Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=FortuneWaffers;2422894]Whats the transport scene like now since Uber left the country?[/QUOTE]I have been using Uber for almost two months in Medellin. Now I use Didi. I must to say, I'm impressed with this Chinese app. It is better than Uber in Medellin. My USA Credit card works great with didi, I get rides faster compared to Uber (probably because didi now gets all uber's traffic), and it is slightly cheaper. The best part is that they automatically translate Spanish chat to English. I have been using it for more than a week, it surpasses Uber in every way.

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However, if someone comes along interested in learning, I am always happy to offer advice.
[/QUOTE]I have been reading this forum for years, I have spend most of my trips going to Cartagena but even before I ever went to Medellin I would follow the Medellin Reports thread. It is obvious to me that you have little to learn by reading the thread because you have a very good knowledge of everything already, which means that all you do here is provide information and some very wise advice. So thank you.

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2422703]........... Then there are girls I can spend 6 hours with and I hate to see them go..........[/QUOTE]If ever I meet a girl like that I may stop mongering.

[QUOTE=Turgid;2423199]If ever I meet a girl like that I may stop mongering.[/QUOTE]Girls like that are why I started mongering.

Problem was, every time I met a girl like that, when she did leave she'd take a chunk of my heart and a chunk of my money with her. I decided it was cheaper to settle the price in advance.

[QUOTE=Njoean197;2423047]Is Medellin really cracking down on sex tourism? My last stay I did notice that when checking in a chica / guest that I was kinda getting a dirty look. I never checked in more than one per day. I didn't think much of it at the time, but after looking into so many hotels and rentals that openly state they are not guest friendly.

I didn't have trouble entering, but returning to the states the customs guy grilled / interrogated the shit out of me.[/QUOTE]Njoean, I think you are to something. When I checked into a hotel in Bogota on my first trip to Bogota, I saw the sign up warning the hotel does not support human trafficking. I was like what the fuck? Here in Colombia too?

Unlike a lot of guys in the USA sex prison, I knew what law enforcement, LE, was up to. LE thinks that any money illegally obtained belongs to them. There was a poor kid names Joseph Rivers who was trying to make it in LA. He took the train from Detroit to LA with his life savings, $16,000, on him. A DEA agent just took it in Albuquerque: no warrant, no criminal intent, nothing. Just fucking took the whole thing. If you have a lot of cash on you, these days you have to prove it wasn't drug money.

The problem with prostitution is that is a victim-less crime, and it is hard to get a prosecution, so the feds invented human trafficking as a way to seize money associated with prostitution. Yes, there are some women trafficked, and it is a tragedy, but when LE sets up a sting, you see like a 1,000 arrests for prostitution for every one for trafficking.

For me, when I saw what LE was doing, I was out of the game in the USA. A lot of guys gave me shit about this when I warned them. Then Robert Kraft got busted, and everybody shut up. The woman Kraft got a hand job from was of Chinese origin but she was American, and she didn't testify against him, so how did LE have a case? LE put in a camera in the massage parlor after evacuating the building with a fake bomb scare! This shows you how desperate LE is to seize the money associated with prostitution. The DA in the case droned on and on about trafficking when there was no trafficking.

The reason I am bringing this up is that the ugly hand of American LE may be extending to Medellin. Unlike in Bogota and Barranquilla, I was charged a guest fee in Medellin. The last half dozen or so times that I have come back from Mexico and South America, customs hasn't asked me a question, not one. It was almost a joke.

Not this last time. The customs guy went on and on with questions. He put my passport in a plastic container, and I had to go to a desk that I hadn't been to before. I didn't go to an interrogation room or anything that like that. I go to a desk out in the open and two agents are there. All I was asked was where did I depart from and if I had anything on me from Colombia. I was given my passport and let go after those two questions. This customs agent asking me this didn't grill me like the first one did. In fact, he looked bored.

Does it mean anything? I think so. I am not sure what American LE can do. I think it is against the law for Americans to go abroad for purposes of solely having a sex vacation and being with someone under 18 is illegal as well, but it would be tough to prove.

In Mexico, one chick I saw got her phone stolen by some gangbanger types. They texted me, claimed she was the girl's mother, and said that she was underage, and tried to blackmail me. I knew she wasn't because the hotel let her up to my room and checked her ID. Eventually, the girl got her phone back and explained to me what happened. She could have been in on the whole scam for all I know but I believed her. Still, it was kind of scary that these gangbangers knew how to blackmail an American tourist, and I made up my mind I was not seeing that chica again.

The age of consent was weird in Mexico. In some areas, it is as low as 14, but where I was, it was 18. I asked a different chica what Mexican LE would do if the girl was 16 or so and filed a complaint about me, and she gave me an honest answer, "Nothing. Police don't care about consensual sex. " is what she told me. It was the same thing I read on line.

