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I was hoping to drive from Cartagena to Barranquilla and then Santa Marta. See the coast etc. I may have a Colombian along who could drive. The car rental companies all seem to want a credit card and deposits. Only have debit cards and cash. In the USA I have not had a problem. Any solutions? Rent a wreck? Local rental companies?
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Headed to Cartagena first, might go to another city. We're planning on spending 6 nights. We had some questions:
1. If want to do sightseeing spend 2 in Santa Marta and go to Minca.
2. Hahaha you got to have your own good condoms.
3. After but can leave on table and say it is yours after the session.
4. Isla Baru is great and the bird sanctuary and the town buggy ride on horse and also the Castle.
5. I only do hotels so no idea.
7. those 2 are not so famous for mongering but have good sights to see.
[QUOTE=DonCarlos1234;2617775]I was hoping to drive from Cartagena to Barranquilla and then Santa Marta. See the coast etc.[/QUOTE]There really is nothing to see. Shacks and swamp. For the price you pay for a rental car you can actually just use rideshare. The car cost me $50 per day when I drove from Barranquilla to Cartagena and back the same day. An Indriver would have been the same price without all the hassle. Or you could even meet a guy while you are using Indriver and ask him about being your personal driver in his car.
[QUOTE=Sma202;2617723]I'm a long time lurker. Did Rio in the Help days. But anyway, first time in Colombia.
Headed to Cartagena first, might go to another city. We're planning on spending 6 nights. We had some questions:
1. Should we split or spend all of it in Cart? Maybe Cali? Would appreciate some insight on the talent post-covid.
2. I understand prices top out at 200 k? Is that per night? Does that include everything? Condoms / safety? Any other red flags we should be aware of?
3. What is the protocol, pay after or before?
4. Is the tourist stuff worth it? I heard the beaches weren't that nice.[/QUOTE]1. This is a subjective question that depends on the mongers taste. For example: If you ask how's the fruit and someone says they love it because all they ate were mangoes then you arrive looking for apples and they aren't any, you would say the fruit sucks. Without saying what you are looking for its vague question. Some like them light, some dark, some big, some skinny, some tatted up, some clean skin, some with fake tits and ass some natural, and all that can be mixed and matched in so many ways.
2. No. Prices top out at what you are willing to pay. Thanks to all the weekend millionaires things have increased. 200 K are reasonable daytime prices por uno palvo. Night time prices start at 300 K and if you want over night well that depends on your negotiating skills and what services you are asking for. Best deal I've gotten was sin condom, anal, tres palvo TLN por 500 K and she allowed video without face as usual. Of course Venezuelan as they are easier to negotiate with. Ended up seeing her a few times a week.
3. Your choice. But after a few experiences with paying before I only pay after now. If they have a problem with it I show them the door. But to be honest bullshit can happen on both sides as these new mongers like to say service wasn't good and only want to pay half, or these new chicas get paid first then does rush service where they leche papi you 5 minutes in. This is why its good to have a network of girls there as friends vouch for friends.
4. Cartagena beaches suck. You will get harasses by vendors, massage ladies, and everything in between, yes, you can go there to pick up chicas but everything else will annoy you. And they will over charge you. Take a boat to the other islands for better water and no touts to harass you.
5. Even if it is in the rules. Still flat out ask the host are visitors allowed and what are the restrictions.
[QUOTE=DonCarlos1234;2617775]I was hoping to drive from Cartagena to Barranquilla and then Santa Marta. See the coast etc. I may have a Colombian along who could drive. The car rental companies all seem to want a credit card and deposits. Only have debit cards and cash. In the USA I have not had a problem. Any solutions? Rent a wreck? Local rental companies?[/QUOTE]Pay a taxi driver. Off the meter of course. Make a deal, the day before, to take you where you want to go and how. I've traveled from Santa Marta to BAQ and BAQ to CTG by taxi, this is the way to go.
I mentioned a few posts back that a few nights ago the doorman at LDV would not not let me in. At first I thought it was maybe too crowded or Covid related. When I came back ten minutes later, I received the same rejection and then the guy told me not to wait near the door but across the street. Screw that noise so I left. Now you mention that sometimes they don't let you in because they don't think you will get a table or other BS. Has anyone else experienced this difficulty?
