Riviera(Cuban 5 star) on the malecon. Fidel tried to stimulate tourism to keep his island from sinking with the Soviet Union. Cubans have no money to buy anything. Thus anything that you can buy is priced for the tourist.

No stigma against casual sex? Ask Fidel's storm troopers about that. Fidel doesn't like prostitution. Therefore chicas are in dread fear of being seen with you. The police will jail them on suspicion.

By the way I was in Cuba legally with the permission of the US Treasury Dept.

I agree, food is cheaper in Cuba. In my last trips to Isla de la Juventud here's what my money bought:

$5 for lobster dinners. But you have to stay in a casa particular. The owners will buy anything you want and charge you $5.

My girlfriend had a Cuban ration card, she got FREE each month rice and beans. At the end of the month her card ran out, so she had to look for someone nice like me! LOL!

3 cents for an ice cream cone. One flavor available, chocolate gelatin.

40 cents in Havana for a personal pan cheese pizza.

In Cartagena, try eating at a hamburger place, like McDonalds, a chicken place, you will pay the same as in the US!!

BTW I went to Cuba legally too. THRU Nassau. No one stamps your passports in Havana, so I really never was there! LOL!

How cheap did you find things in Havana? Taxi rides that would cost US$1.50 in Colombia cost US$5.00. Inedible food at "good" restaurants cost about the same as in the US, and the service sucked. Fidel paid the restaurant workers whether or not you liked the food or died eating it. Prices paid in the grocery store were well above those in Colombia.

Lobster? In two days at a resort near Cienfuegos City, the only snack I could order at the pool was fried chicken wings. They had nothing else.

You want to bring a chica to your hotel room? The bribe to the guard was more than you'd pay the chica in CTG.

Try eating anywhere in Cuba and not vomiting.

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Final Comment on Cuba

I am on several private boards with MUCH more detail than this one on what goes down in Cuba. Granted it is nothing like 10 years ago (when it was among the elite of mongering venues), but Colombia is nothing like it was even 3 years ago (before the gringo invasion).

IMHO, Tom went to ALL the wrong places (the 5 stars are owned by Fidel and ARE overpriced clip joints as he noted). The savvy traveler stays in Casa Particulares in Miramar or Vedado, and eats at Palladares (not in government run joint ventures). Know BEFORE you go is my motto; you can NEVER research too much and it sounds like Tom failed to research properly before going.

Tom also confuses casual sex with prostitution (jiniterismo) as they are VERY different. The real beauty of Cuba was NOT the hookers, it was how easy it was to have flings with non hookers. Yes the government tries to crack down on p4p but Cuba (like Brasil) has one of the World's most progressive attiudes towards sex outside marriage (UNLIKE Catholic, Conservative, Colombia).

Also, I am guessing TOM went several years ago as the fascist regime running the US has DRASTICALLY curtailed the number of Treasury Department licenses issued and is now even banning "educational exchanges" (like MANY people used through agencies like Global Exchange).

What this really sounds like is POLITICALLY motivated bashing of Cuba (read: Fidel) as opposed to discussion of the legitimate drawbacks of visiting there (which are undeniable). In no way do I defend the police state run by Castro, but just as we as Americans expect people overseas to be able to distinguish between our [dictatorial and unpopular] government and ourselves as American travelers, the whole of Cuba and its people should not be disparaged because of their dictator IMHO. When Colombians are viewed as drug dealers or terrorists, as they invariably are by US media, it rankles those who love Colombia and its people.

Finally, regarding legality, it is technically legal to travel there; you just cannot spend any money. Transiting a third country (Nassau) does not make it any less illegal, it MAY reduce risk of apprehension). HOWEVER, even this is no longer the case as the Department of Homeland security has diverted a full 33% of their agents from combatting Al qaeda to spying on Americans defying the embargo, and Nasau is considered the #1 hotspot for getting apprehended resulting in a nasty letter from the Office of Foreign asset Controls demanding you pay a large fine etc. SEVERAL guys on priovate boards have received those letters after traveling through Nassau recently.
Goinmg through Canada is VERY risky as the Canuck's share departure manifests with Homeland Security.

A MUCH safer option is transiting a country that is not beholden to US like Venezuela or Nicaragua.

Sorry for my part of letting this discussion shift from Cartagena to Cuba but comparison to other destinations does seem at least tangentially on point.

To get back to discussion of CTG, I will post a couple more pics from there tonight.

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Also, I am guessing you went several years ago as the fascist regime running the US has DRASTICALLY curtailed the number of Treasury Department licenses issued and is now even banning "educational exchanges" (like MANY people used through agencies like Global Exchange).

What this really sounds like is POLITICALLY motivated bashing of Cuba (read: Fidel) as opposed to the legitimate drawbacks of visiting there (which are undeniable).


Yes I bet you could voice your displeasure with the Cuban Government if you were a cuban, like you openly do here..

Does anyone know whether there is a flight from Merida in Venezuela to Merida? And if so how much will it cost?

