General Reports

[Maila]

It is $7 Monday through Friday, $10 on Sat and Sun. If you park there on Friday, it will be $7 from that point on. Usually I park there when I stay Fri and Sat, only pay $14.

Thanks for the report.

Do they do overnight parking? Is that a good-safe place to park for 1-2 nights?

[Baxter Slade]

Seemed to be a "too nice" guy with good English skills who gave me a business card to call him whenever I wanted a ride. Might be OK for it he had caught me on my first ever trip but I just hop in the first available now and don't have the patience to wait on a called cab when every one that passes blows the horn looking for a fare

Yea I know what you mean about not wanting to wait for a certain cab when there is certainly no shortage of cabs in Tijuana. However I would hang on to his card, you just never know when an English speaking cab driver can be a real benefit if you ever get in a jam.

A couple years ago when my MBGF ended up in jail. I was introduced to an english speaking cabbie who turned out to be a real life saver. He took me first to the Zona station then to a cambio and finally to the main jail where he waited with me for quite sometime for her arrival. He was pretty friendly with the Policia and even was able to get her bail reduced from the original amount they wanted. Although I would never consider calling him for a ride from here to there. I always make sure to have his card with me whenever I venture into Tijuana.

[TomJackin]

The UETA lot had $10 per day signs up. I couldn't tell if that is a new permanent price or was just a special for the weekend. I know it was $7 in September.

It is $7 Monday through Friday, $10 on Sat and Sun. If you park there on Friday, it will be $7 from that point on. Usually I park there when I stay Fri and Sat, only pay $14.

Thanks for the report.

[Burma Jones]

I was in Tijuana for a one night stay this past weekend and noticed a couple of things. The UETA lot had $10 per day signs up. I couldn't tell if that is a new permanent price or was just a special for the weekend. I know it was $7 in September. Also, when I left Ticuan Sunday morning, I walked around the corner to the OXXO across from Chiki Jai. There was a Diamont cab sitting there as I exited and he asked if I wanted a ride. He mentioned that Hotel Leon (which we were sitting in front of) was a nice secure hotel for around 300 pesos a night and they had some nice 30 year old woman that they could call if you arrived alone. I asked if he was telling me this for kickbacks but claimed that was not the case. He said that he always suggested Mansion or Premier if anyone asked. Seemed to be a "too nice" guy with good English skills who gave me a business card to call him whenever I wanted a ride. Might be OK for it he had caught me on my first ever trip but I just hop in the first available now and don't have the patience to wait on a called cab when every one that passes blows the horn looking for a fare.

Burma

[Keg]

I did a reduced mongering trip, just visiting AB, LC, and HK. It seems half the girls ignored me and the other half were attracted to a monger on crutches. Perhaps I was somewhat of a freak show to them.

I've been waiting for your Crutches TR, and half-hoping that you would've come across a bar chica on crutches too. LOL.

[HorseTrader]

Was it 1 leg up (left) and favoring your right? I think I was sitting near you. Isabella is hot.

I was the only gringo in sight with crutches. I kept the left leg raised whenever possible, like on the bench from opposite side of table. Next time you see me, stop by and say hello.

[Phordphan]

How do you know she didn't post an independent ad. I thought most CL ads were independent ads. As for me paying. I'm not there. When I get back down in a couple months, I will call.

She said it was 500MXN in her ubicacion, $80USD if she goes to a hotel. So, she may or may not be independent, but she obviously has a "base of operations." That implies a "brothel" but that isn't always the case. I'd consider checking out the incalls more closely but it's a PITA to try to find them in a taxi and I have mixed feelings about driving around all over hell and gone in Tijuana.

But to answer your question, it seems most CL ads are posted by agencies. The majority of the "18 - 20" year old girls are run by one agency or another. The older ones are a mixed bag - some are independent, some are not. I won't use an agency if possible due to my philosophical objection to pimping.

[Reinaldo]

I really should walk from the border to the zona because I need the exercise but lately I've been taking a 10 peso shared yellow cab to the corner of 3rd and Constitution and coming back I take the white van with purple trim that leaves from Constitution and 3rd which costs 12 pesos. It stops about 100 yards or less from the Senti drop off.

[Guitarrefreak]

Actually, the author is an expat, living in Tijuana. His beat is Tijuana and I think he knows whereof he speaks.

For those of us who go in, have some fun, and leave, the Zona isn't a particularly dangerous place. But the Zona Norte is much larger than the bar area and it's a very dangerous neighborhood. Being a gringo living in that area day after day is absolutely going to make you a target.

But, more to the point, I liked the story as sort of a warning to those of us who decide they like Disneyland so much they want to live there. The Zona is just as big an illusion as Disneyland. I've certainly seen the same guys in Thailand. They relocated, pissed away all their money and eventually lost the plot. You see them wandering the streets of Bangkok, or propping up the end of some shithole bar upcountry. All for the allure of cheap pussy.

Mexico has a lot of great places to retire inexpensively. The Zona Norte isn't one of them.

