Cartagena Reports

That's good to know I've got several professional reasons to be in it Cuba so I'm not that worried about it. Any idea what the flights from Mexico City might cost or how to get them?

[QUOTE=RacShack;2644690]Yes true about the
flights from Nassau I've done it a few times with zero jam up, but if you think the US CUSTOMS in Nassau when you land don't know you we're on that flight arriving from Cuba is not true! They have a printed out itinerary of every passenger on that flight from Cuba when landing, so if they ever wanted to bust your balls they can, I just think they don't give a fuck!

Just take the wrappers off all them excellent cigars you have in your bag and hide them! LOL![/QUOTE]

I flew from Mexico City direct from CTG in late October. I used my United miles and believe it was with Copa Air so don't know the cost for a one way flight but think it only cost 20 k miles.

On a separate note, I was told that the new Omicron variant is spreading quickly in Cartagena and some of the language schools are shutting down in person learning. A harbinger of things to come? Also, Mexico City has cancelled their usually rambunctious NYE firework celebration due to acceleration of Covid19.

[QUOTE=Kafka;2644847]That's good to know I've got several professional reasons to be in it Cuba so I'm not that worried about it. Any idea what the flights from Mexico City might cost or how to get them?[/QUOTE]

Can we keep the conversation about all things Cartagena please? There are separate forums for other countries. Admin really should look to move the posts about Cuba and Nassau off this page. It's hard enough as it is to navigate to useful information about Cartagena without having to trawl through unrelated posts.

[QUOTE=Viastis;2644514]A quick question for those seasoned Cartagena mongers: is the below link Juan's rentals at the Marinare building?

[URL]http://www.venpro.net/fotosapartamentos/[/URL][/QUOTE]These apartments are some in different buiuldings the ones that are in Marinare start with "Marin". You also have the page that has been automatically translated into English so for instance the apartments that say "Beach" are in Playa Mar building - "playa" has been translated into "beach" (it is right next door to Marinare) Torres is translted to "towers" etc- although Marinare is still Marin its probably better to take a look at the origninal Spanish(top right of page is a two letters in blue it either says IN for English (Inglés) or ES for Spanish (Español|) to tell which buildings they are in. Since all the buiildings are named in Spanish but the auto translate funciton is translating them to an English form. it can be confusing. I stayed in marin 1004 last trip, nice ocean views, good washer and dryer. Good wifi.

[QUOTE=MojoBandit;2645043]These apartments are some in different buiuldings the ones that are in Marinare start with "Marin". You also have the page that has been automatically translated into English so for instance the apartments that say "Beach" are in Playa Mar building - "playa" has been translated into "beach" (it is right next door to Marinare) Torres is translted to "towers" etc- although Marinare is still Marin its probably better to take a look at the origninal Spanish(top right of page is a two letters in blue it either says IN for English (Ingls) or ES for Spanish (Espaol|) to tell which buildings they are in. Since all the buiildings are named in Spanish but the auto translate funciton is translating them to an English form. it can be confusing. I stayed in marin 1004 last trip, nice ocean views, good washer and dryer. Good wifi.[/QUOTE]Wonderful, thank you for taking the time to clarify.

It's doubtful that omicron is going to cause a lot of shutdowns governments around the world are comingto the same conclusion that it's just better to ride this one through. I'm not everybody with a head cold should go out and get a test.

[QUOTE=Tomasb;2644899]I flew from Mexico City direct from CTG in late October. I used my United miles and believe it was with Copa Air so don't know the cost for a one way flight but think it only cost 20 k miles.

On a separate note, I was told that the new Omicron variant is spreading quickly in Cartagena and some of the language schools are shutting down in person learning. A harbinger of things to come? Also, Mexico City has cancelled their usually rambunctious NYE firework celebration due to acceleration of Covid19.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=JohnnyWishBone;2645038]Can we keep the conversation about all things Cartagena please? It's hard enough as it is to navigate to useful information about Cartagena without having to trawl through unrelated posts.[/QUOTE]I understand your complaint and I apologize that I mention Cuba. This forum has set-up everything one needs to find information without applying restrictions other than what the admin has list on that page or post. They even put in a good Advanced Search Feature, to be used to find information and if that do not help just ask the question to the forum yourself and I know someone will give you an answer or tell you where you can find what you are looking for. My search of the forum just shows me you had this same complaint in what "2017" The admin does enough to make it easy to find any information you need and should do nothing more here.