The American federal government has a very long arm, and I do think that you are onto something, but I am not sure what to do about it. It seems to me that it may be worth considering staying in hotels that do not have an American presence and maybe buying airline tickets once you are in Colombia versus getting them in advance through an American company like Expedia. I think that is where LE would put the pressure the easiest. It wouldn't surprise me at all for the Feds to get a hold of a list of Americans who paid for guest fees and targeting them.

Maybe I am a little paranoid but being paranoid has kept me out of trouble. Between what you posted and what happened to me, maybe LE is stepping up policing of Americans going abroad, and all of us need to put our heads together and come up with strategies to stay out of trouble.

[QUOTE=FortuneWaffers;2422894]Whats the transport scene like now since Uber left the country?[/QUOTE]I had been using Cabify because they were the only app that let me authenticate via WhatsApp. I am mostly using my cellphone via WiFi so far it works for me (need to plan ahead and ask a lot of places for their Wifi passwords).

I pay in cash so there is no real danger of stolen data. Cabify is one of the rideshare options integrated into Google Maps when you ask for directions to a specific address.

[QUOTE=MojoBandit;2423146]I have been reading this forum for years, I have spend most of my trips going to Cartagena but even before I ever went to Medellin I would follow the Medellin Reports thread. It is obvious to me that you have little to learn by reading the thread because you have a very good knowledge of everything already, which means that all you do here is provide information and some very wise advice. So thank you.[/QUOTE]I appreciate the thanks.

You're wrong about one thing. I learn something new here every day, often from the most unlikely sources. Even if I'm just sharing information or giving advice, I've either learned or remembered something important.

Since I'm here, I'll take a moment to thank all the guys I've disagreed with over the years. Whether it was a minor thing or a death match, I appreciate each of you. You teach me and inspire me, even if you do say "not another long-winded bunch of bullshit from that asshole", when my name pops up. I occasionally say the same, then I read the post and I learn something.

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2422998]I think you're onto something.

I'm not normally a MSOG guy. My recharge time wasn't super fast when I was in my 20's and it hasn't gotten better. I enjoy a long build up and a long cool down period afterwards. I'm also not a pure jackhammer guy. Pounding a pussy for 30 minutes straight, like I'm trying to break up a section of sidewalk, isn't my style, although it does depend on the girl.

All this leads to longer sessions, which is why I spend more effort on Facebook. Most of the girls, in my experience, are happy to take the time. It has also, on a few occasions led to the girl initiating a second and even a third round. No discussion, no extra charge, no move on my part. Just the girl taking matters into her own hands (or mouth), literally.

Frankly, I thing some guys are trying to over negotiate. They want a notarized contract, stipulating every action (Party be agrees to provide at least 24 inches of mercury vacuum upon the sexual appendage of Party A, orally, without coverage by any type of prophylactic device, for a period, of not less than 7 minutes and 19 seconds).

Then they're disappointed with the mechanical service.

You're not hiring someone to remodel your kitchen. In my opinion, other than a few details, it's better to be flexible. See what works for each girl. You can get many girls to agree to let you pull their hair and spank their ass, for a price, but it's a helluva lot better when you find a girl who gets off on it. Plus, you don't have to pay extra.

If MSOG is your thing, concentrate on making the girl want more. If you leave her with quivering thighs, she's a lot more likely to want round 2, than if you just pound away. Sure, you can get her to agree to it in advance, for a price. But, if she's not into what you're doing, it's just going to be a chore for you and you're paying extra for service that wasn't worth the original price.[/QUOTE]You hit the nail on the head.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2423264]The American federal government has a very long arm, and I do think that you are onto something, but I am not sure what to do about it. It seems to me that it may be worth considering staying in hotels that do not have an American presence and maybe buying airline tickets once you are in Colombia versus getting them in advance through an American company like Expedia. I think that is where LE would put the pressure the easiest. It wouldn't surprise me at all for the Feds to get a hold of a list of Americans who paid for guest fees and targeting them.

Maybe I am a little paranoid but being paranoid has kept me out of trouble. Between what you posted and what happened to me, maybe LE is stepping up policing of Americans going abroad, and all of us need to put our heads together and come up with strategies to stay out of trouble.[/QUOTE]Perhaps your a little to paranoid about all this. As long as your not doing anyone under the age of 18, and are not doing anything illegal, or have anything illegal with you when returning to the USA you shouldn't be so paranoid. LE has much bigger fish to fry than tracking gringos travelling to Colombia, like stopping illegal immigration and drugs.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2423264]Njoean, I think you are to something. When I checked into a hotel in Bogota on my first trip to Bogota, I saw the sign up warning the hotel does not support human trafficking. I was like what the fuck? Here in Colombia too?

