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Trust? You have to meet girls and get a feel for how things are going. I been going to Colombia a long time and often leave girls in my room sleeping. I get up early (: but I have known them for awhile. It's tuff to just ask who can you trust? I guess no one until you get to know them.

[QUOTE=Fake26;1858025]Thanks a lot. In Vietnam, Na Thrang, I wanted to get a T-shirt "I'm not from Russia". In Colombia, I will probably get a T-shirt "I'm not from US".

One important question. Whom I can, more or less, trust? I will be in somehow touristic areas, but can I leave a girl from bar or club overnight without fear, because they are checked by mamsan like in Asia? With freelancers its clear, but dunno about professionals.[/QUOTE]

Has anyone seen the live sex show at Luna Lunera, is it worth going to check out or not, rolling solo next trip, trying to find things to occupy my time, when I'm not fucking.

In any country do not wear anything that has a name on it.

No name on your t-shirts or caps.

Blend in.

If someone ask where your are from say California, don't say USA. That is what I do.


[QUOTE=Fake26;1858025]Thanks a lot. In Vietnam, Na Thrang, I wanted to get a T-shirt "I'm not from Russia". In Colombia, I will probably get a T-shirt "I'm not from US".

One important question. Whom I can, more or less, trust? I will be in somehow touristic areas, but can I leave a girl from bar or club overnight without fear, because they are checked by mamsan like in Asia? With freelancers its clear, but dunno about professionals.[/QUOTE]

What city do you want to know about.

There are not many Gringos bars in South America.

It is a lot different from Costa Rica or the the. Are.

There are Lists in their threads for most cities, with some other information about tourists areas.

[QUOTE=GringooFuk;1860909]What are the safe areas? How would a newbie going to a strange country know?

Do you know where a list is of the Gringo bars also and how to get to them safely?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;1861002]In any country do not wear anything that has a name on it.

No name on your t-shirts or caps.

Blend in.

If someone ask where your are from say California, don't say USA. That is what I do.[/QUOTE]That is funny advice. I was in Nha Trang 3 years ago. As a Black guy from Georgia I do not think it mattered what I wore; I was NOT going to blend in. As a matter of fact, the only other Black guy I saw during my 10 day and 4 city tour of Vietnam was a guy in Hanoi who was from Washington, DC. I know this is an extreme example, but no matter how much you think you are blending in, they know their own people.

Think of it in reverse. If they came to your city (other than New York and Miami) would they blend in? I am in Dominican Republic now, and with all of the Black people that live here, if they came to Atlanta they would not blend in. There is nothing about them that says Black American, especially Black American from Atlanta.

By the way, I tell people I am from Thailand. I live there and have a driver's license from there. Nobody questions it because they really don't give a fuck. You could say you are from Mars and get the same response. It is one of those questions the same as how are you doing; just a form of being polite or breaking the ice.

You are right. It did not matter what I wore in China, Thailand, Korea or Japan, I did not fit in.

But, Central, South American and the Caribbean it is possible to not stand out in a lot of areas.

I disagree about Atlanta. The people from D. R. could fit in, so long as they dress the same. But of course the language would give them away.
Same as it would give me away.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1861021]That is funny advice. I was in Nha Trang 3 years ago. As a Black guy from Georgia I do not think it mattered what I wore; I was NOT going to blend in. As a matter of fact, the only other Black guy I saw during my 10 day and 4 city tour of Vietnam was a guy in Hanoi who was from Washington, DC. I know this is an extreme example, but no matter how much you think you are blending in, they know their own people.

Think of it in reverse. If they came to your city (other than New York and Miami) would they blend in? I am in Dominican Republic now, and with all of the Black people that live here, if they came to Atlanta they would not blend in. There is nothing about them that says Black American, especially Black American from Atlanta.

By the way, I tell people I am from Thailand. I live there and have a driver's license from there. Nobody questions it because they really don't give a fuck. You could say you are from Mars and get the same response. It is one of those questions the same as how are you doing; just a form of being polite or breaking the ice.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=GringooFuk;1860909]What are the safe areas? How would a newbie going to a strange country know?

Do you know where a list is of the Gringo bars also and how to get to them safely?[/QUOTE]How does a newbie find the safe areas in any country? Do some research. The US State Department website has lots of good information on most countries. They include things such as suggested or required vaccinations, current scams or criminal trends and areas of the country to avoid. That's a starting point.

From there, there are many travel blogs which report on current events in different cities and of course there is ISG. There's more information than you will have time to read.

