Medellin Reports

This guy saying that they are cleaning up Lleras due to the mall across the market. I wonder how's the current status there.

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[QUOTE=PolloNegro;3060807]One of my biggest hang ups about Colombia used to be the condiments. Every time I visited, the thing that bothered me most was that despite the wonderful food, I couldn't find the right flavors to go with it. The salad dressings and steak sauces tasted different, and they'd often offer honey instead of syrup. When you're accustomed to a specific taste, that's what you want.

​I vowed that for any extended stay, I'd ship everything to my home here in advance. I didn't want to be in this beautiful country with an excellent steak but no A1 sauceespecially since American brands are priced astronomically here. Having those familiar comforts makes the stay so much better. I love southern food and I love to cook, so I enjoy making meals for the people I'm with and sharing those authentic American flavors. By shipping my favorite products months ahead of time, I skip the store hunt entirely. Since the eggs, meat, and poultry are so affordable here, I can make hot wings, steaks, or pasta that taste exactly like home, all while enjoying life in one of the most beautiful places in the world."

Everyone has their non-negotiables. While some are comfortable boiling water for a bathnoting that much of the world lives this wayI have never been one of them. As a middle-aged man, I have no desire to bathe with a warm pot when I can install a showerhead for on-demand hot water. Similarly, while others can go months without specific foods or comforts, those details are essential for me. To stay away for six to eight months, I need to feel like I'm truly at home! Is it too much to have A1 Syrup Hoecakes &A ton of eggs daily for breakfast? PN.[/QUOTE]When I go back to the states I bring an extra empty suitcase with me and load up on condiments etc. I've been in Colombia for over a year straight now but no way am I going to go without my southwest hot mustard etc. So I ship it in. I don't go without my favorite things whether it be spices, condiments or certain clothing items, I just order it online and ship it here, cost be damned. A lot of products in stores here not just food items are junk quality or "seconds" so if it is something that I want of quality I order it from the states and have it shipped. I have a box coming right now with eight items in it.

[QUOTE=Degenerate24;3060898]This guy saying that they are cleaning up Lleras due to the mall across the market. I wonder how's the current status there.

[URL]https://youtube.com/shorts/G9KZWKSXVjI?si=eELSemFQT2TX7gSF[/URL][/QUOTE]Not going to happen. The club owners in Lleras are some of the most powerful people in Colombia, it's all window dressing.

I think you are probably right about that. In the end, I don't think it matters what combination of business closures, punter and provider harassment, media events, and youtube hype happens, up to and including demolishing the entire area because it would only increase activity in other parts of the city. My Centro rat brain is telling me it would be a plus for the Centro scene.

[QUOTE=Manizales911;3060978]Not going to happen. The club owners in Lleras are some of the most powerful people in Colombia, it's all window dressing.[/QUOTE]

I could get my head around it if it were not for two things. These guys I've seen getting denied and deported have not been first time visitors and two everything they are getting stitched up over is available for sale on shops in every neighborhood or via the Rappi delivery service. I had a laugh recently when I saw comments on Instagram between two Colombian women who were clowning the expelled foreigner for his awful taste in lingerie.

[QUOTE=Dinosaur9;3060854]I can't believe idiots are still takin sex toys to other countries. But it's the interactions and interviews that seem to be catching men up. Just give the Airbnb addresses and keep it moving.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Degenerate24;3060898]This guy saying that they are cleaning up Lleras due to the mall across the market. I wonder how's the current status there.

[URL]https://youtube.com/shorts/G9KZWKSXVjI?si=eELSemFQT2TX7gSF[/URL][/QUOTE]This is all just alarmism for clickbait. Don't spread it.

[QUOTE=Dinosaur9;3061024]This is all just alarmism for clickbait. Don't spread it.[/QUOTE]Thanks for confirming. I wasn't going to click anyway.

[QUOTE=Knowledge;3061010]I had a laugh recently when I saw comments on Instagram between two Colombian women who were clowning the expelled foreigner for his awful taste in lingerie.[/QUOTE]That just goes to sbow. He probably had in his head that the girls are really going to love this.

Today was an exceptional day. I cooked five racks of ribs, potato salad, baked beans, a garden salad, and some Southern hoe cakes. Everyone at my house was absolutely in love with how the ribs turned out! That's what I mean about having specific condiments and adding those little American touches that make everything taste like home.

