I just recieved my plane tickets and have put a deposit down on room 10 at the Mansion from April 24th to May 5th. Is any one is going to be there at that time and want to check out the street action with me IM me

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Flight reservations:
Apr 24 Copa Air Flight:CM303
From: Los Angeles Int'l (LAX), Los Angeles, CA, USA
To: Tocumen Int'l (PTY), Panama City, Panama
Departing: 12:15 AM Arriving: 09:30 AM
Status: Confirmed

Apr 24 Copa Air Flight:CM6613
From: Tocumen Int'l (PTY), Panama City, Panama
To: Jose Marie Cordova (MDE), Medellin, Colombia
Departing: 11:00 AM Arriving: 12:15 PM
Status: Confirmed

Flight reservations:
May 04 Copa Air Flight:CM6612
From: Jose Marie Cordova (MDE), Medellin, Colombia
To: Tocumen Int'l (PTY), Panama City, Panama
Departing: 04:45 PM Arriving: 06:00 PM
Status: Confirmed

May 04 Copa Air Flight:CM302
From: Tocumen Int'l (PTY), Panama City, Panama
To: Los Angeles Int'l (LAX), Los Angeles, CA, USA
Departing: 07:15 PM Arriving: 11:15 PM
Status: Confirmed


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The new COPA flights out of Medellin into Panama sure make connections to the west coast a lot better than they were last year.

One thing about the LAX PTY leg of your trip. That is a long flight for a 737, COPA has some of the newest planes, but they do not have a lot of leg room in coach. If you are over 6' your knees will be talking to you.

RG.

It is a long flight because you go to Houston first. I've done this leg before out of LAX. They don't really make it clear on your tickets but Copa code shares with Continental.

Nice thing is that Copa is a good airline.

Have a great trip.

I also get claustophobic on the long ass 6-7 hr LAX-PTY flight on COPA (even when upgraded), espec. since I'm so used to flying the bigger planes. 737-800s are ok for 3-4 hours IMO.

A better option out of LA is Delta to ATL-BOG-CTG; except for the last leg (MD-83) DEL/Avianca fly 767s or 757s with (IMO) more legroom.

Wow, a 15 hour bus ride. That is pretty extreme. Maybe I should just fly. I do want to see the countryside though.

Sniper

I called Copa Airlines and hey said the LA to Panama is a non stop and does not go to Houston Then the panama to Medellin is also non stop. The plane is a 737 and Im really excited this is the first flight since I was in the Marines in the 70's. Im going to take a bottle of Ambien with me so I can sleep all the way.

Merlin

I did not want to have to go through customs or change planes in Bogata I heard its a pain in the butt.

Does any know if you have to go through customs in Panama if you are just changing planes to the same airlines.

Ps. Thanks for all the input guys its making this 50yr old newbes trip a lot eaiser.

Scooby

Scooby, if you're just transitting to MDE, no need to go through customs in Panama City. Not much to see or do in the airport though. Bogota customs is a pain but it seems they've gotten better (bit faster) the last time I used them.

CO flies LAX-HOU-PANAMA-MDE.

How easy is it to get an inter-country flight from Medellin to Cartagena, day of. Reason being that I want to keep my options open after I get to Colombia so that I can go here or there spurn of the moment.

As long as it is not peak season you should be fine, there are 3 or 4 direct flights a day and they it is unlikely that they all are going to be full, plus you can fly Med - Bog - Ctg, which has even more flights.

So you should have no problem.

Hunter

Agree w/ Hunter, good availability MDE-CTG if you go through BOG; SAM (part of Avianca) has direct MDE-CTG, but fewer of these direct routes. Also, the real cheap fares will be sold out earlier.

Are the girls at Medellin Mansion hooks, or are they just girls who like to party? I don't want to stay there if all those girls do is hang out and have me buy them drinks.

Thanks
AJ

AJ They are hooks for the most part. I'll be there later in March. Hope to run into you.

No one around CTG at the end of March???

Sorry Sniper it looks like I will miss you as I will be at The Mansion starting June 8.

Is anyone going to be in cartagena the week of the 17th of April?
I will be there the 18th to the 24th. Looking for fellow mongers.

Experienced monger looking forward to colombian trip after 7 month of fighting terrorist in iraq.
I'll be traveling to colombia for a multicity tour from april 20 to the 30 , i speak spanish know the places, culture and the girls in bogota , medellin and manizales .
Secret : i'm from colombia

Have a lot of fun Johanseq.

Semper Fi!!!

I'm planning on going to Medellin from the 20th to the 31st of july. I've been all over asia but never really got into the mongering scene. Jarheads man, they are funny. I'm one of them well atleast for three more months. So is anybody going there around that time that could show a young newbie around?

