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[QUOTE=Manizales911; 1101267]The answer is very simple for me, safety.

I ride the bus systems in Colombia all the time but NEVER when leaving the airport. A monger's most vulnerable time is when he walks out of the airport, it is the only time in which you have (or should have) ALL of your money, electronics, passport and other valuables in your possession. On the bus you will have many sets of eyes on you and they all will know that you have ALL of your valuables with you. The odds are slim but if you get robbed you will lose everything, for a little more than twenty dollars I get into a taxi that I myself called, make note of the taxi number and make sure the driver sees me doing so and go straight to my hotel or apartment to put my money and passport in the safe and secure my other things.

Just one mongers opinion. [/QUOTE]Agreed 100% if anything is going to happen to you, can you imagine getting off the Buseta with your laptop, shoulderbag, ipods, digi cams. This is a ladrones JackPot! Spring for the 55mil. If you have 2 or more people it gets cheaper when you split it obviously. That's a long ride for the cabbie presuming he has to spring for the 7500 peso toll as well. Whats left of that 55mil? Not too much profit.

I for one feel more comfy in a full bus rather than being alone in a taxi. I remember.

The days when I used to get off the plane at 11pm in Quito and dreaded taking the taxi all

By myself.

I was in a taxi from airport in Quito the night coup took place and I was.

Sweating bullets when the taxi took a turn off because of burning tires on the road. I am yet.

To have a bad experience with a taxi in South America but still would prefer to take a common.

Transport the first time I get off the plane if it is available.

At least in a bus you are with a whole lot of other common folk. I have taken the bus.

A few times from Medellin Airport (Taxi as well) and never had any issues.

[quote=chesrep001; 1101064]why don't more people take the bus from the airport? it's friendly, it takes a little longer but the cost is only 6k. you can take a bus to close to where you want to go, and then a taxi say for another 6k, and save 40k. what's wrong with that?

chesrep001[/quote]in my opinion if you have to worry about saving 40k which is 20us on vacation than you should not be traveling stay home.

[quote=manizales911; 1101267]the answer is very simple for me, safety.

i ride the bus systems in colombia all the time but never when leaving the airport. a monger's most vulnerable time is when he walks out of the airport, it is the only time in which you have (or should have) all of your money, electronics, passport and other valuables in your possession. on the bus you will have many sets of eyes on you and they all will know that you have all of your valuables with you. the odds are slim but if you get robbed you will lose everything, for a little more than twenty dollars i get into a taxi that i myself called, make note of the taxi number and make sure the driver sees me doing so and go straight to my hotel or apartment to put my money and passport in the safe and secure my other things.

just one mongers opinion. [/quote]i agree 100%

Where can I buy New York Times or another English news paper in Medellin? Gracias!

Ahh, not that I need it, jejejejeje, but can you buy Viagra over the counter in Colombia? Speciffically in Medellin? Or is a prescription needed?

Thanks, The Tall Man

[QUOTE=The Tall Man; 1101550]Ahh, not that I need it, jejejejeje, but can you buy Viagra over the counter in Colombia? Speciffically in Medellin? Or is a prescription needed?

Thanks, The Tall Man[/QUOTE]Yes, you can get it at any farmacia without a prescription. You can also get the generic for dirt cheap, the generic name is sildenafil. There are fakes around but if you buy it from a reliable farmacia you should be okay. If you do not know of a reliable one just go to one in one of the large chain supermarkets, you won't get fakes in there.

[QUOTE=The Tall Man; 1101550]Ahh, not that I need it, jejejejeje, but can you buy Viagra over the counter in Colombia? Speciffically in Medellin? Or is a prescription needed?

Thanks, The Tall Man[/QUOTE]You can buy generic Viagra or the original at any drogueria or even the pharmacy in any supermarket. There is no Generic cialis or levitra yet as far as I know and no prescription needed.

I was in CTG a few weeks ago and went to the Exito grocery store, which has a pharmacy at the front of the store. The pharmacist did not have Viagra in stock to sell, however, he did have a generic brand that was quite inexpensive and I purchased about a half dozen tablets without a prescription. I have not used them yet so can't comment on their performance enhancement qualities.

