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[QUOTE=SeanEZ;2784594]I was in El Centro during the day, I don't think it's unsafe, lots of local tourists and families. ...[/QUOTE]The post is not about which one is safer. I think the OP needs to back up his claim first if he is going to ask other to do so. That's all.
You are in a tourist area with police presence. It is different if you go out of that area. There are mny drug users. They live there. There are certain behavior one should avoid in most places, not just El Centro.
Check the hotel reviews for noise complaints.
[QUOTE=Ullo2000;2784476]I am looking to book Hotel dorado la 70 in Laureles, can someone tell me if its chica friendly, also do they register cedula for guests and if I book for 2 person will they ask for additional money to bring girls to your room, I became concerned about security by reading few recent posts about thus issue recently.[/QUOTE]
Great to see you here again. Stay well and keep that jacuzzi clean when you get it.
[QUOTE=SlapShot10;2784305]With the recent murder accusation of a gringo stuffing a Colombian DJ into a suitcase, I've noticed a lot of girls posting warnings and other shit on their social media. I think now is a good time to be extra diligent about our safety in Medellin / Colombia. They don't seem to be as angry when gringos get found dead in their apartments, but it is what it is. I would guess chicks in need of money might be a little more willing to scope a gringo right now than a week ago. Just do your best to be cautious.
If you think the Paisa prepagos are thieves and provide poor service, try furnishing an apartment. Holy shit it's mind-boggling, some of the stuff that has gone on.
I finally bought a place, and will be getting a jacuzzi at some point. All is good, still having fun and reaping the rewards of living in Paisaland.
Hope all is well. Shoutout to all the Medellin pandemic bros. Those were good times. ISG provided a great outlet for the monotony, boredom, and loneliness.
Slapshot lives.
Cheers.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Nounce;2784713]The post is not about which one is safer. I think the OP needs to back up his claim first if he is going to ask other to do so. That's all.
You are in a tourist area with police presence. It is different if you go out of that area. There are mny drug users. They live there. There are certain behavior one should avoid in most places, not just El Centro.[/QUOTE]Yes to all of the above. Since Covid and the park construction there are some dark areas around Parque Lleras where you might encounter trouble late at night. Lots of the clubs are gone and the crowds have moved up to Provenza. Now the girls are lined up on Calle 10. Eventually I expect the police to force them off of 10 to someplace less visible.
There are also parts of Poblado, especially towards the north west corner that are not what you might expect to find in Poblado.
No matter where you are, you should be aware.
[QUOTE=Paulie97;2784366]No one is plotting "against" you, or looking to "score points" against you, as your importance falls way short of such endeavors. You are a guy who was swindled in Medellin for a year back in 2017 by a webcam girl and have spent very little time in the city since. We questioned your assertion that street girls all expect to be paid in advance of any fun. We also questioned your claim that topless sex should as a matter of course be negotiated in advance, while it follows that, if that is true, all sorts of silly details should be settled prior to heading to the room. In response you play the victim, and, delusionally think you are of some great importance in these discussions when you aren't, aside from the obvious deliberate disruptions. Just relax wherever you are and finish out your life.[/QUOTE]Precise and concise.
[QUOTE=Gabacho;2784657]How did you get swindled?[/QUOTE]Swindled is Paulie's term. He's not stable under the best of conditions and my existence antagonizes him. Probably because I'm the only person who tried to be friends with him, but turned my back when he kept going psycho on me. In his twisted way, it's his continuing effort to punish me for leaving him friendless.
A brief synopsis:
2017 I liquidated everything in the US and moved to Medellin, the plan was to be part of a new webcam studio. The studio provided me with a room in a nice apartment, where I only paid for internet and half the utilities. While waiting for the studio to get going I was introduced to Juan Bustos and did some work for him. Juan is a huge deal in the Colombian webcam industry.
After 8 months the new studio didn't exist and the work for Juan wasn't enough to pay my expenses. The boss and I parted ways after I insisted on some compensation for my time. I struggled on for another 4 months before going back to the US and back to work.