I am in Santa Marta now so I peeked in Bananas, this little club with chicas, near Parque Novios. But it was completely empty and the doorman said try back at 10.
[QUOTE=HighOnTravel;2617708]Thanks, ha. Okay that is good to know. Lots of OTC goodies here for sure. I rotate them on an off and avoid addiction.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Tomasb;2617810]I mentioned a few posts back that a few nights ago the doorman at LDV would not not let me in. At first I thought it was maybe too crowded or Covid related. When I came back ten minutes later, I received the same rejection and then the guy told me not to wait near the door but across the street. Screw that noise so I left. Now you mention that sometimes they don't let you in because they don't think you will get a table or other BS. Has anyone else experienced this difficulty?
I am in Santa Marta now so I peeked in Bananas, this little club with chicas, near Parque Novios. But it was completely empty and the doorman said try back at 10.[/QUOTE]Hi bud,
Did you wind up staying at a hotel you mentioned several pages back? Some boutique hotel? Comes with bikes and believe had a pool? Thanks for any information if you like it their! Do they charge for girls? Even if book for 2? And also info on the scene their at the moment, stay safe!
[QUOTE=Sma202;2617723]I'm a long time lurker. Did Rio in the Help days. But anyway, first time in Colombia.
Headed to Cartagena first, might go to another city. We're planning on spending 6 nights. We had some questions:
Thanks![/QUOTE]I am going to address some aspects of your questions but there are too many to go into too much detail here.
1. If I only had six days I would just stay in Cartagena. Your going to essentially lose a day traveling and getting set up somewhere else and a three two split isn't enough time in either place.
2/3. I pay a chica 200 k for two hours and BBBJ GFE kissing. YMMV. I have never expected a girl to supply the condems. I never pay before always after.
4. It completely depends on what you are into. No the beaches are not "nice' but they still draw a crowd. The main tourist attraction is the walled in city. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the preserved old city made up of the original colonial architecture buildings. The old city is surrouded by a defensive wall miles long that would cost a trilliond dollars to build today. It was built during a time when Cartagena was world class trading port, something like Venice Italy when much wealth flowed through the city. If you are not into hiistory and historical architecture, then no you will not care that much about it.
Nexty door to the walled in area is a sister neighborhood called Getsemani that used the be the rundown sketchi stepsister until a few years ago when they brought in the best street artists from around the world and adorned all the buildings with murals and fancy graffiti. Causing a growth in restaurants and services so that recently Forbes mag named Getsemani one of the ten coolest neighborhoods in the world. But you still have to like that sort of thing. Photos below accessible to members.
5 You absolutely have to message each apartment owner and ask outright "can I bring different girls back to my place at night to stay over? What is your policy regarding this and what is the building policy regarding this?" Be upfront about waht you need and ask both the owners policy and the building policy.
7 I don't know.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2617802]There really is nothing to see. Shacks and swamp. For the price you pay for a rental car you can actually just use rideshare. The car cost me $50 per day when I drove from Barranquilla to Cartagena and back the same day. An Indriver would have been the same price without all the hassle. Or you could even meet a guy while you are using Indriver and ask him about being your personal driver in his car.[/QUOTE]I would add that for your own protection it's not a good idea to rent a car, especially a rent a wreck without a major credit card. If there's a problem the credit card company will help resolve it. If you put down a cash deposit, they've got you over a barrel.
[QUOTE=JjBee62;2617859]I would add that for your own protection it's not a good idea to rent a car, especially a rent a wreck without a major credit card. If there's a problem the credit card company will help resolve it. If you put down a cash deposit, they've got you over a barrel.[/QUOTE]Have heard the kidnappings and gorilla violence have increased along his route.