[QUOTE=The Tall Man; 1101550]Ahh, not that I need it, jejejejeje, but can you buy Viagra over the counter in Colombia? Speciffically in Medellin? Or is a prescription needed?

Thanks, The Tall Man[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Agwood69; 1099461]Guys,

Snip.

A little about me first, I am a private security contractor working overseas. Spent many years in the active USA Military but after September 11th I was recruited to use my skills in a much more lucrative way. I am still associated with a reserve component though.

Snip.

Thank you in advance for your help,

Agwood[/QUOTE]I was a security contractor for 3 years. I'm moving to Medellin next year. Whatever you do do NOT let anyone in Colombia know how much money you make, have made, or have saved. Fly NOE, low on the radar and stay as low profile as possible.

As for the girl you are seeing. Bro there are way too many fish swimming in the Colombian seas to catch a case of oneitis. You know that disease where one girl is "the one". No matter how hot she is, how great a lay, how great a personality she has, or how well you think you two hit it off. There's just too many options out there.

I personally love working girls. I don't plan on dating any non-pros while I'm living there. I much prefer to throw some pesos down, get what I want and then make like a tree and fuck off without all the games and time involved in chasing down non pro tail.

As for dating a working girl or supposedly former working girl. Why? It's easier to make a working girl out of an honest woman than an honest woman out of a working girl. Keep in mind that I appreciate the service that working girls provide, and in some ways I respect them more than non pro's. I. E ones that try and squeeze as much as they can out of their current "boyfriend". Give me an honest working girl any day of the week over that bs!

And the guys who say Colombians have such a bad perception of gringos who visit Colombia to monger really crack me up. Really though, there are certain mongers who DO give the rest of us a bad name. I. E dragging a strata 1 ho down to Parque Lleras etc etc. But in general if you handle your business in a discreet way nobody really gives a damn what you do. You are not that important in the Colombian scheme of things. Get over yourself LOL. Do you really think all those 30k COP casas are there catering to the sex tourist gringos? Fuck no because if they were they would be 200 COP casas! But hey if you want to act like a timid little furry forest creature who is afraid to slay some ass in the perfect place for ass slaying then hey by all means stay back home in pussy prison. That way you can be sure no Colombians think bad of you for just wanting to fuck their hot ass women.

And for the guy who said: "if you want to know what Colombians really think about gringos who come down here to monger, get into a relationship with one. It isn't nice.". What do you think a civilian Colombian girl is going to say about sex tourist gringos to her gringo bf? LMAO dude really this stuff should be mongering 101 but some of you guys seem to have forgotten to RTFMH (read the fucking mongering handbook).

I think if you are so paranoid that you are afraid to take this comfy bus from the airport, then you should stay home! And it sounds like you guys travel like Imelda Marcos! And you think like her too. You take all these precautions so you won't experience anything even beginning to approach the real Colombia. Maybe that's the last thing you want to get to know. Well, you are welcome to hang with fellow ex-pats, and speak english all day, and be safe of course, as for me, I'm going to lose myself in the 2 or 3 million people in greater Medellín.

[QUOTE=Napalm; 1101580]I was a security contractor for 3 years. I'm moving to Medellin next year. Whatever you do do NOT let anyone in Colombia know how much money you make, have made, or have saved. Fly NOE, low on the radar and stay as low profile as possible.

As for the girl you are seeing. Bro there are way too many fish swimming in the Colombian seas to catch a case of oneitis. You know that disease where one girl is "the one". No matter how hot she is, how great a lay, how great a personality she has, or how well you think you two hit it off. There's just too many options out there.

I personally love working girls. I don't plan on dating any non-pros while I'm living there. I much prefer to throw some pesos down, get what I want and then make like a tree and fuck off without all the games and time involved in chasing down non pro tail.

As for dating a working girl or supposedly former working girl. Why? It's easier to make a working girl out of an honest woman than an honest woman out of a working girl. Keep in mind that I appreciate the service that working girls provide, and in some ways I respect them more than non pro's. I. E ones that try and squeeze as much as they can out of their current "boyfriend". Give me an honest working girl any day of the week over that bs!

