General Reports

[TomJackin]

After reading about the renewed shakedown policy by the Tijuana cops, I was pretty careful during a recent visit yet still got robbed.

Tis the season to be golly; steer clear of these fucking monkeys!

Sorry to hear about your problem with Tijuana's finest!

[Dornyone]

After reading about the renewed shakedown policy by the Tijuana cops, I was pretty careful during a recent visit yet still got robbed.

I had finished my mongering for the night and stopped in to that new food place opposite Adelitas, had a beer and an excellent.

Chicken burrito. All done, and heading the last 150 m to the Santiago hotel at say 00:15 or so.

A pair of Tijuana's finest pulled a U turn and waved me over to the kerb. Long story short, while one of these scumbags rifled my wallet in front of me asking me to explain what every card in there was for, the other went through my back pockets, extracted my cash and quickly pocketed a 500 peso note. I kept trying to turn to catch him doing it (I knew he would) but the one in the truck kept telling me to "look at me".

It's to the point that I am hiding from these bastards as I travel to and from the hotel. Other than that, a nice visit save the long wait at the border at 04:00. It seems that there are thousands of migrant workers commuting at 04:00, whereas at 02:00 it's plain sailing.

[SBeach25]

Feliz navidad mongers!

I'm in San Diego now and I took a short trip to Tijuana yesterday. I must say, although the number of girls was lower than what is typical, I was impressed at the quality, both of the street girls as well as the girls in the clubs. It was definitely worth going down, at least on the 23rd. Also, the exchange rate right now is great, I believe I got 14.4 mxp to the dollar, and I could have done even better if I would have shopped the rate.

A couple points I'd like to include:

1. My first stop was to La Casa del Habano to get some cigars and a new cigar cutter. You can smoke inside the store while watching tv. Being a Californian this is a big kick for me to be able to smoke inside. A very cool place to relax and smoke before you hit the zona.

2. I'm into legit massages, but it seemed like the prices ran about $30 at the massage shops on Revolucion. That's about the same price as legit massage joints in California, so I didn't bother going in. Anyway, I'd rather get a massage from an Asian chick than a Latina.

3. The zona was slower but still good. Hong Kong was fun and if anyone saw a young guy in a grey jacket with shaving cream on his face yesterday afternoon, that was me! The talent was high at hk and the $1 grope is always fun. Unfortunately, Hong Kong's exchange rate sucks at 13-1, so bring plenty of one's.

After getting worked up at hk, I left and got 2 street girls. First one was Daniela from veracruz, 300 mxp for everything naked. She was standing near the beginning of the alley to the right. One kid so some baby damage, but nice tits. Second girl was at Eduardo hotel, don't remember her name but she is 20 from Guadalajara and she has a piercing near her right eye. She was all business but for 200 mxp it's hard to complain. I forgot the rooms at the Eduardo don't have bathrooms in them!

Today is noche buena, so it will probably be even slower; having said that, it only takes a few girls to make it worth going down. So, should I stay in San Diego and work on my tan by the pool, or head back down to Tijuana. What say you, mongers?

Sounds like a good time. I'm in SD also but will be staying Tijuana for Christmas giving my gifts to the girls there. LOL. I say visit and get the experience. Your feed back will be valuable to those on the board asking these questions about Tijuana during the holidays. Myself, this will be my second time I stayed during Christmas. My last experience was it was very slow but I banged like crazy and was abe to negotiate better prices. PM if you want to meet up and share some stories.

[Ezinho]

I'm thinking of taking my first trip and visiting Hong Kong, or the other bars. My question is; is it not worth it to go this time of year? In a previous post someone mentioned that the police had upped the harassment, and another said that the girls tend to return home during this season.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Feliz navidad mongers!

I'm in San Diego now and I took a short trip to Tijuana yesterday. I must say, although the number of girls was lower than what is typical, I was impressed at the quality, both of the street girls as well as the girls in the clubs. It was definitely worth going down, at least on the 23rd. Also, the exchange rate right now is great, I believe I got 14.4 mxp to the dollar, and I could have done even better if I would have shopped the rate.

A couple points I'd like to include:

1. My first stop was to La Casa del Habano to get some cigars and a new cigar cutter. You can smoke inside the store while watching tv. Being a Californian this is a big kick for me to be able to smoke inside. A very cool place to relax and smoke before you hit the zona.

2. I'm into legit massages, but it seemed like the prices ran about $30 at the massage shops on Revolucion. That's about the same price as legit massage joints in California, so I didn't bother going in. Anyway, I'd rather get a massage from an Asian chick than a Latina.

3. The zona was slower but still good. Hong Kong was fun and if anyone saw a young guy in a grey jacket with shaving cream on his face yesterday afternoon, that was me! The talent was high at hk and the $1 grope is always fun. Unfortunately, Hong Kong's exchange rate sucks at 13-1, so bring plenty of one's.

After getting worked up at hk, I left and got 2 street girls. First one was Daniela from veracruz, 300 mxp for everything naked. She was standing near the beginning of the alley to the right. One kid so some baby damage, but nice tits. Second girl was at Eduardo hotel, don't remember her name but she is 20 from Guadalajara and she has a piercing near her right eye. She was all business but for 200 mxp it's hard to complain. I forgot the rooms at the Eduardo don't have bathrooms in them!

