So I have read you need a covid test to leave Colombia I bekive its a negative test within 96 hours. But how about entering the country do you also need a negative test result I would only say its right that you do.
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So I have read you need a covid test to leave Colombia I bekive its a negative test within 96 hours. But how about entering the country do you also need a negative test result I would only say its right that you do.
[QUOTE=VsebudetNY;2545415]There is no need to be a gringo and monger in El Centro to be robbed. You could be Colombian senior citizen and spend time with friends in cafe in Envigado:
[URL]https://www.facebook.com/PrensaPaisaOficial/videos/735934343787428/[/URL]
As it was advised many times here before: please be careful EVERYWHERE and leave you EXPENSIVE phones at your hotel / AirBnB / home and never resist![/QUOTE]Videos like this are scary to watch because it can happen to absolutely anybody, as you said you don't even need to be in centro. I have seen plenty of these types of videos where the victims comply and still get pumped full of lead like the guy robbing the bus in Colombia when he neutralised the old lady for no reason. They can easily kill you without mercy to show other victims they mean business for the sake of items worth a few dollars. I always watch these videos a numbers of times to analyse them and see what I can learn.
In this video they were clearly after the phones and the big mistake that was made was having phones on open display on the table. Now we don't know if the thieves would have still stopped on the moto for a shakedown if the phones were not on the table but I reckon most likely not as they seemed like opportunists looking for a quick grab so old guys clearly invited these thieves.
As the phones were on open display on the table one went directly for these items with his back to the other table with the ladies and they could have easily made an escape attempt which I probably would have done. Those ladies clearly gave themselves that opportunity by not having valuables on display and if those robbers had off displayed violence that could have saved their lives. We can even see one guy hide his phone in his pocket which the first guy missed and was about to leave without it only for the lookout tipped off his partner.
Thanks for posting this vid, although keeping your valuables discreet is obvious we can sometimes let our guard down when we feel comfortable like in a coffeeshop in a more trendy part of town.
[QUOTE=LoveItHere69;2544760]I gave him the name and Whatsapp number of a Centro girl who is very similar in face and body as the one he showed a picture of. I speak zero Spanish but have so much fun with this girl. She understands dry humor and "reading between the lines". Always smiling and fun to give crap to because she gives it right back. She is not always at Centro. Maybe 2-3 days a week. Told him he is stupid not to at least do a 5-10 minute meet and greet. 5 days later he has not contacted her. He is stupid. He has no hunting skills what-so-ever. Sad really.[/QUOTE]1) I contacted her.
2) Her photos didn't do it for me.
3) I saw her in Centro when I was making laps, and it reassured me I made the right choice FOR ME.
4) I'm glad you had a good time with her and appreciate the recommendation.
5) I spent all weekend with these two, only paying for food & drinks, so I'm doing ok. I "hunted" this waitress for a few weeks and now it's paying off. Although, maybe that's not hunting, and it's only a true hunt if I pay for something I don't want.
[QUOTE=VsebudetNY;2545415]There is no need to be a gringo and monger in El Centro to be robbed. You could be Colombian senior citizen and spend time with friends in cafe in Envigado:
[URL]https://www.facebook.com/PrensaPaisaOficial/videos/735934343787428/[/URL]
As it was advised many times here before: please be careful EVERYWHERE and leave you EXPENSIVE phones at your hotel / AirBnB / home and never resist![/QUOTE]I've been pickpocketed and held up at gunpoint in Poblado, but never had a problem in El Centro. Moral of the story, don't ever let your guard down, because when you least expect it, wham you will bet robbed. End of story, plain and simple, it doesn't matter where you are, or whether your a foreigner or not as you have pointed out, the "ratero's and ladrones" are waiting in the wings everywhere! And this doesn't include the bad ass Chicas and the bullshit they can come up with to scam you as well.
Mongering in Colombia is so different than in the other parts of the world, of all the complaints I hear from other mongers, it's the "danger" component here versus in other venues.
I have a friend coming down in a few weeks to stay with me. He's been here before about three years ago, and had three incidents here. One of them occurred at a restaurant near Parque Poblado, a guy came in and stole is back-pack. In El Centro a guy made an attempted "knife slashing" at him out of the blue but was unsuccessful, and on another occasion 3 guys accosted him, with one of them wanting to go to the room with him, and he said no and they took off his glasses and stomped on them in front of him. He's an obvious gringo which was part of the problem, and the two incidents in El Centro occurred during the day when there was a diminished police presence than there is now.
Your advice cannot be proclaimed enough here.
[QUOTE=Surfer500;2545429]I went to Bellen today to swim laps and while riding in the cab in this Barrio to El Centro I saw the slender taller man walking on a side street and should of stopped to offer him a ride to ground zero, but apparently he wasn't headed there as I didn't seem him there in the afternoon.
It's been awhile since there's been a flood of Fayboo and casa posts from guys on the ground here. Perhaps there is a shift of mongering here at this point in time as it sure appears as though El Centro has been packed with gringos. I can spot them from a mile away, and have seen the same guys everyday, along with new ones. I can't wait until Asia opens back up, not only to go there myself, but also selfishly for less mongers to come here.
