Medellin Reports

[QUOTE=Parasitius;2810026]Absolutely bizzare to the point you should be enraged, it is scary because if these scumbags are allowed to prosper Medellin will turn into a hell on earth like Cancun. Please do not contribute to the corruption of this great city. I am happy to pay the service charge only for Colombians who are respectful enough to treat me like anyone else who eats there, not an opportunity to exploit.

Please consider giving 0, and since the tip was alceady on the bill for that, DEMAND they remove it. I have never removed it because I have never encountered scum like this. If they refuse to remove it, refuse to sign and email your credit card company to get a refund.

It is absolutely the extreme end of arrogance for a Colombian to do anything but the standard schpiel of "Do you wish to include the standard service charge?" (ALWAYS 10%, YOU DO NOT ALTER IT)[/QUOTE]If the restaurant uses an electronic POS system, the 10% is put on automatically with an explanation that it's voluntary. There will be 2 totals. No need to demand anything, although talking to the manager is a good idea.

[QUOTE=Parasitius;2810026]Absolutely bizzare to the point you should be enraged, it is scary because if these scumbags are allowed to prosper Medellin will turn into a hell on earth like Cancun. Please do not contribute to the corruption of this great city. I am happy to pay the service charge only for Colombians who are respectful enough to treat me like anyone else who eats there, not an opportunity to exploit.

Please consider giving 0, and since the tip was alceady on the bill for that, DEMAND they remove it. I have never removed it because I have never encountered scum like this. If they refuse to remove it, refuse to sign and email your credit card company to get a refund.

It is absolutely the extreme end of arrogance for a Colombian to do anything but the standard schpiel of "Do you wish to include the standard service charge?" (ALWAYS 10%, YOU DO NOT ALTER IT)[/QUOTE]Nah you bugging, I always tip higher in Colombia, even in the states I tip more than the standard 20% for great service.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2809840]IMO Guatape is the only world class activity for tourists in the MDE area, although you can do any of the other stuff you mention if you want to fill up your day.
Food sucks in general.
The cheap restauraants dotted around town are terrible IMO - 20 different ways to serve the same handful of ingredients. But you can find a few great restaurants if you have the time to search them out? Which ones? - well, obvio depends on your budget. I like Govindas for day to day food, and I like Zaaika and Tabun for higher cost meals. I haven't been to any high end places for several years, so no comment on that..[/QUOTE]
To echo JustTK (second the motion), I'd agree that Guatape (both the town and the nearby rock formation, El Peon) is the only tourist destination within a one day, round-trip that qualifies as"not-to-be missed" even if one's on a brief vacation in Medellin. I also concur on the dining out options: I take a pass on the restaurants with typical Medellin fare (Bandeja Paisa, Mondongo, Arepas, etc]. At the high end, Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barriento's El Cielo in Miami, received the first ever Michelin star awarded to a restaurant in Florida. (Michelin doesn't rate Colombian eateries). I once splurged on his El Cielo in Poblado, and felt that it was overrated- (too heavy on the precious, presentation of small dishes). And I doubt one would find another Medellin restaurant that would merit Michelin awarding a star.

That said, as JustTK notes, one can find some great dining options--especially among those restaurants offering Nikkei (Peruvian / Japanese fusion), mariscos (sea food) or Italian cuisine. A few personal favorities (mostly In Laureles where I hang my hat when in town): for Nikkei try La Causa or Mitsura, for Italian--Carduff Pasta Fresca (owned by a Swiss Italian couple--black fetuccini with mariscos recommended), and Pan y Pomadoro; for seafood--Pescatori Pacfico, and in Manila,the upscale, somewhat pricey, Frutos del Mar.

To the newbies who wrote, do savor both the cuisine as well as the chicas.

CUON in Poblado (Below Parque Lleras) has good reviews but I only liked the seared tuna there, did not like anything else. I don't think Colombia is yet a fancy dining destination. I like the moms and pops pastel de pollo and pastel de carne with potatos. These can be delicious as well as a beef soup, should be $2-5 USD. Medellin has many good steak places however!

