Medellin Reports

[Nil Admirari]

If you meet the testing requirement for entry no quarantine is required.

I have a question whose answer hopefully should prove of interest to increasing numbers of BMs who, like me, will have shortly received the magical 2 shot vaccination and plan ASAP thereafter to hop on a plane back to Medellin, El Ciudad de Eterna Primavera (and, more importantly, de Eterna Panocha as well). THE QUESTION. Has anyone seen anything official as to whether Colombian immigration will accept some certified Proof of Vaccination in lieu of the required PCR test? And ditto for anyone entering (returning) to the USofA.

I hope that this post doesn't prompt a deserved RTFF riposte from JjBee or others. I do recall a week or so back someone on this thread pondering whether the vaccination document that he had received was formal enough (e. G. It lacked official letterhead) to pass muster with immigration officers. The document I will receive here in New Jersey is an index-sized card that, in the upper corner, does have the official logos of the US Department of Health and Human Services and of the Center for Communicable Diseases (CDC) --so perhaps that is the standard certification document to be used throughout the US. It also has the dates of each of the two vaccinations, initialed by a representative from the organization operating the vaccination facility.

[JjBee62]

If someone says "Meddy" to me, my first instinct will be to slap them in the face

Deal with it.

You might want to work on your instincts.

It's unlikely anyone visiting Medellin is going to call it "Meddy", unless they have a difficult time pronouncing the double ell sound, which is pronounced different in different Spanish speaking countries. I ran into a similar issue my first visit to Bogota. The girl was talking about a guy I know of named Xavier. I pronounce that Havier, but she kept saying "Chavi. " Nobody did any slapping.

My ex-roommate used to pronounce the "ed" at the end of English words, such as "work-ed", again, slapping was not required.

If I was getting bored of the working girl scene, I'd start moving into the non-pro action. Hit the estrato 4 barrios where gringos don't go. Visit restaurants, bars and stores, strike up some conversations and show some patience. I've seen enough to know that there are options available.

If it's just a desire to bang hostel patrons, take up backpacking. It's a cheap way to see the country and you get to meet the girls too. Start in Medellin and let the people you meet guide you to the next destination. If you're just a guy trying to hook up, you're going to have a lot of younger competition. If you're a guy wanting to find the perfect hot springs to watch a meteor shower in, you're going to get a lot more interest.

[JjBee62]

I do not think that is a scam at all. The exact same thing happened to me in October at my mechanic. But he caught it after I got into my car and ran after me to have me come back in and do the charge back. I also tried to rent a car on expedia in December and it did not go through. I tried again and it did not go through. Both charges appeared on my card. Was the rental car company trying to scam me through expedia? I called expedia and it got fixed. Shit happens with machines. It is not always nefarious.

Seriously how is someone not going to know for weeks or months that they have been charged twice? Do people not monitor their accounts? Do people randomly go months back and try to remember purchases they made? You could look at your account immediately after and see 2 charges pending for the same amount at the same place. I am a cheap charlie with these chicks, but if I had alerts on my credit cards for anything over $50, that shit would never stop ringing.

And like Nounce said, how is she going to get the money? It would have been deposited to the club. So if there was some type of scam, the owner would have had to be in on it. Not only that, but he would have also had to pay taxes on it since card charges are documented. So unless he fired the at least 2 girls for not doing the scam correctly, then that was not the reason they got fired. How are you closest friends with all these people and know all these goings-ons, and still get pegged as a mark? Makes no sense to me.

You would be surprised, but there are plenty of people who pay little attention to those things, especially when they are in party mode. They only notice something is wrong when a check bounces or a card gets declined. I speak from being one of those guys in the past.

I was contracted to a guy and had set up for only a certain amount of money to be sent to my account each month. Just enough to pay all the bills. The rest was supposed to sit with him, until I needed it. Yes I know that money should have been going into some type of investment, but I was putting in over 100 hours weekly and only spending about 6 days a year at home, not all in one stretch. I kept a loose idea of how much money I was owed.

At a time when I figured to have $16 k owed me, I asked for $10 k. I was finally taking a week off and wanted to buy some things for the house. Boss tells me I owe him $5 k, but he'll advance me $2 k if I want. It took me 4 hours of going through everything to find $19 k in errors. Double charges, unpaid earnings and just simple math errors. I talked to other drivers who had contracted with him and discovered it was a common problem.

I still figure he ripped me off for several thousand, but that would have required a lot more work to prove.

