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[QUOTE=CowGirl69;2500597]1st time to Cartagena. Is there a place to pick up freelancers other than around the Clock Tower or entrance to the old walled city?[/QUOTE]Maybe there is but the question is just why go somewhere else, the clock tower is where it's at, like a cattle ranch all contained in that one area with the hoes of every variety and nationality.
The Tall Man.
Go to Hollywood Beach and ask for Tony. He's going to charge you to sit under an umbrella but you'll find some nice things around there. I think they may have relocated over one beach but you won't have any trouble finding him.... It's pretty much the last beach away from the old city in Boca grande
[QUOTE=CowGirl69;2500597]1st time to Cartagena. Is there a place to pick up freelancers other than around the Clock Tower or entrance to the old walled city?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=CowGirl69;2500597]1st time to Cartagena. Is there a place to pick up freelancers other than around the Clock Tower or entrance to the old walled city?[/QUOTE]Go to the last beach south in Bocagrande. Ignore Tony. Talk to one of the other touts. Ask for the price of everything that is offered. Don't touch anything you are not going to pay for. When they show you photos of girls and offer to invite them over make sure they understand you are not buying the girls cocktails (they cost much more) only beer. If you like a chica discuss the price and understand she has to kickback to the tout. You shouldn't have to pay more than 200 k for a fuck back at your place. Since its your first time they will likely ask for stupid amounts of money.
Have fun. Not a good time to go but maybe you will make it work.
[QUOTE=TheTallMan;2500627]Maybe there is but the question is just why go somewhere else, the clock tower is where it's at, like a cattle ranch all contained in that one area with the hoes of every variety and nationality.
The Tall Man.[/QUOTE]Totally agree. Clock tower is like shooting fish in a barrel. Several nationalities, every body type, skin tone, etc. Plenty places to drink and eat around. I understand the beach just to chill but clock tower is hard to beat for choice.
My loooooong SE Asia holiday is coming to an end, and it looks like Thailand is not going to be the place to be anymore. My dreams of being able to live in Siem Reap and Visa Exempt holidays and weekends in Bangkok are just not in the future I reckon. Plus, for family reasons, I need to spend more time in the states and be closer.
So I am reviewing places for my winters.
While mongering is not my priority any more (25 trips to Thailand and living there for the past several "winters" have cured me) the things I look for are nice pussy, sun, beaches, history, inexpensive to live and weed. Cartagena keeps pressing the buttons. Is it 420 friendly BTW?
So anyone want to clue me on on places to live, the culture on the ground, tips and tricks. ID like to keep my housing cost under $500 a month if possible. I speak almost passable NY Puerto Rican Spanish and can pick it up quickly.
Thanks.
[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2500704]Go to the last beach south in Bocagrande. Ignore Tony. Talk to one of the other touts. Ask for the price of everything that is offered. Don't touch anything you are not going to pay for. When they show you photos of girls and offer to invite them over make sure they understand you are not buying the girls cocktails (they cost much more) only beer. If you like a chica discuss the price and understand she has to kickback to the tout. You shouldn't have to pay more than 200 k for a fuck back at your place. Since its your first time they will likely ask for stupid amounts of money.
Have fun. Not a good time to go but maybe you will make it work.[/QUOTE]Also when the touts brings your tab it will be massively inflated. Just stick to your guns and tell them you has X beers at 5 mil pesos or whatever. I still tip them a little even when they try to fuck me every time.
[QUOTE=Nyezhov;2500730]My loooooong SE Asia holiday is coming to an end, and it looks like Thailand is not going to be the place to be anymore. My dreams of being able to live in Siem Reap and Visa Exempt holidays and weekends in Bangkok are just not in the future I reckon. Plus, for family reasons, I need to spend more time in the states and be closer.
So I am reviewing places for my winters.
While mongering is not my priority any more (25 trips to Thailand and living there for the past several "winters" have cured me) the things I look for are nice pussy, sun, beaches, history, inexpensive to live and weed. Cartagena keeps pressing the buttons. Is it 420 friendly BTW?
So anyone want to clue me on on places to live, the culture on the ground, tips and tricks. ID like to keep my housing cost under $500 a month if possible. I speak almost passable NY Puerto Rican Spanish and can pick it up quickly.
