Grinder backpacking South America
My first "exposure" to Colombia was the movie Romancing the Stone (1984). Loved this red Cobra scene:
http://www.alansilvestri.com/video2-romancing-the-stone-elaine-adbucted-137.htm
Quote: gamerfreakHave you seen any cocaine down there?
Some things are best left unsaid.😀 How do you think this vacation is getting funded?
Tumblingbones it’s hard to compare them for me as the cuisines are so different. Honestly with the amount of street food I eat I’m surprised this is the first time I got sick.
Keeneone yes I book a lot in advance, it’s much cheaper that way. I won’t be visiting either of those, a flight to Easter islands is like $500 RT. As far as the casino games they seem to like BJ and roulette the most with a few carnival poker games mixed in. Baccarat is not played much here.
Have I seen any? No
Have I been offered it more times than I can count? Yes
Damn Max you caught me, I’m clearly the most feared and secretive cocaine dealer on the Canadian prairies.
Quote: PokerGrinderEvenbob 21k posts and you’re still failing to find any quality.
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I see the world through glasses I acquired
from my personal experiences. Take it or leave it.
Quote: PokerGrinder’ll finish it on our 4 hour bus ride back to Lima tomorrow. Scouts honour!
4 Hour bus rides in Peru. Remind me
again why I quit traveling. It can't be
as bad as riding on an non air conditioned
public bus in Rome in July and almost
gagging on the garlic sweat smell of
non bathing Romans.
Feels like he keeps trying to leave it, but it won’t let him.Quote: EvenBobI see the world through glasses I acquired
from my personal experiences. Take it or leave it.
Quote: unJonFeels like he keeps trying to leave it, but it won’t let him.
Wherever I traveled I didn't eat well or sleep well,
was always uncomfortable with the heat and
humidity or the rain, and was inconvenienced
at every turn. Always when it was time to go
home waves a relief would wash over me. It
eventually dawned on me not to do that to
myself any longer. Never regretted that decision.
Right now I have been hooked on watching hiking
videos for the last 6 months on YouTube. These
people that go on 6 month hikes on the Appalachian Trail
or the Pacific Crest Trail. They fascinate me because
it's something I would never do in a hundred years.
I hate camping with a passion, yet enjoy seeing others
do it. Schadenfreude I guess..
I seem to recall that in your Asian trip you mentioned that you had an "iron stomach", sorry it turned against you. I certainly don't have one which is one reason you won't likely find me in downtown Bogata. The only tour I'd be able to take would be "The Bathrooms of Bogata". Over and over and over again.
I was curious as to how much, in US dollars, it cost for your night at the nightclub. So Goggled the number in peso's and it came back with $2,091.94! I had no idea you were such a high roller. Then I put on my thinking cap and realized that it was probably a different peso, which it was, and was a much more reasonable $12.67.
Can't wait for next report! (looks like it's almost done too).
Quote: EvenBobI see the world through glasses I acquired
from my personal experiences. Take it or leave it.
I’ve been pushing the leave it button like mad but I think it’s broken.
Quote: PokerGrinderI’ve been pushing the leave it button like mad but I think it’s broken.
Sounds like Trump’s big red button. https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/politics/donald-trump-red-nuclear-button-desk/amp/
You might try the block button instead.
Quote: HullabalooThanks for the report! It's always great to see/hear about different countries and I'd much rather do that then experience it myself :)
I seem to recall that in your Asian trip you mentioned that you had an "iron stomach", sorry it turned against you. I certainly don't have one which is one reason you won't likely find me in downtown Bogata. The only tour I'd be able to take would be "The Bathrooms of Bogata". Over and over and over again.
I was curious as to how much, in US dollars, it cost for your night at the nightclub. So Goggled the number in peso's and it came back with $2,091.94! I had no idea you were such a high roller. Then I put on my thinking cap and realized that it was probably a different peso, which it was, and was a much more reasonable $12.67.
Can't wait for next report! (looks like it's almost done too).
I still say that I have an iron stomach, this is the first time I’ve gotten sick in all my years of travelling, it was bound to happen at some point.
Haha ya you’ll never see me spending 2 grand at a club, at least not of my own money.
Quote: PokerGrinder... Haha ya you’ll never see me spending 2 grand at a club, at least not of my own money.
With prices in the six figures for modest purchases, what does the currency situation look like for a regular joe? Do they have a million COP bill? Even if the smallest bill is 1000, you'd end up carrying big wads of bills just to buy groceries.
