Hey Tony.. Herse my suggestion
Skip Cartagena for pussy. Cali is your best place for lots of cheap *****houses. There everywere in Cali. My favorite is along the Rio Cali. If you go to Cali , hook up / my friend Dayron who lives there...ph # 311 395 5946, By the way he speaks excellent english.
Gary
... go whereever ya want amigo!
Hey Tony USA ...
Dude go where ya want ... but the first timer to Colombia ... no habla espanol ... Cartagena can't be beat.
I think your original question should have been ...
"Which city in Colombia is easiest to get to from my hometown?"
PS ... you can fly from Cali / Medellin / Bogota directly to Cartagena.
Good luck amigo!
My last post, about my English speaking friend from Cali...
Hello fellow *****house mongers,
Those who never been to Cali, or who were to chicken shit to go, this guy name Dayron did everything to make my trip to Cali the best vacation. I speak limited spanish, (hola, cerveza, bano ). Dayron handle all my dealings w/ taxias, buses, dealing w/ beggars, hookers. Just having a Dayron as a wing man to keep my butt safe there made my vacation the best.
Those who are going to Cali give him a call to show you around the best damm *****houses.Dayron did everything to keep my expensive low. so there be a little tip for him. Your looking for best casas for cheap, ask Dayron. (My last posting on Dayron ph# ) 311 3955946. I got dibs on him in late July for 3 weeks.
Gary
hey jags having trouble w/ email on this site. jackson wsg
[QUOTE=I Jags]Can you give me your email please. Or number.[/QUOTE]Doesnt respond to my letter. Can you write what info I can help you with about Daryron. Be glad to help you. Please give your ph# I call you.
Gary
Tony: DO Report Back Here on Your Cali Trip
Let other newbies read it DIRECTLY from you: that almost nobody in Cali speaks ANY English (except at Hotel Intercontiental and the Marriage Agencies) including at the airport when you try to negotiate a price with a taxi and explain where your hotel is located. Also, while guerillas are not a problem IN THE CITY, there is is almost NOTHING to do in town besides chasing chicas and once you leave town you enter FARC country. While the guerillas stay outside the city, the criminals and drug gangs do NOT!
This is not to say that you cannot have a good time in Cali in reasonable security, but good judgment (and luck!) is essential. Cali is NOT Nuevo Laredo or anything.
I think you will come to regret not choosing Cartagena, despite having to take a connecting flight (Aerorepublica has a nonstop between Cali & Cartagena 4 days per week), but only time will tell. You CAN help educate other newbies as to your experience. Good luck (you'll need it!)