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Needs to be valid 6 months past departure date.
[QUOTE=IguanaSix;2112430]I'm planning a trip to MDE. My passport is valid, but will expire shortly after my planned arrival and departure. I know that some countries have requirements that your passport be valid for a certain time period beyond your entry date. Does anyone know what it is for Colombia?[/QUOTE].
[QUOTE=IguanaSix;2112430]I'm planning a trip to MDE. My passport is valid, but will expire shortly after my planned arrival and departure. I know that some countries have requirements that your passport be valid for a certain time period beyond your entry date. Does anyone know what it is for Colombia?[/QUOTE]Full and official information here:
[URL]https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Colombia.html[/URL]
Keep in mind that for many countries, your passport must be valid for six months beyond the expiration date printed in your passport. Meaning, for many countries, passports technically expire six months before the official expiration date. I've read more than one post on TripAdvisor where someone's vacation was blown up because their passport was technically expired.
To echo YippieKayay, yeah, update your passport pronto. Expect the process to take about six weeks (mine did).
I think this is a booker for Venezoalian chicas. I whatsapped them and they said they were with one block of the Floresta metro station. They charge 60000 pesos an hour. I looked at Google Maps and it showed a 40 minute drive during a rainstorm and said I could not make it because of the traffic. The booker countered that she could send someone to my place for 140000 pesos. I agreed. One hour later a young chica shows at my hotel. Not a looker by any means. However she gave a decent massage and the sex was good. I tipped her 50000 additional for BBBJ.
Whatsapp: +57 xxxx405031.
[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2112581]Pretty sure it has to be valid for duration of stay. I'd get a new one ASAP.[/QUOTE]I have heard of some countries denying entry if the expiration date is within six months of the day you try to get in. Better to be careful and renew it ahead of time. Don't worry about the six months that you'll lose!
El Mechanico.
[QUOTE=Questner;2112361]Last time I had an early flight out of Meddy at about 8 am. It has never crossed my mind to walk myself at dawn with luggage to Poblado metro station, then take a metro to the city centre, then take a public van to the airport if it even were available so early, and then to fear it may stuck somewhere in traffic for whatever reason and I would miss my flight. So, that's why I call busing to and from airport a BS, the same sort of advice given earlier in the thread to protect oneself in the city centre with 'a full size umbrella with a sharpened point as a possible weapon you can carry anywhere without trouble'[/QUOTE]There is a taxi rank where the bus drops you off, which is why I specifically mentioned the bus + taxi option, and noted that this might or might not save much money depending on where you were staying. But why would a van be any more or less likely to be stuck in traffic than a taxi? The post I responded to said nothing about Poblado.
For people who travel a lot, it is not a question of $25 one time, but rather a question of $25 many times. Glad that money is no object for you, and hope that situation continues for you.
[QUOTE=JjBee62;2112229]I don't speak fluent Spanish ... There have probably only been about a dozen confirmed cases of people being drugged in Colombia[/QUOTE]Right, you don't speak fluent Spanish, so you don't have any idea. I personally know more than a dozen people who have been drugged in Colombia. What is your definition of 'confirmed'?
Folks, in any country, those who don't speak the local language aren't going to [B]actually[/B] know what's going on. They may [B]think[/B] they know what's going on, but all their information is inherently filtered, and the demographic group they interacted with will be inherently restricted.
So, I would not out of hand dismiss what someone like JjBee62 says, but I would give more credence to information that came from someone fluent in the language of the realm. But that statement about only a dozen cases of drugging is just totally ridiculous.
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2112357]I suspect the American may have been up to some shady business, drugs and such. I don't have any facts to support that. It is a hunch that makes the pieces fit together.[/QUOTE]Which américan? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112698]Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.[/QUOTE]I beg to differ. Not a single Colombian I know or met has any such problem. They'll say, Americans are from the USA, the country that has America in its name. They identify as Colombian and ask who are they to tell an American how to identify himself? Now I have run into dudes who say almost verbatim what you typed. Guess who they are? Liberal White dudes from the States, Canada, Europe, etc. The Colombians and I laugh and take a shot of guaro after the apologetic, misguided White dude walks away. The Colombians I interact with literally laugh at all the PC nonsense.
