Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
Apostropheman, I was only kidding. I don't take myself so seriously. Happy New Year.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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Jimmydr
Many guys have been robbed already in Medellin, some are members of this site.
Spending a little bit more money isn't going to prevent you from getting robbed in Latin America. It can happen to anyone. In fact, my first impression of MDE is that I'll be more likely to get robbed walking around Poblado than other supposedly more dangerous parts of town.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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foadi
Spending a little bit more money isn't going to prevent you from getting robbed in Latin America. It can happen to anyone. In fact, my first impression of MDE is that I'll be more likely to get robbed walking around Poblado than other supposedly more dangerous parts of town.
That could be very true. Poblado is very dangerous, for some, at times.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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foadi
Spending a little bit more money isn't going to prevent you from getting robbed in Latin America. It can happen to anyone. In fact, my first impression of MDE is that I'll be more likely to get robbed walking around Poblado than other supposedly more dangerous parts of town.
But hanging out at the bus terminal in Santiago at 4am could be dangerous.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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Jimmydr
But hanging out at the bus terminal in Santiago at 4am could be dangerous.
Oh - I completely agree with you there. Transit centers are always the worst when it comes to petty crime, especially pickpocketting.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
Saving money, but sacrificing safety, is a recipe for disaster.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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foadi
Oh - I completely agree with you there. Transit centers are always the worst when it comes to petty crime, especially pickpocketting.
Keep in mind that at that point, he will have all his cash and passport with him, so if he gets robbed, he has nada.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
Are you saying that taking a taxi from the airport in Santiago or going to a cabaņa or taking Metro or Caribe Tours buses is dangerous? :confused:
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Jimmydr
I would love to see you go to Mexico or Colombia and take the cheap and easy route and see if you don't get robbed. Its best to follow other peoples suggestions.
I never called him cheap, but if I did, you will find that post for me.:biggrin:
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Jimmydr
Many guys have been robbed already in Medellin, some are members of this site.
You've done all of that, and more as have I and dozens of others here without any issues.
Of course some of us have also been robbed and worse but that shit is thankfully few and far between and ;largely not something normally or easily preventable....at least in my experience.
It's not really like the wild west, it just may appear like it to the uninitiated :D
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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vdogger
Apostropheman, I was only kidding. I don't take myself so seriously. Happy New Year.
...as was I hence the :rolleyes:
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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voltage69
Hmm.. splitting a cab 2 ways for 50 bucks each or 3 ways for 33 bucks.. saving 17 bucks. roughly 500 pesos.
For 500 pesos this chica will stay all nite, wash your clothes, cook breakfast and introduce you to her cousin.....:rolleyes:
http://news.insearchofchicas.org/for...1c83dca818.jpg
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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Apostropheman
Are you saying that taking a taxi from the airport in Santiago or going to a cabaņa or taking Metro or Caribe Tours buses is dangerous? :confused:
You've done all of that, and more as have I and dozens of others here without any issues.
Of course some of us have also been robbed and worse but that shit is thankfully few and far between and ;largely not something normally or easily preventable....at least in my experience.
It's not really like the wild west, it just may appear like it to the uninitiated :D
If you land in Santiago and grab a taxi, you know the names of the cabanas and you know where they are and how they operate so if the taxi goes off in the wrong direction, you know.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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eldorob
For 500 pesos this chica will stay all nite, wash your clothes, cook breakfast and introduce you to her cousin.....:rolleyes:
Click to see pic
She use to charge 300, why the price increase?:biggrin:
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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Jimmydr
Keep in mind that at that point, he will have all his cash and passport with him, so if he gets robbed, he has nada.
Right, but I never recommended he hang out around probably abandoned bus station at 4 AM. There are plenty of other places he can go.
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foadi
Right, but I never recommended he hang out around probably abandoned bus station at 4 AM. There are plenty of other places he can go.
Since he never been there, how will he know the taxi is not ripping him off or if he is heading in the wrong direction?
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Jimmydr
Since he never been there, how will he know the taxi is not ripping him off or if he is heading in the wrong direction?
I'm not following your logic. The same could also happen if he takes a taxi directly to Sosua.
He has to get in a taxi in either scenario.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
Ok, I'm going to give you the first sane answer. Here's what you do....
Grab a cab at the airport taxi stand and tell him you want:
a) a couple of cute chicas
b) a cabana close by
c) his phone number so you can use him during your trip (just don't tell him you're going to the bus station in the morning) This will put him somewhat in your court
In the morning, call your cabbie, lose the chicas, get breakfast, and have him drop you at the bus station. Busses leave like every 30 minutes, so it don't matter what time you get there.
Trust me, that's a great plan.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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foadi
I'm not following your logic. The same could also happen if he takes a taxi directly to Sosua.
Not really. He will get one from the dispatcher and go.
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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eldorob
Ok, I'm going to give you the first sane answer. Here's what you do....
Grab a cab and tell him you want
a) a couple of cute chicas
b) a cabana close by
c) his phone number so you can use him during your trip (just don't tell him you're going to the bus station in the morning) This will put him somewhat in your court
In the morning, call your cabbie, lose the chicas, get breakfast, and have him drop you at the bus station. Busses leave like every 30 minutes, so it don't matter what time you get there.
Easy enough, where were you in 1997?
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
An intelligent person would ask the pertinent questions and not endanger themselves...or carry all their funds on them. ATM's are pretty reliable in the DR, some exceptions noted.
No one suggested arriving that early before the termional opens...cabaņas were suggested :D
Anywhere you or most other guys have been to is just as doable for others. It's not like we have another Christopher Colombus amongst us, though some might like to think they are...:lol:
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Originally Posted by
Jimmydr
Keep in mind that at that point, he will have all his cash and passport with him, so if he gets robbed, he has nada.
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Originally Posted by
Jimmydr
But hanging out at the bus terminal in Santiago at 4am could be dangerous.
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Jimmydr
I would love to see you go to Mexico or Colombia and take the cheap and easy route and see if you don't get robbed. Its best to follow other peoples suggestions.
I never called him cheap, but if I did, you will find that post for me.:biggrin:
Not sure that blindly taking other's suggestions is all that smart. If they are qualified and you know this that's another story but many prefer to do their own thin. This is not deep in the jungle or anything. Most guys could manage, they just choose not to for the most part.
Oh, not saying YOU called him cheap but it sure was implied by some...like being smart with money is stupid or a crime...:rolleyes::think::veryconfused::rolleyes2:
Re: Cab Share Jan 15th 3:00 AM
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Originally Posted by
Apostropheman
An intelligent person would ask the pertinent questions and not endanger themselves...or carry all their funds on them. ATM's are pretty reliable in the DR, some exceptions noted.
No one suggested arriving that early before the termional opens...cabaņas were suggested :D
Anywhere you or most other guys have been to is just as doable for others. It's not like we have another Christopher Colombus amongst us, though some might like to think they are...:lol:
Not sure that blindly taking other's suggestions is all that smart. If they are qualified and you know this that's another story but many prefer to do their own thin. This is not deep in the jungle or anything. Most guys could manage, they just choose not to for the most part.
Oh, not saying YOU called him cheap but it sure was implied by some...like being smart with money is stupid or a crime...:rolleyes::think::veryconfused::rolleyes2:
And who would have ever thought that someone we know would have been kidnapped in DR.:eek:
A man can only be killed once in his life.