[QUOTE=DonCarlos1234;2617775]I was hoping to drive from Cartagena to Barranquilla and then Santa Marta. See the coast etc. I may have a Colombian along who could drive. The car rental companies all seem to want a credit card and deposits. Only have debit cards and cash. In the USA I have not had a problem. Any solutions? Rent a wreck? Local rental companies?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2617802]There really is nothing to see. Shacks and swamp. For the price you pay for a rental car you can actually just use rideshare. The car cost me $50 per day when I drove from Barranquilla to Cartagena and back the same day. An Indriver would have been the same price without all the hassle. Or you could even meet a guy while you are using Indriver and ask him about being your personal driver in his car.[/QUOTE]I can concur with Mr E that that there is nothing scenic about that trip. I have made the trip using van service where you ride with muldtiple people and it is dirt cheap. I have gove alone and once I went to Barranquilla and hooked up with a chica and we used the same service to get back to Cartagena. What looks like a coastal highway on the map actually rare gets with eye view of the ocean. If I were in your place I would just look for some kind of van or bus service. Mr E had more experience though and probably more recent.
[QUOTE=NeilGeorge;2618041]Have heard the kidnappings and gorilla violence have increased along his route.[/QUOTE]I hope you meant guerilla not gorilla. Gorillas are rare in COL.
[QUOTE=Tomasb;2617810]I mentioned a few posts back that a few nights ago the doorman at LDV would not not let me in. At first I thought it was maybe too crowded or Covid related. When I came back ten minutes later, I received the same rejection and then the guy told me not to wait near the door but across the street. Screw that noise so I left. Now you mention that sometimes they don't let you in because they don't think you will get a table or other BS. Has anyone else experienced this difficulty?
I am in Santa Marta now so I peeked in Bananas, this little club with chicas, near Parque Novios. But it was completely empty and the doorman said try back at 10.[/QUOTE]I walked in last night early at 6 pm in a tank top and sandals. You got to get there early to get the stunners I realize. I was the only guy there and like 8 chicas arrived including 2 stunners. One of the stunners looked at me and I waved her over. She sat with me and everything was good. But she wanted $100 for 1 hour and would not budge from this price telling me all the prettiest girls requested this amount in dulce vida. I danced with her, finished me beer then did the whole oops got to go meet my friend thing LOL. She was visibly pissed off. Her friend who was also very attractive had joined us and wanted a threesome for $200. So I guess I pissed both of them off. Oh well.
I made my way walking around. Everyone in centro knows me now. I get high fives and fist bumps everywhere I go. But I took a shit tonne of lyrica pregabalin and had like 7 beers and pina coladas in me. Lyrica is very strong in high doses if you don't have a tolerance to it and alcohol makes it much stronger.
So I was probably a bit wobbly looking as my motor coordination was off. But I got love for the hustlers and scammers even though one of them would probably knife in the back fir $50 hahaha. I swung one Venezuelan who I had never met before 20 pesos. He acted like I had saved his life. Crazy.
Before going into dulce vita I had went to the santo domingo church mass. It is really good on Sunday evenings imo. I don't understand most of what they are saying but my spanish is improving very quickly. I rode the horse and carriage twice drinking beers before going. One of my favorite activities here to do. Sundays are my fun days in centro ha.
So anyways, back to my report. I walked / stumbled around. Probably looking like a scammers dream come true. Some hustler selling cigars near a small park managed to talk me into to getting his what's app saying he can deliver the foodies to me. I had discovered he sent me pictures of all kinds of illegal substances in my dms later that night when I got home. Will def not be buying. Smells like a potential set up.
Anyways, I walked around for quite some time talking to the street vendors and hustlers. Most of them are pretty cool now and don't try to sell me stuff.
I always get lost walking around in centro. Though I am getting better at remembering places. As soon as you remotely look like you don't know where you are going boom a street guy will jump in try to take advantage. It can get very annoying at times, but it is what it is.
I found this really cool street food setup and tonnes of Colombian tourists were gathered around it. I told the guy in Spanish that I wanted what this one girl was eating as it looked very good. He saud I needed to wait 5 minutes. I left walked around drinking a beer then came back. The same gurl was still there. I asked him if it was ready tet. He acted like he couldn't understand my broken spanish which always annoys me haha. But the girl was very friendly and told him that I had requested what she was eating. She began told me in Spanish and I told her my spanish is very limited but I am studying every day. She told ne no that my soanish is very good for a gringo. Her BF / husband was sitting roght there so I trued not to flirt with her but he seemed pretty nice as well but not someone to cross.
