General Reports

[SBeach25]

I have never used the Otay border but I have been told by many people that you do not save any time by using it. It may be less busy but there are also less border patrol agents there so in the end it all washes out. From my discussions with others I also know that the taxi ride costs more to HK and AB since it is a further distance. From San Ysidro it is a $5 taxi ride. From Otay it is $10.

I have used this crossing many times. Usually when I am spending the weekend with fellow mongers that don't have the sentri pass. I have used this a dozen times and each time took less than 10 minutes to cross. This is around noon or afternoon. As for cost, yes, it does cost a little more but then you have to weigh how much your time is worth. This tends to even out as parking is just $5 there. Sometimes you can find a spot free along the streets. But there are other factors as well, like what time you plan on leaving Tijuana. Like in past postings, between 12am and 3am, the lines should not take you longer than 15 min. You can find other time factors if you do some research from other mongers here. This is just one of the examples.

[AmanteDeLatina]

Guys.

Are there any similar strip clubs bars like ad elites near the otay boarder?

Do you guys ever park on the otay USA side and cross over on foot and taxi to Hong Kong to save time in the morning?

Thank you so much.

I have never used the Otay border but I have been told by many people that you do not save any time by using it. It may be less busy but there are also less border patrol agents there so in the end it all washes out. From my discussions with others I also know that the taxi ride costs more to HK and AB since it is a further distance. From San Ysidro it is a $5 taxi ride. From Otay it is $10.

[Marrent]

Guys.

Are there any similar strip clubs bars like ad elites near the otay boarder?

Do you guys ever park on the otay USA side and cross over on foot and taxi to Hong Kong to save time in the morning?

Thank you so much.

[RiceRocket99]

MLB= MexicoLindoBar, it's a very reputable and reliable escort service. The girl looked exactly like her pics, even better in person. There's a ton of selection, I'm sure something for everyone. But it gets pricey for short time. 1 hr is $150, but TLN. 8 hrs is $300. So it's a different kind of experience, just make sure not to get the girl shit faced drunk.

Poor girl, she must of felt like crap waking up so early and hung over. Too bad she couldn't sleep it off and get a nice breakfast with yea.

What escort service was she from?

[FlapJacK]

Poor girl, she must of felt like crap waking up so early and hung over. Too bad she couldn't sleep it off and get a nice breakfast with yea.

What escort service was she from?

Overall, she was very good company, but I shouldn't have gotten her that drunk LOL. I don't mind taking care of drunk girls, but I pay for them to take care of me. Today, I checked into Cascadas for the next 2 nights since this first time escort experience didn't go as planned, damn you tequila! Just had a very nice session with Regina, I love her tongue ring, especially when she french kisses me. If anyone want to meet up tonight or tmrw, PM me. Cheers.

[Reinaldo]

You're confusing the car permit with the tourist card although you won't be asked for either driving around Tijuas.

Apparently this is so because I went in my car again and was never stopped or asked for any permit while crossing into mexico, driving around Tijuana or crossing back into the US. I also noticed the large amount of California license plates happily driving around Tijuana over there which only proves that most of you telling me I was crazy to drive my own car into Tijuana where obviously over exaggerating. My novia at one point even cut off a cop car then kept driving and they didn't do anything and she didn't care as well.

[SBeach25]

Spent the B-Day weekend in Tijuana. While driving through lovely San Ysidro. I found a place where the rate was 12. 43 to 1, so I cashed in a butt-load of dollars.

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Sounds like you had a blast TomJack. I've been monitoring the exchange rate lately and the dollar has been gaining strength. So far the best place that I have seen to get pesos is the one next to the McDonalds on the US side. As of last Sat, I saw it at 12. 54 to buy pesos. All others are slightly lower. The worst is at the zone and the shopping mall.

[RiceRocket99]

Just got into Tijuana last night for my second trip in less that 3 weeks. I stayed at Ticuan (hitting up an escort from MLB for a TLN for the first time) and damn, it's a very nice hotel. Paid for it online and it came out to be $59! What a deal. Walked to the Zona with a tequila drink in a white plastic cup, got a nice buzz. Walked by Las Chevales and saw this cute 21 yr girl (Sarahi) sitting outside, they usually have the more mature and heavy set type, but she was an exception.

