Quote: (03-18-2015 10:52 PM)swadeshi Wrote:
Yea, in the end a return direct flight ticket costs just 80 dollars more than a one way direct flight, so might as well buy return and then see if i can cancel it.
As for the accommodation situation in the nation, scotian's dick pic saga is a good example of what we have to live ever since internet and femal "logic" have met. However, I get the feeling you guys are all renting entire flats or something, in which case surely it will be smooth going to bring as many females as one wants. I am on a tighter budget though so I'm just looking at renting a room which will put me in the position to share the flat with the actual owner and you never know how he/she'll feel about it. It's also the first time I'll be using AirBnB so I don't even have any references...From a quick look around some profiles I couldn;t see anyone mentioning anything about visitor rules, but there was one who mentioned the rule that "you can't take food to the room, you have to eat in the kitchen", I imagine he wouldn't be down with his guest (albeit paying) bringing random sluts either. He might be a white knight (I had a couchsurfing story with a host who was an aggressive white knight), or a cockblocker, or just someone who is afraid bringing outside people might be a risk to his property...I guess no-one has been in a situation where they shared the flat with the owner?
Last night I stayed at Living 55 in Chapinero which cost 116.000 pesos but we had to leave so are at a hotel which is 125.000P, these are decent places but nothing too fancy, tomorrow we're moving to a two bedroom Airbnb apartment near Parque 93 (a much better neighbourhood) and that costs $60 USD all in. If you're on a stricter budget, then look into student housing, another RVF member stayed at on closer to centro and it was cheap, probably $200-250/month, it was decent, with a private room but shared kitchen and bathroom with three others. Actually these places may be better if you want to socialize and speak Spanish, plus they're often times better equipped with kitchen stuff then bare bones Airbnb places. I can ask around and probably find something for you or link you up with my bilingual buddies here who can show you around and help you get settled if you throw them a few bucks, just PM me.
Since you're on a tighter budget, you may want to consider another city like Medellin, Cali, Manizales or Barranquilla, compared to Bogota, these places are a lot cheaper and in many ways, much more livable. For example, a friend of mine recently moved to Manizales to teach English and him and another teacher are renting a massive three bedroom next to a uni with a big roof top patio, pool table, and ping pong table all for 500.000P, they had to furnish it but that didn't cost too much either. If you can handle the terrible weather (overcast, rainy), brutal traffic and poor air quality, Bogota is a great place to meet lots of women and the night life is the best in the country, I really enjoyed my time staying there (around four months in total) but won't live here again. I"m not really into chasing lots of girls anymore and am getting bored with the night club scene (although I still like to go drinking), for me, I'd rather stay in a small city with cleaner air that I can get around quickly, something like the coffee zone cities where you can take a cab across the city for 5000P.