There are plenty of people out there, especially when dealing with hard partying guys, who will pad a bill or double charge. If you get caught, it was an honest mistake, otherwise you pocket the money.

I don't know how waitresses at Gusto are paid, but if they get paid based on how much they sell, there's an incentive. If the tip is on the card, there's an incentive.

There's another angle to consider, although it doesn't appear to be the case. If someone brings in a card reader that's linked to another merchant account, or that's just a card skimmer. They could get you either way.

Personally, the only cards I use in Colombia are my debit cards at ATMs. Everything else is a cash transaction.

[Knowledge]

Thank you jb.

You guys should thank JB who is the author took the time to write these posts!

[Osteoknot]

It seems a Davivienda ATM ripped me off on December 4. I guess I had forgotten about it because the money was just put back into my account today January 25; and there is an extra $2.48.

My bank does that, within limits, I think it's five foreign transactions per month. Once a month they credit my account.

[Mr Enternational]

It seems a Davivienda ATM ripped me off on December 4. I guess I had forgotten about it because the money was just put back into my account today January 25; and there is an extra $2.48.

[Surfer500]

There has been a lot of discussion about this. I thought I would add my personal experience. Consider it my 2 cents.

Most of us agree that the CO government rules are beyond stupid and not based on any science but is what it is. This forum is not about debating that.

I have make 4 trips to MDE since October and they had some form of lockdown when I was there. I do a PCR test when I go in so there is no quarantine for me. I have had almost no issues finding dates. Girls don't care. I mainly use FB and rarely casas like Energy with friends. Of course if you are depending on clubs exclusively, it will have some impact but overall, I would not discourage anyone from going due to restrictions.

The curfews and weekend lockdowns are all very doable, however if the CO government in the future instigates quarantines for new arrivals, besides the testing requirement, this will be very discouraging as far as I am concerned.

[Nounce]

Thank you so much.

This information is useful for me too.

Thanks! At the moment it is kinda hard to RTF perfectly in the thread as the activity here is so high, you have to look through sooo much covid and Gusto posts to find the good stuff.

You guys should thank JB who is the author took the time to write these posts!

[Surfer500]

If you meet the testing requirement for entry no quarantine is required. As for whether or not the quarantine is enforceable, it doesn't need to be. If you're supposed to be in quarantine and for any reason the police decide to stop you, something they have been known to do, and besides asking to see your passport they ask for your test results, at the very least you're going to pay a significant fine and undergo enforced quarantine. At the end of the quarantine your best outcome is they take you to the airport and remind you that you're not welcome back for an extended period of time.

Of course chances are nobody asks anything, but the penalties for not adhering to the quarantine, if required, begin at about double the cost of getting a PCR test and they go way up. Either get the test, do the quarantine or stay home.

El Centro, with the exception of the strip clubs, is a daytime endeavor. Most of the girls there are not likely to go to Poblado, especially with an unknown person. They're for short time entertainment, at least until you get to know them. Part of the problem is an issue of trust. Most won't trust you enough to leave their area for a minimum of 2 hours, with traffic, plus the risk of getting stiffed and having no money to get back.

The odds of getting a good threesome with 2 random, unknown El Centro girls are slightly better than me riding a horse to win the Kentucky Derby. In Colombia, most threesomes end up being a "trio", which is something completely different.

Th.

Good sound advice as usual, and I have a couple of comments. In regards to a quarantine, I have a return date to MDE the later part of next month and am concerned that things may be different then given that other Countries are now starting to shut down access along with instigating quarantines with these new COVID strains.

Will see what the USA actually comes up with in regards to this ever evolving situation, and if Colombia instigates an actual quarantine in the near future, I am reluctant to return, and anyone thinking that they will easily evade being in quarantine, and not being caught as you have mentioned, could be in for a big surprise.

In regards to your recommendations for this poster as far as El Centro Chicas and trios. Well this assumes this poster has good Spanish speaking skills, and will be able to navigate the scene there. And I don't mean going from one place to another, but all the other things in dealing with the scene in El Centro. Very few posters on this board have ever taken to the place, let alone like it, and most shun it, so the other alternatives should be helpful if El Centro doesn't work for him.

And finally, in regards to a 245 pound jockey at 6'-4" wining the derby, well most jockies weigh around 115 pounds, so that would be like a snowballs chance in hell winning the race, and not a $ 5 wager I would make.