Went inside and bought her a couple drinks, she only started working for 2 weeks. I didn't like the LC music, so we walked into HK and chilled there for an hr. We clicked and rather than taking her upstairs to Cascadas, I asked her if she was down to go my hotel. Surprisingly, she said yes. So we took a taxi to Ticuan and hit that fine ass of hers. After, we went back to Zona and ate some tacos.

BTW, HK has so many different girls than 3 weeks ago and some very hot ones. NICE! I had already scheduled escort to come to Ticuan at 10pm till 6am for $300, I had to rest up a bit. I met her in the hotel bar, name is Michel, very cute petite blonde chica. We took 3 shots of tequila and went up to my room to take more shots of tequila. Haha. Got our buzz on, we walked around and checked out some clubs. And she wanted to go to the Zona. I was just there! But I didn't care, she said she has amigita that works there, so we found her and started taking shots of tequila. Again! By this time, I'm getting pretty fucked up. We had some food there and she was getting pretty drunk with that small frame of hers, she had at least 6 shots so we tried to go back to the hotel. But as we were walking, she had to throw up! So we went inside Chicago Club to use the bathroom and she was puking her guts out.

I felt for her pain because I know that feelling so I went inside the bathroom to help her and basically had to carry her out into a taxi. Got to the hotel lobby and she had to throw up again! Shit, I knew I should of went easy on the tequila. Lesson learned. Don't get escort girl shit faced drunk. Went up to my room and took a shower together and did the business right there, but she was obviously out of it. She kept on apologizing, which was fine with me because I had a good time. Went to bed to finish the deed and basically planted my seeds on her face. It was about 3am as we hit the sack and the phone rang at 630am as her driver was waiting outside for her. She got up still semi drunk and left my room.

Overall, she was very good company, but I shouldn't have gotten her that drunk LOL. I don't mind taking care of drunk girls, but I pay for them to take care of me. Today, I checked into Cascadas for the next 2 nights since this first time escort experience didn't go as planned, damn you tequila! Just had a very nice session with Regina, I love her tongue ring, especially when she french kisses me. If anyone want to meet up tonight or tmrw, PM me. Cheers.

[Efjayel]

For land crossings, yes, it's a "trust system." I once drove all the way from LA to La Paz without one, with no problems. As Artisttyp said, you will only need it if the fuzz decide to fuck with you for some reason. So, in this day and age, it's better to waste $25 and CYA.

The point is, they don't have a good system in place to issue ones to people coming in from land crossings. So, you'll have to stop and get one.

Apparently this is so because I went in my car again and was never stopped or asked for any permit while crossing into mexico, driving around Tijuana or crossing back into the US. I also noticed the large amount of California license plates happily driving around Tijuana over there which only proves that most of you telling me I was crazy to drive my own car into Tijuana where obviously over exaggerating. My novia at one point even cut off a cop car then kept driving and they didn't do anything and she didn't care as well. That was funny and scary at the same time

[ItsMeBeyatch]

The football idea was a great one except my team (Raiders) plays the chargers on Dec. 22. Not the best time to go.

MB,

There's not really a bad time to go during the Fall actually. It does depend on your perspective on crowds, whether you like them or want to avoid them. Since you're already making a trip during Labor Day weekend, I suspect you aren't bothered by crowds. During the Fall is the Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16th (not May 5th as most Americans tend to believe) , I personally like the activity and excitement on the streets during that time...

[Baxter Slade]

I just booked my 2nd trip to Tijuana. Labor Day weekend. I also wanted to book another trip in the fall. When is it a good time to go in the fall. Say October or November. My concern is that the talent won't be that great because the girls start to leave for the holidays. Any suggestions. Really low airline deals right now so I would like to take advantage of it and book early so I can pay for 1 trip and get 2 out of it.

Keg gave you some good info. I have been down there for the last 2 Halloweens and they have been alot of fun. Also this year the dates for the Tequila festival are Oct 9-13, a good place to have some fun outside of Zona Norte. I also enjoy being down the week leading up to Christmas, its not really a ghost town as some people believe, and everyone seems to be in a pretty festive mood.

[TomJackin]

Spent the B-Day weekend in Tijuana. While driving through lovely San Ysidro. I found a place where the rate was 12. 43 to 1, so I cashed in a butt-load of dollars.

