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[QUOTE=Dealdo]Bro if you want a Gf in Colombia be prepared to deal with her kids expenses and maybe her family's as well. As HighO said, poor girls really need support, if you really love the girl 50k is not a reason to act like a cheap bastard. You wanted to play that game have to deal with it or forget about it, BFs are gone and they are on their own, You may know it, so free sex is out of the menu most of the time in this loving continent. At least this girl ask for her kids, some others ask for plastic surgery and shopping tours to the most expensive malls.[/QUOTE]I actually prefer they say that they need it for plastic surgery or shopping. That way I can say no without guilt. I just don't like that they use kids as an excuse. If you don't want the problem.. don't have 3 kids before you turn 18! LOL. I don't like to deny kids, but it makes me mad when they use that excuse and they are probably using that same excuse for every extrano they meet.

I have a Colombian visa (permanent) and renewed my US passport. They US) sent my old passport back with the Visa intact, no problema. I also found it cheaper to say I am in Colombia as a tourist as long as I am staying less than 30 days.

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational] I had just spent 75, 000 pesos feeding her family and she wanted me to just hand them 100, 000 more pesos. Not the kid. I could see where this was headed so I decided to chalk it up and take the loss. I proceeded to walk the block to my hotel without looking back.

-You seem like a very nice guy. Someone like myself would have never given them a cent more. The fact that U-turned your back on them walking back to your hotel means nothing. They are 100k richer. I wish that's all it took to make $50 in NYC.

I think it is more an issue of home training. Whenever I came to Cali I would stay at my ex-girlfriend's house. She is now 19 years old. I refuse to let them straddle the fence. Either you are GF or you are P4P. Can't be both.

-It's not my business but how old are you? "She is now 19". There is no such thing at true love between an adult man and a 19 yr old. You and her have absolutely NOTHING in common. It's all about money and "what can you do for me"? You can find that in most Medellin casas. Why make it difficult when it doesn't have to be?

You have to make it so there will be no doubt in their mind that you will not be the one to play those games with them. Remember, there are too many more of them the same place that you got that one from. Be able to discern who wants you from who wants your money.

-You seem like a really nice guy with a heart. I'd keep it under a lock and key while mongering.

Of course this is ALL IMHO.

[QUOTE=Menteng]I'm a foreigner, living in Medellin with a Colombian wife on a (second) visa that is valid for two years. That visa is glued on one of the pages in my passport.

My passport expires at the end of this year while my visa will expire a couple of months after that. That means that when I renew my passport, the old one will be destroyed with the visa(s) in it.

One of you recognize this situation and what was the sequel to that?

Me going to the DAS might give an answer, but before going there I'd like to have some knowledge.[/QUOTE]They do not destroy the passport. They only cancel/invalidate it and give it back to you. They know that it contains visas that do not run concurrent with the passport expiration. But just to be safe let them know that you have a visa and in it and you must have it back.

I write this with a lot of hesitation since the last time I mentioned the overland security issue in some rural parts of Colombia several posters said I was full of it. So, this is not intended to deter travel to Colombia, just to reiterate and put the info out there. Principally for the newbies. That some areas of Colombia IMO, shouldn't be travelled overland. Particulaly in the southwest allthough there are other areas as well.

For about the past five days Caracol TV & the papers have reported almost daily separate FARC ambushes & hot skirmishes between the the FARC & the Army in the departments of Narino, Cauca & El Valle but quite frankly I didn't recognize any of the names of Municipalities mentioned so I wasn't prompted to post about it.

Well today, all over the Colombian news reports is the story of the the large truck that was ambushed by the FARC on the Panamerican Highway between Cali & Papoyan in Cauca. Two dead. Army responded. Lots of bomb material left behind by the FARC was found nearby. This is normally a secure highway travelled daily by the local population and intercity commercial traffic.

Be smart & have fun, Schwmm

[QUOTE=Mr Enternational]By the way, the one in Barranquilla who asked me for money the other day is back on the train. All it took for me was to stop answering her calls and texts for a couple of days. She has apologized for asking me for money and says that she really likes me and she misses me and wants to be with me. I'm telling you man, you have to nip that shit in the bud. Don't let it linger. You have to make it so there will be no doubt in their mind that you will not be the one to play those games with them. Remember, there are too many more of them the same place that you got that one from. Be able to discern who wants you from who wants your money.[/QUOTE]Hmmmm. A tiger don't change it's stripes amigo.

It's your deal, but I wouldn't trust that chica for un segundo.

Good luck.

Mr Enternational and Zippy,

Thanks for your enlightening thoughts on this subject.

I'll have to keep this in mind!

