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[QUOTE=SunDevil;2686471]Yes, I have been going to that city since 2006, and every time I go there it is rainy and cloudy. [/QUOTE]I am with you. The climate is depressing here. Rains all the time, cold, grey. May as well be Western or Northern Europe. I guess one's impression of the climate will be marked by what one is used to.
[QUOTE=SunDevil;2686471]Yes, I have been going to that city since 2006, and every time I go there it is rainy and cloudy. I am a digital nomad and have been hanging out more in Guadalajara due to its better weather of sunlight and comparable warmth.[/QUOTE]And possibly an experience in Medellin that is not representative, especially if you look at the posts here counter to yours, including this one. But hey, Guadalajara it is for you. See ya' wouldn't want to be ya! Jajajaa, or as they say, "Weather is here, wish you were purrfekt".
Ah, you are too much fun to bash on. My definition of someone who admits to being a "digital nomad", is a person with a laptop more than 100 miles away from home, and ninety percent of them could not write their way out of a sixth grade Weekly Reader.
The only category of people from the USA who I find more insufferable than digital nomads, are "expatriates". They are the people who for whatever reasons, usually lack of success in the USA, try to recreate the American lifestyle and culture on a shoestring budget somewhere else in the world. Often they do not learn the language of their host country, or try to assimilate local culture. Many times this is where the expression "Ugly American" stems from. Or gawd forbid, a digital nomad and expatriate rolled up into one and the same person. Ugh!
Ostee Out, and Keep On Keepin' On, in Guadalajara, jeje.
[QUOTE=PappiRob;2684053]Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I am heading down to Medellin with a few like-minded friends in June. We have already booked an Airbnb in El Poblado.
Thanks to a very helpful senior member, I have already made some Facebook contacts.
Some FB girls have already contacted me, and one seemed to be really interested, but then wanted $300 (that's right three hundred US dollars!) for 3 hours. I passed knowing that the going rate is between 150 000 and 250 000 COP for 2 hours, and the fact that I still have time to separate the wheat from the chaff. Facebook is a new world to me, so I'm still trying to get the hang of it (I didn't have Facebook before, and created an account specifically for this trip).
I'm also thinking of going onto Seeking and checking out some action there, but it sounds like it may be more hit and miss and the women expect more in terms of cash. I have experience with Seeking, so I am more comfortable with it. Although I used it waaaaayyyy back when it was known as Seeking Arrangement and was explicitly a SB / SD site. My understanding is that things have changed, so we'll see.
Its going to be a lightening trip, only 4 days, so we want to make the best of it and spend as much time with the Medellin Chicas as possible..[/QUOTE]I must be getting old and out of the loop.
How do you get contacts via Facebook. How do you find working girls on Facebook?
Please help.
[QUOTE=Villainy;2686550]I have to agree with Cane. Most places in the US have a "best time to be there" Some places it's summer, some places it's winter, some places it's spring and fall. Medellin has all around great weather and it's consistent. I too have travelled all over and I can't think of any place that compares favorably.[/QUOTE]I prefer the Central American highlands around 1500 - 2000 meters. I prefer a distinct rainy season vs. Never knowing when it will rain like in MDE. And Bogotá is too cold, similar to Quito or Quetzaltenango. A little TOO high up. I'd say MDE has above average weather, but not great weather, because too much rain for my personal tastes. But I spent many years in the desert. La Serena or Viña del Mar in Chile is my kind of weather too.
[QUOTE=Villainy;2686550]I have to agree with Cane. Most places in the US have a "best time to be there" Some places it's summer, some places it's winter, some places it's spring and fall. Medellin has all around great weather and it's consistent. I too have travelled all over and I can't think of any place that compares favorably.[/QUOTE]I'll do you one better. In the US I've lived in the midwest, southeast, northwest and southwest (both pacific coast and high desert). I've visited every major city in the US, along with most of the minor ones, all 50 states, (Oahu and Maui in Hawaii, Sitka and Adak Island in Alaska), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
If you take summer from Boise, Idaho, add winter in either south Florida or Texas, toss in early autumn in the Midwest, late Spring in Albuquerque, you get something close to the average year in Medellin.
It's either rainy, or dry. When it's dry, it's hot, Taos, New Mexico hot, not Phoenix hot, or Houston hot. At night the temperature drops nicely, just perfect for sleeping. When it's rainy, it rains every day, but it's not rainy like Seattle, where it starts raining at the end of September and stops raining at the end of April. You might get 3 days a year when it rains around the clock. Mostly, you'll get light to medium rain late night, a brief shower in the morning, possibly a thunderstorm late afternoon, with a few hours of off and on light sprinkling.