I stayed in the Ticuan. Not sure what is fucking happening with the prices at Ticuan, but when I stayed there two weeks ago, the inner suite on Friday and Saturday had an internet rate of 900 pesos. I just returned from there Sunday, and the internet rate was 1000 pesos per night! Is it because of all the bible thumpers are there trying to save the poor souls in Tijuana? Or the bus load of medical patients that I always see there? Either way, it's not a good thing.

It was Artisttyp's last weekend there so we hung out and just enjoyed what La Coahuila had to offer. Dude, can't thank you enough for the B-Day dinner at Nikki's. Company was good, but your singing needs some work to say the least! My brain cells are at a minimum, but I'm sure we hung with Guitarrfreak on Friday night at least. If I recall, he stopped by and found me at Bar Gloria while I was in my prime, buying fichas for 3-4 chicas at a time. I think I had a good time.

On Saturday afternoon, my retired HK girl came to the hotel because she promised me a lot of kisses, hugs, and other fun things. She stay for 4-5 hours and completely wore my old ass out. She rode me hard, so hard, my thighs are still hurting; damn this old age bullshit!

Hong Kong: I really think that I spend less money there when compared to the other bars, because there is so much to see and do in the place. So I blow through a shit-load of dollar bills, but that's about it. Every now and then, I buy a ficha for a new girl just to check her out, or buy a drink for 1-2 of my favorites. For me, it always seems to pay off at the end of the day. If I take them to the room, money is never discussed. Or they meet me before or after the shift. I prefer before the shift, I hate sloppy 2nds. 3rds. 4ths. Etc.

Scams: Many seem to complain about the HK meseros, but the fact is, everybody wants your money and will take advantage of you if you let them. Yes, I have a couple of examples. I was in Gloria bar Friday night, drinking like a drunken sailor, but still in control. I was buying fichas for a mesera (that promised to fuck me silly; too late for that) , and two new girls that seemed lonely. I bought the second round, then I was in the transaction of buying one of the lonely girls out of the bar (my new squeeze). All of a sudden, it was almost magically, three more unopened beers appeared on my table! I asked the fat, old, and pissy mesera WTF? She just smiled. That was until I told her to take the fucking beers off the table because I did not order them; surprising she stopped smiling!

Another: My new squeeze and I went to La Choperia, closed the place and we headed to La Estrella, which was also closed. We were directed across the street to the Black & White club. The place was packed, but we still got a table way in the back. They have a tequila guy, like the bars in Zona Norte. So he poured a bit of tequila down my throat, then a splash of beer, then another little bit of tequila in my mouth. I reached in and pulled out a few dollars and handed it to him, and he said,"No, it is $18 dollars." My response was,"Are you out of your fucking mind? I can buy that whole bottle for $18 dollars! Here's $5 dollars, please take it and go away!" The new squeeze and I retired to the Ticuan in order to properly introduce ourselves.

New stomping grounds: LC and Bar Gloria are now consuming my time and money. Yes, the meseros / meseras are just as pesty as the ones in HK. There are some HK girls now working at LC, I ran into a few of them the past few weeks. Bar Gloria is just a different type of place. Usually, I'm the only Gringo in the place, and I'm good with that.

Artisttyp met up at Bar Gloria while I was there fondling the new squeeze while one of the meseras was fondling me and whispering sweet something's into my ear. I grabbed the new squeeze and the three of us headed Sabor Latino. We ran into one of Artisttyp's friends, so we got a table and enjoyed the place. Artisttyp and his friend wanted to dance, but not with each other, so I offered up my new squeeze. After all, she was already paid for; why the hell not. After some dancing, the new squeeze and I retired to the Ticuan re-introduce ourselves to each other.

All and all, it was a great B-Day weekend!

[Keg]

I just booked my 2nd trip to Tijuana. Labor Day weekend. I also wanted to book another trip in the fall. When is it a good time to go in the fall. Say October or November. My concern is that the talent won't be that great because the girls start to leave for the holidays. Any suggestions. Really low airline deals right now so I would like to take advantage of it and book early so I can pay for 1 trip and get 2 out of it.

MB,

There's not really a bad time to go during the Fall actually. It does depend on your perspective on crowds, whether you like them or want to avoid them. Since you're already making a trip during Labor Day weekend, I suspect you aren't bothered by crowds. During the Fall is the Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16th (not May 5th as most Americans tend to believe) , I personally like the activity and excitement on the streets during that time.

Same goes for October, the Halloween parties in the Zona bars can be fun if you like crowds. It really is a personal preference, if you don't like crowds, plan your trip for mid-week days.