The imaginary swindle is based on Paulie's delusions. I took a big gamble without knowing everyone who was in the game. The guy who recruited me didn't profit from me in the long run. His disagreement with me caused my roommate to force him into a much better deal for her and led her to work independently, losing him about half his income. Meanwhile, she remains a solid friend to me. The only thing he swindled out of me was the internet I paid for. However, had I been in my own apartment, my expenses would have quadrupled.
In my opinion, no attempt to swindle me was made. The guy just wasn't up to the task of running a webcam studio. Granted, I spent a year with almost no income and spent $25 k of my own money, but I consider it a fair trade.
For $25 k I took 1 year off from work. I spent 1 year in Colombia. I met a lot of new friends in Colombia. I got a very nice new laptop. I took classes to greatly improve my Spanish. I fucked a lot of Colombian women. I lost 60 pounds and got into good shape. And I got to start over.
Ending up in a big hole sucks. Climbing out of the hole feels great. Filling the hole and then climbing back up the ladder feels fantastic. If I hadn't blindly jumped at the deal I don't know where I would be today. However, I'm thrilled to be where I am now, so I consider the experience to be to my benefit.
[QUOTE=MoonShot;2784573]I am also guilty of making broad statements without much support. Is El Centro more dangerous than Poblado? I am just stating what a lot of videos on El Centro say and youtubers say but it is not a scientific analysis. I did take a walking tour with a local guide and he also thought that gringos have to be careful walking around El Centro because he thought that there are a lot of bad people hanging around El Centro. There may be more gringos in Poblado and so there might be more robberies of gringos in Poblado based on numbers but the percentage of gringos in El Centro being victims of crime may be higher based on the neighborhood but that is just speculation on my behalf.[/QUOTE]I think the issue is the original post mentioned targeting gringos. If two guys on a moto want to target gringos, logically speaking, they will go to a target rich location that has good escape route.
I was wondering if any of you have ever been in the same boat as me. Basically, I stayed in Colombia for exactly 180 days in both 2021 and 2022. This means that I have stayed pass 183 days in a rolling 365-day period. Colombia law requires anyone who have stayed pass 183 days in a 365 day period to file taxes in Colombia. This is where I fit into. Has any one you stayed in Colombia pass 183 days in a 365-day period and needed to filed taxes?
I reached out to those gringos I know who live in Colombia year around, they all have filed taxes because they are either married to Colombians, or own properties, or have Colombia based income so they have to file anyways. Since I am a "tourist" who owns nothing in Colombia, their version of "IRS" don't know about me. Do I HAVE TO file?
Hotel Dorado La 70 is chica friendly. Granted, I wasn't bringing in 3 or 4 girls at a time, drunk offmy ass and being a fool. They have a few people at the front desk, and a low level security guard at door entrance from street. It is not a monger heavy establishment, but I had no problems no extra fee, and they seemed to know the routine about checking and copying ID.
Someone else commented about some noise complaints. Well, it is super convenient and right in the heart of restaurants, pubs and clubs, so it comes with the territory. I had no issues unless you are a super light sleeper. A room without balcony and sliding door would probably be quiter. But I requested top floor with balcony. Amazing views and well worth it.
I would add one thing. NO safe on room so better chica proof it or hide things.
[QUOTE=Ullo2000;2784476]I am looking to book Hotel dorado la 70 in Laureles, can someone tell me if its chica friendly, also do they register cedula for guests and if I book for 2 person will they ask for additional money to bring girls to your room, I became concerned about security by reading few recent posts about thus issue recently.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DonMedellin;2784859]I was wondering if any of you have ever been in the same boat as me. Basically, I stayed in Colombia for exactly 180 days in both 2021 and 2022. This means that I have stayed pass 183 days in a rolling 365-day period. Colombia law requires anyone who have stayed pass 183 days in a 365 day period to file taxes in Colombia. This is where I fit into. Has any one you stayed in Colombia pass 183 days in a 365-day period and needed to filed taxes?
