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[QUOTE=Trojan22;2576725]Hey guys. Quick question. Does the quality and quantity of chicas available in Cartagena vary between weekdays and weekends?
I'm trying to plan a 3-4 day trip and trying to figure out if I should do week days or weekend.
In your guys experience, is there a difference?
Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]Yes, there is a difference. Take 4 nights, Wednesday to Saturday.
[QUOTE=PussyRiot;2576829]Is curfew still in place at 10 pm Or midnight?
And, read some reports that clock tower is somewhat hostile from locals and any feedback is appreciated.[/QUOTE]Use tinder you get better results the clock tower is straight transactional. Some girls would only do CBJ. On tinder I tell them it has.
To be BBBJ. Not to mention at the clock tower lots of Venezuelans sellers and beggars who don't understand no. The beach.
Strip your better off. The Venezuelans are cheaper I'm pretty sure they Service the locals.
Cartagena curfew is midnight. Tierra Bomba was packed yesterday. It's still 35 k per person, includes round trip transportation, a meal, one trago and a table. Then Chiva Rumbera buses are going strong all over, 25 k per person for a few hours with several stops. I do not find the Clock Tower area hostile. Just do what the locals do and ignore the touts. Don't give them a reason to bug you, works for me.
[QUOTE=PussyRiot;2576829]And, read some reports that clock tower is somewhat hostile from locals and any feedback is appreciated.[/QUOTE]Yes. Colombian men are going to rough talk and try to get money from you before you get the women. They know you are a foreigner and know you have money.
[QUOTE=PussyRiot;2576829]Is curfew still in place at 10 pm Or midnight?
And, read some reports that clock tower is somewhat hostile from locals and any feedback is appreciated.[/QUOTE]Hostile is too strong of a word. Pestering is more like it. A true test of your ignoring skills.
[QUOTE=GrownMan1;2576798]My first trip to Cartagena I was there Monday through Saturday. I notice chica availability was greater getting closer to the weekend. I made a note to myself when I return it will be Thursday through Sunday or Monday.
When I made my second visit I did just that. Enjoyed my stay. I'll be returning this week Thursday through Sunday.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Questner;2576939]Yes, there is a difference. Take 4 nights, Wednesday to Saturday.[/QUOTE]Thanks fellas, appreciate it!
[QUOTE=MojoBandit;2576974]Hostile is too strong of a word. Pestering is more like it. A true test of your ignoring skills.[/QUOTE]I buy water bottles from them. 2 K pesos, makes everyone happy. There is a right to work in Colombia, girls and touts are in the same boat. There is nothing of value touts can offer you at the Clock Tower with exception of cold bottled drinks. The best way is always be polite, again, they have the right to work and make a living, better them make a living this way.
[QUOTE=Dekadent;2576168]I'll be in Cartagena next weekend and the week after. Send me a private message if you're there and would like to meet up. I'm conversant in Spanish, but haven't mongered in Cartagena yet. I'm especially interested in places inexpensive or off the beaten path. If you're a senior member I'd be happy to buy you a drink and shoot the shit.[/QUOTE]I'm not a senior member, I can't even PM yet. I'd love to link up, buy some drinks, and shoot the shit as well. I'll be in Cartagena next week through Saturday.
Greetings gentlemen,
Making my 2nd trip to Cartagena and looking for some recent info on either the Hilton or Hampton Inn. I saw the hotel thread, but it looked like it was last updated in 2019. Can anyone confirm from recent experience if either (or both) of these locations are guest friendly? My last stay was in Soy de Local in the walled city. Great location, but the rooms are loft style and the beds are horrible. I'm open to any other suggestions, or any recent threads. I'm still learning to navigate this site, so I may not be looking in the correct place.
[QUOTE=Questner;2577342]I buy water bottles from them. 2 K pesos, makes everyone happy. There is a right to work in Colombia, girls and touts are in the same boat. There is nothing of value touts can offer you at the Clock Tower with exception of cold bottled drinks. The best way is always be polite, again, they have the right to work and make a living, better them make a living this way.[/QUOTE]I got no problem with the existence of touts trying to make a buck. I agree that this better than crime, better than doing nothing, better even than just begging. I have bought drinks, I have bought craft jewelry, I have bought hats and sunglasses, I do have a problem with all of them who do not know how to take no for an answer. I have a bigger problem with the fact that they have grown more and more intrusive.
I have been going to Cartagena for over ten years and it was never as bad as it is now. Not all of these people have anything to sell either. I was negotiating to pick up a cute blonde off a bench in Plaza de LOS Coches and while I was trying to negotiate a price and services with the chica I had a guy in my ear interrupting me trying to get me to buy jewelry, and then there had been a kid about thirteen years old sitting next to her starts telling me that she is his chica and I have to pay him so I can take her, he follows us all the way from the benches across the plaza, out the gate under the clock tower and down the sidewalk to the front of the taxi que yelling that I owe him money. So I tell her to translate and I say to him: since you feel so strongly about this we should probably let the police decide and I point out that there are some just up the sidewalk, then I mention that pimping is illegal in Colombia so he might have a harder time explaining why I owe him money to the police. Then we just get in the taxi and leave.
