Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2548675]It's closed.

When you step out the door of San Peter, across the street and to the right is Full Arabe, a Lebanese restaurant. Food is excellent, but a bit pricey. Some of the dishes are over 20 k. Just past it is a little Colombian restaurant, decent cheap lunch, about 11 k.

My favorite in the area is Salud Pan. It's a bakery and restaurant. Around 15 k. They have regular, vegetarian and vegan options on the menu of the day. It's about 2 blocks south of San Peter. There's also a Mondongos nearby.[/QUOTE]A little further up on the opposite side of the street is a tiny Venezuelan Arepa place. Killer arepas.

[QUOTE=TheTallMan;2548587]Yes The Tall Man has seen her in the club and I think even bought her a beer or two but never smashed it. What a shame some of the BS, like thinking it was for dollars, that these putas come up with and yes she wanted to scam you, my gawd and I too hate the cell phone shit that these putas pull. If I am paying you the only time your lips should be moving is when it is sucking on my door knob hehehehe.

But all in all the pricing is fair in these bars, last week I spent an hour and a half and was buying drinks for a girl I was sitting with and her sister and even the bar tender and I had a few beers, well when it came time to settle the bar tab it was, no shit, like 28 mil.

I am really really careful any more deciding to bring a girl back to my apartment. I use to take more risks in years back but now I just don't have any patience for dealing with their possible scam and BS so now I may have a new untested chica over once about every other month and only before I do my due diligence.

Good report.

The Tall Man.[/QUOTE]Agreed, that's what I like about here. I've been to bars and strip clubs with others with drinks flowing and the bar tab is usually pennies especially compared to somewhere like Thailand. I feel like I'm always respectful and generous with certain girls so it's disappointing when they try to pull a stroke.

When I was here for a few weeks for my first visit I wanted to bring anything and everything back to my apartment. Now that I'm settled into a nice apartment for a few months at least I feel like I do not want trouble or lunatics here so I'm going to be very selective with who I bring back.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2548811]The dudes are not going to bite you. You just walk up to the chick and ask her how much. Plenty of reports on Raudal. That is probably where I go the most. Funny thing though, I did not even know it was called Raudal until someone posted one of those videos last week. I always referred to it as Degreiff. I never know the names of these places. I just know how to get to where the chicks are.[/QUOTE]I've never been clear on what are the boundaries of Raudal. I've walked down on DeGrief many times a few blocks further than Conejitas. Down by where Bar Hilton is. Is that DeGrief?

[QUOTE=ThisIsFun;2548873]A little further up on the opposite side of the street is a tiny Venezuelan Arepa place. Killer arepas.[/QUOTE]Trying to figure out what makes a "killer arepa"? Except the ones stuffed with eggs and chorizo I've never been too impressed.

[QUOTE=JohnnyO;2548878]When I was here for a few weeks for my first visit I wanted to bring anything and everything back to my apartment. Now that I'm settled into a nice apartment for a few months at least I feel like I do not want trouble or lunatics here so I'm going to be very selective with who I bring back.[/QUOTE]Yes, it cannot be emphasized enough to clearly vet a Chica before bringing her back to your apartment. I don't allow anyone in my place that I haven't been with at least a couple of times with before in a Love Motel. The vetting process can be tricky, as lots of these Chicas are players, and at times there can be some telltale signs, and other times trouble / lunatics totally out of the blue.

By going with them a few times somehere besides your apartment, versus the first time at your apartment, you will find out whether the Chica fits your sexual needs / desires. That for me is the first thing I look for, if it's bad sexually the first time, I don't want to find that out at my place.

The second thing I look for is how well we can communicate, for some it may be totally verbal, or non verbal, or both, meaning some type of "connection", however you want to describe it, I guess Chemistry. If your with a Chica in a Love Motel and she is glued to her cell phone, imagine what that might be like in your apartment.

I also like to find out how they respond relative to compensation, meaning did they provide and do everything you wanted for what you agreed to, or did they beg or demand more.

Again, there can be pitfalls when bringing someone back to your place, even if you think you vetted them.

But if you find a winner, it sure beats a Love Motel compared to a nice apartment.

I know you know all this, and am looking forward to an entertaining post with a "happy ending" when you find a nice Chica.

[QUOTE=MiamiSammy;2548900]Trying to figure out what makes a "killer arepa"? Except the ones stuffed with eggs and chorizo I've never been too impressed.[/QUOTE]For me, Arepas can be like hockey pucks, dry and tasteless.

It's interesting though as to how many selections there are of them. In Exito they have like a 30 foot long open refrigerator of them with all kinds of varietes, and the only one I like is the yellow corn ones, they kind of resemble Mexican yellow corn tortillas, yet are much thicker. For breakfast I like toasting them and putting either butter or cooked eggs and cheese on them. But typically the Arepas that are served with most Colombian meals resemble hockey pucks, dry, and tasteless. I can't speak for Venezuelan Arepas though, and do know they differ than the Colombian varieties.

I am hearing from the 8th- 2th there's total lockdown? I had a 11 day trip planned on the 18th of April now I am. Getting worried.

[QUOTE=JjBee62;2548675]It's closed.

When you step out the door of San Peter, across the street and to the right is Full Arabe, a Lebanese restaurant. Food is excellent, but a bit pricey. Some of the dishes are over 20 k. Just past it is a little Colombian restaurant, decent cheap lunch, about 11 k.