Anyone flying out of LAX tommorrow on COPA airlines at 12:00am midnight that wants to hook up?

Gents,
Just a roll call if anyone is going to be in Medellin on May 12th and on.....Let me know......

Will be there on June 7th. If you are still there, we'll see you.

Trying to plan my 1st trip to Colombia this summer. Doesn't matter when, but I wanted to be there when more experienced fellow members will be there. Anyone planning that far in advance?

What's up! I'll be in MDE from May 13 - May 17 then in CTG from the 17th to the 19th. Looking forward to it.

Mustang is off to Cali again! T&A Capital of the world. Going beaver hunting!!!

May 18-26.

Anyone going to be there then???

Hey guys , I have a trip booked for Cali and

Cartagena . Dates will be Monday June 5 in Cali .

Monday June 12 in Cartagena . Looking for some

Players out there enjoy making it happen .

PANTY RAID - Cali

Will be there 8/23/06 - 8/27/06 Going to be wild time. I don't have a room yet but I orderd a skid of Trojans and called ahead to tell them to order more cervesa for that week...

great Air Deal
Avianca- Mia to Col $269 w/stp and $359 direct.


Who else is in ?????

I'll be in Medellin July 28th - Aug 6th. The Flower Festival will be on. I'll be staying at the Castle.
Anyone who will be there during this time contact me
Let's party!!!

Arte,

I might be able to catch up with you towards the end of your trip. I don't have a set date yet but probably the first week of August. I'm leaning towards checking out Club VIP but the Castle or Mansion is definitely an option. This will be my first trip to Medellin.

CALI! Looking into booking a trip around August 9th or 10th thru August 16th. Anyone going to be around?

Any updates? most of the info online is dated.

Hey Yoosin! Nice to see you on the boards. I'll be flying into Bogota mid-December and staying till Jan. 5 or so. Looking to meet other die-hard Colombian fanatics. See you there!

Roll Call!!!!!!!!!
I will be in Cartagena from August 11th till the 14th. Then I will be in Cali from August 14th till the 18th. Then my final destination is in Medellin from August 18th till the 21st. Anybody gonna be around on those dates and in the same area, give me a shout!!!!!!!!

I'll be at the Medellin Mansion August 27-30. Please post or PM me if you want to share a beer with a fellow gringo or if you want to wing for each other.

Just booked my tickets for my first Trip to Medellin. Will arrive 11:25 AM on Monday Aug.14,06 Lookin for Trip Buddies to hang with. If anyone wants to send any advice or Info my way, I'd apreciate it. Nyguy

I'll be in MDE from Aug. 18 to the 21st. Staying at El Castillo. Cheers.

Im jealous of all you guys who are heading back to Med I sure wish I was going with you.

I've got the urge and a bit of cash to travel to Medellin. Looking forward to hooking up with others in meeting beatiful Colombian latinas. I should be a Medellin mansion from sept. 16-20. Let me know who is around that time.

As for my rio report, had a bad document accident and trying to finalize the last moments. Should be up in a few days.

Dean

(Message edited by dean on August 12, 2006)

I'm thinking of visiting Medellin during my break from school around Thanksgiving time and planning on staying at the mansion. Does anybody know how good it gets during that time? Is there still plenty of action and what is the weather like?

Hi Guys,

Well i'm in medellin on Saturday 10th Sept, so hope to c some of you there!

Hugh,

I will be there until the 11th. Possibly we will be crossing paths. I leave first thing in the morning and you arrive about 8pm most likely if you are arriving from Miami.

If you find that you will be arriving earlier, shoot me a PM.

Hi Sniper,

Yeh arriving 8pm sat. B cool to meet b4 you leave.

Is anyone going to be in cartagena from 22.10.06 to 01.12.06 ?
I will be there all period . Looking for fellow to share beers and mongering.

If anyone is going to be in medellin Oct 4th -17th I would love to get together and party.

Anyone gonna be in Bogota or Cartagena between October 7th and 15th? Looking for some fellow hobbyists. Give a shout.

Will be in Bogota from Nov 28 until the 8th of Dec then on to Santa Marta until the 18th of Dec. Any fellow mongers looking to hang, drop me a message.

Newbie going to Medellin...Nov.23 to 27th. I will be at the famous MANSION.

Im trying to get away and head back down to Medellin for the entire month of March. Have a line on a 2 bedroom apartment w/balcony 2 blocks from Parque Llares for 800,000cop which is about $350.usd. Willing to go halfs with anyone interested in sharing.

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Scooby,

I will be there in March as well. My apartment fell through (yet again). If I can get a purchase done in December (3rd attempt), I may have some room in my place as well.