Today is noche buena, so it will probably be even slower; having said that, it only takes a few girls to make it worth going down. So, should I stay in San Diego and work on my tan by the pool, or head back down to Tijuana. What say you, mongers?

[ScatManDoo]

How are the selections the day after Christmas? Worth the trip?

Since it is a Friday, the selection should be good, but not legendary.

[MileHigh303]

How are the selections the day after Christmas? Worth the trip?

[Baxter Slade]

I spent the last couple days in Tijuana. I do seem to like being down there in the days leading up to Christmas, I enjoy the festive atmosphere. Once again I was able to avoid the corrupt Policia who have been working very hard to hit up us gringos for there Christmas bonuses. While most of the time was spent outside of the Zona. We did hang out in the bars getting pretty drunk and watching the football game Sunday night. It was no problem finding the game on in any of the bars we checked out.

Only a couple small problems first while sitting in LC the MBGF spotted one of the gentleman who sends her a moneygram every month to keep her from being in Zona Norte bars. She looked scared if he sees her, there goes one of the pay checks. She quickly hatched a plan to send one of her amigas over to distract him, and when his face was buried in a set of tits she made a hasty getaway. It must be nice to make a living just by staying out of Zona Norte bars. But then on the other hand you couldn't pay me enough to stay away from those bars.

The other problem while extremely minor it was something that really pissed me off. Upon leaving the Zona we hailed a taxi, as I always do when dealing with the taxi's I don't ask how much. I tell them where I'm going and what I'm willing to pay 7 out of 10 times they will ask for a little more and I will start to walk away and they will then accept my offer. In this case I offered 3 dollars to go to a Hotel in Centro. The driver agreed right away, upon arriving at the Hotel I paid him the $3 dollars, as I was about to exit the cab he says no es $5 as I was about to get in an argument with him I decided to pull out one more dollar and told him that was all I had left. And that was the end of it. I know it was only a dollar but the whole thing pissed me off I think next time it happens I will have the number to reach the Transportation or taxi police in my phone and call his bluff. So I know this isn't the first time this kind of thing happens when dealing with taxi's just curious what others have done in this kind of situation.

Also I have walked past the cart right in front of La Gloria numerous times and never ate there. Check it out if you are looking for some killer shrimp tacos covered in melted cheese or maybe it was a quesadilla, but whatever it was it was damn good.

[RascalKing]

I'm thinking of taking my first trip and visiting Hong Kong, or the other bars. My question is; is it not worth it to go this time of year? In a previous post someone mentioned that the police had upped the harassment, and another said that the girls tend to return home during this season.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Batuk]

To be honest nobody on here will know until it happens. Why miss out on a trip if you aren't 100% sure what the deal is. They might accommodate you some how or they might advise you against it. Spend a few minutes and call the GE / Sentri office.

Hi Artist. Thank you! Decided against it. Too much risk for the reward. There is always a next time. Happy Holidays. Keep mongering and be safe!

[Artisttyp]

Thank you. My NJ Drivers license is original. I am not a US Citizen. I was just thinking of taking a chance as the NJ license does have Enhanced DL qualities. I was thinking of taking copies of my GC as a back up. I need to get back home tomorrow night. Not a good idea to be detained in Tijuana and call home from there for help before Christmas!

You can call any Global Entry / Sentri Office and ask this question for 100% accurate information. The one at the JFK airport in NYC answers the phone every time. It doesn't matter which office you use.

To be honest nobody on here will know until it happens. Why miss out on a trip if you aren't 100% sure what the deal is. They might accommodate you some how or they might advise you against it. Spend a few minutes and call the GE / Sentri office.

[Batuk]

If you want to be sure ask a BP Officer on the american side before you cross. I've gone up to the gate and asked questions a few times.

Photo copies of any I'd would not be a good idea IMO. You risk being detained going to secondary inspection or being fined.

Thank you. My NJ Drivers license is original. I am not a US Citizen. I was just thinking of taking a chance as the NJ license does have Enhanced DL qualities. I was thinking of taking copies of my GC as a back up. I need to get back home tomorrow night. Not a good idea to be detained in Tijuana and call home from there for help before Christmas!

[Artisttyp]

Big bummer, just landed in SD and realized that I forgot to keep my GC. I have good colored copies of my GC and NJ drivers license which after 2 hrs of research does look like having "Real I'd" features like RFID. Bar codes etc. Had planned OTC with my Favorita. Now my question is it worth the risk to go tonight with limited documents. Just feeling like kicking myself. Your wisdom is much appreciated. Las time I was in TJ was around 8th Nov.

If you want to be sure ask a BP Officer on the american side before you cross. I've gone up to the gate and asked questions a few times.

Photo copies of any I'd would not be a good idea IMO. You risk being detained going to secondary inspection or being fined.