Another thing to consider, Fall is Football season, check out the Chargers schedule and see if they're playing a team you like in San Diego.

Cheers,

Keg

[Phordphan]

She gave me her phone number and told me that I do not need to go to Tijuana anymore because all I need to do is call her and she will do everything the Tijuana girls do to me here in Phoenix. It was an interesting ending to my experience.

For $60??

[AmanteDeLatina]

Sorry for the lateness of this report. I have been feeling a bit ill since I got back. I went to Tijuana on June 8. I had a fairly fun time. I did have some trouble getting there and back. I was just about to turn off of I-8 to go on the San Ysidro Boulevard exit and my check engine light came on. I was hoping this was not a bad omen of things to come. Since I was quite close to where I was going to park I decided to wait on it. I drove down San Ysidro Boulevard and I was going to park at the Holiday Lodge because a friend of mine from a different board told me that this was the best parking spot if you were planning on staying for more than 10 hours. In the past I have always used UETA and one time that parking spot next to the Mexican Insurance sales and peso exchange. I have always liked UETA but my friend told me that the Holiday was better because you did not have to go over the freeway on the walking bridge coming and going. I wanted to try it to see if he was right but when I got there that parking lot was completely full. I was concerned because the first time I went to Tijuana I remember I had a hell of a time finding a parking spot as literally every spot was taken but this time it was not quite that bad. Since that spot was not available I drove to my old reliable UETA parking lot and had no problems getting a spot. This time when I got out they had pedicabs next to it giving rides for $3. 50 a piece so I decided to try that. It was not bad. I therefore avoided the long walk on the walking bridge. I got into Mexico and found a cab driver who spoke perfect English and had no problems getting to Adelita's. He was an interesting fellow because when he asked me where I was from and I told him Arizona he immediately reminded me that Arizona used to be part of Mexico. He then went into some long talk about how Mexico was the first country that the United States decided to invade. I did not realize that the Mexicans still had animosity about the Mexican-American war which happened over 150 years ago. He did though acknowledge it was not my fault since I was not there at the time. I then told him that I was actually of French Canadian ancestry so my ancestors were from France and we were not even in the United States when it happened. LOL. He was an interesting cab driver.

I had decided to stay at Hotel Coahuila this time because of my had experience at Cascadas last time. Cascadas has also raised its rates so it is not that great a deal anymore. Hotel Coahuila is $20 cheaper per night. I did discover why it was cheaper. I had never read this on this board or any other board but Hotel Coahuila does not have AC. It was blistering hot last Saturday and it was like a Sauna in my room. Otherwise my room was very good. So at this point I guess I would say that Hotel Coahuila is good if you are coming there in the winter. If you are going to Tijuana on a hot summer day it is not the place. I am going to have to look around to find a better place that has AC for my summer adventures.

After I freshened up I went to action first going to Adelitas. Adelitas at this time did not have too many girls working so I went in there had a bottle of water and left. I then went into HK. HK had a lot more talent. HK kind of made me mad though because the messeros kept on bringing girls to me even when I did not ask. I just wanted to sit down for a while and view the field but they would not leave me alone. They kept on trying to sell me fichas and privados. HK is becoming more like Nogales clubs now. They will not even let you relax. While I was in HK I met a friend from a different board that I had conversed with for quite some time but we had never actually met. We talked for a while and met a few ladies. It was still fairly early in the day as I had left Phoenix at 4 am And got into Tijuana at about 9:45 am My friend had a girl the he knew well that actually I had had before so he talked with her. Him and I then left and went over to Tropical. Not much in there. I did not stay there long. After this I wanted to have lunch. I had read about Caesar's Restaurant, home of the original Caesar's Salad and I wanted to try it. I went to my hotel room for a minute to freshen up and then caught a Taxi and went to Caesar's. I was schocked at this Taxi driver as I literally found someone in Tijuana that spoke French. He was making conversation with me and I told him that I was a dual national, both American and French Canadian with my family being from Montreal, Quebec. I told him I spoke French and he right away responded in French. I was shocked as I thought I would never find a person in the country of Mexico that spoke French. He was a really cool cab driver. Caesar's was pretty good. I was a bit underdressed wearing a Van Halen T-Shirt and a pair of shorts. No one had told me that it was a formal place with tuxedoed waiters. They did not seem to mind though. I ordered the salad and it was kind of cool to watch them make it right in front of me. The salad was very good. The final bill was $10. 17 which was maybe a bit high for Mexico but it was still pretty good. I caught a taxi back to the zona and then found my friend again and we hung out for a while in Las Chavellas. Not too much going on in there. After this I went back to my room and rested for a while.

