General Reports

[ClamSlammer]

I crossed into Tijuana to take care of some errands and figured I could have a little fun.

Then it hit me. I forgot my passport. I only have my CA driver license.

Am I screwed? I always have my passport. I'm a US citizen, born in the US not naturalized, and I obviously have a valid passport, just not on me. I have absolutely no one who can bring me my passport or birth certificate, but might be able to have someone fax me scanned copies, I just can'take count on it.

Any feedback or people with similar experiences please reply. I would love to hang out for a few days, but sadly I have work obligations to meet and need to get back to San Diego by tomorrow morning.

You have nothing to worry about. They'll let you back with just your DL. They'll give you quite a lecture and try to scare you but they'll eventually let you through, especially if it's your first time. They're going to ask you all sorts of questions though like what hospital you were born, etc. But allow an extra 15 min for all the questioning.

[HorseTrader]

Then it hit me. I forgot my passport. I only have my CA driver license.

I've worried about this happening to me, or perhaps losing it while I'm in Mexico. I keep a scanned copy on my phone and a copy on the cloud. I don't know if that will do me any good if I ever need it, but I figure it can't hurt.

For your current situation, perhaps just go to the border and give it a try. I'd start by talking to the guard at the SENTRI entrance at the big turnstile. He can at least tell you where to go.

Others have reported that your drivers license is all you need, but I don't know that to be true from personal experience.

Good luck with it and let us know what happens.

[Thedude8521]

I crossed into Tijuana to take care of some errands and figured I could have a little fun.

Then it hit me. I forgot my passport. I only have my CA driver license.

Am I screwed? I always have my passport. I'm a US citizen, born in the US not naturalized, and I obviously have a valid passport, just not on me. I have absolutely no one who can bring me my passport or birth certificate, but might be able to have someone fax me scanned copies, I just can'take count on it.

Any feedback or people with similar experiences please reply. I would love to hang out for a few days, but sadly I have work obligations to meet and need to get back to San Diego by tomorrow morning.

[FlapJacK]

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

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I pay $35.00 for a good professional deep tissue massage here in the USA Max rate at some places might be 60.

Why would you pay $60. In T-J? You also over paid on the girl. Street girl is $20. For quickie and bar girl is $50-$60.

As for your Taxi I have no idea where you went so can't comment on that.

The prices are only high if your willing to pay high prices.

[Phordphan]

IDK the name of the MP. There were two rooms with a shower, and two rooms w / o one. The manager said the rooms w / o a shower were $50 an hour, and the rooms with a shower were $60 for an hour. He said I would need to negotiate with the girl separately.

The cabbie drove me around for about 2 hours to three different MPs. I gave him a $5 tip.

One MP we went to gave me a price menu book were the prices were listed between $160-250 dlls per hour.

I'm used to paying $30-40 at the MPs in Juarez, so Tijuana gave me quite a sticker-shock.

Ah well, newbies always pay more.

Was this a Yellow cab? Taxi Libre?

Did you just get into the cab and ask him to take you to a massage parlor?

You've already figured this out, but Tijuana isn't a good place for massage. Outside of the couple legit ones on Revu, I can only think of two. Mermaids in the Zona and the one across from Ticuan, also called Mermaids I think. I'm sure there are others, as you found out, but they are few and far between.

As they were so difficult to find, they must not cater to the gringo trade. That must mean they are geared to locals. Elite locals. But nobody catering to elite locals could ever be described as "fairly attractive. " At those rates they should make the Tecate Edecanes look like fishwives.

$60 for a room? $160 - $250 for an hour? Those prices are insanely high. After all these years I thought I'd heard all the Tijuana ripoff scams, but I was wrong.

But, at the end of the day you minimized your losses to some degree. Craigslist has a lot of women who want $120 for an hour, although I'm not sure I'd describe them as "fairly attractive. " A nice short-time hotel is between $25 and $50, depending on location, Jacuzzi, etc. So, you lost the amount of the cab and about $30 on the room. Actually, all things considered, a cheap lesson.

[ItsMeBeyatch]

Last time I went to a massage parlor was in San Francisco ca. This is the exact price I paid for 1 he of service. You sir were probably roped off.

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

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[Guitarrefreak]

I hope you busted a good nut anyway.

Mermaids across the street for las chavelas in la zona has been a few hits for me.

There was a period of time I used to bang a chick there who reminds me of melanie iglesias (I would reference another asian celebrity but you guys will be like huh?

Room was 35 + 80 for the chick for 1 HR of GFE.

I would not trust the cabbies to take me to any massage parlor.

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

[Coyote79]

Can you give a few details? What massage place? Where is it located that cost so much to get there?

