Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=Njoean197;2489737]Had two trips booked for November to Medellin. Spirit Airlines contacted me today to inform me that both flights had been cancelled. I am assuming they are cutting back on flights due to low demand. I rebooked my one trip with spirit and used the voucher. I also now have to travel to a different city for my return flight which is a pain in the ass. I cancelled my other trip and just received the refund. Just giving people a heads up if your choosing airlines. I am not a fan of Spirit.[/QUOTE]COPA will have service from Panama City to Medellin starting on the 12th of this month. And AVIANCA from I believe Miami as well this month.

[QUOTE=Knowledge;2489662]You would use the San Diego bus to get to Laureles. I doubt the combuses will be running that late with the reduced flight schedules. The alternatives are not necessarily a lot safer. It's easier to get Shanghaied alone in a taxi. If one of you guys has a driver you know that might help the original poster.[/QUOTE][URL]Combuses.com[/URL], they said they buses run 24 hours coming from the airport, but I would rather pay the 75000 pesos to get to my hotel.

[QUOTE=Nounce;2489732]At midnight, my experience is the majority of taxis and Uber would not even come to the bus stop. That should tell you something. There maybe one worker left in the cafe and they are not there to protect passages. I also think most shops in that area will not interfere with a crime. It will be an unpleasant and perhaps scary experience even if you know it is safe. You are experienced so it is fine for you but it is not a good advice to a newbie. Besides the bus may not be running.

There are two types of taxis at the airport. The cheaper one is shared taxi that works like bus. That is not what other members suggested.[/QUOTE]The thought of trying to be a Cheap Charlie in the early hours of the morning amazes me. Who ever started this post about how to get from the Airport to Laureles via buses after midnight probably shouldn't be venturing to Medellin.

It's a no brainer, get in a cab at the Airport directly to Laureles. I can only imagine a first time visitor, a gringo, with no Spanish speaking skills attempting this. He will be lucky to have any of his belongings left after arriving in El Centro.

Got a nice place in that area. Notice its 12 minutes or less to all the good spots. The policy says no noise after 9 pm. I hope the the building is ready for tony the tiger LOL. I am interested in exploring the strip joints in centro. Just one time though. My stomach cannot take being a regular LOL.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2489725]The Manila barrio is located to the left of Calle 10 as your going up the hill from the Poblado Metro station opposite EXITO. And prior to the Pandemic, there were several good restaraunts there. As far as accomodations, there are a few hotels, and I'm sure there are apartments reasonably priced for rental there. The location is excellent as far as walking access to LLeras no more than ten minutes up the hill and ten minutes down the hill to the Metro Station. If your looking for a place to stay, besides the Manila barrio, there are the Astorga and Patio Bonito barrios directly to the right side of the EXITO on the right side of Calle 10 going up the hill. The Astorga barrio is located directly below Parque Poblabo and Avenda Poblado, and is where all the young Colombians (not tourists) hang on the weekends versus Lleras. These three barrios are excellent locations, and are often times over looked as places to stay, all within easy walking access to the night life district around Lleras, the Metro, and hundreds of places to eat and party.[/QUOTE].

[QUOTE=Blakman;2489713]Scares me a little that some are not wearing masks. I won't be too far from the park. This trip will certainly have its reservations

.[/QUOTE]You're going to be boning multiple chicas and you're worried about people not wearing masks?

Getting ready for my next trip to MDE on October 21. Looking at my list and checking it twice. Too many chicas, not enough time.

Funny thing. I recently started seeing postings for a chica that for a brief time visited the mansion about 4 years ago. She was young and prime. So I have seen some posts on FB and I've always wanted to bang her. So I messaged her. Sure enough, she still work. She still looks good. I still want to bang her. I asked her price. 300 mil for one hour! Jajajajaja That does not even justify a reply. Too bad.

I saw where one guy posted that if he could not get the bus from the airport, he would 'negotiate" with a taxi. Really? Good luck to you. Maybe you can negotiate with a gypsy taxi and take your chance. The white taxi are safe, but they are at a fixed rate (85 mil when using the tunnel. 65 mil on the return).

Ready to go back again. I have so much more to accomplish.