And the guys who say Colombians have such a bad perception of gringos who visit Colombia to monger really crack me up. Really though, there are certain mongers who DO give the rest of us a bad name. I. E dragging a strata 1 ho down to Parque Lleras etc etc. But in general if you handle your business in a discreet way nobody really gives a damn what you do. You are not that important in the Colombian scheme of things. Get over yourself LOL. Do you really think all those 30k COP casas are there catering to the sex tourist gringos? Fuck no because if they were they would be 200 COP casas! But hey if you want to act like a timid little furry forest creature who is afraid to slay some ass in the perfect place for ass slaying then hey by all means stay back home in pussy prison. That way you can be sure no Colombians think bad of you for just wanting to fuck their hot ass women.

And for the guy who said: "if you want to know what Colombians really think about gringos who come down here to monger, get into a relationship with one. It isn't nice.". What do you think a civilian Colombian girl is going to say about sex tourist gringos to her gringo bf? LMAO dude really this stuff should be mongering 101 but some of you guys seem to have forgotten to RTFMH (read the fucking mongering handbook). [/QUOTE]Great post, you are going to hurt some guys feelings. But thats real talk 101.

Napalm's post should be required reading for this forum.

[quote=chesrep001;1101624]i think if you are so paranoid that you are afraid to take this comfy bus from the airport, then you should stay home! and it sounds like you guys travel like imelda marcos! and you think like her too. you take all these precautions so you won't experience anything even beginning to approach the real colombia. maybe that's the last thing you want to get to know. well, you are welcome to hang with fellow ex-pats, and speak english all day, and be safe of course, as for me, i'm going to lose myself in the 2 or 3 million people in greater medellín.[/quote]i think it depends on the traveler and the situation. if this is a first time visit to mde or your spanish is weak, just take a taxi. it also depends on the time you arrive and how long you've been flying. some guys might just want to get to where they're staying asap after a long day stuck inside airplanes, making connecting flights, etc. especially if it's late in the evening.

but i think it's important to point out taxis can be marked by thieves just as much if not more than buses. it's not the bus you need to be worried about, it's the connection to the taxi in a part of town that is potentially shadier than the airport. a pale, tired gringo with no español, burdened with luggage and looking for a taxi late at night is not the picture you want to paint.

if you want more of a backpacker experience, by all means take the bus. it's actually pretty safe. but if you're there strictly for mongering and you're carrying a pricey slr camera and other photo equipment, lots of cash, lots of sexy clothes & toys for the girls, than it's just common sense to cab it to where you're staying.

if you're spanish is good like me, you can sometimes find someone on your flight to share a taxi with if you want to cut the price down and lower your risk of getting robbed. i've even made some interesting friends or contacts doing this. i think even an english-only gringo can get a helpful colombian to share a taxi with him, but if you're staying at an obvious monger venue, you might not want to try that, lol! or make sure he gets off first, a tall order since in casual interactions like this, most colombians are actually quite helpful and will insist to let you off first even if it inconveniences them a bit.

Napalm, excellent post. Bottom line is go about your business and don't give a shit what other people think. Be as discreet as possible and enjoy the putas and don't mary them.
[QUOTE=Napalm;1101580]And for the guy who said: "if you want to know what Colombians really think about gringos who come down here to monger, get into a relationship with one. It isn't nice.". What do you think a civilian Colombian girl is going to say about sex tourist gringos to her gringo bf? LMAO dude really this stuff should be mongering 101 but some of you guys seem to have forgotten to RTFMH (read the fucking mongering handbook). [/QUOTE]This guy is a monger or ex monger and his girl is a puta or ex puta. So he is not just a "Gringo BF" and she is not a just "a civilian Colmbian". Get that straight first. The conversation did not take place between a civilian Colombiana and a normal gringo boyfriend.

What she said to him as is true. To deny or think otherwise means you are on the other side, and that's fine for you. Actually what is better is to not give a shit and go about your business. But some here seem to be concerned with appearances and by what TrnTndr posted.

[QUOTE=Phunluv;1101710]I think it depends on the traveler and the situation. If this is a first time visit to MDE or your Spanish is weak, just take a taxi. It also depends on the time you arrive and how long you've been flying. Some guys might just want to get to where they're staying asap after a long day stuck inside airplanes, making connecting flights, etc. Especially if it's late in the evening.[/QUOTE]Exactly. It's a question of time and convenience. Not money or if the bus is comfy.