This is not a typical trip report as I don't want to be rhetorical or repeating as there is a bunch of helpful information just by using the search function.
Before I continue I would like to pay an hommage to all who ventured here before and helped me with a running start. Too many names to mention, but you know who you are. Kudos to you all!
Ok my advice for any newb or anybody going to Colombia is:
1: Learn Spanish!!! you will only get so far with English or limited Spanish.....If you can flirt in Spanish as you can in English then you will enjoy the experience that much more. Granted, you can do well with limited Spanish but it will be pale in comparison if you can speak the language good....Mixx stressed this point and it is crucial.
2: Money. Well Colombia has a problem with fake currency notes. Expecially the 20 mil peso. Taxi cab drivers are notorious for giving you "falsas", so be weary when feeling the currency note. Ask a friend or a store clerk to "teach you" if you will about how to spot a fake currency note.....
3: Facebook and Blackberry...... I don't have facebook but this guy I met swears by it for Colombia.... He told me girls he met in Colombia have had their friends add him as a friend out of nowhere. So if you gonna have facebook just have one with an alias while down there and dont comment on photos or give likes/dislikes etc..... you don't want them to bust you if you actually are seeing one....Basically keep your status on super private.
As for blackberry, pick one up on a refurb store or buy one unlocked. The chicks will ask you "tienes pin"? so make this small investment.
4: Poblado and lleras: I didn't feel that I was in parque gringo in lleras. There are other parques within walking distance of this area where people congregate. Drinking on the street is legal here. I was quite surprised not to see too many gringos in lleras but when you saw them they stuck out big time in a bad way. Gringos if you are reading this,, dress stylish. Don't wear sandals or shorts to lleras!
5: Dating culture. Well I am not 100% certain but feel that both men and women are all cheating on eachother there. I made the mistake of deleting a bbm contact when I wasn't responded to too early. My buddy told me she was probably with her guy or was just busy..... Point is even if they read your message and don't respond let it go. She will come around.
6: OPEN YOUR MOUTH!!!! Talk to girls on the street in bars everywhere. Don't be shy. If you are shy you are toast. Go to FASE 2 and don't even bother.
7: Pipelining on Colombian Cupid. This does work. But the dimes aren't on the net. Good luck getting them, but a lot of cuties can be had.
8. Other barrios. I loved Belen, Laureles. Both these areas are relatively safe and not too many tourists.
9. Restaurants: Eating at J&C Delicias, El Corral etc well you will come across upper class Colombians. As the TodoTerreno at El Corral will cost you 20 mil ($10) approx for a single burger. But if you aren't on a budget you can chat up the servers. I frequented a J&Cs by my apartment and met girls there.
10. Clubs: Exactly like people mentioned. Groups and loud music. If your Spanish is not there, good luck hearing and listening to the chica talk a million miles a second. Ain't gonna happen. Mixed sets. However, if you speak decent Spanish you can crack a dent here.
11: Ultra feminine: These girls dress like women. They don't wear mens clothes at all. Look at a Colombianas nails. NONE of them bite their nails. NONE!!! their toes look proportionate (I hate ugly toes) and then compare them to girls in the English speaking world. YOu will see women who bite their nails and smoke like chimneys. Not many Colombianas smoke too. This is a plus for me.
Barrio Colomiba: seems desolate on Friday nights, but Saturdays are quite busy. I like the policy that a rock bar called Trilogia has. You cannot enter without females. I understand the reasoning behind it, but it helps avoid the cockfests that we are used to in N.America.
Estrada: Busy on weekends. Young crowd, but hotties everywhere.
Bars in neighbourhoods: ala Laureles 33 or 70 by estadio. Drinks are cheap and most places have no cover.
Fondas/bars: I swear, every Colombian knows the words to every song played. They sing and dance to every tune. Fonda La Tranca on 33, Fonda Al Altar in Lleras or Trilogia. They all know the tunes. I feel the atmospheres are good and warm. People are there to have a good time. There are some groups of all females at these places. Not just all mixed groups.
Lower strata barrios: Don't go at night unless you are with a local. I went to Buenas Aires at night, not the worst area, but felt dodgy to me when a chica I was with her brother wanted to buy something. YOu see guys standing with one hand crossed tucked in their left arm. Geez, I wonder what he's got. Just don't go.
I am sure I left out much more on Medellin. I don't want to repeat what was said on the forum before. Do a search and you will be fine.