If you're there during rainy season, carry an umbrella and a light waterproof jacket. The rest of the time, wear sunglasses and use sunscreen. If it starts raining, stop in at a bar, or a casa. If it gets too hot, stop in at a bar, or a casa.
There are no mosquitoes and very few flying insects or spiders. You're more likely to find a small lizard in your apartment than any type of bugs. For most, except for in the afternoon, you can be quite comfortable without air conditioning.
As someone else noted, due to the confluence of mountains surrounding Medellin, air quality is often bad. If you stay in Laureles, air quality improves in the late afternoon when you get a strong, consistent breeze out of the west. If you stay in Poblado, air quality is better in the morning.
[QUOTE=JustTK;2686560]I am with you. The climate is depressing here. Rains all the time, cold, grey. May as well be Western or Northern Europe. I guess one's impression of the climate will be marked by what one is used to.[/QUOTE]Yes, actually the climate is more similar to Iceland here in Colombia being so close to the Equator with the variation of how long the days are depending on the time of year and how much daylight there is or isn't. Very depressing here for sure.
[QUOTE=JustTK;2686560]I am with you. The climate is depressing here. Rains all the time, cold, grey. May as well be Western or Northern Europe. I guess one's impression of the climate will be marked by what one is used to.[/QUOTE]That's the dark cloud that hovers over you everywhere you go. I noticed it instantly the first time I ever laid eyes on you. And you're right, it's depressing.
[QUOTE=Surfer500;2686584]Yes, actually the climate is more similar to Iceland here in Colombia being so close to the Equator with the variation of how long the days are depending on the time of year and how much daylight there is or isn't. Very depressing here for sure.[/QUOTE]There has been very little sunshine in MDE in the past months. Rains every day. Grey, cloudy, short daylight hours, like northern regions in winter. Cold due to the altiutude. If you think that's great, good for you! I don't.
[QUOTE=Osteoknot;2686586]That's the dark cloud that hovers over you everywhere you go. I noticed it instantly the first time I ever laid eyes on you. And you're right, it's depressing.[/QUOTE]Are you singing a song to me?
[QUOTE=Surfer500;2686584]Yes, actually the climate is more similar to Iceland here in Colombia being so close to the Equator with the variation of how long the days are depending on the time of year and how much daylight there is or isn't. Very depressing here for sure.[/QUOTE]Are you seriously comparing a place like Iceland with an average temperature of 36 deg F in the winter and in the mid 50's in the summer, to Medellin? The warmest days in Iceland are still below the coolest nights here. Iceland's highs have a 20 degree range throughout the year. Medellin's average highs vary 2 or 3 degrees, with the same narrow range for the lows, and in a very comfortable range, hence "Eternal Spring. " I guess you were making some kind of joke.
Right now, April, is the month with the fewest hours of sunshine so maybe there is some immediacy bias. July is almost twice as sunny as now in Medellin.
Over a year's time 155 days are "sunny" in Medellin or a little less than half. The US average is 205 sunny days per year so Medellin is well below that. I grew up in the "Sunshine State" and I don't find the climate depressing at all in Medellin compared to some of the places I lived in the northeast. But comparing to Iceland? The temperatures are too far apart and the range is too wide to make that a meaningful comparison unless you're just trying to make some sort of peripheral point for effect.
The most remarkable feature of Medellin's climate is the constancy, or amazingly narrow and comfortable temperature range throughout the year. If that doesn't impress you, then probably not much else will about climate.
Another thing, have you looked around at the green space in Medellin? Because it rains enough and never gets too cold or too hot, the flora in Medellin is all stuck on "grow" all year round and incredible to see.
[QUOTE=JustTK;2686592]There has been very little sunshine in MDE in the past months. Rains every day. Grey, cloudy, short daylight hours, like northern regions in winter. Cold due to the altiutude. If you think that's great, good for you! I don't.[/QUOTE]Hmm, 'short daylight hours' at 6 degrees of latitude right around the vernal equinox. Interesting concept. The winter solstice in 2021, the sun rose at 6:07 and set at 5:53 so the shortest daylight hours would be 11 hours and 46 minutes. I'm really darn sorry about those missing 14 minutes.
[QUOTE=SunDevil;2686384]I had a week full of Seeking Arrangement dates. I am an options trader who makes about 4 to 10 k a week trading puts and calls, so I am not really careful with money. I am somewhat price inelastic in nature, to me, convenience, service and beauty are more important. Anyway my adventure started with my plane being sidetracked to Cali because the only runway at Jose Cordova was ruined by a Latam jet. Going to Medellin the next day, I stayed at Leblon Suites on Poblado and it is girl friendly. The only bad thing about is the breakfast was not good, thus I usually went to Parmessano for that on Poblado.