Another source is review websites such as TripAdvisor. With everything, evaluate what you read. One hotel I recently read reviews on had several recent bad reviews. The hotel is used by some sex vacation companies, where an escort will meet and stay with a tourist for several days (for a hefty fee). All the bad reviews came from members of a Christian missionary group who thought a beach hotel in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic would be a pure, wholesome place to pray. Oops.

If you're sociable, get on some different international matchmaking websites. You can find women who you might not have any interest in, but who are nice to talk to. Some are happy just to have a person to help improve their English. They can be very helpful by informing you of things which never make the news. Often they are a great source of information, not only about safety, but about things you never thought about, but could cause you problems.

As a general rule, stick to the beaten path. If you can book a flight to a city from your local airport, with 2 or less transfers, it's probably safe to visit. That doesn't mean the whole city is like a trip to Disneyworld, there are always areas best avoided.

[QUOTE=GringooFuk;1860909]What are the safe areas? How would a newbie going to a strange country know?

Do you know where a list is of the Gringo bars also and how to get to them safely?[/QUOTE]Problem is that the safe areas aren't the fun/cheap areas. If it is somewhere I am not familiar with then I just literally get in a taxi and say "Where the bit-ches aaaattttt?"

[quote=jjbee62;1861097]the us state department website has lots of good information[/quote]

rotflmfao.

[QUOTE=Dickhead;1861284]rotflmfao.[/QUOTE]Why do you find that funny?

Notice, I didn't say the state department is a good place for mongering information. You won't find current prepago rates posted there (but I'm sure someone knows them). You won't find where the hottest girls are, or even where to buy condoms.

However, you will find warnings about the current political situation, specific dangers to US citizens, disease risks and crime trends as they relate to tourism. For a first time visitor, or an infrequent visitor, this is good information to have.

They tend towards the conservative side on some things, especially those things which may be illegal, but that's to be expected. For any new international traveler, that should be the first stop, especially since you can find passport, visa, entry requirements and length of stay rules there.

In all the trip research and traveling I have done especially traveling to Colombia and many other places, the last place I ever thought of going were the safest places. No way do I want to see the safest places I would rather me dead. .

[QUOTE=GringooFuk;1860909]What are the safe areas? How would a newbie going to a strange country know?

Do you know where a list is of the Gringo bars also and how to get to them safely?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=JjBee62;1861661]


However, you will find warnings about the current political situation, specific dangers to US citizens, disease risks and crime trends as they relate to tourism. For a first time visitor, or an infrequent visitor, this is good information to have.

They tend towards the conservative side on some things, especially those things which may be illegal, but that's to be expected. For any new international traveler, that should be the first stop, especially since you can find passport, visa, entry requirements and length of stay rules there.[/QUOTE]Keep drinking the Kool-Aid, my friend.

There is much conversation about Venezolanas in Medellin thread but I think more of them are in Bogota. On my recent trip in Bogota 3 of the 7 chicas I was with were Venezolanas. On the same trip, I did not meet any Venezolanas in Medellin.

Here is a sample from one source which I did not use. I actually met them in the casas.

[URL]http://www.photoprepagos.com/prepagos/chapinero-bogota/buscar.venezolanas[/URL]

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1861021] if they came to Atlanta they would not blend in.[/QUOTE]LOL they would fit in on Buford highway, Dekalb farmers market or Duluth. Hell just last week they were looking at me funny on Buford.

LOL jokes aside yes they would stand out like a sore thumb in Atlanta.

[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;1861052]You are right. It did not matter what I wore in China, Thailand, Korea or Japan, I did not fit in.
But, Central, South American and the Caribbean it is possible to not stand out in a lot of areas.[/QUOTE]It's Asia in general. Anyone from the west with our pale or "chocolate man" skin height and big noses stand out there immediately. As soon as they see us we might as well be in wheelchair with our hair dyed green.

Even their peripheral vision will spot us as an oddity.

We can't even pretend we are from the "far east" just roll with it.

With Latin America its a mixed bag. If someone with an eye for detail is studying you and paying close attention they will know. Despite what you wear or how you behave. They will see through it.

Others who are busy or just not thinking that much about you may ignore you and you fly under the radar.

[QUOTE=GringooFuk;1860909]What are the safe areas? How would a newbie going to a strange country know?

Do you know where a list is of the Gringo bars also and how to get to them safely?[/QUOTE]Medellin isn't really a big gringo tourist destination. Yeah we go but most tourists are from like Panama or other Latin American countries.

Like Mr. Enternational said just use the taxis. They are pretty standard and safe. If you get a chance download an app called "easy taxi" its pretty popular there. It lets you ring up a taxi like uber.