Tolerance Could Be Different For Travellers And Locals
[QUOTE=Zeos1;2908327]Oh I have had a problem drinking the tap water in the past, in Medellin. Water outages will certainly result in contamination. [/QUOTE]The tolerance in tap water could be quite different between travellers and locals too. Just because locals could drink the tap water doesn't always mean that we could since the stomach flora inside could be quite different from living in different regions for most of our lives.
They don't want foreigners
[QUOTE=SlapShot10;2908301]Right? I haven't seen any signs telling the indigenous men to go back to their land, or saying grandpas aren't wanted here, or pamphlets being handed out to dance school owners telling them grooming is discouraged. There is a systemic problem in this country, along with many others, and a few dumb-F gringos are just a drop in the bucket. Keystone cops don't help, but if you ask me, a grandpa R-ing his granddaughter sends you to a real special place compared to some foreign slob being an idiot in what would certainly seem like an illegal agreement between parties type situation (based on the elevator video). Certain people will take to the streets for whatever the topic of the day is, but it boggles my mind on how locals can hear half a story from their neighbor's grandma's maid's friend on whatsapp, Day 1, and never think for a second there could be more to the story. Gentrification is my other hot button issue. Zimbabwe is at 130%, pretty sure there aren't many gringos buying apartments and bottles of alcohol there. Gas is up 50% in the US and I don't hear too many people blaming it on the Colombians in Miami or NYC. Ok, that's my rant for the day. All this greenery and peace at The Masters got me in the mood to pick a fight with my laptop LOL. In case anyone is worried, this has nothing to do with being sexually frustrated!
Enjoy the weekend. Cheers![/QUOTE]Yes I agree the whole country is crooked from the police all the way to president. But here's the thing. This is not our country.
The stories of druggings and medellin basically being the new worlds brothel all backtracks back to the type of gringo tourists that they don't want in their country.
Every measure they are taking in Cartagena and Mde realistically is to get rid of the blatant sex tourists that publicize and embarrass their country. Ie Passport Bros and YouTubers.
Most of us go there to take their women and you expect Colombian men in general to be ok with that??
Another fantastic trip to Medellin
I have not reported in a while. I thought I would post a quick note from a veteran. I just completed a one week trip to Medellin. By far my best trip so far on three of four years. I don't do streets and stopped clubs a while ago. I do strict ID check and I don't do Airbnb and use hotels with good protocols. Keeping those factors in mind, I had a great time. Parque Lleras has cleaned up a lot but still ways to go in my opinion but is so much better now. You can actually walk the streets without bumping into a dozen, clearly underaged hookers. Provenza is nicer too. Hope it stays this way and continue to be cleaned up. Cheers.
BTW, clubs open till 2 am in Zona Rosa and outside the zone, till 4 am.