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Taganga, near Santa Marta is the SCUBA capitol of the country, but I hear there are great diving opportunities in San Andres island.
[QUOTE=Exoticspirit;1510069]Have any of you guys ever gone scuba diving anywhere in Columbia in addition to the usual monger activities?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Exoticspirit;1510069]Have any of you guys ever gone scuba diving anywhere in Columbia in addition to the usual monger activities?[/QUOTE]As Lmarcone said, the diving is in Taganga. I dove with Aquantis. I stayed in El Rodadero and took a taxi in the mornings over the mountains, through Santa Marta, over more mountains and into Taganga. Then in the afternoons I took the bus back, stopping to explore Santa Marta. The diving there is nothing to write home about. The P4P was scarce. There were a couple of girls on the beach in El Rodadero, but I think that has pretty much dried up. Also, in Santa Marta proper there were a few spots where I got short time. Search the Santa Marta thread for my reports and others that are more up to date.
[QUOTE=JoeLover; 1510392]Medellin Colombia is next on my list to visit but right off the bat and even without the visit, the crime rate or there at of crime disqualifies it instantly as a retirement destination.
PI. Cebu only, good value, can be done.
But CM trumps all. Not contest.[/QUOTE]How many times have you visited Colombia? What parts? What crime stats are you making this based on? From the time you come out of the airport you see police everywhere. In Medellin at every metro stop there is a police officer. Driving, walking, standing, and if they could you would see them in helicopters hovering. Colombia has become a very safe place. You have boasted quite a bit on the Colombian threads without being there to base opinions. In Barranquilla you would see police checkpoints on nice days looking for various things. At the beaches you have police, centro you might even see soldiers. You sir are misinformed and obviously basing your opinion on the 80's cartel days.
You wrote on December 16th that you are a newbie to Colombia. Since posting your newbie comments all you do is talk about antelopes and a lot of nonsense comparing Colombia to Asia or wherever you come from. What's the purpose of your trip? If you don't like Colombia then why go? Where is your posting history for Cebu and all other places you ventured?
Great fares if anybody is on the fence about visiting from the NYC area.
Careful gents. I just went on the Avianca website looking for tickets for my girl in Barranquilla to come see me in Bogota in a couple of weeks. The site was set to United States. It gave me a price back of $128 each way. I was thinking that I have never paid anything like that for a ticket inside of Colombia. My research on San Andres has given me those kinds of prices, but never anything in the mainland. So I checked a far off date in February and it gave me the same prices. Then, I cleared my cache and went to the site again and set it on Colombia and it gave me a price of 87,000 pesos ($45) each way. What made me look to begin with is that I am requiring her to buy her own ticket. She told me the price was 290,000 pesos roundtrip through despegar.com.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1516003]Careful gents. I just went on the Avianca website looking for tickets for my girl in Barranquilla to come see me in Bogota in a couple of weeks. The site was set to United States. It gave me a price back of $128 each way. I was thinking that I have never paid anything like that for a ticket inside of Colombia. My research on San Andres has given me those kinds of prices, but never anything in the mainland. So I checked a far off date in February and it gave me the same prices. Then, I cleared my cache and went to the site again and set it on Colombia and it gave me a price of 87,000 pesos ($45) each way. What made me look to begin with is that I am requiring her to buy her own ticket. She told me the price was 290,000 pesos roundtrip through despegar.com.[/QUOTE]I guess if you choose anything that is US it automatically calculates "Gringo" prices in. I've been looking to see where to travel too while in south america based in Medellin and prices were outrages when I switced it to spanish, the prices dropped 50% on average.
[QUOTE=SBeach25;1516020]I guess if you choose anything that is US it automatically calculates "Gringo" prices in. I've been looking to see where to travel too while in South America based in Medellin and prices were outrageous. When I switced it to spanish, the prices dropped 50% on average.[/QUOTE]This is actually very common in South America. I know that Taca and LAN Peru also pull this move.
[QUOTE=SlamCity7777;1516100]This is actually very common in South America. I know that Taca and LAN Peru also pull this move.[/QUOTE]Don't you have to have Peruvian ID to get the Peruvian rate down there?
I know they fucked us when we went to Macchu Pichu. You buy tickets for the place at the civic center the night before. If you are a student then it costs $20 less. I had kept my student ID from when I was in grad school. Well the next morning at the gate they made all the gringos who had gotten a student discount pay the extra $20 before they could enter the place.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational; 1517198]Don't you have to have Peruvian I'd to get the Peruvian rate down there?
I know they fucked us when we went to Macchu Pichu. You buy tickets for the place at the civic center the night before. If you are a student then it costs $20 less. I had kept my student ID from when I was in grad school. Well the next morning at the gate they made all the gringos who had gotten a student discount pay the extra $20 before they could enter the place.[/QUOTE]No man, I was just taking about the Airlines and their web sites. I guess their thinking is that Gringos would use the English site and locals the Peruvian. My Spanish is pretty good and I found the loop hole, as another member said before.
RE: MP.
Yeah man that is true. I got tagged at Saxywoman (or how ever that place is spelled) for the gringo tax even though my novia at the time was Peruvian and we had the kids with us and bought the family ticket. Lame!
I am looking to buy a PlayStation 4 as a present for teacher's son. Does anyone know where I can buy one in Medellin and how much?
Any ideas would help.
I saw a preview for this program recently and thought some might be interested. The upcoming season will include women from Colombia, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, and the Philippines:
[url]http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tlc-goes-international-90-day-665840[/url]
Gents,
A while back I noticed someone posted a link to a review of prepagos in Colombia. I've been searching the Colombia threads and can't find it. Anyone remember where it's located.
Thanks,
JS
[QUOTE=The Cane; 1518345]I saw a preview for this program recently and thought some might be interested. The upcoming season will include women from Colombia, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, and the Philippines:
[url]http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tlc-goes-international-90-day-665840[/url][/QUOTE]Thanks for the heads-up.
I just set it on the DVR.
Should be some good laughs.
Been going to a Medellin doctor in San Diego and I think I am getting the shaft. The shots are now only lasting 2, months, whereas in the US they last 6 and cost less. This guy is adding water or short changing me somehow. Typical Colombian, penny wise, pound foolish about to lose my business for life instead doing the right thing and having my business untli my face falls off.
Can anyone recommend an honest BOTOX doctor in Medellin that will give me what I pay for? Thanks!