General Reports

[Phordphan]

Just a quick note. If you happen to be near Plaza Rio, and are hankering for some great tacos, I have just the place.

Keep going southeast along Paseo de los Heroes, through the Cuahutemoc glorieta (roundabout) to the Abraham Lincoln glorieta (it's actually walkable if you like). Just past Honest Abe (again, southeast bound) , you'll find an Office Depot on the south side of the street. Parked next to it you'll find a gourmet taco truck. It's there every day but Sunday, but only until 4pm.

Chile relleno tacos, milanesa tacos, pollo mole tacos, Spanish chorizo tacos, and a bunch of other exotic combinations. They're all 13MX/$1US. Well worth the trek.

[Burma Jones]

There is now a rope along the sidewalk all the way back to the taxi drop off that leaves the previous lanes open for Sentri and for anyone entering Mexico. The Ready lane and General lane now curve to the left under the curvy bridge and stay along the wall until where the entrance steps used to meet the line. Seemed more practical to keep those entering Mexico from having to cross through those leaving. Plus it left the Sentri Lane entirely empty. The line yesterday morning at 11am was maybe an hour, today at the same time, it was 2 hours.

[RimmDigger]

Its kind of a dbl edged sword, just like having a 12" dick.

Which it isn't your case. Right?

Are you by any chance Ron PimpinIt Jeremy?

[Artisttyp]

Reynosa is pretty much a bust. Nuevo Laredo had a red light district similar to Tijuana's Zona Norte. Used to frequent Nuevo Laredo's zona back in 2006. It was an awesome, fun place. There was a strip club down there called Danash that had the absolute best looking women I have ever seen anywhere. Well, Nuevo Laredo is home to the Zeta cartel. As things started heating up back then, the gringos quit going down to the zona. At this time, it is not worth going to. As a result, the action shifted to the downtown area, very close to the linea. There are some bars down there that are funner than hell. At La Montera bar, there is a live band that plays like from 5pm. 2am every day. You can grab a chica and dance and have a great time. Now, the quality and quantity of women in these bars is nowhere close to the calibre of Tijuana. With that said, there will always be a handful of good looking chicas to be found. The attraction for me, for example in the bar La Montera, is great waiter service and friendliness, totally cheap beers and mixed drinks (a chicas beer is $2. 00) , and no hustle whatsover. When this bar closes at 2am, everybody heads over to another bar called Jorochos until about 5am, which has been packed recently. There are some cool restaurants down in Nuevo and it's just a totally more mellow vibe than Tijuana.

Now, let me make it clear. You may be underwhelmed by the level of talent upon your first visit, but there are always a handful of good looking, attractive women to choose from. Things are a lot slower and mellower down there. No friggin policia to hassle you. Bbond, who often posts on this site, is the resident expert in Nuevo Laredo. Either of us can offer additional information. I'm heading out there on 1/31 if anyone is interested in meeting me out there. I'll show your around.

Thank You for your response and your offer to turn me onto NL. You should consider becoming a senior member so people can send you a PM. I'd like to get in contact with you.

[PimpinIt]

Must be nice to have a drivers license that says PimpinIt, LOL.

Its kind of a dbl edged sword, just like having a 12" dick.

[ThrowAway3602]

Woo hoo thanks guys! Looks like I'm going for the first time in a couple weeks!

[Baxter Slade]

The last time was about a year ago, so I cannot comment if the rules have changed since then.

My friend forgot his passport when he went about a couple weeks ago. The whole time he worried about if he was going to have a problem crossing back. It was a lot of worry for nothing. He just told them he was so embarrassed for forgetting his passport. He had a DL and a Ralphs card, he had no problem didn't even take him any extra time to cross.

[Keg]

They asked me a few verification questions, and let me go with no trouble. As long as you are really who you say you are, then you should have no problem.

Must be nice to have a drivers license that says PimpinIt, LOL.

[ItsMeBeyatch]

Sunday 1/13. I crossed the border at san yisidro and the guy in front if me had no passport only a Atlanta I'd. He had no trouble crossing. He just said his passport was getting renewed. All you need is a valid I'd and a reasonable excuse and that's all it'll take if you are a US citizen.

Hey all,

I've been trying to read and catch up with posts about crossing the border. I'm completely aware that you can cross into Tijuana with basically no form of I'd and they're not checking. Back the other way is different though, obviously in the good ol USA.

I do not have a SENTRI card, and I'm under the knowledge they take a while to get. I have a passport, but it's expired. I have a valid driver's license, but not from a border state (from New England).

Now obviously I can get a SENTRI card or renew my passport, but both of those take a while. I was hoping to get down to Tijuana next week during my forced vacation days.

Has anyone got through the border with just their state driver's license? Or an expired passport? Is it simply not worth the risk of what could happen (what could happen at worst?)

Thanks guys, stay safe.