[QUOTE=Incrociatore;2489740]Thank you, this is the most constructive post I read. I took note.[/QUOTE]Good luck then! Constructive or destructive, you'll see with your own eyes. At least you have been warned.

I just wonder: if saving 12 USD is so important to you (taxi fare MDE-Laureles - bus fare MDE-Centro - taxi fare Centro-Laureles), how much are you going to spend with girls over your whole stay? Also, I understand "time is money" is not for you.

[QUOTE=Nounce;2489732]At midnight, my experience is the majority of taxis and Uber would not even come to the bus stop. . Besides the bus may not be running.

There are two types of taxis at the airport. The cheaper one is shared taxi that works like bus. That is not what other members suggested.[/QUOTE]Last time I was at the Botero my Fase Dos girlie caught the last bus of the night at 10 pm, she was headed to Rio Negro. Possibly that bus makes the return trip with passengers but midnight might be too late for that.

[QUOTE=Incrociatore;2489740]Thank you, this is the most constructive post I read. I took note. Once at the airport I will get some money from the ATM, then I will then check the bus timetable, and if there is a bus soon I will take it, and then I will take a taxi from the bus stop to reach my apartment. If I have to wait too long for the bus, then I'll negotiate a price for the taxi. [/QUOTE]Don't think they have a bus timetable, there are usually 2 buses at the curb, one goes to Centro behind the Nutribara and the other to San Diego. Just ask which is which, they leave when they get mostly full. They look like this:

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2489664]In my opinion, the "street scene" if you include the Veracruz area, the park in front of the Museum, the backside of the Veracruz Church, and the Avenida de la Grief area in downtown El Cenro of Medellin has way more women available than the Santa Fe Area, and is less unionized. That's at least my observation of things after spending three days visiting the Santa Fe area a few years back. And again it's a matter of how you roll. Most of the girls in the Santa Fe area at least when I was there were pretty much working in front of the Hotels they used, whereas in Medellin a lot of the women float around more walking around the area's I mentioned. I was looking for street walkers and didn't find a lot that weren't specifically associated with one Hotel. It was very different and one club advertised that they just Paisas in it. It will boil down to personal preference for you. If your a point and shoot, 30 minute, slam bam thank you type of guy you might prefer it over the Medellin street scene regardless of the pro's and con's of Bogota besides mongering which is a whole other subject. I personally won't go back to Bogota, the weather wasn't so much an issue, yet so big and crowded and hard to get around. Perhaps you should visit Bogota a few days and then go to Medellin. A lot of other guys in the past have grappled with the decision your trying to make, and invariably when they go to Medellin first and then Bogota, they wish they had stayed in Medellin.[/QUOTE]I just came back from making a lap around the vera cruz area. I have to respectfully disagree. If you're specifically talking about the vera cruz area, it doesn't compare to santa fe in my opinion. I've walked that area so many times over the years always hoping for something to catch my eye. I've never screwed anyone in the vera cruz (the perimeter of the church block). Santa fe on the other hand, theres rarely ever a time I don't see something I like there.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2489751]The thought of trying to be a Cheap Charlie in the early hours of the morning amazes me. Who ever started this post about how to get from the Airport to Laureles via buses after midnight probably shouldn't be venturing to Medellin.

It's a no brainer, get in a cab at the Airport directly to Laureles. I can only imagine a first time visitor, a gringo, with no Spanish speaking skills attempting this. He will be lucky to have any of his belongings left after arriving in El Centro.[/QUOTE]Take advice from a cheap charlie. Take the cab.

If its daytime however. The bus is just fine. I took it the other day. Every other seat is blocked off and they give you a tag for your luggage so no one else takes it.

[QUOTE=Incrociatore;2489744]Wow guys, I have to say I'm impressed. [/QUOTE]Trust me at least on this: [U]WE[/U] are way more impressed by your sequence of comments than you by our advice notes.

Seeing is believing, so good luck with the bus, but especially do not miss to have an entertaining and instructive walk around the streets of Centro after midnight, once you are settled in Medellin.