[Batuk]

Big bummer, just landed in SD and realized that I forgot to keep my GC. I have good colored copies of my GC and NJ drivers license which after 2 hrs of research does look like having "Real I'd" features like RFID. Bar codes etc. Had planned OTC with my Favorita. Now my question is it worth the risk to go tonight with limited documents. Just feeling like kicking myself. Your wisdom is much appreciated. Las time I was in TJ was around 8th Nov.

[Phordphan]

To me it seems that this one action is one intended to court and encourage people who have pesos to come in and spend them.

I think that US citizens that visit Mexico without acquiring pesos. And are content to just spend their dollars all over town. Probably don't give a rat's ass about the exchange rate.

I think HK's owners realize this, so they and many of their customers are happy to have Tipo de Cambio rates that are crappy if you are spending dollars.

We're saying the same thing. But you ascribe their actions to them trying to court a very small percentage of their clientele: those Americans who pay in pesos, or locals who pay in pesos. I ascribe their actions to yet another way to squeeze additional profit from their overwhelmingly gringo clientele.

I don't cotton to the "courting the peso spenders" philosophy because first, if it's Americans paying in pesos that they're after, the number is so small I don't believe it's worthwhile to pursue. If it's locals they're after, their pricing model is wrong. 52 pesos for a beer is outrageous by local standards. The most expensive place I can think of, offhand, is Pancho Villa in Plaza Zapato, where beer is 40 pesos (but they have a live band). The heavily popular with locals club, La Cueva del Peludo, has 17 peso beers. Most clubs' beers are priced in the 25 peso neighborhood. Courting the locals with 52 peso beers isn't going to bring in too many locals. The well-to-do ones won't mind paying that price, but, again, the numbers are very small.

I believe in the "squeeze more from gringos" philosophy due to the way management behaves in other areas. They have absolutely no respect for their clientele, they can treat the sex-starved gringos any way they want and said gringos will come back for more. We all know about the short-change and not-returning-with-your-change-at-all scams, the palming half-consumed ficha drinks and asking you to order more, the chips and cheese plate scams, the "robe fee" scam, etc. , etc. With this history, how big a stretch is it to believe that the poor TC is, as I put it earlier, a buyer's premium for those gringos who pay in dollars, and yet another revenue stream for HK?

Oh, and off on a tangent for a second, don't think that HK management doesn't know about every one of those scams. They turn a blind eye until somebody complains. I can't think of anyplace in Tijuana, that caters to locals, where these shenanigans go on.

[Jackie888]

Drove down there Saturday. Like usual, there was traffic at Ocean side. Got there at 5 pm. Took a cab over to the zone after taking a Cialis. I'm not sure this works for me as well as Viagra. But I was willing to try it even though it cost $20 a pill, which is 4 times as expensive as generic Viagra. So I started by walking up the Alley. There was a noticeable absence of Alley gals. After a conversation here and there, I was told that some girls were on their holidays and will not return until late February. In an attempt to drown my sorrows, I went to the Valentina Bar where I experienced the same thing. Many of the better looking gals were gone.

So I ended up at the Hong Kong club. Tipped my favorite doorman a little bonus ($3) for Feliz Navidad. He works his asses off in the cold. Poor dude deserves it. However, I don't do it normally because I don't want Hong Kong to start charging us for a pat down. They are remodeling the 2nd floor, to add a third floor. So it was a real ***** to walk around with all the Mongers. If you thought that it was crowed weeks ago, wait till you see it now. Found a favorite gal who I knew a while back. After two slow drinks that took about an hour, I took her upstairs where we went at it GFE style. What was interesting was that like many other HK gals, knew nothing about what Tropical and Las Chevelas is about, and was extremely interested in the other clubs. She tells me that she was paid better at HK by us Mongers. However, the competition here was incredibly tough. Looking around afterwards, it was certainly true because the ratio of guys actually going upstairs to the available women was about 1:4.

Afterwards, I took a slow walk to some of the other clubs. Actually all of them. The two Across from La Valentina Bar was decent. The only annoying thing was that the waiters greeted you outside the club and followed you everywhere inside. I had to ask them for a little "freedom" to roam. There were a couple of gems here and there. After dinner at the Seafood restaurant on the corner, I went to Tropicals where I ran into a stunning long legged beauty that was way out of my league in the real world. She was the type of girl that I would pay good money to walk away from me just so that I can be memorized by her ass. But then. I'm not in the real world. After about 3 hours of conversation, we went upstairs at my suggestion. Funny but she didn't even bring it up. Got to love these rookies. GFE she was. These Latinas. Geez. Once they like you, they are so freaking incredible in bed. Complete out class all the pornstars on screen. Ok I'm not supposed to fall in love with these women. But man, it is soooo difficult sometimes.

One thing that I noticed. The more reserve a gal is downstairs, the more GFE they are upstairs. And the more slutty they are downstairs, the more boring they are upstairs. It's an interesting inverse relationship. After Tropicals, I finally decided to go home. Finally got to the border at 4:30 am. The line took forever. Kids puking in line. Got to my car at 6 am. Too tired. Fell asleep in my car till the sun woke me up. And drove home in pure Happiness.

Happy Holidays everyone.