That's not someone trying to make an honest living, that's just a pest. The guy trying to talk in my ear while I was trying to negotiate with the chica never stood a chance of me buying anything from him. Too intrusive. I had similar experiences when I was trying to take photos with my DSLR around Plaza de San Pedro Claver, I would be trying to focus in with the camera to my eye and people would interrupt me. It didn't used to be this way.
When they go from being assertive to being intrusive to the point of being almost aggressive and they are interfering with what my actual reason for being there is they cross a line, I lose any desire to support their efforts.
[QUOTE=PussyRiot;2576829]Is curfew still in place at 10 pm Or midnight?
And, read some reports that clock tower is somewhat hostile from locals and any feedback is appreciated.[/QUOTE]Hello,
Curfew every day until midnight, there are fewer restrictions for these days, a lot of tourist movement too.
If you need any additional information you can write me by PM.
Regards.
[QUOTE=OnFireBoy;2577540]Hello,
Curfew every day until midnight, there are fewer restrictions for these days, a lot of tourist movement too.
If you need any additional information you can write me by PM.
Regards.[/QUOTE]Thank you OnFireBoy.
Folks OnFireBoy is a local in Cartegana and knows in and out of everything about Cartagena. During my last visit in March 2021, we meet with him and was a easy breeze with all the information. He took us to a local club outside of the old city and it was amazing and the girls were sexy and they have nice rooms inside the club if you want to do the deed. He has all good contacts of anything you need. Very trustworthy person and speak very good English. I recommend anyone going there first time or during the covid time reach out to him for up to date information about Cartagena.
I'm making my first trip to Cartagena next week. I'm aware of the ST and toda la noche prices but curious what's the right amount to offer girls going with you to Cholon / Rosario islands for the day. My and my boys are getting a yacht and plan to invite some girls too.
So I am planning on booking my trip tomorrow. Looking at August 6-8th. Will be probably my 6th time in Cartagena and I was last there in December. Back then all you needed was the check mig. No test in or out.
I understand now from the USA you still need check mig, and then a test to get back into the USA. I've tried looking online. Where do you get the test in Cartagena? Any easy suggestions. Don't want to waste a lot of time with that.
[QUOTE=Evac305;2578021]I'm making my first trip to Cartagena next week. I'm aware of the ST and toda la noche prices but curious what's the right amount to offer girls going with you to Cholon / Rosario islands for the day. My and my boys are getting a yacht and plan to invite some girls too.[/QUOTE]Make sure you establish a price with what you expect from the chicas before you invite them on the boat. Remember you will be paying for their food and drinks throughout that whole day they are with you. Some girls will try and empty your pockets and hit you in your head with a hourly fee so make sure you set a solid price in pesos. I also have to be very clear here; you must get to the dock early to leave on the boat early to maximize your time on the islands due to when the tide comes in during the afternoon it will be a rough ass ride back to Cartagena so you want to be back before that. The chicas are always late and that will make you late. So whatever chicas you plan to take on the boat its best to have them sleep over the night before then everyone leaves together and go to the dock. You do not want to be that guy at the dock waiting for the chica to show up and she's telling you she's in a taxi but theres traffic but in actuality she's still in bed 30 minutes away, or worse she's finishing her TLN getting banged out by some gringo, wash up then leaves his hotel room to meet you at the dock.
When I take girls on boats to these islands its usually girls I've been with before multiple times. I never invite a brand new chica on a boat, we have to establish some kind of mutual understanding between us before I invite her out. When I then extend the invitation to her and let her know Ill pay my normal TLN rate, she must sleep over the night before we go to the island and that she is coming NO CHARGE and ill cover her expenses of what ever she eats or drinks while she's with me that day. Usually they take the offer and enjoy themselves and I still get sex after the trip at no charge. Then I pay them agreed TLN price + taxi for her to go home. So I get one leche before bed, one leche when I wake up, and one leche when we get back from the island.
To sum it all up.
What you don't want is for some random girl you just met last night at the Clock Tower to charge you for the day, then have her eating on your dime, then charge you extra for sex after you get back to the dock.
I get them on the boat for free since we have a mutual understanding relationship, but since you are a new gringo with no prior experience with the chica you may have to pay a day rate of about 300 mil sex not included and pay for her food and drinks. Or negotiate a price with sex included after the trip and hope she does not give you the family emergency excuse after the trip ends and bail with your money.