[Osteoknot]

I'll call it whatever I feel like calling it, thanks. Just an abbreviation, don't get your panties in a wad. I've lived in Medellin since 2017 and have been visiting Colombia since 2007. Don't need advice on how to get along here. What I am looking for is info on hostels with girls with loose morals and inhibitions. Why? Because quite some time ago, I read on a forum (not sure if it was this one or another one), that there was a particular Hostel here Valle de Aburra where hot foreign girls are seemingly more prone to hooking up in the hostel.

I never thought I'd say this, but after living here for a few years and banging hot 19-25 yr olds everyday, I would like to mix it up a bit. I have zero attraction for the women in the US when I go back and visit. Lots of Euro tourists come out here for various reasons.

If someone says "Meddy" to me, my first instinct will be to slap them in the face

Deal with it.

[Sangnyc21]

The double charge is the easiest charge to cancel on a credit card. They even do not ask you to provide an evidence. Any decent bank, once alerted, cancels the second charge as an obvious mistake (not necessarily a fraud). It happened to me more than once, and it was a simple mistake.

Yes this is quite easy. And tbh I can cancel both if I really wanted to be a dick LOL.

My Amex has a no questions asked policy.

[Sangnyc21]

The waitress keeps money at the end of the night and turns in credit card slips.

I understand what you're saying when it's an honest mistake. But this is not so. Just giving a heads up.

This other gringo I know had this happen to him 3 x.

They are 2 separate transactions with 2 separate transaction numbers.

At least 2 of the vennie waitresses were fired.

Only reason I posted this is because I am going to go there this weekend and it's been so long LOL. But this thought crossed my mind.

[Vitrea]

There has been a lot of discussion about this. I thought I would add my personal experience. Consider it my 2 cents.

Most of us agree that the CO government rules are beyond stupid and not based on any science but is what it is. This forum is not about debating that.

I have make 4 trips to MDE since October and they had some form of lockdown when I was there. I do a PCR test when I go in so there is no quarantine for me. I have had almost no issues finding dates. Girls don't care. I mainly use FB and rarely casas like Energy with friends. Of course if you are depending on clubs exclusively, it will have some impact but overall, I would not discourage anyone from going due to restrictions.

[Black Page]

She says the machine wasn't working properly. Came back this time with another machine charged it again and this time the receipt came out. So obviously she brought the machine without paper on purpose.
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My friend told me they double charged so many guys and they wouldn't know for weeks or even a month.

The double charge is the easiest charge to cancel on a credit card. They even do not ask you to provide an evidence. Any decent bank, once alerted, cancels the second charge as an obvious mistake (not necessarily a fraud). It happened to me more than once, and it was a simple mistake.

[Mr Enternational]

I don't know if the waitresses are still working there. I'll be there this weekend.

But a while back I had a VIP area. When it was time to pay the bill the waitress brought the bill along with the credit card machine.

I saw her specifically go through all the motions and saw that my transaction was approved. However no receipt came out.

She says the machine wasn't working properly. Came back this time with another machine charged it again and this time the receipt came out. So obviously she brought the machine without paper on purpose.

Lucky for me my closest friend in medellin was a bouncer there at the time. When I told him what happened the management apologized and gave me cash the next day.

Come to find out a few girls working there, 2 were venues were doing this regularly.

My friend told me they double charged so many guys and they wouldn't know for weeks or even a month.

I get alerts on all my ccs if there's a charge over 50 $ immediately.

I don't think the owners or management was in on it since I know at least 2 girls got fired from there.

Just a heads up. And those waitresses are always trying to upcharge. If you get VIP make sure of every detail before ordering.

I do not think that is a scam at all. The exact same thing happened to me in October at my mechanic. But he caught it after I got into my car and ran after me to have me come back in and do the charge back. I also tried to rent a car on expedia in December and it did not go through. I tried again and it did not go through. Both charges appeared on my card. Was the rental car company trying to scam me through expedia? I called expedia and it got fixed. Shit happens with machines. It is not always nefarious.

Seriously how is someone not going to know for weeks or months that they have been charged twice? Do people not monitor their accounts? Do people randomly go months back and try to remember purchases they made? You could look at your account immediately after and see 2 charges pending for the same amount at the same place. I am a cheap charlie with these chicks, but if I had alerts on my credit cards for anything over $50, that shit would never stop ringing.

And like Nounce said, how is she going to get the money? It would have been deposited to the club. So if there was some type of scam, the owner would have had to be in on it. Not only that, but he would have also had to pay taxes on it since card charges are documented. So unless he fired the at least 2 girls for not doing the scam correctly, then that was not the reason they got fired. How are you closest friends with all these people and know all these goings-ons, and still get pegged as a mark? Makes no sense to me.