[QUOTE=Hioctane]I actually prefer they say that they need it for plastic surgery or shopping. That way I can say no without guilt. I just don't like that they use kids as an excuse. If you don't want the problem. Don't have 3 kids before U-turn 18! LOL. I don't like to deny kids, but it makes me mad when they use that excuse and they are probably using that same excuse for every extrano they meet.[/QUOTE]Well well to much mess. I really don't care about Gfs and their plays or not plays. I keep, my self far from them, no need all the complications and stuff, if you guys give them money or deny it is part of your private life, No dramas and scams for me, you guys can have them all =). I just notice they use a lot the gringos in general. But everybody do what they please. That's why we have freedom of action. Lets go back to talking about sex baby.

LocoGringo and Mr Enternational,

Thanks for the info. I feel much more comfortable now.

In the last 38 months, two trips to Cali, a bunch more to CTG and BAQ and Santa Marta, two to San Andres and three visits to MDE I can say without a single doubt in my mind that MDE rules. I would also include Lima, Costa Rica and the DR in the mix.

In the other places except Lima I spend double the money on rooms and sexo. Lima would almost come close if you did not have to use so many taxi's while breathing all the pollution.

If only a LDV in MDE and I don't think I would ever leave.

Matter of fact I am in BAQ right now and I think I will cut this visit short and head back to Mayorista pronto.

[QUOTE=Vics Picks]In the last 38 months, two trips to Cali, a bunch more to CTG and BAQ and Santa Marta, two to San Andres and three visits to MDE I can say without a single doubt in my mind that MDE rules. I would also include Lima, Costa Rica and the DR in the mix.

In the other places except Lima I spend double the money on rooms and sexo. Lima would almost come close if you did not have to use so many taxi's while breathing all the pollution.

If only a LDV in MDE and I don't think I would ever leave.

Matter of fact I am in BAQ right now and I think I will cut this visit short and head back to Mayorista pronto.[/QUOTE]I'm beginning to think that maybe not having a LDV in MDE is a blessing in disguise. It would attract the casual sex tourist and MDE will end being like Cartegena or Costa Rica.

[QUOTE=Menteng]I'm a foreigner, living in Medellin with a Colombian wife on a (second) visa that is valid for two years. That visa is glued on one of the pages in my passport.

My passport expires at the end of this year while my visa will expire a couple of months after that. That means that when I renew my passport, the old one will be destroyed with the visa(s) in it.

One of you recognize this situation and what was the sequel to that?

Me going to the DAS might give an answer, but before going there I'd like to have some knowledge.[/QUOTE]This doesn't sound quite right.

With the first spousal visa you should have gone to DAS and got a 2 year CE. I think this CE can then be converted into a residence visa after that time, though I don't know how that works.

[QUOTE=Vics Picks]In the last 38 months, two trips to Cali, a bunch more to CTG and BAQ and Santa Marta, two to San Andres and three visits to MDE I can say without a single doubt in my mind that MDE rules. I would also include Lima, Costa Rica and the DR in the mix.

In the other places except Lima I spend double the money on rooms and sexo.[/QUOTE]You are telling me. I am in Lima right now and my room is only 35 soles (23, 000 pesos). Beats the 85, 000 and 90, 000 pesos I was paying in Colombia. But I have to admit after being to 60+ countries that Colombia has the most beautiful women on the planet.

[QUOTE=Vics Picks]In the last 38 months, two trips to Cali, a bunch more to CTG and BAQ and Santa Marta, two to San Andres and three visits to MDE I can say without a single doubt in my mind that MDE rules. I would also include Lima, Costa Rica and the DR in the mix.

In the other places except Lima I spend double the money on rooms and sexo. Lima would almost come close if you did not have to use so many taxi's while breathing all the pollution.

If only a LDV in MDE and I don't think I would ever leave.

Matter of fact I am in BAQ right now and I think I will cut this visit short and head back to Mayorista pronto.[/QUOTE]I agree 100% Vics Picks. I too have been to Lima, CR, DR plus Rio and Buenos Aires. Medellin is the best place for the money. When it comes to selection, chica choice, sexo options, day and night action, cost basis and looks Medellin is #1. Bogota is too big for me, plus I dont like the weather. Cartagena is a great environment, but the prices are too high for me.

Viva Medellin may it stay the way it is.

[QUOTE=Hioctane]I'm beginning to think that maybe not having a LDV in MDE is a blessing in disguise. It would attract the casual sex tourist and MDE will end being like Cartegena or Costa Rica.[/QUOTE]I'm sorry I can't find LDV on the abbreviation list; it is what?

Yes, I would hate to see Mede lose it's charm that I have become so enamored with.