Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=Schwmmr]Dude: Granted, I'm half heated right now and don't give a shit about what I'm about to say but. If you don't know what the fuck to wear or what to pack after reading this forum or from your life experience then quite frankly, don't bother. And with all do respect, Schwmm[/QUOTE]Hello,

Schwmmr is out of line for his response to you so let it pass. Your question is very legitimate. During the day time hours you can get by wearing a nice looking pair of shorts with a decent shirt. At night you will want to wear a nice pair of jeans and a dress shirt of some sort.

Anytime you are going out to meet girls leave the t-shirts and colorful shorts at your hotel or apartment.

I would also refrain from wearing tennis shoes at any time you are out looking for girls. Get yourself a good looking pair of sandals to wear, which can also be worn at night.

Lastly, remember you are in a foreign country, and Colombia at that. Keep your attitude in check, be aware of your surroundings at all times, and trust no-one. I am also seeing alot of guys come to Colombia, thinking because they are an American that all the girls are going to be begging for you. This is not the case at all. Make sure you treat them all with respect and class, and you will find the experience you receive back will be much more rewarding for you. If I can be of help to you in any other way, send me a p.m, and good luck to you. Have fun and be safe!

[quote=kc questor]hey guys,

i was packing for my upcoming trip to medellin and realized i have no clue what the typical dress is for guys going out at night. my usual vacation lately has been to a beach area (sosua, margarita, ocho rio) so i could get buy with t-shirts and shorts for most days and even at the clubs in the evenings it was light guayabera shirts and chinos.

[b]so what do guys tend to wear when they go out in medellin?[/b] collared shirts and chinos, i hope. is it worth bringing a sports coat? i hope i won't be expected to wear a tie.

weather.com predicts rain for the next 10 days. yippee[/quote]no shorts in mde, unless you are young and stylish.

what crowd do you hang with?

i party a lot at different clubs, like i do here in nyc, mia, gru, gig, eze, etc. so i dress with party clothes on. hip-hop clubs will be more hip-hop wear, hoodies and uptowns.

house clubs, more trendy, maybe skinny jeans, and a young d&g t-shirt.

dinner with a girl, button down, trendy blazer and a pair of tr jeans.

[QUOTE=Frank Casio]Hi guys,

I have seen some really weird dressed gringos in Parque Lleras, mostly young guys! Will not go into details, suffice to say that I would be embarrassed to be seen with them, and terrified at the thought that Colombians might identify gringos with that dress code!

Frank Casio![/QUOTE]Hey this is Colombia. What next. Burgas for women. As far as I read. Colombia wasn't the middle east. If any thing they will be exposed to change.

Shorts can be worn any where during the day and I recommend it to people. Shit with all the hills, and if you are walking from casa to casa in Centro, shorts are more comfortable. As for night time well then no shorts. Medellin is not a beach town.

[QUOTE=Schwmmr]Dude: Granted, I'm half heated right now and don't give a shit about what I'm about to say but. If you don't know what the fuck to wear or what to pack after reading this forum or from your life experience then quite frankly, don't bother. And with all do respect, Schwmm[/QUOTE]This attitude needs to STOP! on the Medellin boards. I researched 3 sites, repeatedly, and never really got a good answer on how to dress until I went to travel sites online.

I wore kahkis for 2 days, all day until I literally sweat my ass off walking around. EVERYONE knew I was a gringo down there, it's damn near impossible to disguise. I finally threw on my one pair of shorts I brought "just in case", and they were fine during the day. I got the same "looks" I was getting with the kahkis.

At night, it was a pair of kahkis, or navys, a nice button down UNTUCKED and I was fine. MOST of the people had on a pair of "designer" jeans and a collared shirt untucked - not nice slacks and a sport coat. Granted, I didn't choose to go to some of the swankier nicer places, but I still saw 90% in NICE jeans and shirt.

One other mention: Black shoes, black tennis shoes, black, black, black. Don't know why, but black is the shoe color down there.

Agreed, this was my first trip, and onlly one week, but I saw it completely unnecessary to dress "designer". The vast majority of people I saw I would have considered to be "working class / middle class" dress.

Is it that difficult to describe something like that to a new person to the area without summarily calling him an idiot?

Fellas, is there a tax when you leave Medellin at the airport?

If there is one, do you paid in dollars or colombian pesos?

[QUOTE=UrbanWildlife]Hello,

I am also seeing alot of guys come to Colombia, thinking because they are an American that all the girls are going to be begging for you. This is not the case at all. [/QUOTE]Hee hee hee, see and here this all the time! If thats gonna be your attitude you might as well stay in the sates and wank as appose to coming all the way to Colombia to do that, or better yet just head right to mayorista and avoid all of the drama in the first place (just try to avoid "limpieza"). The girls, especially in mde do no give a shit where you are from.