[QUOTE=TheTallMan;2489647]I don't want to sound like Chicken Little with this warning but rather out of a sense of duty to let all my comrades know to be safe, aware and understand the new risks with visiting centro and the surrounding areas.

God only knows how much time I have spent in Plaza Botero both in the daytime and also many nights (in the clubs) in the past mainly 3 plus years, especially before the China virus then again with the quarantine finished re-started my visits to numerous times each week so it is a place that I like to frequent to "round-out" my mongering activities here in Medellin. I have met a lot of good chicas and have enjoyed much fun over this time.

Just in the past 2 weeks the desperation, if I can use that words to describe the situation, has become completely apparent by the number of robberies and muggings that I have personally witnessed with my own eyes, usually a few each hour and in broad daylight with people all around. I don't understand why they have removed the Tourist Police tent that use to sit in the front of the museum and which everyone could clearly see at least a presence of the police or why you do not see any Tourist Police making rounds like before the China virus, did the mayor de-fund this?

My wingman, who frequents centro almost daily, tells me just a few days ago this week he witnessed a dozen plus muggings and robberies again in daytime all within a time frame of about 5 hours - 5 fucking hours!. There were so many occurring by the centro gangs at the same time that the police, let me say the police who give a shit about cleaning out the Venezuelan trash punk kids gangs out of the park, had to resort to handcuffing the gang member to the nearest secure iron railing so they could run to the next mugging that was happening just around the corner.

So the threat is real and yes it is organized by gangs (both paisa and Venezuelan) for the most part with the street bitches working in union with them, perhaps out of force or wanting to participate in part of the loot. They all carry knifes on their person, some 2 or more knifes, and they have no hesitation to use them to make you leak, hehehe..[/QUOTE]I defer to this post, Tall Man's info is more up-to-date than mine.

[QUOTE=Incrociatore;2489740]Thank you, this is the most constructive post I read. I took note. Once at the airport I will get some money from the ATM, then I will then check the bus timetable, and if there is a bus soon I will take it, and then I will take a taxi from the bus stop to reach my apartment. If I have to wait too long for the bus, then I'll negotiate a price for the taxi. The day after, first thing in the morning, I will buy a SIM card, and I will put into the cheap Android phone I bought.[/QUOTE]I did not recommend you bus into El Centro to catch a taxi to Laureles at 2 AM. My point was that you could get safely to the Nutibara Hotel from the airport, by bus. If you are not going to do the Nutibara, then given what Tall Man posted, I think you should take a taxi directly from the airport. I have not been to Medellin since Covid and I would take Tall Man's "Chicken Little" post to heart. His info is more up-to-date and concerning about the current state in Medellin. I on the other hand am a crazy, sarcastic, attention whoring asshole who probably should have been dead or seriously injured at least half-a-dozen times. And that is just in the past week jajajaja. I'm kidding, but always consider your source. Good Luck. I'd rather be lucky than good, and I have been.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2489774]I just came back from making a lap around the vera cruz area. I have to respectfully disagree. If you're specifically talking about the vera cruz area, it doesn't compare to santa fe in my opinion. I've walked that area so many times over the years always hoping for something to catch my eye. I've never screwed anyone in the vera cruz (the perimeter of the church block). Santa fe on the other hand, theres rarely ever a time I don't see something I like there.[/QUOTE]I don't think we have a disagreement here. I wasn't talking about the Veracruz area alone, but the surrounding areas as well including Avenida de la Grief, the park in front of the museum, and the backside of the church in terms of total numbers of girls available compared to Santa Fe, versus the quality of the girls which your commenting on I believe.

It's totally different in Santa Fe as your aware, there's no adjacent park, it's more of a dedicated red light area, and there's no big influx of people thru the area (tourists, locals) like in Medellin.

As far as what you see that you like, and what I see that I like, well that is where the difference lies.

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't get near any of the Chicas I go with but perhaps a few of them if any, and I most probably wouldn't waste my time with any of the ones you go with either. And there's nothing wrong with that at all.

For the way I roll, Santa Fe just didn't do it for me, and albeit there are some nice line-ups there, it felt a bit unionized with the girls hanging out in the front of the Hotels.

Everybody rolls different here, with no way being the right way.