General Reports

[Rambo1969]

Very nice of the bros to post info for side trips outside of La Zona. Will try La Playa in day time when La Zona is boring.

I went on the Yellow / White collectivo van to Rosarito Beach, 100 pesos each way. It picks up on O'Campo near Calle 2 or 3 and drop off across from Hotel Rosarito Beach, a nice day trip.

Where do the Puerto Nuevo Collectivos pick up and drop off? How late do they run?

Would be nice to ride down for sea food dinner sometimes.

Why not sea food at Tijuana beach. Why do all the way down to Puerto Nuevo?

[Captain Solo]

Very nice of the bros to post info for side trips outside of La Zona. Will try La Playa in day time when La Zona is boring.

I went on the Yellow / White collectivo van to Rosarito Beach, 100 pesos each way. It picks up on O'Campo near Calle 2 or 3 and drop off across from Hotel Rosarito Beach, a nice day trip.

Where do the Puerto Nuevo Collectivos pick up and drop off? How late do they run?

Would be nice to ride down for sea food dinner sometimes.

[Hargow20]

I sometimes take the taxi vans to Rosarito or Pueto Neuvo. The vans are crowded and they take to long to go there. Sometimes I will ride with a friend that lives in Tijuana. It would be nice if there was some reasonably priced buses that went directly from Tijuana to Rosarito.

You can also take the giant school bus to Playas Ruta 1 and 2. One goes to the boardwalk. The other one doesn't.

Calle 3 between Cons and Ninos Heroes.

They get there by passing through Soler.

[Rambo1969]

First of all, thank you so much for this information. I've been trying to gather this kind of information, and Playas was on my to-do list.

But, your links came through looking like this (and connecting to nowhere):

And while I can easily find Walmart and Vittorios, your "one block away from the front of the cathedral" leaves me with four possibilities. Is it one block south of the cathedral, I. E. Ninos Heroes & 3rd? Or one block east, or one block west? I'm pretty sure it's not north, because that would be at Ninos and Premera, more or less in the Zona.

So, might I talk you into being just a little more specific?

Thanks.

ISG censored word is "*******".

I take the yellow stripped van from one block away from the front of the cathedral * com / van-downtownTJ.

And exit at Walmart (and Del parque) * com / TJbeach-walmart.

Return bus from beach at Vittorios restaurant * com / bus-from-vittorios.

[Artisttyp]

First of all, thank you so much for this information. I've been trying to gather this kind of information, and Playas was on my to-do list.

But, your links came through looking like this (and connecting to nowhere):

And while I can easily find Walmart and Vittorios, your "one block away from the front of the cathedral" leaves me with four possibilities. Is it one block south of the cathedral, I. E. Ninos Heroes & 3rd? Or one block east, or one block west? I'm pretty sure it's not north, because that would be at Ninos and Premera, more or less in the Zona.

So, might I talk you into being just a little more specific?

Thanks.

You can also take the giant school bus to Playas Ruta 1 and 2. One goes to the boardwalk. The other one doesn't.

Calle 3 between Cons and Ninos Heroes.

They get there by passing through Soler.

[WombatEd2]

First of all, thank you so much for this information. I've been trying to gather this kind of information, and Playas was on my to-do list.

But, your links came through looking like this (and connecting to nowhere):

I take the yellow stripped van from one block away from the front of the cathedral https://*******.com/van-downtownTJ.

And exit at Walmart (and Del parque) https://*******.com/TJbeach-walmart.

Return bus from beach at Vittorios restaurant https://*******.com/bus-from-vittorios.

And while I can easily find Walmart and Vittorios, your "one block away from the front of the cathedral" leaves me with four possibilities. Is it one block south of the cathedral, I. E. Ninos Heroes & 3rd? Or one block east, or one block west? I'm pretty sure it's not north, because that would be at Ninos and Premera, more or less in the Zona.

So, might I talk you into being just a little more specific?

Thanks.

[FlacasOnly420]

Lucha Libre is popular in Mexico and I've always wanted to hit up the wrestling museum in Tijuana. Along the wrestling theme, tag me in if you need assistance Road Warriors style.

I finally found a decent Tijuana promotion called Crash. They have a big event May 5 with Blue Demon Jr.

I tried buying tickets for hours last night with an amigo helping me translate and I could not get the site to work. Will try again today.

[FlacasOnly420]

Skewers have six shrimp of a reasonable size - 50 pesos per skewer. And they taste great!!

They also provide fresh lime, chili sauce.

Not bad at all. I'll make sure to try next time.

Thanks for the reply.

One thing I'm curious about is the corn on the COB. Half the time it's more boiled and juicy and fresh. Other times specifically when I crossed the border it would be more grilled and dry and chewy and off putting. Is it just luck of the draw or are there two different kinds?

[FlacasOnly420]

Sounds great, what's the name of that nice hotel?

I talked reception. No jacuzzi rooms and no fridge unfortunately. Also parking is partially indoor partially fenced in outdoor but they have a security guard.