I had several girls from the Park over the last few weeks that agreed to stay all night and leave at 5 AM. This has become ridiculous. If you have to pay $200-300 US dollars to keep them all night this isn't worth it anymore even compared to other countries in Europe or even US. I think for those who live here or are on longer stays, it's the key to meet girls outside of the tourist monger areas. There are many many girls and the city is big, it's good to have a good company to go out and meet them. (I used to go out alone to music clubs etc but no longer feel safe).

Seeking username: Mia.

Name: Ivana.

Age: 24.

Height: 5'3.

Link: [URL]https://members.seeking.com/member/8f8d99f5-76e9-4ce2-ae28-4dee38e8936f[/URL].

All right guys, I want to share this review with you guys just in case you are considering meeting this girl.

Intro:

I saw this girl's profile a year ago when I first arrived in the city, I sent her a message and she was asking for 500.000 at the moment. Following the advice of this forum, I declined to pay that much. I did not try to negotiate and she did not try to convince me. Now, I started seeing seeking girls again and this time I'm willing to pay a little bit more, every now and then, to meet really hot girls (let's not start a discussion about hotness). So I contacted her, this time she asked me 1. 1 M for all day. I say I just wanted to meet for a few hours and she quoted me $135 USD (around 600.000 COP) for a few hours. Looking at her pictures I was not 100% convinced it was worth it to pay that much. Her pictures were not very clear and she did not show her body like other girls. I asked for more pics of her face and she sent me a few videos. She looked al right but still. There was something bothering me. So I asked her to meet for a coffee and we would see from there but she did not even reply. My thought process was, this is the second time I reached her and she doesn't compromise. She is not willing to lower her price so she must be worth it. (Yeah, I know. Kind of stupid in hindsight.) A few days later I said fuck it, and made an appointment.

The date:

I requested her uber. She arrived and I went downstairs to welcome her. As soon as she got out of the car I knew I had made a terrible mistake. She was not only uglier than in the pictures but she was also wearing a cheap black dress. Even though the dress was black and loose around the waist I was able to see she had a belly. She looked like Betty la fea (a colombian soap opera) I did not know how to react. Is not the first time this has happened, it has happened with a few girls but girls but the difference between the pics and reality was not as big as this one, besides the other girls asked for 200.000. I greeted her and we went upstairs. We sat down and started to chat. She wanted to take a shower first and that's when I told her she looked very different from the pictures. She laughed and said this is the first time someone tells her that. She said it's ok, I just have to pay her and she will leave. I said I was going to pay her 200.000 for the 15 minutes she had been there but she wanted the $135 USD. I said no way, and she kept asking for the money, time after time. She was yelling and at some point she threatened to call her pimp or whatever. It's not that I didn't believe her, I just didn't give a fuck. So she called someone and I called the police. At this point she tried to grab my phone and I stood up quickly and pushed her. I was in fight or flight mode and I could feel my heart beating faster. I was so fucking angry but I calmed down, I told her to calm down and to sit down. She started crying and telling how hard this work is, blah, blah, blah. After 45 minutes I gave up. I had to find a way to get her out. I told her I would giver her 400.000 but we had to go to the ATM. She agreed. We walked to the ATM, I gave her the money and I headed back to my place.

I recorded the whole thing in a voice recording on my phone just in case.

Obviously, there are a lot of lessons to learn here:

First, listen to your gut, I knew something was weird with this girl and her pictures but I didn't listen.

Second, I'm going to start meeting girls for the first time at a public place. I stopped doing this after I met multiple girls at my place with zero issues but this is a good reminder that this stuff happens.

[QUOTE=SeanEZ;2810115]CUON in Poblado (Below Parque Lleras) has good reviews but I only liked the seared tuna there, did not like anything else. I don't think Colombia is yet a fancy dining destination. I like the moms and pops pastel de pollo and pastel de carne with potatos. These can be delicious as well as a beef soup, should be $2-5 USD. Medellin has many good steak places however!