Unlike a lot of guys in the USA sex prison, I knew what law enforcement, LE, was up to. LE thinks that any money illegally obtained belongs to them. There was a poor kid names Joseph Rivers who was trying to make it in LA. He took the train from Detroit to LA with his life savings, $16,000, on him. A DEA agent just took it in Albuquerque: no warrant, no criminal intent, nothing. Just fucking took the whole thing. If you have a lot of cash on you, these days you have to prove it wasn't drug money.

[/QUOTE]I have known about this government scam for quite a while. No seems to care about this abuse. To get your money back you have to go to court. It takes about six months to get a hearing. Unless you can afford the legal costs you are out of luck. If you win you are still out the legal costs. A lot of local governments use the money they take from innocent people to pad their local budgets.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2423264]Njoean, I think you are to something. When I checked into a hotel in Bogota on my first trip to Bogota, I saw the sign up warning the hotel does not support human trafficking. I was like what the fuck? Here in Colombia too?

The problem with prostitution is that is a victim-less crime, and it is hard to get a prosecution, so the feds invented human trafficking

The reason I am bringing this up is that the ugly hand of American LE may be extending to Medellin. Unlike in Bogota and Barranquilla, I was charged a guest fee in Medellin.[/QUOTE]You are way off. Prostitution may be a victimless crime, but human trafficking does exist and is not something made up by America. Hell, HT is much older than America, so how could it be made up by America. Shit. Europeans built the Americas by human trafficking! So it is definitely not something made up by American law enforcement.

I have met plenty of women around the world that were trafficked. Maybe you are thinking they have been initially kidnapped, but it does not work that way. In many cases women will be told they will be working some other job overseas, but when they get there their passport is taken and they are forced into prostitution. (Keeping in mind that people are not only trafficked for prostitution.) It is so bad that the Filipino government makes it very hard for a single woman to leave the country alone.

In other cases a sponsor foots the bill for chicks to come to a certain country. When they arrive, their passports are taken and they have to hook until the sponsor gets whatever is owed back.

I see those signs in many hotels around the world. I saw one the other day in the Ibis Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Ibis is owned by Accor, which is a French company. So one of those signs inside of a French hotel in Brazil has shit to do with American law enforcement. Those same signs are all over Asia as well.

I am not sure what a guest fee has to do with anything, but in Bogota a lot of hotels will allow you one guest and start charging you after that. Some places will only charge you if someone stays overnight. This is nothing new and has been happening at least since I started going to Colombia in 2005.

Bogota is the first place I even ever heard of guest fees. And it has nothing to do with women or hookers. Many moons ago me and 2 friends had to stay in Bogota for the night in order to go to Cali the next day. We opted for a room with 3 beds to save money. The next day at checkout we were charged the same as if we would have gotten 3 seperate rooms. This was because they charge by the person (no matter the sex) and not by the room as many of us are used to.

They also operate like this in Cali. I have never experienced these charges in hotels that are American chains. If you suspect American law enforcement is responsible for any of this, then it would make more sense for these practices to be seen in American hotels. But it is the exact opposite. You just have to be clear of the rules of the hotel you are staying in.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2423264]I think it is against the law for Americans to go abroad for purposes of solely having a sex vacation[/QUOTE]No it is not. I have come back into the USA and told immigration that is exactly what I was doing and they told me to have a good day.

I agree completely but I can't help but wonder what legitimate purpose there is in 2020 to be carrying US $10,000+ in cash. We have to admit it looks suspicious.

[QUOTE=JohnGault;2423307]I have known about this government scam for quite a while. No seems to care about this abuse. To get your money back you have to go to court. It takes about six months to get a hearing. Unless you can afford the legal costs you are out of luck. If you win you are still out the legal costs. A lot of local governments use the money they take from innocent people to pad their local budgets.[/QUOTE]

You had problems with a USA credit card using uber?

[QUOTE=SJobs;2423142]I have been using Uber for almost two months in Medellin. Now I use Didi. I must to say, I'm impressed with this Chinese app. It is better than Uber in Medellin. My USA Credit card works great with didi, I get rides faster compared to Uber (probably because didi now gets all uber's traffic), and it is slightly cheaper. The best part is that they automatically translate Spanish chat to English. I have been using it for more than a week, it surpasses Uber in every way.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2423309]No it is not. I have come back into the USA and told immigration that is exactly what I was doing and they told me to have a good day.[/QUOTE]You got balls to tell immigration that you were banging hookers in a foreign Country. One day you may run into a "holy roller" who will send you to secondary and give you a bunch of shit and will later let you go.

But I suppose in your case, if you were speaking to the immigration officers like you do in some of your posts, they were probably so "shell shocked" by all the nasty details of your escapades they didn't know what to think, except to give you a funny look and let you go.

[QUOTE=SJobs;2423142] I have been using it for more than a week, it surpasses Uber in every way.[/QUOTE]This true since years ago, and not just this. Have you been to China?