I reached out to those gringos I know who live in Colombia year around, they all have filed taxes because they are either married to Colombians, or own properties, or have Colombia based income so they have to file anyways. Since I am a "tourist" who owns nothing in Colombia, their version of "IRS" don't know about me. Do I HAVE TO file?[/QUOTE]Highly unlikely DIAN Colombia's "IRS" will come after you to file taxes as you don't even have a Cedula. Basically DIAN doesn't even know you exist and I have never heard of immigration identifying "tourists" who exceeded 183 days in 365 days being tracked down to file taxes.
Hell, I've never even heard of gringos in Colombia on resident / pension visas being tracked down to file taxes for that matter.
I would love to debate some of the hot issues on this website but I am busy trying to arrange girls to come over and have sex with me. This is my first time in Laureles so I will tell you how it compares to Poblado after the trip. There seems to be about a thousand hamburger places here.
[QUOTE=DonMedellin;2784859]I was wondering if any of you have ever been in the same boat as me. Basically, I stayed in Colombia for exactly 180 days in both 2021 and 2022. This means that I have stayed pass 183 days in a rolling 365-day period. Colombia law requires anyone who have stayed pass 183 days in a 365 day period to file taxes in Colombia. This is where I fit into. Has any one you stayed in Colombia pass 183 days in a 365-day period and needed to filed taxes?
I reached out to those gringos I know who live in Colombia year around, they all have filed taxes because they are either married to Colombians, or own properties, or have Colombia based income so they have to file anyways. Since I am a "tourist" who owns nothing in Colombia, their version of "IRS" don't know about me. Do I HAVE TO file?[/QUOTE]It's not per rolling 365 day period. It's per calendar year and the clock always resets each Jan 1st of each year. You are allowed 180 days total per calendar year.
[QUOTE=Bill;2784826]Precise and concise.[/QUOTE]Not in any way accurate, but accuracy isn't important to everyone.
[QUOTE=Bill;2784826]Precise and concise.[/QUOTE]I have a better response, but first a story.
About 15 years ago I took up archery, for fun and to do some hunting. Plus, it's a useful skill in case of zombie attack or if some rednecks in Arkansas are giving you the Ned Beatty treatment (unless you're into that, I'm not judging). I joined a league to make improving more interesting.
There was no chance of me winning. The winner scored 5997 of a possible 6000. Even with my handicap there was no chance. However, due to starting with a high handicap and constant improvement, I finished in a 3 way tie for 2nd, which required 1 more match to finish the placement. 1 guy was an old veteran, probably had been shooting for 40 years. The other was a 12 year old who already had a national sponsor. About halfway through the kid realized he had us both beat and started running his mouth. It didn't matter to me. I would have been thrilled finishing in the top 10.
When there were 2 rounds left it was clear, he would finish 2nd, I'd get 3rd and the old guy 4th. Then he let his mouth take over and put the next 3 shots dead center. He turned to me and said "I bet you can't beat that. " I told him, probably not, but I have to wait until you take your arrows out of my target. " That dropped him to 4th and left me in 2nd.
It doesn't matter how precise you are, if you don't know what you're shooting at.
I'm all in favor of you trying to get in shots on me Bill, although I have no idea why you want to. However, you're not getting anywhere playing cheerleader for Paulie (again if you're into that kind of role play, I'm not judging).
[QUOTE=Gabacho;2784910]It's not per rolling 365 day period. It's per calendar year and the clock always resets each Jan 1st of each year. You are allowed 180 days total per calendar year.[/QUOTE]I think technically you are supposed to file taxes if you've stayed 183 days in a ROLLING 365 day period. Specifically the law says that if the 183 days spans multiple calendar years, you will be considered a tax resident for the second year. That said, I highly doubt anyone is going to come tracking you down, especially since you don't have a cedula.
To Gabacho who says it resets every January 1, I do not believe that to be true. The amount of days you can stay in the country in a calendar year resets on Jan 1, which makes sense since the limit is per calendar year. But this is not true with respect to taxes.
Refer here:
https://www.medellinlawyer.com/colombia-personal-tax-declaration/