Cali and Bogota: I just stayed there a weekend each. Both places are cool and awesome. Cali is hot, but felt more dangerous. Bogota is a city of 8 million people. Lots of things to do. Bad traffic, but felt safe all the time. Its the city of eternal autumn IMHO. if you like the fall/autumn you will love Bogota with its weather, pedestrian streets and people. Zona Rosa / Zona T are awesome!!!
Cali has beautiful women. If you dig the pocohontas look. This place is for you. It also has some hot black girls there too. I didn't see any black boys there from N America but the black chicks here are unbelievable.
In Cali, if you see a white guy with a black chick he is labelled a gringo automatcially. In San Andres is the opposite. You see the gringas always with the black boys with dread locks. There seems to be a non-mixing of races there regarding locals.
But if you don't care about that and have a thing for hot black chicks, ,,,,,, Cali and the coast are for you. If big breasts small waist and big hips with a nice full butt are your thing, Cali Cali Cali all the way. Medellin has zero hot black chicks from what I've seen.
In the airport (Bogota) flight got delayed.... typical coming from a latin country to be delayed. I started talking to a dude from Toronto. He's mid 20s and is heads over heals for a married 35 yo milf. He's like she's gonna leave her husband for her and come to Canada blah blah blah. I'm like dude you are crazy!!! that has passport hunter written all over it. But after recalling my conversations with guys who live there and dated these girls the word magic came to mind. These girls seem magical. As corny and stupid as it sounds, aside from all the negative things that come with latinas and Colombianas, they are magical. I don't know how to explain it so I apologize. Myself and my friends who have lived there for a few years pemanently feel more or less the same. Yes there can be some cunts but there is something about them. Maybe I am biased as I have a thing for latinas, but how they talk to you, act and LOOK all make that magic word work for me.
Being back in Toronto now before I go back to the closed society of Qatar in the middle east I am still unmotivated to really go out and club. Getting easier now, but being in Colombia seeing the countryside, mountains lush greenery makes it special. Colombia is a beautiful country IMHO. The people are warm and friendly that I came across and they are social especially when it comes to those Fonda bars. The women... WOW!!! Even the ugly ones seem cute too.... lol.... Its hard to get up and go out in Toronto when all you do is compare the girls to Colombia. All I know is that if given an opportunity to work down there I will SERIOUSLY consider it. Life is short........
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Before I continue I would like to pay an hommage to all who ventured here before and helped me with a running start. Too many names to mention, but you know who you are. Kudos to you all!
Ok my advice for any newb or anybody going to Colombia is:
1: Learn Spanish!!! you will only get so far with English or limited Spanish.....If you can flirt in Spanish as you can in English then you will enjoy the experience that much more. Granted, you can do well with limited Spanish but it will be pale in comparison if you can speak the language good....Mixx stressed this point and it is crucial.
2: Money. Well Colombia has a problem with fake currency notes. Expecially the 20 mil peso. Taxi cab drivers are notorious for giving you "falsas", so be weary when feeling the currency note. Ask a friend or a store clerk to "teach you" if you will about how to spot a fake currency note.....
3: Facebook and Blackberry...... I don't have facebook but this guy I met swears by it for Colombia.... He told me girls he met in Colombia have had their friends add him as a friend out of nowhere. So if you gonna have facebook just have one with an alias while down there and dont comment on photos or give likes/dislikes etc..... you don't want them to bust you if you actually are seeing one....Basically keep your status on super private.
As for blackberry, pick one up on a refurb store or buy one unlocked. The chicks will ask you "tienes pin"? so make this small investment.
4: Poblado and lleras: I didn't feel that I was in parque gringo in lleras. There are other parques within walking distance of this area where people congregate. Drinking on the street is legal here. I was quite surprised not to see too many gringos in lleras but when you saw them they stuck out big time in a bad way. Gringos if you are reading this,, dress stylish. Don't wear sandals or shorts to lleras!
5: Dating culture. Well I am not 100% certain but feel that both men and women are all cheating on eachother there. I made the mistake of deleting a bbm contact when I wasn't responded to too early. My buddy told me she was probably with her guy or was just busy..... Point is even if they read your message and don't respond let it go. She will come around.
6: OPEN YOUR MOUTH!!!! Talk to girls on the street in bars everywhere. Don't be shy. If you are shy you are toast. Go to FASE 2 and don't even bother.
7: Pipelining on Colombian Cupid. This does work. But the dimes aren't on the net. Good luck getting them, but a lot of cuties can be had.