I had several girls from the Park over the last few weeks that agreed to stay all night and leave at 5 AM. This has become ridiculous. If you have to pay $200-300 US dollars to keep them all night this isn't worth it anymore even compared to other countries in Europe or even US. I think for those who live here or are on longer stays, it's the key to meet girls outside of the tourist monger areas. There are many many girls and the city is big, it's good to have a good company to go out and meet them. (I used to go out alone to music clubs etc but no longer feel safe).[/QUOTE]I took a date to CUON recently and we shared several dishes. I liked all the seafood plates a lot and only the costillas de cerdo that she wanted were just OK. The chef is the same Michelin star guy from Cielo but at lower prices. The interior and the service were excellent. Can't wait to go back.

I was feeling nostalgic last night, so I went for mini-pub crawl t find some bars with alternative music. Went to All Bar in front of Univ de Antioquia, then I went to Yag'e Bar in Castilla, then I went to several bars in Pqe Periodista. Was a fun night. Lots of bohemian people hanging and being cool. No hassle from anyone. Envigado also has several alt music spots, esec near Buena Mesa. Some decent beers too.

Overall, the alternative music scene is pretty vibrant across toen, and the people that frequent those places seem down to earth types. Was fun.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2810067]I don't know if my Spanish is any better than yours, and the chart is confusing but I did notice that if your a senior citizen you get a discount of something like 150 or 200 Pesos off the base fare, but I'm not sure how you get the discount. I'm assuming to get the discount your CIVICA card would have to be registered with your ID which they used to do years ago, and it might only apply to Colombian Citizens.[/QUOTE]You don't have to be a citizen to get that. You have to go to the cliente al servicio offices (San Antonio or Acevedo) and take your passport book (I've used my passport card also) and you get the personalized card which they give you one for free they don't charge you like with the eventual card. And the personalized card will give you the discounted price on the metro (senior citizen price too if you qualify). It also gives you the option to use the metro on credit and will allow you to go negative on your card un to the value of one metro ride which is then deducted from the amount you reload it with the next time you reload it.

Saw the bloody fb girl I wrote in a previous post. Forgot what fb girl # I called her so I will call her FB girl #5. She showed up, I paid only for her taxi to me and back as she felt bad, she didn't finish the job last time. She cute, barely any make-up on. We talk about her son, my kid's blah blah blah, it's about 7-8 pm so we get things going. I didn't even get to put on reggaeton as the clothes started flying off. She started with a BBBJ, nice, she deepthroated a couple times, gagged. Ok, A for effort. I than put her on top of me and she rides me while holding my head up so I can watch, nice. She cowgirled for a good 15 minutes. I eventually flipped her doggy, nice ass while I was pounding. She can take a pounding as well. I watch for blood no blood yey! Flip her in missionary and finished all over her chest, she loved it. Gave me the good ol' mi gustas (I like you) as it slides down her chest.

We shower, talk a little and I told her I really respect her for coming to see me just for a taxi ride, she told me mi gustas and that she'the rather be a good friend than anything else. I think what she meant is that its more lucrative for her to give me this freebee and continue to see me for more money.

Me and a fellow Monger headed to Parque LLeras around 11 pm. Was a good time, we didn't partake, just sat at a bar and enjoyed the vibe. He mentioned it brings him back to his 20's, his parting days. I agreed it was a bit of nostalgia. We stayed for a couple of hours enjoying all the hotties, mind you I'm just coming off of a date so I was not looking to partake. After about 3-4 cervezas we ordered an uber and headed back. Walked about a half block to my Airbnb at 3:30 am but no one was out and I sprint walked, all was ok. Parque LLeras had a good vibe, as long as you're not flashing money and / or cell phones around. There was a cop on scene on a bike as well. I felt very safe, even at 2 am.

Met up with fb girl #1. Came over for a date, a pretty good one. BBBJ, only 5 minutes as she said something like "I want you inside" so I gave her what she wanted. Busted on the outside of her chocha as it was a close one pulling it out. After we took a shower, she took me to a place to shop for knock off designer shit.

She took me to the outskirts of El Centro, don't know if that was the best place around here but whatever. Tried on a few shirts, the chick told me the ones that she thinks look good on me and didn't. Went with her opinion because I have no fashion sense. Picked up a few shirts and a hat. After a few hours of shopping headed back to my casa. She mentioned she was hungry. So, I open Rappi, fuck it's not working for whatever reason. Told her lets walk around and look for a restaurant. She said OK. After walking in the opposite direction of unicentral for 5 minutes and not finding shit I told her lets just go to unicentral food court. She said OK. Was about a 15 min walk now.

