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06-06-12 15:58 #6546
Posts: 194Originally Posted by Joe Arturo [View Original Post]
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06-06-12 13:42 #6545
Posts: 194Originally Posted by tomjackin [View Original Post]
keep up the good work amigo.
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06-06-12 09:47 #6544
Posts: 31Originally Posted by Guitarrefreak [View Original Post]
Between 2 and 3?
We are still talking emailing daily but suspect it will wither away after a month
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06-06-12 07:57 #6543
Posts: 330My schedule
Originally Posted by Magic Rancher [View Original Post]
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06-06-12 05:32 #6542
Posts: 40Thanks for the Roxette update. She was unique and had amazing skills on stage with a beer bottle. I never knew Laura or the other friend. They were simply company for a trip down to La Bufadora. But it's ironic she ends up in Chicago Club.
This Wednesday I head out to Mexicali. Depending on the heat and the company, I will be back to SD Fri or Saturday. I'll come down to CC in the late afternoon one of those days.
Originally Posted by Joe Arturo [View Original Post]
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06-06-12 04:16 #6541
Posts: 841OK, so Friday afternoon I drive into Mexico.
1) I make sure I have two days of Mexican auto insurance. Either purchased at a kiosk at the border or online in advance ($20 at http://www.mexinsure.com).
2) Drive to Hong Kong and check in at Hotel Cascadas and park in their secured lot.
3) Have fun Friday night.
4) Saturday morning get up and drive to Ensenada, paying $10 in tolls each way.
5) Enjoy Ensenada, returning to Tijuana Saturday night (maybe stop back in zona for some fun, especially if it is still early)
6) Wait in line at border and then drive to SD hotel Saturday night.
Sounds totally doable! Thanks.
I'll probably post in a couple of weeks to see if anyone wants to get together for a drink or chat on 6/22. I haven't been to the zona in 7-8 years, so it will be awesome to see how it has changed.
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06-06-12 03:53 #6540
Posts: 330Driving in Tijuana
Originally Posted by KC Questor [View Original Post]
Let me know if you are going to drive and I will give you directions to get to and from the zona in your car.
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06-06-12 01:58 #6539
Posts: 178Originally Posted by KC Questor [View Original Post]
1. You must buy mexican insurance. YOU MUST BUY MEXICAN INSURANCE. It doesn't matter if your US insurance covers you in mexico, the cops won't accept it. If they decide to pull you oer and you don't have insurance, it is just one more "ticket" they will make you pay for. It is very easy to buy mexican insurance, there is even a drive through insurance place near the border.
2. Crossing back is a pain. It is always a pain. If you really want to drive, try to plan your return across with your car between 1-3 am. That way your wait will only be 30 mins max. Any other time, expect the car line to be 1.5 to 3 hours.
3. Make sure you use the toll roads. It is very cheap. The roads are much nicer and I have never seen a cop on the toll road. If you are driving to Rosarito you will only pay the toll once. Driving to ensenada, I think it was 3-4 tolls. Still very cheap. The toll was like 26 pesos or something like that. They take US dollars.
I have gone to Ensenada during the day. Came back to Tijuana at like 6pm and spent the rest of my time in HK til it was time to drive back. HK has a parking lot and so does chicago club. The prices are fair, and they usually have attendants watching the lot so you won't have to worry about someone breaking in to it. I really recommend those lots, you don't want to park your vehicle far away.
As for the shit in your car, if you have a hotel room on the US side, leave it there. Try not to carry anything over that customs might take a second glance at. I know its a bit paranoid but it is best to avoid attention and cross smoothly. If they decide to pull you in to a secondary search, that 30 min wait just went up to 2 hours.
Be honest when you cross back. You are a single adult male coming back in an old car. Tell them the truth, you went to Ensenada to site see and spent the evening at HK. They will waive you right by.
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06-05-12 23:30 #6538
Posts: 1692Originally Posted by KC Questor [View Original Post]
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06-05-12 22:46 #6537
Posts: 841Driving in Tijuana
I will be arriving at the border on a Friday for an overnight stay in Tijuana. I was planning to park my car on the US side and take a taxi to a hotel (Cascadas or Ticuan, probably) and then taxi back the next morning. However I was thinking about visiting Ensenada on Saturday afternoon. I know there is reliable bus service, but I would love to be able to stop along the way to look at the view or have a snack. Which of these options would you suggest?
1) Drive into Mexico, find a secure place to park in Tijuana Friday night, then continue on to Ensenada in the morning, returning to Tijuana in the evening, driving back across the border Saturday night. (easiest, but least secure?)
2) Park in the US, taxi to zona on Friday, taxi back to border on Saturday morning to get car, then drive to Ensenada, driving back across the border Saturday night. (pain to have to cross the border multiple times)
3) Forget about driving in Mexico. Taxi to zona, taxi to bus terminal, take the bus to Ensenada in the morning and back in the evening, then walk across the border Saturday night. (I'd feel stranded without my car).
If it matters, my car is pretty old, but would be full of luggage and some electronics that I need for a trade show in San Diego the next week. It won't be conspicuous, but it would suck to lose it.
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06-05-12 08:52 #6536
Posts: 6079Originally Posted by tempe jon [View Original Post]
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06-05-12 08:43 #6535
Posts: 330Tijuana Reports
Originally Posted by Tempe Jon [View Original Post]
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06-05-12 06:17 #6534
Posts: 253There Must Be A System Glitch
There must have been a system glitch. I e-mailed Jackson. What was the name of this board before? I can not remember.
Originally Posted by Keg [View Original Post]
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06-05-12 03:50 #6533
Posts: 536Change?
Originally Posted by Joe Arturo [View Original Post]
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06-05-12 03:43 #6532
Posts: 330Board names
Who changed the name of this board (now Hotels) and of the Hong Kong board (now Discounts)?