One of my old posts! LOL

"just a *disclaimer* if you are a fat, out of shape, balding, no game, no style, with limited to no spanish speaking old gringo or any combination of the forehand mentioned. Do not think it will be a walk in the park to pick up "hotter" non pros just because you think your a gringo, and that gives you some kind of "edge". Because you are dead wrong and sorely mistaking and you will be very disappointed. This goes double in Medellin, where these girls have great style, and walk around with their "shit doesn't stink attitude" especially in the south, poblado, oviedo, tesoro, parque lleras, circus, mangos area were these girls are playing 2 or 3 guys at the same time and do not need our shitty dollars. They have more money than us coming in from many different sources LOL.

Now all of this goes out the window if #1 you have a huge giant wallet and #2 offer to take them to San Andres or Cartagena, then you could be shrek and walk around with the local reina. LOL

[quote=kc questor]hey guys,

i was packing for my upcoming trip to medellin and realized i have no clue what the typical dress is for guys going out at night. my usual vacation lately has been to a beach area (sosua, margarita, ocho rio) so i could get buy with t-shirts and shorts for most days and even at the clubs in the evenings it was light guayabera shirts and chinos.

[b]so what do guys tend to wear when they go out in medellin?[/b] collared shirts and chinos, i hope. is it worth bringing a sports coat? i hope i won't be expected to wear a tie.

weather.com predicts rain for the next 10 days. yippee[/quote]i saw exactly one colombian wearing shorts during my 16 days in medellin, bogota and cartagena. even when it's hot out, they simply don't wear shorts. shorts will definitely make you stand out as a gringo, but hey, wear what makes you feel comfortable. some people get really hung up about trying to blend in and not wanting to stand out.

for going out at night, i'd say jeans or pants along with a short sleeved button up shirt or guayabera is perfect.

This has been a fascinating trip to Medellin to say the least. I have been coming to Colombia for about two years now and this story is really something . I have a paisa here which unfortunately is a golddigger. Before I came to Medellin I asked Diana to rent a finca in Santa Fe de Antioquia which she did for five days. When I arrived in Medellin I always come to Johns house in Laureles for the first two days and then leave for the finca. Diana comes over to Johns of course to give me a welcome back sexual encounter and then wants to go shopping. To hell with shopping so she goes shopping and I get laid over at Johns while she is gone. She was good little lay or as good as it gets when it is about the money. The time came to go to the finca so Diana and her friends came by to pick me up and away to the countryside. The first night while Diana and I were having sex I told her that the night before I had a dream that was a fantasy ( the dream was a lie). She asked me what the fantasy was and I told her that it was to have sex with her best friend while she watched. The next thing you know she asked her friend Carol what she thought of the fantasy. Carol liked the idea so it was four days of doing each or both of them while the other watched. We had to return to Medellin to Laureles and damn Diana started her period. I of course insisted on having sex, so she said she would call another friend of hers so I could be relieved of sexual tension. That afternoon Diana came by and called her friend. In about thirty minutes she came over and was very pretty and she could speak English very well as she lived in the states for thirteen years. Diana told me she picked her so I could talk dirty to her and she would understand everthing. I am thinking Diana put a lot of thought into this. Diana then told both of us the restrictions which were I could not kiss her or eat her pussy. The other restrictions were I had to wear a condom when she gave me head and of course when we were fucking. Diana left and returned in about an hour. She did not seem happy but not too angry either. That night Diana told me she did not like me fucking the other girls so she would give me head or a handjob until she finished her period. You know women in the states could learn from this, just because we are getting some strange pussy does not mean we do not love our wives. My last ex wife did not understand this and we were divorced. If my paisa was not such a jeckle and hyde she would be a keeper. She can be more of a ***** than any American woman I have been with. I do not have photos of the encounter as I enjoy not having to worry about trying to take photos while I am enjoying sex with the chicas here. Only in Colombia!

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[QUOTE=Frank Casio]Guys, it's very simple, there is "no ghetto" in Medellin! People here dress very main stream!

Just some nice jeans, a pair of nice Sneakers and any color shirt (light colors, preferably) in Parque Lleras! And same thing, but darker color shirts in El Centro and La Mayorista! That's all you need to know, very simple!

Frank Casio![/QUOTE]Gotta agree with Franky on this amigos.

Though everyone's got their own style, keep it simple like Frank said.

Maybe a pair of loafers as well as the tennies to wear in the evening.

1) My bank has ridiculous ATM surcharges whenever I use the card outside US. Is it better to bring cash and convert it locally. Do you guys recommend this and if so where would you change money in Medellin?

2) Is there public transport from the airport (metro train or a bus) to Laureles?

3) Where can I get a street map and is it easy to follow for the spanish challenged? How do you go from Laureles to the center of action?

4) Do taxis scam ya or are they pretty much reliable means of transport?

5) The list is very large. What are the must-go places?

I did do a lot of reading and have asked these questions as I could not locate specific answers.