Av Del Pacifico 560, Playas, Monumental, 22504 Tijuana, be. See. , Mexico.

[Turgid]

I did the same thing recently. Can't beat that big taxi for 15 pesos. I was eyeing those shrimp but didn't pull the trigger. How much were they?

I grabbed some nice Mango and tajin and some good corn. Walked the boardwalk, border wall and around the bull stadium. Felt very safe the whole time.

I'd like to stay at the nice hotel there but wouldn't want to make that far of a drive solo after crossing the border. It's nice for a short day trip to kill 3-4 hours.

Thanks for sharing taxi locations.

Sounds great, what's the name of that nice hotel?

[Rambo1969]

I was eyeing those shrimp but didn't pull the trigger. How much were they?
. It's nice for a short day trip to kill 3-4 hours.

Thanks for sharing taxi locations.

Skewers have six shrimp of a reasonable size - 50 pesos per skewer. And they taste great!!

They also provide fresh lime, chili sauce.

[FlacasOnly420]

Wanted to share me new routine. After the 2nd night I always head to beach for a couple of hours to kill some time enjoying the waves and some nice food / drinks.

One reason I do this is HK club is a little quiet till around 4 pm.

I take the yellow stripped van from one block away from the front of the cathedral https://*******.com/van-downtownTJ.

And exit at Walmart (and Del parque) https://*******.com/TJbeach-walmart.

Return bus from beach at Vittorios restaurant https://*******.com/bus-from-vittorios.

15 pesos each way and riding with the locals is a nice cultural experience.

At the beach I visit Black dog cafe for nice cool indoor or outdoor shade spot to enjoy a nice smoothie or other drink. Other nice cafes there too..

I did the same thing recently. Can't beat that big taxi for 15 pesos. I was eyeing those shrimp but didn't pull the trigger. How much were they?

I grabbed some nice Mango and tajin and some good corn. Walked the boardwalk, border wall and around the bull stadium. Felt very safe the whole time.

I'd like to stay at the nice hotel there but wouldn't want to make that far of a drive solo after crossing the border. It's nice for a short day trip to kill 3-4 hours.

Thanks for sharing taxi locations.

[Rambo1969]

Wanted to share me new routine. After the 2nd night I always head to beach for a couple of hours to kill some time enjoying the waves and some nice food / drinks.

One reason I do this is HK club is a little quiet till around 4 pm.

I take the yellow stripped van from one block away from the front of the cathedral https://*******.com/van-downtownTJ.

And exit at Walmart (and Del parque) https://*******.com/TJbeach-walmart.

Return bus from beach at Vittorios restaurant https://*******.com/bus-from-vittorios.

15 pesos each way and riding with the locals is a nice cultural experience.

At the beach I visit Black dog cafe for nice cool indoor or outdoor shade spot to enjoy a nice smoothie or other drink. Other nice cafes there too.

I always get multiple skewers of BBQ shrimp. They cook them right on the beach. Delicious.

One day I may visit on the fish restaurants that overlook the beach.

I highly recommend going to the beach in the early afternoon when there is not much action at HK club. Then when you come back around 4 or 5 HK is bustling.

[Captain Solo]

https://socalairshow.com/

Airshow starts 9:30. Thunderbirds will fly at the end, about 4 PM. Will leave OC at noon, get there by 1 PM, bring sandwich lunch to Riverside National Cemetery to watch the airshow. We do not want to drive in March AFB parking since it costs $40 (WTF?) and would take hours to get in and out on a 2-lane road with thousands cars. Cannot find the FM frequency the airshow will be broadcast in. Damn.

Take 91 East exit 58 to Van Buren Blvd. To the Nat Cem. Beers have to be discrete, hide in the trunk and drink from cups. Don't try to watch from freeway 215 as CHP will chase you off.

Naturally after air show we will head South to Tijuana to visit the fine senoritas and the main course, hot Latinas' Flying Pussies show. Couple bros are going if you want to join the group.

[BrotherMouzone]

As a precaution I usually print FMM form before visiting the border (via foot).

This time I realized I forgot to do that when on the trolley heading to the border. So I filled out the FMM form on my phone and got a pdf file with the FMM and took screenshots.

Luckily they did not ask for FMM or demand any fee (I. E, it was like pre-covid) and I sailed through easily.

But I am curious if anyone shown the FMM on the phone to get through without paying an FMM fee. I want to know if they accept FMM on phone vs printed FMM form.

Never tried to get through with a PDF version of the FMM (don't know if that's even allowed honestly) but did want to point out that I have also noticed that Mexican customs officials have been a lot less aggressive in demanding the FMM "fee"/ bribe over the past year or so. To be fair, the Mexico / USA Border was technically "closed" during the peak of COVID unless you had a valid reason to cross (e. G. , medial appointment, work-related need) so the bribe in a way was actually doing us a favor (allowing us to cross a border that by federal law was supposed to be closed) while the customs officials were able to pocket a little cash in return.