2005 Nuevo Laredo Reports

[Blourghus]

Also if I get to Nuevo Laredo, are there any interesting tourist attractions in the nearby area? I know nothing about Mexico. I'd like to see something interesting or beautiful.

There is nothing beautiful or interesting in Nuevo Laredo; it is a city of drug gangs, deported illegal immigrants, and brothels. I can't think of what you might possibly do outside of the monger/bar scene; there are bullfights but only on Sunday during the summer. Be sure to eat at El Rancho which is a really good restaurant. Other than that, I'm at a loss. If you have time, head 2.5 hours south to Monterrey which is indeed beautiful and has tons of interesting things to do.

[LexLuther]

Thanks to all you mongers for you info.

Do any of you know anything about a place in San Antonio called DuoBella? Someone posted about it but was afraid to post phone numbers. Please PM me if you do?

Also if I get to Nuevo Laredo, are there any interesting tourist attractions in the nearby area? I know nothing about Mexico. I'd like to see something interesting or beautiful.

Thanks.

LexLuther

[Boy54]

Currently passport is not required but starting in 2008. Technically, you should have either passport or certified copy of birth certificate and government issued picture ID, eg drivers license, though they rarely ask to see anything going in or out. If you want to go further in, say to Monterrey, you will need the above plus tourist card and, if driving, a temporary import permit for the car.

[LexLuther]

bbond,

Thanks.

Lex

[Bbond]

Please someone answer a stupid question from someone who has never been to NL. Do I need passport to get into Mexico or to get back into U.S.

Thanks.

Lex

No.....no passport needed, they are talking about it tho, but right now. no....

[Booger Bear]

You do not need a passport. Go have fun.

[LexLuther]

Please someone answer a stupid question from someone who has never been to NL. Do I need passport to get into Mexico or to get back into U.S.

Thanks.

Lex

[Sancho Villa]

i went (for the first time) to the world famous papagayos last week and boy was i not impressed. it seemed like a high school cafeteria with terrazo flooring and walls and was not anything like i expected. i truly think that hunter's club in acuna has this place beat hands down. i did pluck a gem out of there. angelica de saltillo gave me a good gfe for a couple of hours. wow can that girl give head! likes the mota though, but what the hell. i'll try some of the other clubs my next visit but for now, i've still got angelica on my mind and on my speed dial of the old cell phone. i think that she could suck a soccer ball thru a dixie straw if you asked her to.

also, where is the dancing girls at papas? don't they have dancers there? hunter's has them full time! i really missed that. it gives you something to do between pops. the zona has really been hit hard due to the cartel bs down in laredo, but i had no trouble. just get in the cab and ride and get in the cab and leave. if you are looking for trouble then you can surely find it.
behave yourselves and everything is cool.

i'll be back soon. headed for cozumel in a few weeks to wear e'm out there.

sancho

[BabyHuey]

Well Baby Huey has made last minute plans to hit up BT this weekend. If anybody else that are going to be there Saturday night read this before they go, look me up I will be hanging around in Pappas from about 9:30-11:00 find the 6'2" 280# white guy. Will be wearing my glasses and probably a blue "TEXANS" ball cap and a white plain pocket tee.

See yall horney bastards there.

[Bbond]

Not to knock the useful info on here but, I'd like to see a few more reviews. Anyone been down lately, how was it?

You're kidding, right?

[Booger Bear]

I've been to Boystown a few times and always had a good time. However, I haven't been in several years but was hoping for a return this summer.

Not to knock the useful info on here but, I'd like to see a few more reviews. Anyone been down lately, how was it?

[Bbond]

That is just moving the DUI charge to the US, no? Which would be much worse than in Mexico.

I sleep in and then walk back stone sober.
I have never considered staying in the compound, might be a good idea if the rooms are reasonably comfortable, and food is available in the morning. Having visited BT only twice, both visits for one night each, I am not nearly familiar with it as I am with Juarez. I am planning to visit BT June 3-4-5, staying Friday and Saturday nights, have not decided where to stay yet.
I kinda like the idea of staying in the compound, but also like staying downtown too.
Yearly insurance is a good idea if you live close and visit frequently.

[Blourghus]

I stay out late and drink also, but I solve that problem by staying at a hotel within Boys Town. DUI is allowed within the compound, and won't even be necessary unless you stay really far away from the main action. Then you can get a good night's sleep, and head back sober, in full day light. I never understood how people park on the US side. That is just moving the DUI charge to the US, no? Which would be much worse than in Mexico.

You can get one year's insurance from Ada Vis for $83/year including legal protection (liability only - which is all I need). That pays for itself over about 4 trips, but I drive all over Nuevo Laredo and the freedom is absolutely invaluable. I avoid the overpriced downtown district altogether except for a couple of good restaurants.

Yeah, the worst part is driving back to the US. Though I've noticed this year the lines have been a lot quicker and the inspections a lot less gruelling than in the years past. I'm not looking forward to coming back on Memorial Day though (Monterrey!!)

[Bbond]

First trip to BT I also drove into NL, bought insurance in Laredo. I have been driving into Juarez for years and am very comfortable doing so.
NL is a lot different tho, things are mainly in 2 areas, downtown and BT, so driving isn't really all that nescessary. I like to drink the cervesas, and stay out late, so getting stopped is very risky, may not go to jail, but the fines or bribes I'd have to pay, added to the insurance I already had spent, make paying taxis seem cheap by comparison.
Then you have to drive back across and deal with traffic, and the a**holes with immigration.
Next trip I parked by the bridge, paid $8 I think. Spent $17 on taxis in NL, so $25, just about what insurance alone would have cost.

I do, however, agree that the price of taxis is high, but they charge what they want, they know you have the money, they know you have little choice. Pay or make other arrangements.

Last trip there, I got a girl from the Herradura to spend the night, she is a waitress there, I didn't ask her, rather she asked me. Not sure if I posted that before, but if you have not read that, and even if you did, you prolly do not, or would not believe what she charged me.

[Blourghus]

http://www.banderasnews.com/0501/nr-minwages.htm

Here is an interesting link to an article which gives average daily minimum wages for different professions in mexico. The prices are in pesos, so just divide by 10 and you'll roughly have the daily dollar amount. If the average worker with a good-paying, full-time job in the state of Tamaulipas makes about $6 - $7 PER DAY, how in the FUCK do the cab drivers charge us $10 EACH WAY to boystown($12 if you want to pay in pesos)??? Not trying to be a heartless, super-cheap, gringo bastard, but the round trip to BT in the cab would cover 20 minutes with a smokin' hot doorgirl. Anybody else wondered this? These guys make more than an average day's pay for ONE TRIP.

Interesting link; yes, $10 is a total rip-off (and is one of the main reasons I drive) but who knows where the $10 actually goes. The taxistas in Nuevo Laredo are very powerful. Ever notice how taxis never get pulled over, and the riders are never hassled? Maybe there is some sort of police protection payoff involved. Also they charge locals $5 which is still a rip-off.

In Monterrey - which is a more expensive city overall, and where the taxis are newer and better maintained - taxis are metered and few rides cost more than $1-$2. In most cities where there are unmetered taxis, the "gringo price" is more like $5.