While holding hands on the way, a woman stopped us and said something in Spanish to which my date responded "Gracias". Asked my date what she said, and she said the woman made a comment that we looked nice together. Ok, cool. So we get to Unicentral order some food and had a crazy intimate talk about why she does this, what it would be like to get married, what it would be like for us to get married blah blah blah. She begins pointing out all of the foreigners in the mall. Some I didn't really realize until I got a closer look. Food came, but she wanted to eat back at my place. Ok whatever. We walk back to my place. We both ate about half before we head back to the room.

Round two.

Longer BBBJ this time. Mi Gusta. Started in missionary, caliente, so flipped her on top. After she was sweating on me, I flipped her doggy. Got close after 15 minutes or so. I'm finding it harder to buss in my old age. Flip her back missionary and got her to orgasm which heated my dick up and came with her, almost inside her forgetting to pull out. (Maybe this is why she keeps talking to me about kids and shit) but I got like half in and half out (prey for me). Think she knew because she just covered her face blushing and smiling. Told her lets go take a shower and asked her to push if any got inside. She made the slightest fucking push anyone has ever seen. I just laughed and said "¿eso es todo? She laughed. I offered her the plan be pill a fellow monger gave me. I tried hard to get her to take it in front of me. But she wouldn't. Just kept making excuses but said she will take it later. (this girl trying hard for some child support). We spoke more intimate talk, after asked when I'm leaving told her when than she made me promise to come back. I promised. Her indriver finally showed up, end of date.

Was supposed to go parasailing with a fellow monger as it was one of his last days here before he heads back to the states. We ended up not going due to the weather. It was raining bad last Thursday which is why I went ahead with girl #1. Hanging out with fellow Mongers ALWAYS takes precedence before dates in my book.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2810138]I was feeling nostalgic last night, so I went for mini-pub crawl t find some bars with alternative music. Went to All Bar in front of Univ de Antioquia, then I went to Yag'e Bar in Castilla, then I went to several bars in Pqe Periodista. Was a fun night. Lots of bohemian people hanging and being cool. No hassle from anyone. Envigado also has several alt music spots, esec near Buena Mesa. Some decent beers too.

Overall, the alternative music scene is pretty vibrant across toen, and the people that frequent those places seem down to earth types. Was fun.[/QUOTE]Probably spend too much time there and at all hours but I fit in even at my age. Never had a problem but don't like the taxis there so I walk down to I believe San Juan Blvd or another major street to get one. Nice mix of people enjoying Mother Nature and some beers and.

[QUOTE=Gabacho;2810140]You don't have to be a citizen to get that. You have to go to the cliente al servicio offices (San Antonio or Acevedo) and take your passport book (I've used my passport card also) and you get the personalized card which they give you one for free they don't charge you like with the eventual card. And the personalized card will give you the discounted price on the metro (senior citizen price too if you qualify). It also gives you the option to use the metro on credit and will allow you to go negative on your card un to the value of one metro ride which is then deducted from the amount you reload it with the next time you reload it.[/QUOTE]Servicio al cliente*.

[QUOTE=Davvv100;2810121]Second, I'm going to start meeting girls for the first time at a public place. I stopped doing this after I met multiple girls at my place with zero issues but this is a good reminder that this stuff happens.[/QUOTE]I never meet anyone from seeking without a video chat first. There is no good reason to object to a three minute, normal, non-sexual video chat. I don't know much Spanish however I will be certain to include a question like "Como te llamas?" and get the correct response to prove it's not some sort of fake video clip. After a few bad experiences I have become very cynical about any Internet photos (including ones on normal dating sites). I assume that they are, shall we say, aspirational until proven otherwise.