8. Other barrios. I loved Belen, Laureles. Both these areas are relatively safe and not too many tourists.
9. Restaurants: Eating at J&C Delicias, El Corral etc well you will come across upper class Colombians. As the TodoTerreno at El Corral will cost you 20 mil ($10) approx for a single burger. But if you aren't on a budget you can chat up the servers. I frequented a J&Cs by my apartment and met girls there.
10. Clubs: Exactly like people mentioned. Groups and loud music. If your Spanish is not there, good luck hearing and listening to the chica talk a million miles a second. Ain't gonna happen. Mixed sets. However, if you speak decent Spanish you can crack a dent here.
11: Ultra feminine: These girls dress like women. They don't wear mens clothes at all. Look at a Colombianas nails. NONE of them bite their nails. NONE!!! their toes look proportionate (I hate ugly toes) and then compare them to girls in the English speaking world. YOu will see women who bite their nails and smoke like chimneys. Not many Colombianas smoke too. This is a plus for me.
Barrio Colomiba: seems desolate on Friday nights, but Saturdays are quite busy. I like the policy that a rock bar called Trilogia has. You cannot enter without females. I understand the reasoning behind it, but it helps avoid the cockfests that we are used to in N.America.
Estrada: Busy on weekends. Young crowd, but hotties everywhere.
Bars in neighbourhoods: ala Laureles 33 or 70 by estadio. Drinks are cheap and most places have no cover.
Fondas/bars: I swear, every Colombian knows the words to every song played. They sing and dance to every tune. Fonda La Tranca on 33, Fonda Al Altar in Lleras or Trilogia. They all know the tunes. I feel the atmospheres are good and warm. People are there to have a good time. There are some groups of all females at these places. Not just all mixed groups.
Lower strata barrios: Don't go at night unless you are with a local. I went to Buenas Aires at night, not the worst area, but felt dodgy to me when a chica I was with her brother wanted to buy something. YOu see guys standing with one hand crossed tucked in their left arm. Geez, I wonder what he's got. Just don't go.
I am sure I left out much more on Medellin. I don't want to repeat what was said on the forum before. Do a search and you will be fine.
Cali and Bogota: I just stayed there a weekend each. Both places are cool and awesome. Cali is hot, but felt more dangerous. Bogota is a city of 8 million people. Lots of things to do. Bad traffic, but felt safe all the time. Its the city of eternal autumn IMHO. if you like the fall/autumn you will love Bogota with its weather, pedestrian streets and people. Zona Rosa / Zona T are awesome!!!
Cali has beautiful women. If you dig the pocohontas look. This place is for you. It also has some hot black girls there too. I didn't see any black boys there from N America but the black chicks here are unbelievable.
In Cali, if you see a white guy with a black chick he is labelled a gringo automatcially. In San Andres is the opposite. You see the gringas always with the black boys with dread locks. There seems to be a non-mixing of races there regarding locals.
But if you don't care about that and have a thing for hot black chicks, ,,,,,, Cali and the coast are for you. If big breasts small waist and big hips with a nice full butt are your thing, Cali Cali Cali all the way. Medellin has zero hot black chicks from what I've seen.
In the airport (Bogota) flight got delayed.... typical coming from a latin country to be delayed. I started talking to a dude from Toronto. He's mid 20s and is heads over heals for a married 35 yo milf. He's like she's gonna leave her husband for her and come to Canada blah blah blah. I'm like dude you are crazy!!! that has passport hunter written all over it. But after recalling my conversations with guys who live there and dated these girls the word magic came to mind. These girls seem magical. As corny and stupid as it sounds, aside from all the negative things that come with latinas and Colombianas, they are magical. I don't know how to explain it so I apologize. Myself and my friends who have lived there for a few years pemanently feel more or less the same. Yes there can be some cunts but there is something about them. Maybe I am biased as I have a thing for latinas, but how they talk to you, act and LOOK all make that magic word work for me.
Being back in Toronto now before I go back to the closed society of Qatar in the middle east I am still unmotivated to really go out and club. Getting easier now, but being in Colombia seeing the countryside, mountains lush greenery makes it special. Colombia is a beautiful country IMHO. The people are warm and friendly that I came across and they are social especially when it comes to those Fonda bars. The women... WOW!!! Even the ugly ones seem cute too.... lol.... Its hard to get up and go out in Toronto when all you do is compare the girls to Colombia. All I know is that if given an opportunity to work down there I will SERIOUSLY consider it. Life is short........
Tomtud