I got up and then went back to Adelita's. Still not very many girls and none were that great looking but a girl named Sandra came up to me and literally sat down next to me, unzipped my pants and pulled it out and started to give me a HJ right there. Sandra was not a super model by any means. She was maybe a little overweight but I thought to myself that any girl that is brave enough to walk up to a man she has never seen and do that deserves a chance. I bought her a drink and then we went to my room for only $60. What Sandra does not have in looks she definitely makes up in skill! She literally did me in 3 positions and even offered to do anal for no extra. I do not like anal so I declined. Sandra spoke fairly decent English. She did me just like a porn star doing BBBJ and 4 positions until I finished. She was probably one of the best I have ever had in terms of technique. She told me she was from Guadalajara. After we were done I went back to Adelita's for a little bit and then went to HK. HK definitely had the better looking ladies but again the messeros kept bugging me bringing ladies and trying to sell me stuff. That is the only issue with HK. I was in there a while and then went to Tropical. I had a drink there and talked to a couple of ladies but nothing caught my eye and I went to Chevallas again where I talked to a lady that started to French kiss me. I wanted to do her but after Sandra I just was not able to do it again as I am an old. 42 year old guy that takes a while to recuperate between arribas. LOL. I told that to the waiter and he laughed telling me that he was 48 so I was just a young guy!

I was then getting tired as I had been up since about 3 am the previous morning plus I was feeling a bit ill as I was coming down with a cold so I went in to rest a while but fell asleep until next morning. I got up at 5 am and I was shocked to find that the girls were still dancing at Adelitas and HK and there were still girls on the street. I swear, Tijuana never slows down! I went into HK and sat at the stage and watched a few girls and tipped them for a bit. I was feeling ill though so I decided finally to leave at about 9 am. I caught a ride to the San Ysidro border crossing where I had to wait 2 hours in line in the heat feeling ill. This time I had no troubles coming into the states. The border guy just asked me what I was bringing back and I said nothing and he waived me through. I then got back to my car and my check engine light was still on so I decided that I better find out if I had a car problem that was so serious that I had better not risk driving back to Phoenix or if I could safely wait. I pulled into an AutoZone and discovered that in California the AutoZones can not legally pull check engine codes. I could not believe it. They said only a certified mechanic could do it. I did not want to pay a mechanic to pull the code as I know a few mechanics in Phoenix that will fix my car in their garage fairly cheaply so I decided to risk and drive back. I had to drive clear to Yuma which obviously is in Arizona so I could legally get an AutoZone to pull the code to find out I was having a transmission issue. After they pulled the code and I found this out I pulled by transmission dip stick and found that my transmission fluid was black and smelled burnt. I guess driving in all of those mountain ranges in California and around Yuma was hard on my transmission. I was able to get my car back to Phoenix by driving with the overdrive turned off at the recommendation of my mechanic friend. When I got to Phoenix I went to my mechanic friend and he looked at it and said that I had not wrecked the transmission but I was close to doing it. All I needed was to do a transmission fluid flush which cost me $300. This trip ended up being a bit more expensive because of that but I guess it could have been worse if I would have wrecked the transmission. Not sure why you Californians do not allow people to check their engines in AutoZones. LOL I guess the moral of the story is to not use overdrive when you are driving through the mountainous areas. LOL

Also, a funny thing happened when I got home. The next day I did not have to work so I decided to hit a local strip club here in Phoenix (Bandaid's for anyone here from the Phoenix area). I got a dancer to come up to me who spoke English with a heaving Spanish accent and I asked here where she was from and guess what. She was from Tijuana! She told me that she had danced at Chicago Club before. She asked me if I wanted a private dance and I then asked her if I got one if she would give it to me "Tijuana style" as I had told her I had just gotten back from Tijuana. She said sure and we went into the VIP area and I got a hand job during her dance. She gave me her phone number and told me that I do not need to go to Tijuana anymore because all I need to do is call her and she will do everything the Tijuana girls do to me here in Phoenix. It was an interesting ending to my experience.