Cheers

I was in Cuba in Jan. of 2004. Since I was there legally, I obviously had a primary purpose other than pussy. I travelled with a group and had little choice in lodging or food. At that time the paladares were few and far between in Havana. They are heavily taxed by Fidel. So you get no deals on price. I did eat at one.

Colombia is changing. Change is inevitable. Of course things will never be like the good old days. To me, the good old days are now.

I see you have sampled one of my favorites. Too bad she is a whack job.

In Cuba you do not need to find a casa particular or palador, they find you! Every Cuban wants to earn dollars. Just take a cab from airport to Haban Libre Hotel on avenida 23 and Calle L. Go across the street with a suitcase. There are many people who will greet you and ask if you need a casa particular.

Walk up avenida 23 one block to the hotel Colima. Kitty-corner across the street from the corner hotel Colima is a large apartment building, 3 stories. Go upstairs to 310 and ask for Daisy, a lady in her 60's, she will always have one of her bedrooms for rent, $25-30 even if she has to sleep on a mattress on her balcony!

Girls will follow you, 50 feet behind, up to your apartment. They all love money. And they are hot!

Having sex with a Cuban girl is like shaking hands. They all love to shake hands. Very friendly and wild!

I agree Tom33 ...

Colombia is definitely changing / has already changed.

I was at first saddened when the GRINGO invasion began ... mostly Cartagena and Medellin ... but like you say "change is inevitable".

I just changed my way also ... more into Non-pro chcias, I've actually had the same novia for about 6 months now (almost a record for me) ... and when seeking pros, doing it out of the Gringo areas.

I'm friends with the guys from the Mansion (Medellin) ... and have met many guys that come thru there ... of course some are dip-shits and there are some pretty cool guys too (who knows ... maybe I'm one of the dip-shits too).

Anyway ... bottom line is to accept the changes going on ... cause there's nothing you can do about it ... and just adapt to new and perhaps even better opportunities.

Suerte amigos!

Hi, guys.

On Monday, I had dinner at Arepas Pues and saw a couple of SWs who would eventually appear later around Casino La Perla.

Late that night, I wandered around Casino La Perla to see the "meat market". Only 3-4 girls total, one of them with a very nice body and rack who approached me. I was so tired that didn't try anything. These girls appeared to have a very low night.

Yesterday, I met a second non-pro for dinner and drinks. This girl was from a neighboring town (Sincelejo) and looked MUCH better than at her pictures from Cybercupido. She said that she came to Cartagena to meet me (who knows...) Unfortunately, she came across and a very unstable person, with lots of emotional baggage, so I ended the meeting soon in order to visit LDV.

By 11:30 PM I finally entered this mythical place. Compared to Buenos Aires boliches, LDV looks like a large Salomé, with most girls wearing sexy but not too provocative attires. I would say that of the 20-30 girls, most were in the 5-7 range, with a few 8s and even a 9, who was immediately taken after joining the place. When I arrived, there were barely 15 girls, but many more kept arriving afterwards. Not very noisy and some smoke, but not to the extreme you see at BA boliches.

For sure you can find doable material there, but in no case it is better than Madahos, as a fellow monger mentioned to me a long time ago.

No cover, and the soda costed COP 3K. I talked with 3 chicks, an aledged paisa called Sofía (nice face and rack but so-so body), another tall girl from Barranquilla and Karina, an aledged newbie from Barranquilla with a very nice body but so-so face.

I only tried negotiating with the last 2 girls. The first one kept firm on COP 150K, so no deal, The second one accepted to lower to COP 130K for ST, but BBBJ included.

We went to my apartment (easy check in with security). There, she performed very well (great BBBJ). She remained for a few minutes and wanted to make an arrangement for later that week. She told me that later gets better at LDV.

All in all, a good experience. However, not the best price/quality ratio, so I will try other venues.

Andres, IMHO La Dolce Vita is by far the best value... but feel free to try other venues.

I have managed to pay 100k several times in a row there, and it was only a few months ago. I wonder if you might have checked it out a bit too early... after 12.30 or 1am, pretty much all the girls that are going to show up will have arrived. Between 1.30 and 2.30am it starts winding down and then night owls go to Giro Matto in the old town.

I have done LDV on many occasions. My approach is to buy a media botella when I arrive. They will keep it behind the bar for you and serve you cuba libres or whatever from it, any time you ask. I will dance with the girls, pass around some drinks to them and have a bit of fun. I always take a girl out of there, but I have learned to be flexible and go for good vibes and a good attitude. I had a lot of nice experiences with the LDV girls.

Andres: NOWHERE could be as smoky as BA boliches (though Salome was my favorite).

Tom: Several years ago I took that "whackjob" (good description) to San Andres (see photo below). GORGEOUS on the outside, VERY messed up on the inside (but if you know her story I suppose it is understandable and certainly sad).

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Picture of the Whackjob in CTG (San Andres pics are SLIGHTLY too large for ISG parameters and no time to resize them).