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apparently somebody knew he was carrying a couple million pesos on him and shot him in the head to get it. This was not in tourist areas, but you guys buying apartments should bear this in mind when you carry WAY more than 2 millon Pesos on your person about in CTG or anywhere else in Colombia.
yes surfer I saw the posting on Bruce's board. I never carry more than 100K at any time period.....
Could just have easily been Tony Lama Butch. That's why we keep saying that Colombia is not the place for the typical Gringo Tourist. Thanks for the news, I am not welcome on the Kiss Ass board anymore.
[QUOTE=Surfer]apparently somebody knew he was carrying a couple million pesos on him and shot him in the head to get it. This was not in tourist areas, but you guys buying apartments should bear this in mind when you carry WAY more than 2 millon Pesos on your person about in CTG or anywhere else in Colombia.[/QUOTE]
Personally I think it was a professional hit. Among those low life criminals, you kill a relative when you want to send a message to someone. The crackhead could have been late with his police bribes, owed his drug dealers money, or just the start of gang warfare over turf.
I stay away from that area of the beach to avoid the crackhead and his gang anyway. So I do not have to worry about being hit by stray bullet.
You are not in Kansas anymore Dorothy.
[QUOTE=Treeshark]LDV is an overpriced ripoff bar run and owned by Italians. They will try to get you to run a tab so they can pad the hell out of it. Your $25 tab will magically turn into a $100 tab when it is time to pay the bill.[/QUOTE]
I´ve been to LDV a few times, but I can NOT confirm this assessment. No admission, drink prices are very reasonable (no lady's drinks, for example), and if you're getting that smashed that you lose track of how much you had, well, that's really your problem, just like it would be a problem in any joint anywhere in the world. Never had any problem with padded bills at LDV.
So much about LDV. Please note that all the girls there are freelancers that are not associated with LDV in any way or fashion at all. It's just the place they hang out at.
Now that the LDV girls are of the brand "mercenary Colombian hookers looking for inexperienced foreign mongers that are prone to overpaying", there is no doubt about. When I say overpaying, I mean overpaying by local (i.e. Colombian) standards. Again, if you fall into this category, that's really your problem, even more so after reading all the valuable advice on this board. Read, evaluate, and decide whether LDV is what you are looking for... or not. Does the price/value ratio seem about right to you, or not? Your call, nobody else's. Not that difficult, right?
Now that there will be a CTG-Del Rey, do you think the girls are going to like it? Considering that there will likely be even more inexperienced mongers even more prone to overpaying, you bet they will love it. No reason to go there for me... or for you, or for anyone else.
EA
Austriaco Hits LDV right on the head....
Don't act drunk and stupid, don't buy chicas many many drinks. I always go to the bar and pay for each drink, instead of running a tab...
Yes, if you cannot speak some spanish and do not know the ropes, then you will come accross like a Tony lama Butch ( as beavis spells out), and will get taken.
Also leave the god damm ostrich boots and fake rolex watches back in Houston, Dallas or Miami ..please.....
Is it dry time again here in Cartgena? Somone mentioned it in passing today.
I guess that means everythings shut til Tuesday? If anyone knows please let me know. What do people do during this time?
[quote=mjg dogs]also leave the god damm ostrich boots and fake rolex watches back in houston, dallas or miami ..please.....[/quote]
and for god's sake leave the speedos home too. nobody regardless of origin wants to see a middle age gringo in a "peter suit".
[quote=beavis]and for god's sake leave the speedos home too. nobody regardless of origin wants to see a middle age gringo in a "peter suit".[/quote]do you enjoy seeing other guys in weenie bikinis? i would just as soon the only person wearing a bikini be the hot colombianas.
how about providing some constructive info beavis, heh heh heh. and tell us noobs what appropriate attire is for ctg. otherwise, we're sure to ruin your day and drive up prices. both of which i would like to avoid.
[QUOTE=Treeshark]Personally I think it was a professional hit. Among those low life criminals, you kill a relative when you want to send a message to someone. The crackhead could have been late with his police bribes, owed his drug dealers money, or just the start of gang warfare over turf.
I stay away from that area of the beach to avoid the crackhead and his gang anyway. So I do not have to worry about being hit by stray bullet.
You are not in Kansas anymore Dorothy.[/QUOTE]
Just think 2,000,000 pesos is less than $ 850 USD....
he was not killed on the beach, but in a barrio. Your more apt to get hit by a stray nail file from the beach manicurists than by a stray bullet... Who really knows the reason, but use some common sense, Don't Play the TONY LAMA BUTCH ROLE WITH IN CARTAGENA>>>>>>
[quote=ticasonar]do you enjoy seeing other guys in weenie bikinis? i would just as soon the only person wearing a bikini be the hot colombianas.[/quote]
i think the phrase which included "leave the speedos" home was obviously aimed towards the lack of desire, to see these palm beach creatures. as for the proper attire i am sure the del rey handbook will have all of your needed information.
[quote=beavis]i think the phrase which included "leave the speedos" home was obviously aimed towards the lack of desire, to see these palm beach creatures. as for the proper attire i am sure the del rey handbook will have all of your needed information.[/quote]
what a great line beavis about the del rey handbook. that one had me almost falling off of my chair with laughter.
these dopes have no clue... they equate everything with costa rica
I haven't seen any mention of this club, but judging by the looks of it, it appears to be new. It is located a few blocks "left" of the main clock tower in the old city, on a corner. It flies some Egypt-looking flags outside.
It is a very attractive club with a pretty interesting DJ. The women were on average very attractive, on par with LDV, but seemingly a bit more amateurish. There were only a couple dozen women on a Thursday night. The club includes a stage and pole, with occasional performances (though they were somewhat uninspirining).
My pal was given the following quote: $300k to the girl, TLN, + $150k bar fee. He eventually paid $220k total, he didn't care how they diviied it up. His report was the young woman was very attractive, and eager, yet not very seasoned in the sack.
We are moving to Colombia in 2009. It won't be Cartagena though. My wife is from there but, too many Americans will be camped out there by 2009. Look at real estate prices throughout the entire country and they are already triple in Cartagena. That's just a sign of what's coming.
Nonetheless, it has been quite entertaining to discuss the possibilities and probabilities of Tony Lama Butch. There are so many of him, and they are so silly with their egos.
When I first started going to Costa Rica I would fly Lacsa flight 670 and 671 from New Orleans. AKA the milk run, Leave @ 7:00 a.m. stop in Cancun, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, then on to San Jose. It was a 6 hour flight but Ron Centenario was free so I didn't care. The part I hated the worst was the return flight. The final stop was Cancun @ 8:00 p.m. The plane would then be loaded with drunk gringos all wearing sombreros or something evident that they were clueless tourists. This final 2 hours we would hear their stories just before we were greeted by the typical U.S. Customs/Immigration assholes. From there I had to go to sea for a month. Maybe that's why I stopped going, the tourists from Cancun. Tony Lama Butch could have been on that flight.
Hi, guys.
I just arrived in Cartagena this morning. After a visit to the supermarket, I found out that alcohol is banned until Tuesday 6 AM.
Does it mean that LDV and the casas will be closed tonight and tomorrow? How do you cope with such situations? Just SWs from Laguito? I guess that Tripleterra, Mr. Babilla and the such will also be closed if they cannot sell alcoholic beverages.
Please advise.
Reports to come.