Thanks.[/QUOTE]You probably have a snowballs chance in hell of keeping your housing below 500 USD a month in Cartagena. If you were looking at living down there all year and if you did not mind researching areas out and away from the tourist areas that might be safer. They do exist I just do not know them. Then maybe you could get down somewhere in that neighborhood of 500 USD a month. If you are only wintering there and not looking at 12 month lease (which is tricky to get for us gringos) then you are going to pay vacation rental prices. I am not going to tell you that I think it is impossible but finding rental in Colombia that are not vacation rentals priced for gringos requires literal foot work on the ground, walking neighborhoods and looking at signs hanging from windows etc, Colombia is not well organized real estate wise, for example one apartment may have several agents trying to rent it out, but its better to rent straight form the owner when possible, but again those people are looking to rent something on a 12 month lease.
As far 420 friendly - it is popular among the chicas but I do not think I would call the place 420 friendly. If you do carry weed while you are there do not carry much. I copied this from a website.
If you a caught with over 20 grams (0.7 ounces) of marijuana OR are found selling marijuana, the police can arrest and can prosecute. In Colombia, the maximum penalty for drug trafficking is 30 years. This is higher than the maximum penalty for rape.
I have personally been stopped at a police check point between the old city of Cartagena and Bocagrande while riding in cab with a chica and told to get out of the car and then searched, so I would not risk it. Most of the chicas I have messed with on a regular basis in Cartagena brought it over when they would visit and that's fine but I would never have any in my possession
[QUOTE=MojoBandit;2501072]You probably have a snowballs chance in hell of keeping your housing below 500 USD a month in Cartagena. If you were looking at living down there all year and if you did not mind researching areas out and away from the tourist areas that might be safer. They do exist I just do not know them. Then maybe you could get down somewhere in that neighborhood of 500 USD a month. If you are only wintering there and not looking at 12 month lease (which is tricky to get for us gringos) then you are going to pay vacation rental prices. I am not going to tell you that I think it is impossible but finding rental in Colombia that are not vacation rentals priced for gringos requires literal foot work on the ground, walking neighborhoods and looking at signs hanging from windows etc, Colombia is not well organized real estate wise, for example one apartment may have several agents trying to rent it out, but its better to rent straight form the owner when possible, but again those people are looking to rent something on a 12 month lease.[/QUOTE]LOL Basically sounds like renting apartments in BKK and Siem Reap. Footwork. Got any reasonably priced hotels in the city touse as a base?
[QUOTE=Nyezhov;2501074]LOL Basically sounds like renting apartments in BKK and Siem Reap. Footwork. Got any reasonably priced hotels in the city touse as a base?[/QUOTE]The properties in the tourist area can be considered as beach front properties. They are expensive by Colombia standard even for yearly rental. If you are not looking for beach front places, why not consider Medellin?
[QUOTE=Nyezhov;2501074]LOL Basically sounds like renting apartments in BKK and Siem Reap. Footwork. Got any reasonably priced hotels in the city touse as a base?[/QUOTE]There are threads that cover that one is titled Cartagena Hotels and Rental Apartments and one for Medellin also.
I am a 10 year vet of the DR and love it. However flight to CART are very low now and I am curious. I have posted for years on DR forum but know nothing about CART. I have read many of the post here but would appreciate some help for a first time guy I like airbnbs by but not sure what area is best. Thanks in advance for help.
Cartagena after the rainy day.
[QUOTE=Questner;2502818]Cartagena after the rainy day.[/QUOTE]Whoa! I guess.
[QUOTE=JohnClayton;2502824]Whoa! I guess.[/QUOTE]Happens every year, multiple times during rainy season. They don't have proper storm sewers. I saw a few in Bocagrande but for the most part its rain on concrete. I remember a taxi ride into Medellin and the taxi driver commented, "can you imagine if we didn't have a storm sewer system like Cartagena?" That valley would turn into a lake.
[QUOTE=YippieKayay;2502831]Happens every year, multiple times during rainy season. They don't have proper storm sewers.[/QUOTE]To be fair, the volume of water falling in 30 minutes of storm rain in Cartagena cannot be compared with the rain in Medellin or any other place where most of us are used to live. This is tropical weather. It is true that I have never seen such flooding not only in Singapore, which is organization perfection, but even in the chaotic Batam, where wheater is nearly the same.