My favorite in the area is Salud Pan. It's a bakery and restaurant. Around 15 k. They have regular, vegetarian and vegan options on the menu of the day. It's about 2 blocks south of San Peter. There's also a Mondongos nearby.[/QUOTE]I like the Mediterranean restaurant right across from San Peters. The food is made from scratch and delicious. The ice cream place is good a block from San Peters. At night have street vendors now maybe not during curfew.

[QUOTE=Gbaby32;2548915]I am hearing from the 8th- 2th there's total lockdown? I had a 11 day trip planned on the 18th of April now I am. Getting worried.[/QUOTE]A total lockdown is imposed on Medellin from Thursday (April 8) at 8 pm until Monday (April 12) at 5 am. That is the current directive. If the authorities follow their past pattern, it will be extended, probably the following weekend.

[QUOTE=Gbaby32;2548915]I am hearing from the 8th- 2th there's total lockdown? I had a 11 day trip planned on the 18th of April now I am. Getting worried.[/QUOTE]In terms of icu capacity, looks like I'm going to Bogota.

Curfew there is 12 pm if I'm not mistaken, can't go without the strip clubs.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2548911]I can't speak for Venezuelan Arepas though, and do know they differ than the Colombian varieties.[/QUOTE]Speaking of Venezuelan arepas brings back great memories of hitting the 24 hour areperias in Caracas after a night of fun.

Arepas of all kinds! Nothing like the Colombian hockey pucks at these places, Lol.

I tell the Vennies the 2 things I love from their country:

Las mujeres y las arepas!

So what does this mean? Are restaurants open or only takeout / domcillios. I have heard that taxis are fine to get girls to your place? Can anyone in MDE NOW help me understand. I fly out Friday morning on Spirit. My biggest fear is being stuck in MDE.

[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2548941]A total lockdown is imposed on Medellin from Thursday (April 8) at 8 pm until Monday (April 12) at 5 am. That is the current directive. If the authorities follow their past pattern, it will be extended, probably the following weekend.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Jbj64;2548945]So what does this mean? Are restaurants open or only takeout / domcillios. I have heard that taxis are fine to get girls to your place? Can anyone in MDE NOW help me understand. I fly out Friday morning on Spirit. My biggest fear is being stuck in MDE.[/QUOTE]It's full toque de queda until Monday morning. Deliveries only. Taxis probably. You know the deal, many girls won't want to travel by taxi, others will. Valle de Aburra ICU occupancy is 100%, the worst it has been during the pandemic. There is a good chance that the government will extend the curfew beyond Monday. Twitter pages of Antioquia, national dept of health, Alcaldia of Medellin, and the mayor of Medellin, are good places for updates.

This is a bad weekend to arrive in Medellin.

I actually like the arepas in Colombian when done right. The Medellin arepas tend to be the small ones, which can be good if fresh, but can be hard and nasty if not. In Bogota, you tend to find the larger ones. The arepas my ex-wife and ex-MIL make are great. Sometimes plain, sometimes stuffed with cheese. I like the plain ones. I get bad looks, however, because I like to put butter and grape or mora jelly on mine. There used to be a lady who had a street arepa stand near my ex-wife's house in Bogota. She made all kinds of arepas. One I liked was one stuffed with shredded chicken and cheese.

I like empanadas also, but am picky. First, they must be hot / fresh. Second, I like the fried ones (but only when cooked in hot, fresh oil), not the ones in what I consider pie shell. I love beef with potato or beef with rice the best.

[QUOTE=Balboa;2548943]Speaking of Venezuelan arepas brings back great memories of hitting the 24 hour areperias in Caracas after a night of fun.

Arepas of all kinds! Nothing like the Colombian hockey pucks at these places, Lol.

I tell the Vennies the 2 things I love from their country:

Las mujeres y las arepas![/QUOTE]

Returned to my house in the USA from MDE without any hassles. Notice I did not write "home" because I consider Medellin my new home, or at least it will be once I get my visa sorted out.

I showed a paper copy of my negative COVID test results at check-in at the Rio Negro (MDE) airport at American Airlines. I had paper and pdf copies in my phone of my COVID lab results and my Migracion form. I was never asked to show my Migracion form. Here is the link to the Migracion form [URL]https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/public/preregistro.jsf[/URL].

I was highly satisfied with the service at Cendiatra labs for my pre-flight COVID-19 testing. There are two labs in Medellin. I was staying on Avenida 70 and the Uber ride to their La America office, Carrera 80 # 44 be-91, was less then two dollars. Their other office is in Medellin is in Aguacatala, Cra 48 see # 10's-04. Note: ISG's stupid autoeditor alters the address to look it up on the Web site.

The Web page for the lab I used to get my COVID testing is [URL]https://cendiatra.com/.[/URL] Cat Girl and I were there when their door opened at 6 AM. Within 10 minutes there were ten people behind us. They offer 3 kinds of COVID tests. For returning to the USA from Medellin you only need the confirmatory covid antigen test-19 collected by nasophayngeal swab (no blood needed). I charged the test on my AmEx, cost was $21 and change. I had the printed results in my hand in 20 minutes. The results on pdf were in my E-mail by the time I arrived back at my hotel. The staff was friendly, but they did not speak English. I would bring a Spanish speaking friend with you if you do not speak Spanish but you could get through it with pointing fingers and a little Google Translate if you need to. Ostee Out.