Thanks

SD

I forgot to add that Diana is the chica that worked at the Blue Room. She is very streetwise and could sell an eskimo ice. I am wise to her so it is like a chess game.

I found Nana! Funny what the absence of letter A will do.

[b][i]Villa Nueva [/b][/i] East (Oriente) of Carrera 46 (Av. Oriental).

1. Nana, Calle 57A # 48-09, door bell upper right corner of the gate, near Calle Colombia (50). 6 Chicas. Prices: 30k 20 min., 30k 30 min., 50k hour. Tel: 512 78 69. Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to 6:30pm. (#15 on Tung’s Map.)

[QUOTE=World Travel 69]Nana. I checked every place that was posted for this address. __ Chicas. Prices: ___. Hours: ____. (#27 on Tung’s Map.)

Does anyone have the correct and complete address?[/QUOTE]

Is there public transport (metro or bus) from the airport to Laurles? Do taxis run on meter and is the center of action closer to Laurles.

There are two different perspectives about how to dress in Colombia, and I think both are equally valid.

One perspective is "when in Rome, do as the Romans. " Colombian women do not like sandals, sneakers, cowboy boots, shorts, shirts with floral prints, baseball hats, etc. If your objective is bang to Colombian women, then you may want to consider the preferences of Colombian women. This is especially true for guys that include non-pros as part of their agenda. This is the pragmatic approach, and I usually go this route. I usually wear shoes, jeans/khakis and a button-down shirt with a collar.

On the other hand, there is another valid perspective. That perspective recognizes that the American education establishment and media establishment endlessly preach the value of diversity. The USA Is probably the most diverse country in the world, and Americans are expected to respect diverse cultures, diverse opinions, diverse lifestyles, diverse dress, etc. Foreigners behaving as they would in their home countries are not labeled "ugly" in the USA For doing so.

With a $14 trillion economy, the USA Is the wealthiest nation in world history. By contrast, Colombia has a $400 billion economy (smaller than the USA Defense budget) and lacks the competence to end a civil war that has lasted more than four decades. Personally, it's difficult to view Colombia as a success story.

Why should Americans imitate Colombians? It seems to me Colombians should imitate Americans, not vice versa.

Why are Americans "ugly" for dressing in Colombia as they do in America? If Americans respect diversity in America, then aren't Colombians "ugly" for not respecting diversity in Colombia?

Colombia is one of the most isolated countries in the world. Even though tourism to Colombia has increased, it is still minimal. Roughly 40 million tourists visit Orlando every year. The population of Colombia is also roughly 40 million. This is incomprehensible to Colombians. Most Colombians do not speak a foreign language. Most Colombians have never visited a foreign country. Most Colombians have never had any significant interaction with foreigners in their entire lives.

Basically, most Colombians are ignorant. It can be extremely frustrating to deal with Colombian ignorance.

One valid perspective is to dress the way Colombian women prefer. Another equally valid perspective is that if a Colombian woman is so ignorant that she is incapable of respecting a man from a foreign culture, then there are another 20 million Colombian women in Colombia. And most of them are very eager to meet foreign men.

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One can’t argue with the truth: there is no dress code. But, why would one want to behave in a way that is not productive? I respect any point-of-view, but stupidity. We all know our primary goal. We know why we travel to places like Medellin. We know why we take our time to write here.

So, while there is no dress code, we can’t forget: "while in Rome do as the Romans do. " The simple formality exhibited by even the poorest Piasas is instructive of what they consider "respectful" and "proper". Why would anyone want to figuratively swim up stream? Don’t be the emblematic gringo. It is not productive.

Common sense makes my case. We all love antidote; sometimes it is the best evidence we have. During the holiday season I visited Medellin. At a nice restaurant, for which I dressed for dinner, I saw the most beautiful woman that I think I had ever seen. She was an 11. And, she was with her husband. As I was leaving, I stopped at their table, and looking directly at her husband, told him what good taste he had in women. And, that my comment was meant as a complement to him as a fellow hombre. He smiled, and after a brief and pleasant exchange, he invited me to join him and his wife for coffee. Long story short, on Sunday, which was the next day, I was invited to lunch with his family – his mother, father, 9 brothers and sisters, and all their spouses and children. His wife’s 21 year old sister was invited, and I had to tell him his wife was now the second most beautiful woman that I had ever met.

The end result: my purpose for traveling to Medellin wasn’t realized with her for a few more days. But, what a memory! There will be more to come, if that is what I want. It wouldn’t have ever been possible had I exploited the implied license of "there ain’t no dress code" by wearing shorts, or otherwise not showing some respect by my dress. Damn, use some sense fellows.

We have enough problem with image in Colombia given how USA Citizens are already perceived by the majority of Colombians: "Plan Colombia" is not their plan. If you don’t know what I write about, Google it. It doesn’t hurt to be able to discuss a little Colombian history.