Hi Jow Forums

I wouldn't know, friend. I'm too poor to leave my little village.

Go to Medellin, that's all you need to know

tfw

I went to Medellin in 2015. Had a decent time, but I genuinely preferred Bogota. The weather's definitely worse, but I found the people to be much more approachable and friendly--presumably because fewer international tourists bother to spend much time in the gloomy, rainy capital.

>Any Colombros have advice on interesting day-trips around Bogota?
Zipaquira
Girardot
Melgar
VIllavicencio
Ibague
Anapoima
VIlla de Leyva

That's basically it friend

>Any ideas?
no not really. ust have a good time

un mexicano muerto es un mexicano útil

Thanks, senpai. What's particularly interesting about those places? I did a Google Image search for each and didn't see anything of note--just a few cathedrals and resorts.

hmmm actually something you probably haven't done and not many tourists do:

SUESCA for rock Climbing
TOBIA for rafting and kayaking
CHOACHI there are hot springs and bungee jumping spots in the area
NEUSA if you want to take shrooms and camp with some hipsters
CHIA good dining all around and very close to Bogota
LA CALERA nice viewpoints and nice town

if you want to party i reccomend to stay in the city

You need to try the real Colombian culture

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>What's particularly interesting about those places?
honestly nothing. Most of those are in lower lying areas about 2-4 hours away from the city by car so they are getaways for bogotanos seeking a bit of sun. The usual trip involves drinking beer, be at the swimming pool, get a weekend tan, play pool and then come back to the city ready for another week of wageslaving

If you're going to Bogota, Medellin or the Atlantic Coast, I advice you to buy an insurance. And no, I'm not kidding.

>traveling

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Thanks, senpai. Those spots seem close enough to be good options.

Insurance for what? The only thing worth any money that I'll be taking is my phone, which already has a loss policy on it.

fuck off we're full

Check your thread on /trv/, I already left you a reply there.

he probably means for your own ass. getting stabbed is not uncommon and foreigners are usually a big mugging target
>but i went there and nothing happened
anecdotes are not absolute truths

Thanks, senpai.

I have health insurance that covers emergency expenses desu. From all the stories I've heard, mugging victims usually only get stabbed when they try to resist the crime.

Not trying to say Bogota is safe as Singapore here but you're basically right. Just don't get drunk and walk alone at night, don't pull out your cellphone in public if possible and be with a local who actually has the danger radar you whiteys don't seem to have. I might even be up for meeting up with you if I don't have much schoolwork for that weekend.

Lurking because I love Colombia

Other than the nature and the girls, what do you like about here? Honest question

Eh. My danger radar may not be terribly refined, but I lived in India for a few years and have traveled extensively throughout the developing world. Along with folks resisting crime, I've run across the same trend as you--a preponderance of "m8 I got mugged" stories seem to overlap with "m8 I was wasted" ones.

I won't have any schoolwork, since I'll be in Bogota over an official university break. Gonna go to bed in a bit, but post up in the /trv/ thread and we might be able to arrange something.

Also obligatory greentext:

>first day in Medellin
>poorfag backpacker back then
>check into hostel
>only other person around is an Australian in the garden
>it's 10am
>he's drinking
>"oi m8 muh name is Todd"
>start talking about Colombia and crime
>"m8 I reckon ya gotta be damn stupid to get mugged here"
>mfw you already know where this is going
>evening arrives
>Todd and a bunch of other Australians ask if I want to go out to El Poblado to drink
>sure
>go out, have a few shots, feel kinda sick (think I ate something bad)
>walk back by myself, nothing happens
>wake up in the morning
>all the Australians are sitting in the garden drinking beer
>"hey m8 did ya hear what happened to Todd"
>nope
>"yea m8 Todd got bloody robbed
>"we sawed him comin' outs of the bar and he said he wana' go back to the 'ostel
>"but then he tried to flag down a taxi and just got inna some random bloke's car
>"next thing we know we sees Todd comin' down the street in his undies, they done took everythin' from 'im
>"we tried to stop 'im but then he just went off and got inna 'nother random car
>"nobody seen 'im since"
>takes a sip a beer
>"he could be chained up in some bloke's basement for all we know"
>he cackles

OP here. Not that guy, but I genuinely just enjoyed the country. That takes nature, people and culture into account. I had a girlfriend when I last visited, so I didn't get to experience the "girls" aspect of it.

Colombia was my first country in Latin America. TBQH I didn't think I'd like it very much. I arrived to the airport pretty late at night and everything seemed just as bad as I'd expected--walls covered in graffiti, creepy-looking folk hanging around in baggy clothes and a sort of run-down vibe across La Candelaria (yeah, I didn't know at the time).

Once I got up in the morning, I more or less knew I'd made a good decision--I really like cities that seem to have energy, and Bogota just felt so fucking vibrant (if a bit unsafe). People were also way, way nicer than I expected. I had a few nights out with random folk I'd met off the street--some girls who took me salsa dancing after we took turns watching each other's drinks in a plaza, whatever.

Hopefully I don't have my expectations too high--again, I just really remember that folks were much more hospitable than I'd expected, especially in Bogota and poorer parts of Medellin (in contrast, I found Medellin's higher-end scene to be comparatively snobby).

Alright, posting on /trv/ from now on. Threads there last like 2 years wew

>>"we tried to stop 'im but then he just went off and got inna 'nother random car
>>"nobody seen 'im since"
>>takes a sip a beer
>>"he could be chained up in some bloke's basement for all we know"
>>he cackles
lmao

A life insurance for you. So in case that you get died here by some ñero as he tries to strip you off any valuable that you carry with yourself, your family can make some bux from your death. I would fear for my life if were to get robbed in one of those places as delinquents there are particularly vicious (more than in the rest of the country).
I really thank God for not living in any of those places.

He's been to detroit and Chicago. Literally very few cities (and non touristy ones btw) can compete with that.I'm sure he's less of a mugging target than you are, pussylord

Bro la candelaria is where poorfag backpckers stay. Mainly argentinians selling bracelets and weed and other poorfag latinx. Honestly if you can afford it stay in Usaquen or close to Andino next time. hell even Salitre is a better fucking option than downtown, candelaria and surroundings

>I had a lot of fun doing adventure sports like paragliding near Medellin back in 2015. Do you know if there's anything like that around Bogota? I'll do a Google search, too.

Sopó, Cerro Pionono

How are colombian qts? The high tier ones seem even better then other countries' high tier ones. But what are the average ones like?

Bump because Colombia is based

Medellin has this weirdly well balanced body fat distribution that makes you stare at everyone, even fucking grandmas, until you hate yourself for not fucking them all.
The rest of the country is ok

Can you google a class photo from high school or above so i can see them?

lel I'm from the hobbit part of colombia, my women are all flat midgets
just google medellin women

I ask you to do it, because you can find a good example, if i google it i can't tell what is a good example and what is a weird or particularli good or bad looking woman