Real talk.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112698]Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.[/QUOTE]I have locals all the time ask me in both Colombia and Brazil, if I'm an "Americano".
That's them, asking me, using the term "americano".
And in over 20 years, I've never had anyone get really pissed off over the matter, not even a little pissed off, and as a matter of fact, they generally use the term to describe people from the USA, or use the term, gringo Lol
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112697]Right, you don't speak fluent Spanish, so you don't have any idea. I personally know more than a dozen people who have been drugged in Colombia. What is your definition of 'confirmed'?
Folks, in any country, those who don't speak the local language aren't going to [B]actually[/B] know what's going on. They may [B]think[/B] they know what's going on, but all their information is inherently filtered, and the demographic group they interacted with will be inherently restricted.
So, I would not out of hand dismiss what someone like JjBee62 says, but I would give more credence to information that came from someone fluent in the language of the realm. But that statement about only a dozen cases of drugging is just totally ridiculous.[/QUOTE]I'm going to eat my words on this one. But first I will qualify my previous statement.
I know of several cases in the US, where some guy goes out and goes crazy in a strip club or casino, maxes out their credit cards and then claims they were drugged, or the establishment falsely charged them. I know there are cases of people doing the same thing in Colombia and then concocting a story about being drugged. I also know there are cases of people being drugged here. It's real, but it's also a convenient excuse for lack of self-control.
I just talked with someone who fell victim to this. It didn't happen in his room and his losses were minimal. He saw some girls and started talking. A Colombian guy came up, started talking and then went to the bar to buy shots. Much later he woke up in a strange room with no memory of what happened.
Address: Calle 32 F # 65 4 Belen Fatima.
From my worldwide experience sometimes the managers of casas have a knack for hiring women who enjoy sex. I think this casa has one of those managers. My two best sex experiences during a one week stay in Medellin were at this casa. I think you could anything legal in terms of sex acts that you want here. The downside is the facility is the worst of any I visited in terms of bed and shower. Also there are only 3 women in the lineup. 150000 pesos per hour is the base price. 250000 if you want two women at a time. I tipped for some extras. One time 20000 pesos and the other time 50000 pesos. This casa is my top recommendation. Pictures from Whatsapp contact are real but of course they pick flattering pictures.
[QUOTE=BigBossMan;2112854]My two best sex experiences during a one week stay in Medellin were at this casa. The downside is the facility is the worst of any I visited in terms of bed and shower. Also there are only 3 women in the lineup. 150000 pesos per hour is the base price. [/QUOTE]Strange. You can find any type of girl at any type of place, but most people are willing to pay this kind of money because of the facility/setting.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112698]Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.[/QUOTE]I agree with your logic. But many years ago I was in a bar in Asia having a conversation with the guy next to me. He asked if I was American. I said "Well. I am from the United States. " he got quite pissed off that I hadn't simply answered "yes".
Bob.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112698]Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.[/QUOTE]If you read the following article, written on a Colombian website by a Colombian reporter, she refers to the victim as an "americano".
[URL]http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/seguridad/asesinan-a-ciudadano-americano-en-el-poblado-de-medellin-JJ7803380[/URL]
I agree that all people from North and South America are Americas, but I doubt the general populace get pissed off if someone from the US refers to himself as an American. Also, there are some people from the US who think they are superior to locals when visiting other countries. I wish those people would disappear, but I know it won't happen.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2112698]Which amrican? The North American who got killed or the South American who killed him? Point being, Colombians are just as 'American' as people from the US. So anyone who travels in Latin America should get that straight, because it really pisses other Americans off when people from the US think they are particularly 'American. ' If you are from the US, never, ever, say you are 'americano. ' Say you are 'estadounidense. '.[/QUOTE]I have been travelling regularly there for almost 6 years, have business, and even had a fiance from Medellin at one time, and still great friends with her family. I out of habit said Americano one time, and they all looked at me and said were not? I realized my mistake, and they told me lovingly they knew I meant know harm but when someone from the USA says it it comes across like we are the only ones. They said to use North American, or I am from the USA. If you put yourselves in their shoes, I understand their point exactly. I strongly recommend not saying it.