​Once you prepare food in this country, you realize the difference. I shipped down a gas grill, bought a small propane tank, and brought in wood chips so I'd still have that hickory smell. Between the chips and the authentic mesquite rub, the food turned out absolutely wonderful. I had about 12 guests over, and they couldn't stop talking about it. Some of them are even taking plates home! Five racks of ribs is a lot of food, and the way they were prepared—right down to the thin ends—was just on point. PN.

[QUOTE=PolloNegro;3060807]One of my biggest hang ups about Colombia used to be the condiments. Is it too much to have A1 Syrup Hoecakes &A ton of eggs daily for breakfast? PN.[/QUOTE]Have you ever been inside a Carulla grocery store they cater a lot to expats, and they have a lot of stuff imported from USA. I know for sure they have the Aunt Jemima pancake mix and pancake syrup, they even have beef steaks important in the United States. I'm not sure where they all are in Medellin but there's two in El poblado and one in Laureles that I know. I attached some small Snips of the map you can see.

[QUOTE=MojoBandit;3060802]I saw this on Fay Boo and I tried to find a matching story by googling this lead line but I could not find anything. Anybody else heard about this?

It says: ....."German inadmitted by Migration Colombia after demonstrating intention of tourism for sexual exploitation.

Inconsistencies during the migration interview, itineraries to Cartagena and Medellin and sex toys in their luggage prompted the measure. ".

[URL]https://www.facebook.com/MigracionCol[/URL][/QUOTE]Why is that? Sex toys are legal, prostitution is legal.

If one goes to Colombia multiple times within a short time span, clean phone, no sex toys, just Tadalafil, and what he is doing is 100% legal there as well as in his country. Do he need to prepare and worry?

You can buy tadalafil and sex toys here. These guys have had their luggage inspected after they were unable to provide satisfactory responses to questions along the lines of "what is the purpose of your visit to Colombia?" It's a good idea to be able to name an attraction or two. You should also be able to indicate where you will be staying and it's better if the address you give is not one of the better known punter clubhouses.

[QUOTE=PSAddict;3061101]Why is that? Sex toys are legal, prostitution is legal.

If one goes to Colombia multiple times within a short time span, clean phone, no sex toys, just Tadalafil, and what he is doing is 100% legal there as well as in his country. Do he need to prepare and worry?[/QUOTE]

Propane barbecue is pretend barbecue. But seriously, the longer you are here the more you realize how bad Colombian gastronomy is. Their favorite flavor is bland and their only seasoning is salt, sugar, grease, and cilantro. You can work around it in the big cities where there are international restaurants and specialty grocery chains like Carulla. In the pueblos and smaller cities it is grim. I was in Ibagué last week. I couldn't even find a decent pastel de pollo. One morning I was in a local bakery and everybody was eating calentado. I reverted to fruit and steamed vegetables.

[QUOTE=PolloNegro;3061057]Today was an exceptional day. I cooked five racks of ribs, potato salad, baked beans, a garden salad, and some Southern hoe cakes. Everyone at my house was absolutely in love with how the ribs turned out! That's what I mean about having specific condiments and adding those little American touches that make everything taste like home.

​Once you prepare food in this country, you realize the difference. I shipped down a gas grill, bought a small propane tank, and brought in wood chips so I'd still have that hickory smell. Between the chips and the authentic mesquite rub, the food turned out absolutely wonderful. I had about 12 guests over, and they couldn't stop talking about it. Some of them are even taking plates home! Five racks of ribs is a lot of food, and the way they were preparedright down to the thin endswas just on point. PN.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PSAddict;3061101]Why is that? Sex toys are legal, prostitution is legal.

If one goes to Colombia multiple times within a short time span, clean phone, no sex toys, just Tadalafil, and what he is doing is 100% legal there as well as in his country. Do he need to prepare and worry?[/QUOTE]Immigration officials in any country can deny you because they don't like the look on your face, no reason necessary. Colombia is tired of these Youtube idiots.

[QUOTE=PSAddict;3061101]Why is that? Sex toys are legal, prostitution is legal.

If one goes to Colombia multiple times within a short time span, clean phone, no sex toys, just Tadalafil, and what he is doing is 100% legal there as well as in his country. Do he need to prepare and worry?[/QUOTE]Legal? Hilarious. It is not about legality. What Manizales said is spot on. You can be granted a visa at an embassy and when you get to a country immigration can deny you entry.