IDK the name of the MP. There were two rooms with a shower, and two rooms w / o one. The manager said the rooms w / o a shower were $50 an hour, and the rooms with a shower were $60 for an hour. He said I would need to negotiate with the girl separately.

The cabbie drove me around for about 2 hours to three different MPs. I gave him a $5 tip.

One MP we went to gave me a price menu book were the prices were listed between $160-250 dlls per hour.

I'm used to paying $30-40 at the MPs in Juarez, so Tijuana gave me quite a sticker-shock.

Ah well, newbies always pay more.

[Phordphan]

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

Can you give a few details? What massage place? Where is it located that cost so much to get there?

[GolfSexRroll]

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

WOW. EVERYONE must of seen you coming! You must of been giving off Noobee vibes! BIG TIME.

[ClamSlammer]

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

$35 for the cabbie? Where did you go? Tecate and back roundtrip? $3-$7 should get you anywhere between ZN, Centro, Zona Rio and the love motels on Via Rapida.

[Coyote79]

THE GOOD:
Found a fairly attractive provider who gave me an hour of excellent GFE service.

THE BAD:
$35 for the cabbie.
$60 for the massage room.
$120 for the girl.

THE UGLY:
Wading through the mass of humanity & traffic on the border, as well as the hour it took to actually find the pedestrian entrance.

With these sky-high prices, I don't really see the advantage of mongering in TJ.

[Phordphan]

WHY would you drive in Mexico / Zona? Going South for a vacation trip. OK. But Tijuana NO way. Like Anywhere else? I don't think so. The COPS are the WORST! My friends I work with in San Diego (Mexican) NEVER / if they can help it. Drive in Tijuana if they can help it.

Well, I also know Mexicans, with whom I work, who refuse to visit relatives in MX due to the drug violence in Tijuana. I know others who swear the saw the Virgin Mary in a stain. So, basing all your decisions on what some local Mexican thinks may not be the best way to do things.

I noted that Officer Fife, after we parted company, drove back to the same area he was lurking in. He was loitering a short way from the La Cueva exit, waiting to nab people coming out and getting in their cars. Unfortunately, I didn't see him. My point is that the club was full of locals, and I think maybe two gringos other than me. He probably wasn't targeting just gringos. As an aside, if one of the members of this August board was the tall ultra-dorky looking guy, with baggy gym shorts, shower shoes, a too-large T-shirt and hair that hadn't seen a comb in about a week, get a fucking life and clean up your fucking act. I've seen winos who dressed better.

I've only been jacked up by the cops, in car or afoot, after dark. In this case I was driving well after I have usually parked for the night, due to extenuating circumstances. I will certainly redouble my efforts to not drive after about 7:00 pm.

La Mordida has become a fact of life since the Spaniards shook down the Indians. It truly sucks, but, if the "bite" is small, it may just be a cost of doing business in Mexico. My time is worth more than the $15 spent avoiding fucking around with these guys any more than I had to. However, being in the right, had Officer Fife demanded some exorbitant amount I would have marched over to the station, blown into that fucking machine and then told the Jefe all about dear Officer Fife and his demand for a bribe. That might have been interesting.

I wouldn't normally drive, and I don't really enjoy driving in Tijuana, but, despite having a lot of taxis it can be rather hard to get around. Try going from your hotel in Centro, to, say, 5 why 10 to pick up a Craigslist date, to a short-time hotel on Via Rapida, then to lunch in the Zona Rio, then back to your hotel. It's doable in a taxi, but not fun. You can take a trip to Mexicali or Ensenada in a taxi, too, but it's going to be a bit pricey. So, these days I find a car a necessary evil, primarily because I don't hunt much in the Zona these days.

[GolfSexRroll]

You can't be serious!

If you are a Gringo, driving with US plates, you are bound to get stopped.

The Tijuana cops suck ass! I have people that work with me in San Diego and they are Mexican. Because they have CA plates, they get stopped and robbed by these fucking assholes!

Same as driving anywhere? Not a fucking chance!

WHY would you drive in Mexico / Zona? Going South for a vacation trip. OK. But Tijuana NO way. Like Anywhere else? I don't think so. The COPS are the WORST! My friends I work with in San Diego (Mexican) NEVER / if they can help it. Drive in Tijuana if they can help it.

[TomJackin]

But driving in Mexico is about the same as driving anywhere.

You can't be serious!

If you are a Gringo, driving with US plates, you are bound to get stopped.

The Tijuana cops suck ass! I have people that work with me in San Diego and they are Mexican. Because they have CA plates, they get stopped and robbed by these fucking assholes!

Same as driving anywhere? Not a fucking chance!