Groceries are cheap, we bought fruit, drinks, snacks and beer for under 50,000.
An average meal was between 5-20k.
Quote: PokerGrinderI still say that I have an iron stomach, this is the first time I’ve gotten sick in all my years of travelling,
Yet another perk of traveling. Went to Mexico City
with a buddy and he had the runs so bad 20 min
after eating the wonderful street food, he couldn't
make it back to the room and unloaded in one of
those big planters they have trees in, right in the
lobby.. Good times..
Tony Bourdain said in an interview that what we
never saw on his travel shows was the number
of times he was up all night, running to the
bathroom every 10 minutes from some poisoning
he got from street vendors in even the best
countries. He lost count.
Quote: PokerGrinderI’ve been pushing the leave it button like mad but I think it’s broken.
Understandable. Bob is a big reason why I stopped writing TRs here.
Quote: tringlomaneUnderstandable. Bob is a big reason why I stopped writing TRs here.
I always enjoyed your TR's. Beer and VP...
PG
How many new chips do you hope/think you will collect on this adventure?
Quote: tringlomaneUnderstandable. Bob is a big reason why I stopped writing TRs here.
Really. I don't even read most TR's because
they're so boring. And I don't even check
in here for months at a time in the last 5
years. I had no idea I had so much power.
Quote: PokerGrinderI am thinking between 25-30.
Are you able to buy in with CDN at the tables? Do locals buy in with stacks of COP bills? What are the limits generally?
Quote: AyecarumbaAre you able to buy in with CDN at the tables? Do locals buy in with stacks of COP bills? What are the limits generally?
I travel with local currencies plus USD just in case. Nobody wants Canadian money lol.
Quote: PokerGrinderApparently wifi in Bolivia and now Argentina is crap so either I will have better wifi in Chile or I will post when I get home in 3 weeks. I can post here but I can’t upload pictures to imgur.
All the things I love about traveling are
in this thread. Sniff, makes me so
nostalgic..
Honestly Bob your posts are absolute crap.
Quote: PokerGrinderYou’re right! Mediocre wifi totally ruins my trip! I mean I definitely travelled to South America for the great wifi.
Honestly Bob your posts are absolute crap.
I wish eb would stop “edifying” himself so frequently too. Frankly, he deserves his own esteemed corner no?
Quote: PokerGrinderCan his corner be on a different site lol?
So I point out that inconvenience is
what I hate most about traveling
and that pisses you off? Really?
Quote: EvenBobSo I point out that inconvenience is
what I hate most about traveling
and that pisses you off? Really?
We get it you hate travel, nobody here is interested in your 15 posts about how you’re a bitter old man who doesn’t like travelling. We get it now if you could go away that would be splendid.
I’m not surprised about the wifi either, I’m not too worried. Honestly it’s nice cause I don’t use my phone as much.
'Bitter old man' strikes me as a bit insulting PG. I'm going to issue you a warning, since we can agree that EB is a man and relatively speaking, he's self confessed 'old'. We can't tell if he's bitter, but that 3 word phrase could be construed as an insult. Please tone it down. Don't get suspended because of his provocative posting style. There's an ignore feature here for a reason. Well worth using on some posters.Quote: PokerGrinderWe get it you hate travel, nobody here is interested in your 15 posts about how you’re a bitter old man who doesn’t like travelling. We get it now if you could go away that would be splendid.
To be fair, EB’s posts in this thread are high jacks and trolling. (Note I am not calling EB a troll, I am talking about post content in this thread.) I’m not a moderator so I don’t pretend to know if either of those things about the posts in this thread should be subject to a warning or suspension.Quote: OnceDear'Bitter old man' strikes me as a bit insulting PG. I'm going to issue you a warning, since we can agree that EB is a man and relatively speaking, he's self confessed 'old'. We can't tell if he's bitter, but that 3 word phrase could be construed as an insult. Please tone it down. Don't get suspended because of his provocative posting style. There's an ignore feature here for a reason. Well worth using on some posters.
Quote: unJonTo be fair, EB’s posts in this thread are high jacks and trolling. (Note I am not calling EB a troll, I am talking about post content in this thread.) I’m not a moderator so I don’t pretend to know if either of those things about the posts in this thread should be subject to a warning or suspension.
Oncedear this is exactly my thoughts, he’s trolling to get a reaction.