When I got my food the girl recommended me to try a certain sauce. I took it and squirted it all over the sandwich / some thing like a sandwich LOL. She started bursting out laughing. I thanked them all and walked away eating it. Pretty damn good street food imo. Not sure what the heck it was though ha.
I walked around in a haze and some tout directed me back over to the space area. I told him no tengo no plata por tu when we were walking just to maje sure. He told me no problem that he gets cutbacks from the bar.
So walked up to space. Was already 9:30 or so at this point. Where tf did the tine go I wondered Had felt like I left dulce vita just 30 minutes ago. As I walk in I immediately see the same smoking hot black gurl I had taking home a week or so ago. I had had a less than stellar experience with her though when I took her home. She is easily the hottest black gurl I ever seen in Cartegena since living here though.
She looked me and smiled as to invite me over. I gave alher a wink and walked right past her. Saw a few girls I had previously All had given bad performances though so I was not interested. All these vultures keot eyeing me the whole time I was there. No good place to sit. I politely asked a Colombian guy who was sitting on a sofa if he minded if I sat in the empty seat next to him. He acted somewhat offended with an angry look on hus face and told me no to go sit somewhere else Fucking puta. Acting like he is a big shot or something in space club haha. I don't like unfriendly people like that. I kept my cool though and said no problem.
I walked around and sat in a corner on an edge of the wall producing out in the back right side of the club.
One girl who could dance really, about 20 feet away from me kept eying me while dancing. She looked very hot from a distance. I motioned for her to come over for me and she shook her head saying no and for me to cone there. I waved my hand as to say no. After a few of these subtle exchanges she finally came over to me. I noticed her face was not nearly as pretty as it looked from the distance. And she had extra fat on her stomach. I danced with her one time then she asked me fir a drink. I told her sorry that I had to go meet my friend and I would be back later. She left and some new talent that I had never seen before in all if centro cane in.
3 absolute stunners all friends with each other. It was only 10:30 at this point. Each one had perfect petite bodies, but great curves. I walked up to the one with the prettiest face. Smoking hot chica. She looked like a young Penelope Cruz in her prime. Of course she did not speak any English but I did some basic small talk started negotiating with her. She firmly wanted 600,000 pesos for all night.
Still not quite drunk enough at thus point. I told her I would think about it and be back. I thought her looks were perfect but I did not feel the genuine chemistry there to justify that price.
So I left and walked around fir another 30 minutes drinking a strong pina colada that I had some random bar make in a to go cup for me. Had them put a few extra shits in there for a 20 peso tip.
That one really hit me hard with the Lyrica combined. I felt I was floating and very euphoric. Everything I saw would move left and right. Hard to describe. But when I walked I couldn't feel myself walked it was more like I was gliding. And the music was powerful.
At thus point I somehow found my way into Isis. It is very close to space it turns out. I had a very positive experience at Isis the last time was there so decided to give it a try. A really nice acting pretty girl was working the front door. She opened the door for me and started to follow me. Surprised I turned to her and saw her dancing to the music right behind me. In my mind this felt like hooking up with a hostess. So something I had always wanted to do.
I immediately grabbed her to me and started making out with her sensing her great energy. She kissed me and then stopped as the door opened again from right behind us and teasingly hit me on the shoulder. I walked to the bar with her holding my hand and got us both one beer.
One thing I noticed. It was hot asf in Isis this night unless you sat directly in front of a fan. I was sweating a lot. My god I thought. Can't this dump afford proper AC. Anyways, the girl was 23 years old she said straight from Venezuela and just a ball of positive energy in general. She was not what I would call a stunner like the Penelope Cruz look alit in space. But her energy and attitude were extremely attractive. And she had a nice little body with a friendly girl next door vibe. I could just tell we would have some epic sex. You can just tell once you have a lot of experience with these women.