Palm Sunday in El Centro was slow as I showed up at 1 PM and left after blowing a load at 4 PM. To my dismay I unknowingly chatted up a civilian not knowing it and was politely told she wasn't working. I always look for someone I have never seen at ground zero before and she was tall and slender. I also approached a thin pretty Colombian who quoted me 25 K for a rato, but refused a BBBJ, so I passed on her, and an older dinky thing approached me to go to the room whom I have never seen before, and said it would only be 20 K and I could pay afterward, but was to aggressive so I told her no. I also was approached by a Chica I had been with about a year ago, and told her no, and after an hour I thought maybe I should of went with her, but she was than being bought some beers by some Colombians and I gave her the nod but she couldn't leave which was totally understandable..[/QUOTE]True that about slim pickings and it was even much worse in the night, last night between 8 PM to 10:30 PM, as I had an itch so drove all around the Vera and radaul and over by the met church and then spent an hour plus seeing who was street walking in san Diego back streets, the worst selection I have probably seen in years.
I did see some decent enough chicas that I have had in past but like you wanted something new but nothing so drove home with the same few hundred mil in my wallet to spend another day, maybe today! Hehehe.
The Tall Man.
[QUOTE=CaliSunGod;2545361]Sounds good, will do. I guess I'll have to buy a subscription to do that? BTW as an aside I know you spent some time in Tijuana. Any knowledge of any spots similar to Centro or San Diego areas in Medellin there? Much appreciated.[/QUOTE]Yes pay the what $30 bucks and get the subscription as most of the communication that I do and share, for years now, is never on these public forums rather is done via PM and I have helped hundreds of real guys looking for the real story and accepting suggestions with some humility unlike the know it all's that plague the public forums.
And true that I spent decades in the bars and strip clubs in Tijuana, 1997 through 2014 give or take, and the bars and strip clubs are similar to aditilas but you would be hard pressed to find the energy and vibe that the HK club delivers day in and day out, it is not worse and not necessarily better but rather just different however the smaller bars and strip clubs in centro Medellin are identical to that of the smaller clubs in the zone of tolerance in Tijuana.
The Tall Man.
[QUOTE=Gbaby32;2545578]So I have read you need a covid test to leave Colombia I bekive its a negative test within 96 hours. But how about entering the country do you also need a negative test result I would only say its right that you do.[/QUOTE]You don't need a covid test to leave Colombia. You do need one to enter the US. And you do need one to enter Colombia also.
[QUOTE=Queens35;2545719]You don't need a covid test to leave Colombia. You do need one to enter the US. And you do need one to enter Colombia also.[/QUOTE]Does anyone has any idea if the airlines will allow to enter USA with COVID vaccination card and No need for PCR test.
[QUOTE=HappyShiva;2545782]Does anyone has any idea if the airlines will allow to enter USA with COVID vaccination card and No need for PCR test.[/QUOTE]Not possible. Neither do you need a PCR test. You can get an antigen test which is cheaper and faster.
[QUOTE=Queens35;2545719]You don't need a covid test to leave Colombia. You do need one to enter the US. And you do need one to enter Colombia also.[/QUOTE]That is not totally correct. You must have proof of a negative Covid test, or a statement from a medical professional stating you have had the virus and a positive test, before you board the aircraft in Colombia headed to the US. That test can be an antigen or PCR test. If you don't have one of those, you will not be able to leave Colombia if your destination is the US. You must have proof of a negative PCR test to enter Colombia. If you don't have that, you must quarantine for 14 days or until you get a negative result. I don't know what happens if you have had the virus, probably the same procedure as leaving the country.
There's an article in El Colombiano today about some type of measures to be taken for this coming weekend with no specific details, but sounds like a lockdown may be in the cards because the ICU's are at capacity with more information regarding the measures to be taken in the next few days.
This is not good, and if they instigate the lockdowns again, meaning your not allowed out on the weekends and / or during the week, I'm out of here and will be in tears.
I arrived without a PCR test three days ago from the US. Colombian immigration told me that I need to quarantine. Then I caught an Uber to my airbnb and just had fun.
[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2545789]That is not totally correct. You must have proof of a negative Covid test, or a statement from a medical professional stating you have had the virus and a positive test, before you board the aircraft in Colombia headed to the US. That test can be an antigen or PCR test. If you don't have one of those, you will not be able to leave Colombia if your destination is the US. You must have proof of a negative PCR test to enter Colombia. If you don't have that, you must quarantine for 14 days or until you get a negative result. I don't know what happens if you have had the virus, probably the same procedure as leaving the country.[/QUOTE].
It is Semana Santa guys. You will see things back to more normal within the next 10 days.
[QUOTE=TheTallMan;2545638]True that about slim pickings and it was even much worse in the night, last night between 8 PM to 10:30 PM, as I had an itch so drove all around the Vera and radaul and over by the met church and then spent an hour plus seeing who was street walking in san Diego back streets, the worst selection I have probably seen in years.
I did see some decent enough chicas that I have had in past but like you wanted something new but nothing so drove home with the same few hundred mil in my wallet to spend another day, maybe today! Hehehe.
The Tall Man.[/QUOTE]
Which airline, Viva, Spirit, or one of the tier 1 carriers?
[QUOTE=Commonglass;2545803]I arrived without a PCR test three days ago from the US. Colombian immigration told me that I need to quarantine. Then I caught an Uber to my airbnb and just had fun..[/QUOTE]
I am aware now guys that you need a negative test to enter Colombia. I was wondering if the test going into Colombia can be an antigen test? Also, do you still need to fill out Health Screening form online? We are going to Colombia the end of this month.
Thanks.