He's posting and contributingto get a reaction. His posts are often, apparently, geared to be inflammatory and in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended. But he's quite canny, always posting on the right side of the line. That's a pattern of behavior. Best not to react to such posts, or at least to do so with a similar level of care.Quote: PokerGrinderOncedear this is exactly my thoughts, he’s trolling to get a reaction.
I reckon you've been here long enough to get the measure of his posting style :o)
Stick with commenting on the posts and not the poster.
Quote: OnceDearHe's posting and contributingto get a reaction. His posts are often, apparently, geared to be inflammatory and in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended. But he's quite canny, always posting on the right side of the line. That's a pattern of behavior. Best not to react to such posts, or at least to do so with a similar level of care.
I reckon you've been here long enough to get the measure of his posting style :o)
Stick with commenting on the posts and not the poster.
You use the words posting and contributing very loosely. Maybe something is getting lost in translation from UK English to Canadian English lol.
Quote: OnceDearHe's posting and contributingto get a reaction. His posts are often, apparently, geared to be inflammatory and in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended. But he's quite canny, always posting on the right side of the line. That's a pattern of behavior. Best not to react to such posts, or at least to do so with a similar level of care.
I reckon you've been here long enough to get the measure of his posting style :o)
Stick with commenting on the posts and not the poster.
Calling any of EB’s posts a contribution is a very long stretch.
Quote: tringlomaneBummer about the wifi, not too shocking though.
Not shocking at all. I watch a lot
of hiking videos from the Appalachian
Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. A
complaint they constantly have is
the lack of wifi to upload their
videos. You hear it all the time that
even in the small US towns the wifi
is terrible. Even when they find wifi
it often takes hours just to upload
one 12 minute video to Youtube.
So it being bad in SA isn't a surprise,
it's more of an expectation.
Quote: OnceDear'Bitter old man'...We can't tell if he's bitter....
Really, we can’t? In any jury trial we would have evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Sometimes a spade is a spade.
Quote: OnceDearHe's posting and contributingto get a reaction. His posts are often, apparently, geared to be inflammatory and in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended. But he's quite canny, always posting on the right side of the line. That's a pattern of behavior. Best not to react to such posts, or at least to do so with a similar level of care.
I reckon you've been here long enough to get the measure of his posting style :o)
Stick with commenting on the posts and not the poster.
If his posts are OFTEN INFLAMMATORY and have resulted in others getting suspended... how is this even a debate??? Could you imagine a manager at a company being like, "Yeah, Jeremy has far fewer sales than anyone else, customers always complain about him, and he argues with all the other employees....but ya know, he doesn't break any of our rules (even though he's often late and comes in on the weekends just to eat free at the cafeteria, which are both against the rules)....and yeah, sure, we have a clause that specifically says this guy can get fired for all the reasons I just listed. But....nahhh."
Quote: RSand in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended.
How can I be responsible for what others
post. And isn't this thread hijacking? What
does this have to do with traveling.
Quote: SOOPOOBob, you and I go back and forth at each other quite a bit. I agree with you often, disagree vehemently sometimes as well. I think the tone of your posts in this thread are generally disrespectful to PG,
How so, I'm not seeing that at all.
How have I disrespected or insulted
him by telling travel stories of my
own. I don't get it.
Quote: EvenBobHow can I be responsible for what othersQuote: RSand in the past have resulted in members other than himself getting suspended.
post. And isn't this thread hijacking? What
does this have to do with traveling.
Don't misquote me.
Quote: SOOPOOPlease leave this thread alone. Let’s concentrate on going after the liberals on the political threads.
Hey! I don't endorse that idea.
Someone needs to modify rule 19 so it can sometimes used as a time out for obnoxious but not rule breaking behavior.
Quote: EvenBobHow so, I'm not seeing that at all.
How have I disrespected or insulted
him by telling travel stories of my
own. I don't get it.
I'm seeing it, even if you aren't. First in the Darkoz origin thread, now in this one.
7 Days for hijacking others' threads with shifting focus and starting arguments about process. Also numerous misquotes of other people.
Quote: PokerGrinderApparently wifi in Bolivia and now Argentina is crap so either I will have better wifi in Chile or I will post when I get home in 3 weeks. I can post here but I can’t upload pictures to imgur.
It looks like distractions are out of the way, so let us know how your trip is going!!!