Anyways, back to the story. Me and the girl had great chemistry. I told her I wanted to go after this beer. She agreed. I told her all night for 250 k pesos haha. Of course she countered offered at a much high price. We eventually got it down to 400 k pesos for all night.
So we got a taxi and left.
Once we got to my building though, there is this complete old grumpy lady security guard. She said there us a new rule and that no none who isn't pre registered can enter at night tine. I was so pissed off. I told her in Spanish that I pay a lot of money to live here and that I have already booked one more month as well. This fucking **** is just a very rude nasty little person in general.
The male security guard walked with me told me and told me if it was just him he would let me in but hus partner is very strict. The gurl with me decided to try and offer them a tip to let her up. The nazi security guard declined it.
This is the most vile nasty little woman I have ever come across. She reminds me to the very grumpy old ladies in Korea who are just mad at the entire world.
I told the girl screw this dramatic situation and I'm getting you a taxi home. I was too tired to deal with this drama and did not want to go to a hotel only to get price gouged there.
She was pretty disappointed but said she wants to come back and go to the beach with me today. I told her yeah that sounds fun lets just talk later in WhatsApp. She probably already messaged me this morning have not checked yet. And she said she knows its not my fault but please give her at least 50 k pesos for the taxi and time wasted. Sweating my ass off at this point because my shitty building randomly decided to stop using AC in their lobby one day last week. I told her fine here take it. At this point I just wanted to go back to my room and take a shower and sleep. I was wobbly and seeing double. I ran in front of a random taxi to stop him and opened the door and sent her on her way. Sucks I lost the girl. We had some chemistry but oh well. I might meet her today. Price is really too high though IMO.
I do not understand this strictness in Cartagena with having guests up. I am changing rooms in the same building tomorrow and am paranoid that they will pull this stunt with my GF who I am meeting this Thursday.
I told the little front desk worker before I went up that hey this is a beautiful building right over the ocean but you ruin it with your strict rules that always seem to change and for gods sakes fix your lobby air-conditioning and install some automatic front doors. They have these awkward doors that you manually have to pull open. I told her you guys have a potential world class building here with third world behavior / ideology that ruins it.
She yelled at me in Spanish basically telling me if I don't like it I can leave. I told her fir the buildings sake she is the one who should leave. LOL this lady hates me. Fuck her though. Despite having an extra month booked here Ill probably have to leave for Panama soon anyways for business reasons. I just really resent the terrible treatment by her after paying so much money to live her. Everyone else at thus building is cool. But not this little nazi. Her co workers are visibly scared of her. Every time she sees me she gives me lots of trouble. She only works late at night.
Still had a great day and night though yesterday. Looks like I can only bring in new guests during the early day tine hours though before the self righteous shows up to exert her mighty power LOL.
[QUOTE=Tomasb;2617451]You are asking to be set up big time buying anything not legal in Colombia. Full stop.
It would be pretty funny if they have a dress code in these dumps based on how the chicas and most of the local dudes dress though I think a wife beater shirt may be carrying it a bit too far.
If you get one more bad review on AIR, no one will rent to you in the future.[/QUOTE]So you are saying it is too dangerous to buy anything ilike that here? Taxi drivers seem safe to me. They just go get the stuff give it to you then drive you home.
About Airbnb. Yes, I am paranoid of one more bad review. The first one was completely bogus by an uptight lady in las Vegas after I stayed in her place for 1 month. She even lied said I broke her microwave. I think her cleaners did tbh then blamed it on me.
I have 20 plus positive reviews including four new ones since the bad one.
Update on my wine stains on the white wall. I went to olypmica bought some hydrogen peroxide and Clorox bleach. I first mixed the hydrogen peroxide with water then used a white towel to dip in it and blotted every stain. Then I dumped that water and mixed a lot of Clorox with some more water. I used the same white towel and soaked it in the cholorox water.
I began lightly scrubbing each stain. To my amazement the stains began losing color. I scrubbed for like half an hour or so and now every stain is gone Thank god. Was really worried about that as I am changing airnbs tomorrow.
Great reports, very entertaining. What is the name of the building you are staying in so we can avoid it?