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Heading to mde Thanksgiving weekend . It will be my first time there and I will love you guys input. I don't think I'm going to be staying at the mansion it seems so secluded. Thinking about staying by parque lleras. Is it easy to find the working women in that area or should I try facebook set up. I tried liking the gustos bar page on fb but i couldn't see other people who like the page. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Any of you guys going to be there that weekend hit me up let's party.

If your not staying st the mansion I hope your Spanish is up to par

Do a search on terms "parque Lleras" "scolopamine" and "medellin" You will learn a lot


Always check cédulas. Lot of illegals working the park and looking for newbies and guys who have no clue what they are getting themselves into

Be careful !!!


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Thx Yeah I saw a segment on vicetv about it .
my Spanish is not the best but I did get by in CR with it shouldn't be that different. The mansion sounds like a safe option but I figure I'll be limited to what they would have to offer. One always use caution whenever going out hopefully I can find a good wing man while I'm there. I did ask about the Facebook if anybody can send me some information in my inbox that would be great.

That means nothing since in CR most chicas speak at least a little English. In Colombia, the girls don't speak any English. So if you want to be able to communicate, you will need to know some Spanish. If you want to have a conversation, then yes, you should know at least a little Spanish.

Why? The doors are not locked, you can come and go as you please. And you can bring in girls from outside.

OP really needs to do some reading up. Plenty of info all over this site. We have given you the basic expectations and recommendations. Time to do a little reading

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen without an exploratory trip staying at one of the mansion properties.


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Actually they are locked...but your point is correct.. you can come and go as you please, and bring in guests from outside.. All the guests are really from outside anyway... the girls that visit the premises are somewhat pre-screened or authorized... but are totally independent as I understand it.

As for the Spanish... you will need a lot better grasp of Spanish than would be the case in Costa Rica... but in the Lleras area you could get by with English I suppose... Just don't set yourself up for taxi rides to armed robbery ... or days in a small room drugged to the gills dispensing the money from all your online accounts .. or anything like that.

Thanks for the enthusiasm guys. I just prefer to be where all the action is mongering and non mongering. I am confident in my Spanish skills I don't like to brag about it. Except for the members of the board's I met and the front desk at my hotel in Costa Rica everybody I encountered spoke nothing but Spanish. And I was able to get by fine. in fact in some cases I was the translator for some of the forum members I met there. If you're going to be in Columbia I would love to meet with some of you guys perhaps over some beers and touring the casa.

Old, you are an adventurous and gutsy traveler...hope you have a fun trip. Heed the warnings and advise, MDE and the parque lleras area are not to be taken lightly. A lot of things can go wrong.

Staying at the M is highly advisable. Also, stick to the high end mainstream casas in the safer neighborhood...Energy, New Life, etc

Have fun!

Oh, and btw, the spelling of the country name is, Colombia

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A lot of people are advising me to check into the mansion it really must be that serious. For first timers is it always the case. I have read the post of members who check into apartments instead of the mansion what is the difference besides the knowledge. In the long run staying at the mansion doesn't guarantee your safety. The reason why I'm on this fourm is for the knowledge which I greatly appreciate. Thanks to this fourm I'm aware of the different dangerous. However It's not my first time flying solo and because of that I do things carefully. I don't know if you guys are trying to tell me to go to the mansion because it's the first timer things to do or because you feel like I will have a better experience in Medellin. But let me just say this I will be careful let's drop all this caution talk and can you guys to help me out with names to look up on Facebook inbox me I would greatly appreciate it.

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There is plenty of info on this board about the M and the advantages of staying there for your first visit to MDE...the above thread has my complete recent trip report with detailed description of the M, check June 3 and following daily postings.

One thing should be clear, staying there provides a safe environment to meet, get to know and party with a wide range of paisas, all flavors and shapes. It avoids exposing yourself to uncertainties of all kinds out in the street. It is a great spring board for future visits...and an excellent way to build a network of chica friends on Facebook for future reference..

Of course, staying at the M does not preclude you from going out and finding your own gems to bring back to the hotel...if you do, make sure they have a valid official cedula or passport to be allowed in the M.

Good luck to you!

It's the second.

The reason everyone is saying "For your first trip, start with the Mansion" is not just for safety. It's so you can get your feet wet in a supportive environment in a city that doesn't cater to foreign mongers like, for example, Jaco or the Gringo Gulch or Pattaya.

Consider this - you're going to a city you've never been before. By your own admission, your Spanish is limited. Outside of other foreigners and Colombians who work in hotels, you will find almost NO ONE who can speak English - no taxi drivers, no store clerks, no police, no waiters, no random people on the street. And hardly any of the working paisas speak English. Medellin is not San Jose.

So how do you plan to find women (outside of asking CRTers for FB contacts?)?
Will your Spanish extend to knowing how to schedule an appointment and giving them your apartment address?
What will you do when the apartment security calls you to announce you have a "visitor" and (God Forbid) she didn't bring her cedula?
Do you even know which MDE apartment rentals are "friendly" to this hobby?
If instead you decide to stay at a hotel, how will you know ahead of time if they even allow prepagos?
And when you're not mongering, what do you plan to do with your day?

You're spending your hard earned money to go visit Medellin, presumably with the intent of having a good time. Your chances of achieving this will be a lot better if you:

a) stay in a place that caters to first time newbies (i.e. Mansion);
b) go down with an experienced wingman who can show you the ropes;
c) hook up with a local who can show you the ropes.

CRTers who stay in apartments have typically done one or more of the options above. In doing so they have developed networks of paisa providers and also have learned how to move around the city to get to places such as New Life or Mayorista or Fase 2. Certainly not impossible to do solo with little preparation on your first trip, but why make your life harder when you don't have to?

I personally have NEVER stayed at the Mansion, and will never do so. So if you think I'm shilling for my favorite hotel - I'm not. But I do recognize its value to newbies.

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You make a valid point but I have already made preparations at the hotel. I called ahead and spoken to the front desk all in spanish about my requirements to stay there and they have assured me there will be no issues. I would love to meet up with some of the folks when I'm down there just not staying at the mansion. As so far casas I have a few in mind already that just in case if Im riding solo. Looking at this trip for at least a month I have done most of my research is just on this forum most of the information about connecting with women is vague. This talks about liking certain pages on Facebook or even sharing contact information which I have not received from any of the members I guess no one has any
May I ask why haven't you stayed at the mansion

You want some Facebook contacts, I'll PM you a list to get you going

Thx again