[PimpinIt]

Hey all,

I've been trying to read and catch up with posts about crossing the border. I'm completely aware that you can cross into Tijuana with basically no form of I'd and they're not checking. Back the other way is different though, obviously in the good ol USA.

I do not have a SENTRI card, and I'm under the knowledge they take a while to get. I have a passport, but it's expired. I have a valid driver's license, but not from a border state (from New England).

Now obviously I can get a SENTRI card or renew my passport, but both of those take a while. I was hoping to get down to Tijuana next week during my forced vacation days.

Has anyone got through the border with just their state driver's license? Or an expired passport? Is it simply not worth the risk of what could happen (what could happen at worst?)

Thanks guys, stay safe.

I've done it twice with only a valid driver license. First time was because I forgot my passport, and second time was because my passport was being renewed.

Both times I explained the reason, and the boarder agents told me that as long as I had EVER had a valid passport at any time during my life, then could look me up.

They asked me a few verification questions, and let me go with no trouble. As long as you are really who you say you are, then you should have no problem.

The last time was about a year ago, so I cannot comment if the rules have changed since then.

[Monolith]

Hey all,

I've been trying to read and catch up with posts about crossing the border. I'm completely aware that you can cross into Tijuana with basically no form of I'd and they're not checking. Back the other way is different though, obviously in the good ol USA.

I do not have a SENTRI card, and I'm under the knowledge they take a while to get. I have a passport, but it's expired. I have a valid driver's license, but not from a border state (from New England).

Now obviously I can get a SENTRI card or renew my passport, but both of those take a while. I was hoping to get down to Tijuana next week during my forced vacation days.

Has anyone got through the border with just their state driver's license? Or an expired passport? Is it simply not worth the risk of what could happen (what could happen at worst?)

Thanks guys, stay safe.

There are people who don't have any form of I'd at all. Legally they can't keep you from entering back to the US if you're a citizen or a permanent resident. They'll probably ask for your social security # and look you up that way or they will send you to secondary for some "interrogating".

They may even threaten you with some hefty fines. But again they can't legally do that as well.

[ThrowAway3602]

Hey all,

I've been trying to read and catch up with posts about crossing the border. I'm completely aware that you can cross into Tijuana with basically no form of ID and they're not checking. Back the other way is different though, obviously in the good ol USA.

I do not have a SENTRI card, and I'm under the knowledge they take a while to get. I have a passport, but it's expired. I have a valid driver's license, but not from a border state (from New England).

Now obviously I can get a SENTRI card or renew my passport, but both of those take a while. I was hoping to get down to Tijuana next week during my forced vacation days.

Has anyone got through the border with just their state driver's license? Or an expired passport? Is it simply not worth the risk of what could happen (what could happen at worst?)

Thanks guys, stay safe.

[Phordphan]

Wow. This makes the 20 bucks I paid for pissing in the parking lot sound almost fun. My buddy got nailed also for stealing sunglasses and only paid 40 bucks to go home.

Sorry that happened to you pal.

Maybe you need a better class of friends. Stealing sunglasses? WTF?

[Naked Gunz]

The next thing I knew, one was pulling a planted baggy of Mary Jane out of my pocket. They proceeded to drive me around Tijuana, rifling through my wallet.

Wow. This makes the 20 bucks I paid for pissing in the parking lot sound almost fun. My buddy got nailed also for stealing sunglasses and only paid 40 bucks to go home.

Sorry that happened to you pal.

[HelpRules]

I've been going down to Tijuana since January of 2013, having moved from San Antonio, Texas to San Diego. At first it was a lot of fun. Nice looking women in HK, Adelitas, Tropical and Chevelas. The latter places, Tropical and Chavelas, didn't have as many good looking women as the other places but there were always a few. I used to frequent Tijuana starting back in 1999. At that time up until about 2006, when I moved to Texas, the biggest action in town was had in Adelitas and Chicago. Chicago, in my opinion had even better looking chicks than Adelitas. Boy have things changed, however, I'm burned out on the whole scene.

When I moved to Texas, I used to go with a friend down to Nuevo Laredo. It's a totally different vibe down there. Some great bars downtown. The girls down there are a lot mellower and cooler than those in Tijuana. You don't get the constant hustle from friggin waiters parading girl after girl over to your table and getting pissed when you don't keep ordering beers. Nor do you get scammed like I have been in both Tropical and Chavelas, where I have been short changed on many occasions..

That's a scary story. I never knew they took it so far as to plant drugs. That sucks. I'm glad you made it home.

I understand getting tired of the hustle. That's why I quit going to Tijuana for a long time, and just saved my Tijuana money for brazil. I mongered less per year, but when I went to brazil, I mongered like a rockstar. Unfortunately,Brazil is like Manhattan in price, so I am back in Tijuana. It really is a good value mongering destination, but its a shame we have to deal with the waiters, cops, and barkers. That being said, I will be back next month.