Met a new fb girl, what is she fb girl #6? One of the hottest I've seen. We actually was working out at the same gym and didn't realize it until we saw each other on the date. The date was supposed to be for 11 am but of course like all paisa's she was running late. Didn't show up until 12:30 ish. I was supposed to meet another fellow monger for 1:30 pm so told her to hurry por favor. When she finally did show up she was stunning. Fake long eyelashes, long blonde hair, tiny nose, WOW. Not the hottest I've met but definitely in the top 3. So did my usual chill routine before the date. She has no kids, goes to school, just moved out on her own. She couldn't get off of the subject of me being a single father. She asked me every question inside and out about it. Like it's unheard of to her. After about 20 minutes of her chatting me up about parenting my kids alone, I finally take her to the bedroom.

Some kisses, than off came the clothes. BBBJ not bad, no deep throat so she lost points there but she was gentle and played with the boys so a 6/10 for her BBBJ skills. BBFS with milk outside the pussy. She closed her eyes suggesting to me she was imaging someone else fucking her. Ok no problem. Took her a good 5 minutes but she eventually got into it. Missionary and she started holding me down and speaking dirty in my ear. 10 minutes of missionary and I flipped her around for doggy. Almost busted so back to missionary to finish the deed. Somehow pulled out in time seeing how hot she was, and gave her the old milk grafitti on the outside of her chocha.

After the deed was done she took a shower and we chatted about (you guessed it) me raising my kids alone. She finally ordered herself an indriver after about 10 minutes of chatting with me. She's a very popular girl, her phone was going off the whole time she was with me, but she was respectful enough not to answer it. When she was in the shower I peeked at her phone (without touching it) as all her notifications were other guys trying to get at her. She had at least 12 or so unanswered messages just in our 45 min date. She's a really sweet girl, I can see why. I will definitely be seeing her again.

Met up with another fellow monger in el poblado. This guy been here for a few months. Cool cat. The first monger I met and wrote about flew back to the states today. So it's nice to meet another one. We hung out for about an hour or so, gained a lot of info from him and told him about my "meet the paisa's parents story. He was intrigued. After grabbing lunch with I headed back to my Airbnb.

Girl # 3 heads over and arrives around 9 ish. She's the sleepover one without asking. She has this little tube top on only covering her titties and this short dress with a thong underneath. I bought us some food via rappi which actually worked for us this time. She got to my spot around 9 pm. We ate together, but couldn't finish so she asked for us to acurrucarse (snuggle) while watching a movie. This girl holds you tight while snuggling, I like that so I told her lets go. 5 minutes into the movie I start to fall asleep. She caresses my face to wake up to watch the movie with her. Ok fine. Than she starts to fall asleep so I do the same to her, she laughs and pulled me away from the tv and put my arms around her. A few hours later I woke up to turn off tv. Of course, she wakes up, god forbid I fkin move. In the middle of the night I get the urge and try to get her in the mood, but she wasn't having it, kept putting my arm around her every time I moved it. We slept from 11 pm – 9 pm. It was nice. She woke me up by massaging my package. She took off her thong, the only thing she wears to bed with me. I thought finally, its go time. I notice I'm already ready to go with her just touching the fcking thing, so that messes up my blowjob. She lays on her side and I position myself behind her. Were both on hour sides and she does that thing with her leg to add extra pumping power and depth (if you know what I mean). I don't last but 7-8 minutes. FUCK! She's so tight. I tried to pull out but she was into it and kept it inside by holding my legs and backing up into me. Told her "Leche *****". She didn't give a damn. Managed to get a third out. (Again, pray for me).

We cuddled a bit more before going to take a shower. During the shower I told her to push it out. She did the best she can but doesn't like the sound it makes. Aw well ***** push! I thought. She's a sweet girl. She's a bit of the jealous type as she asks me every day ¿qué estás haciendo? I tell her what I'm doing and it's always "con una chica"? I either ignore or lie, or amplify as one time I said, "si, con todas las chicas conmigo debería abrir un centro commercial" Don't think it translate well into Spanish but she got the idea and laughed.

[QUOTE=DownLow123;2810216]Met a new fb girl, what is she fb girl #6? .[/QUOTE]DownLow123 I've got to ask, how did you find these girls on FB? I've been in Bogota the last few months, coming to MDE next week; and I've mainly been using Tinder, with good success, but FB seems to be an even better acquisition source, and I'd love to know what FB groups or so did you use to find these women.