Does anybody know if there is a bar in CTG where you can watch the NFL?

[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2646505]Does anybody know if there is a bar in CTG where you can watch the NFL?[/QUOTE]This is being reported in the Cartagena expat FB page. Beer station, clock tower pub or the Rio Casino. One poster said the Clock Tower Pub does not turn on the sound just visual. Hard Rock Cafe also mentioned. Keep in mind that this can all be dependent on what kind of soccer games may be going on. If you are in Laguito, one poster said that the Hilton Hotel has a sports bar.

[QUOTE=WorldWideWes;2627769]Recently stayed at the Ermita Hotel which is about a 5 min walk to the walled city or a 10 k cab ride. The hotel had all the amenities you could ask for. The Gym had everything you could need for a good workout I. E Treadmills, free weights, smith machine, yoga mats, & bicycle. The best part was security was very welcoming to our guests. We were a party of 5 and each night we paraded 5-6 women after hours and they let them right in after taking their info down. The security even wanted to hook me up with a Chica he knew. I'm pretty sure he would have taken a cut of whatever was given. They even helped order pizza / wings around 3 am. Overall the staff is very accommodating.[/QUOTE]Great to know, planning on staying here as well, was there any additional fees for bringing guests? Any registration process / requirement? Or simply no restrictions?

[QUOTE=JohnnyBoyApple;2647000]Great to know, planning on staying here as well, was there any additional fees for bringing guests? Any registration process / requirement? Or simply no restrictions?[/QUOTE]Girl must have ID and they will fill out a form with all of her details at reception. They'll ask you if she is registering for the duration or just the one night. Pretty painless process.

Clock Tower Pub definitely has games, but you may have to ask the manager. Definitely no sound which I think is better anyway. They will be able to show all the playoff games that's for sure what you may need to ask. As far as the Hilton I was not able to confirm this because I just like the view out of the Clock Tower pub, assuming the girls are back after New Year.

The other thing is that ESPN sports has a lot of the games also on cable so you may be able to get it right in your hotel or Airbnb whatever.

[QUOTE=MojoBandit;2646795]This is being reported in the Cartagena expat FB page. Beer station, clock tower pub or the Rio Casino. One poster said the Clock Tower Pub does not turn on the sound just visual. Hard Rock Cafe also mentioned. Keep in mind that this can all be dependent on what kind of soccer games may be going on. If you are in Laguito, one poster said that the Hilton Hotel has a sports bar.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=AmorPorFavor;2646505]Does anybody know if there is a bar in CTG where you can watch the NFL?[/QUOTE]I will just toss this out there. I was looking for a way to watch American TV in Colombia. I remembered that the issue with copyright is having the files with shows. As TV signals are beamed through the air, live streams do not have copyright protection. So devices that capture streams is legal, and there is one here. It works as advertised.

The surprising part is this is sold at walmart: [URL]https://www.walmart.com/ip/Octastream-Q1-Pro-Plus-FREE-KEYBOARD-REMOTE-INCLUDED/564178196[/URL].

If you have internet, hdmi cable, and a TV, you can watch any of the US stations by downloading an app on this device called bluTV. I was watching bowl games in Colombia with ESPN, Dexter on Showtime, and have literally every channel there is. So you watch games on the Fox or CBS outlet ETC.

The only downside is I cannot record anything, but I think I can figure out a way to do that. Anyway, it is the best way to bring American TV with you not just to Colombia but anywhere there is internet.

I am not sure if this is available for sale in Colombia but it would be interesting if you can find something like it.

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We coming up on a month since the new vaccination law was implemented. Anybody there in cartagena now notice if the gringo monger population appears to be less than normal? Curious if that law has any affect on the number of people flying in to cartagena.