Well said sir, behind all the superficial 'fun', the darker sides are a pretty scary sight if one is only sober enough to see

[Maelstrom]

I finished my San Diego business with 2 days to spare and had the urge to go Tijuana mongering, but I was on crutches. Despite the long crutch from JIB parking to Tijuana taxi (and then back) , that is exactly what I did. One suggestion was to take a bus from near UETA parking to Revolution, that is what I should have done. It was one really long trek on crutches and I'll never try that again.

I did a reduced mongering trip, just visiting AB, LC, and HK. It seems half the girls ignored me and the other half were attracted to a monger on crutches. Perhaps I was somewhat of a freak show to them.

Nothing particularly noteworthy except that I would not recommend the 2nd floor at HK on crutches, especially the catwalk between the front and back and the stairs on the south side of the bar. I never realized how dark that corner was.

Selected a girl named Isabel (or Isabella?) from HK, probably mid-20s with long straight natural dark hair and a slender body with large bolt ons. Kept saying "everything for you." I didn't know if "everything" meant anal or kissing or BB or what. Once I finally climbed the stairs to Cascadas and went down the twisted hallway I learned that "everything" meant the same stuff that every other HK girl provides for $60. Still an enjoyable time. My injury is such that missionary is not possible, but plenty of other positions work just fine.

All in all the trip was more trouble than it was worth. Here it is 2 days after the trip and my armpits are still a bit sore from the damn pads on the top of the crutches and my muscles still ache. I'll be back in San Diego in a few weeks, if I'm still on crutches I'll either take the bus across the boarder or I'll skip the mongering all together.

Was it 1 leg up (left) and favoring your right? I think I was sitting near you. Isabella is hot.

[HorseTrader]

I finished my San Diego business with 2 days to spare and had the urge to go Tijuana mongering, but I was on crutches. Despite the long crutch from JIB parking to Tijuana taxi (and then back) , that is exactly what I did. One suggestion was to take a bus from near UETA parking to Revolution, that is what I should have done. It was one really long trek on crutches and I'll never try that again.

I did a reduced mongering trip, just visiting AB, LC, and HK. It seems half the girls ignored me and the other half were attracted to a monger on crutches. Perhaps I was somewhat of a freak show to them.

Nothing particularly noteworthy except that I would not recommend the 2nd floor at HK on crutches, especially the catwalk between the front and back and the stairs on the south side of the bar. I never realized how dark that corner was.

Selected a girl named Isabel (or Isabella?) from HK, probably mid-20s with long straight natural dark hair and a slender body with large bolt ons. Kept saying "everything for you." I didn't know if "everything" meant anal or kissing or BB or what. Once I finally climbed the stairs to Cascadas and went down the twisted hallway I learned that "everything" meant the same stuff that every other HK girl provides for $60. Still an enjoyable time. My injury is such that missionary is not possible, but plenty of other positions work just fine.

All in all the trip was more trouble than it was worth. Here it is 2 days after the trip and my armpits are still a bit sore from the damn pads on the top of the crutches and my muscles still ache. I'll be back in San Diego in a few weeks, if I'm still on crutches I'll either take the bus across the boarder or I'll skip the mongering all together.

[HelpRules]

How about you? Why don't you do it?

If you'll find out the address of her place of business, I'd be glad to gamble 500 pesos on her. $80 for an hour in a hotel is a bit steep, but most of that goes to her agency, I think.

How do you know she didn't post an independent ad. I thought most CL ads were independent ads. As for me paying. I'm not there. When I get back down in a couple months, I will call.

[Bbond]

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2...saken-gringos/
So, is these how all of the ISG board members are going to wind up?

I would hope not all would end like that, but I do know a few that have, but I don't think the guys I know of are ex-ISG, just old tired gringos.

[Phordphan]

I have just seen the greatest ass in Mexico. The picture doesn't really look PS, so that makes it the more impressive. We are going to need someone from this board to take one for the team, and call this girl while she is still on CL and report back. Here is the link.

http://tijuana.en.craigslist.com.mx/cas/4159418214.html

How about you? Why don't you do it?

If you'll find out the address of her place of business, I'd be glad to gamble 500 pesos on her. $80 for an hour in a hotel is a bit steep, but most of that goes to her agency, I think.

[Phordphan]

I read this article on my way DOWN to Tijuana! I'm am sure that this is not a true end to all mongers. It did portray Tijuana in a BAD light. Robbery, Death etc. We NEED more articles like this by CLUELESS San Diego people who hate Mexico and Mexicans. EVERYONE on these forums KNOW how DANGEROUS and lawless Mexico is! Let them stay home! More for us!

Actually, the author is an expat, living in Tijuana. His beat is Tijuana and I think he knows whereof he speaks.

For those of us who go in, have some fun, and leave, the Zona isn't a particularly dangerous place. But the Zona Norte is much larger than the bar area and it's a very dangerous neighborhood. Being a gringo living in that area day after day is absolutely going to make you a target.

But, more to the point, I liked the story as sort of a warning to those of us who decide they like Disneyland so much they want to live there. The Zona is just as big an illusion as Disneyland. I've certainly seen the same guys in Thailand. They relocated, pissed away all their money and eventually lost the plot. You see them wandering the streets of Bangkok, or propping up the end of some shithole bar upcountry. All for the allure of cheap pussy.

Mexico has a lot of great places to retire inexpensively. The Zona Norte isn't one of them.