Quote: (06-26-2014 07:14 AM)legend44k Wrote:
I just graduated college and instead of going straight to work I decided to travel for 3 months. After this I will be a corporate bitch the rest of my life so I want to get the most out of these three months because they will be the last time I will ever be able to travel for extended periods of time. I was wondering if you guys could give me advice as to where you would go to get the most amount of girls and have the best experiences. I'm very open to any and all suggestions and have no timeline as to how long I would stay in one place.
P.s. I will be traveling alone... what is everyone's opinion in staying at a host family as I do not know any other language besides english... they will also be able to show me around.
I was thinking:
Brazil- rio, floripa
columbia- neugine, bogota
argentina-cordoba
poland-krakow
if i have extra time:
phuket, tailand
iasi, romania
Considering that no one in this thread actually helped you with with your questions, I'll give it a go.
$14,000 is a lot of money for 3 months. Not sure if you want to spend all of that or not, but for reference, I went 11 months in Colombia and Brazil for ~$16,000. But I didn't really move around much and found places where I liked (stayed in Santa Marta and Rio for probably about 7-8 months combined of that 11 months), which is a good way to spend less.
So you could either go a lot longer if you wanted to. I personally advise this because it take at least 2 months to get to a very basic level of Spanish or Portuguese (Portuguese is a tougher language to learn out of the two, particularly comprehension).
If you are staying only three months:
I would pick a corner of the continent and stay there. I don't know if these are just 'possibilities' or an actual rough itinerary, but if you are only going for 3 months that is a lot of pointless travelling.
If I were you and had three months, I would do something like: Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo-Florianopolis-Buenos Aires (maybe throw in a couple other places like Cordoba or Rosario, or Foz de Igaucu or Montevideo). For me, places like Rio and BA are worth at least 2-3 weeks each. I stayed 5 months in Rio (I have also been there 5 separate times now as well), which is probably more than most people, and a month in BA. These are the types of cities that building a bit of a social network and settling down a bit will give you a much experience.
Colombia could be 3 months on its own, like something like this: Bogota-Medellin-Cartagena-Santa Marta-Bucaramanga (then maybe hit up Cali/Potosi and Quito for a bit)
For reference, I am thinking about doing a 3 month trip in January to Ecuador and Peru. The only thing I am doing is Quito-Guayquil-Huascaran-Lima. Probably stay a month in each of Quito and Lima at the ends, and a month in between doing some trekking and a little off the beaten path.
But that's how I like to travel. Jumping from place to place may sound exciting, but if you have time and money, less is more in my opinion. For getting girls, even if you pipeline massively and party almost every night, jumping from place to place will hinder your chances severely. The people who get the most locals, at least from my experience, are people who set up shop, amp up their language skills, learn how the local girls operate, build a social network, and have good logistics. You just can't do that as a frantic traveller unless you have significant connections in the places you are going to (most people don't).
General thoughts about Latinas in South America:
Learn both beta and alpha game. I cannot stress this enough. I see so many Americans or others come into Latin America and try to play American/alpha game and strike out massively. Actually, it's one of my favourite forms of entertainment when I go out.
What I mean is this: there is a massive machismo culture in many LA countries. This creates a bit of a backlash effect, many girls have aversion and do not like super aggressive men. Men who hound, pester, tease/treat women poorly,
particularly gringos with low social status get eaten alive in Latin America.
You can be aggressive in approaching, but having a gentle demeanour, and being that "sweet but confident guy" will up your game considerably here. Now, you can play a numbers game and stick with an American game and do okay, but if you learn how to play both sides of the coin depending on which type of girl you are working with, you will do better.
Spanish/Portuguese is a major asset. I did fine in my early stages of language skills, but even then, I was still going after girls who didn't speak English and language-of-loving them. Outside of wealthy areas of major cities, the vast majority of people in these countries won't speak any or intermediate English. Solely relying on English is going to hurt you.
Countries like Brazil and Argentina are notorious for 2 nighters. One night stands are attainable when you learn the ropes, but for a low status gringo, second night bangs are going to be the norm. This means that you probably won't have the opportunity to have sex with a girl unless it is the second night/time you are hanging out with them. This is another reason staying longer term is better. Word of advice: the second night, go out with a friend and their friends to a bar or club, it's way easier to pull that 1 on 1-ing on second date, especially if language is lacking.
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I wouldn't stay with a family. You might hit gold and find a really chill family. But chances are you will end up in a house with a lot of restrictions on how/when you can come home and you won't be able to bring home guests.
Stay in a hostel, and if you like the place, find a short-term apartment. Or couch surf with a separate room or find a hostel with cheap private rooms.
I actually lived in a hostel for the whole 5 months I was in Rio. I became tight with everyone that worked there. It had a terrace with a roof at the top, and it became mine at night time. This kind of thing is possible to find especially if you buddy up with the employees/owner of hostels. It's actually better than an apartment because I got to meet a bunch of people all the time because there is a steady flow of people coming in and out to hang out with.
