Different strokes for different blokes.
Regarding Urban Wildlife I can only second that:
You don't have to agree to all the things that he writes, but the man do knows alot of good things about the coast area of Colombia.
Also, Urban is a frequent world traveler, so he can make judgements from a "global perspective", and not just from one country, one location.
Does this means that I agree to all Urban's posts?
No, but I do respect any man that puts in both the trave ltime and money, and then writes about it on a forum for free, so that anyone who want's can benifit from the info.
I try to see it like a discussion about food:
One man love cajun food, and will never be convinced that the Italian cooking is the best in the world, or the French cooking either.
And that's who we are. Diffrent folks with different tastes and oppinions.
Then just use the info beeing posted on the forum as suits you best.
You are the reader. You are the one who decides what is important to you.
Best regards to all,
Ken Apples
[QUOTE=Looking For Eden]I went to Cartagena a couple weeks back and it was ok, not good, not great. I had a better time the last time I went as did the friends I was with. Maybe its the economy around the world, I don't know, but LDV was a letdown. I really liked that place in the past. The girls were not as hot as I remembered and they wanted more money this time for less service. It wasn't that I had such a great time the last time I went but CTG is very close and I met somebody that made my stay pretty damn good. Not the case this time. I did get a chance to go to a lot of bars that I didn't go to before in the old city and the night life can be quite good if you know where to go.
I did get a chance to go to Pleyboy. I thought this might be a ripoff place because all the cab drivers touted it before to me and I didn't go. It was actually a pretty nice place with decent rooms in the back and 12-15 chicas on the dance floor and at the bar. 200k for action, includes the room. The place does close early though, maybe midnight I think or 1am at the latest.
Tony didn't come up with anything good on the beach either. I was disappointed. He is a celebrity there though, lol. I know a lot here don't like him but he is an absolute character. Just don't let him rob you on your Aguila count and enjoy the entertainment.
I think I have seen enough of this town. I have been here enough to know there are other places in Colombia and the world that I want to see and some I have been to and want to see again. Cartagena is no Eden. It is a very touristy town which is fine if you like that. It has some beautiful sites to see and is close to the U.S. Pros at LDV and electra are hardcore though. Not my thing. I did wish I had tried the casas on the list but I didn't.
I would like to thank world69 for providing the list which was very helpful and to UrbanWildlife who gave me some great advice as well. I see he has been taking some shots on this thread. Don't know about all that but the guy provided me with some solid info about the city, women and everything else in Cartagena. In the end I think thats why we are all here. Peace.[/QUOTE]