The first girl I had was Abril2919 and her cost was 250 mil pesos. She provided BBBJ and covered sex. The funny thing with her is that I have had sexual relationships with her since 2019 and she still remembered parts of our first date. Also she had some sort of histamine reaction when I DATY. The area around her mouth became discolored. The second was Sara555, her cost was 300 mil pesos. She stayed for about 5 hours in my room. She provided barebacked sex but wanted me to come on her belly and not in her pussy, which I did. The problem with her was coordinating our time together. Apparently she takes care of her grandparents and it is hard for her to date. The last girl was Dayana05. She is a student at college learning to be a reporter. The problem with her is she lives in Bello and I had to pay for her Uber to come to my hotel and she only date at night due to her school work. She provided BBBJ with CIM but sex was covered. Cost was 500 mil. All three girls are on Instagram. Besides Seeking I used the service of Sexy Girls, which used to be on Seeking for 2 days but was banned for being more like an escort service. The cost for 2 hours was 600 mil. The advantage with them is that they were easy to coordinate time wise. Unfortunately, with regards to the two times I used them, one girl required covered BJ and both times required covered sex. All five girls kissed.
Medellin is great except it has really no museums to speak of and the weather is terrible.[/QUOTE]There are a lot of girls on SA in Medellin. How did you end up selecting those three?
Originally posted my report in the wrong thread (CTG).
Boots on the ground right now in MDE.
A vax card with 2 shots (Pfizer) worked for me to leave US and fly to MDE.
I had a negative PCR text (taken within 72 hours), not necessary, just as a backup provision.
The airport taxi driver (white and blue car) charged me 100 k mil to arrive from airport to El Poblado (I think he ripped me off because I have never paid more than 70 k or 80 k).
Uber sucks right now for getting around in MDE (couldn't get an Uber to pick me up for 20 minutes). I'm going to try DiDi, since I've heard good things.
The actual Park at Parque Lleras is still under construction. They are working super slow on the project. It will be nice once it's complete, but everything moves slow in Colombia and people here are lazy.
Went to Gustos. There were about 15 working girls. Most of them had fake butts and expensive purses, so I figured the services they offered would be high priced. I didn't even bother to ask how much because only one of them peaked my interest and she was already with a client for the night.
Just ended up walking the streets near Parque Lleras and found a spinner. Not sure what a good negotiable price is for a cute streetwalker is in this area, but I'm comfortable with the price I paid as it was likely 20% the cost of what one of those worn out Gustos girls would have tried to quote me.
Thank you all for your valuable contributions to this thread. Oske, I love living vicariously through you and your journeys here. RiceRocket and TTM, I miss your posts because I enjoyed them as well. .
Surfer, JJB, and many more, you guys rock and thank you for making this community here going strong.
[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2686615]There are a lot of girls on SA in Medellin. How did you end up selecting those three?[/QUOTE]I had sessions with Abril before and knew she was a good performer and a nice personality. The other two were based on looks and that I had connections with them on WhatsApp, plus their Seeking pictures matched their Instagram profiles.
I didn't realize my opinion on the weather of constant rain and cloudiness would attract so much attention, LOL. I went to ASU and prefer sunlight over rain. This past winter I lived in Miami, Las Vegas and Guadalajara. Who wants to deal with the cold. So I go where the weather is sunny and warm, but not hot. Right now I am in Mexico City and it has not rain nor been overcast the whole time I have been here. I don't like really hot and humid weather, so no Miami nor Vegas for me the next couple of months.
I am a digital nomad in that I use my computer to sell weekly options for 3 to 4 hours on Mondays in order to make my money. I spend the rest of the week trying not to be bored. So I go to restaurants and malls and do other things to keep myself from boredom, like date and bang Seeking girls.
[QUOTE=JustTK;2686592]There has been very little sunshine in MDE in the past months. Rains every day. Grey, cloudy, short daylight hours, like northern regions in winter. Cold due to the altiutude. If you think that's great, good for you! I don't.[/QUOTE]The length of daylight hours in Medellin varies between 11 hours, 46 minutes and 12 hours. There are only 14 less minutes of daylight on the shortest day, December 22 and the longest day. And the first longest day of the year is February 9.
It has been cloudy and rainy for the past few months. It's cloudy and rainy every year at this time. In the next few weeks the rainy season will be over and you can expect to have almost no rain until sometime in June.
However, those terribly short days will continue to get shorter until June 21. All the way down to about 11 hours and 48 minutes. How depressing.