General Reports

[Hermano1]

Real deep massage on revolution between 3rd and 4th near 3rd st. That is viva mex massage. They charge around $30 or $29 for 45 min massage.

Is it safe generally safe to walk to this place from Hotel Cascada, either around 10pm or in the mornings. I read that walking from the border to Cascada is a big no no anytime of the day. So wondering whether I can walk to this Viva Mex.

[Leo Ryder]

They told me all this bullshit while cruising the Tijuana street for over 1 hour, going through some rough and dark areas to try to scare me". As you would imagine, the story ended with me not returning with the money.

One thing I can summarize out of this is that they do not want you to contact any friends in Tijuana because that would expose their corruption. Another thing is that they do not dare to scam you if you speak some Spanish and have friends locally. Therefore learn your Spanish and make some local friends like Guitarrefreak. LOL.

One big difference now is that they are not planting drugs on you. But with the recent frequent encounters with the TJPD, it seems to me that it is heading that way again. So fellows, keep your guard on and stay safe.

The two guys put me onto their police car and drove all over town for about an hour, during which time, one of them took a picture of my driver's license with is cellphone and talked on the radio with someone in Spanish. At that time, my Spanish was next to zero. After I agreed to come back to SD to get them the money, they drove me to la linea, told me where exactly they would be waiting for me and then dropped me off. This happened before Presidente Felipe Calderóand sent the federal troops to disarm and clean up the TJPD and the streets. But IMHO, as the economy is recovering here States side, the TJPD is recovering as well. So be careful out there.

[Leo Ryder]

Calling the Tijuana police monkeys is a complete insult to the real monkeys. So I must apologize to the real monkeys, because they have more integrity than the Tijuana police! This is the second time this year being stopped and searched by these fucking clowns. Oops, sorry, clowns have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well!

I was stopped twice recently by them, one time across the street from Hotel Nilo, the other time a few days ago on the bridge across the Tijuana river. The first time was a female police officer. She stopped me and asked me to take off my hat and sunglasses and demanded my ID. She then let me go with no further hassles. The second time was a few days ago as I was walking towards the arch on the bridge. Two male police officers yelled at me after I walked past them. They first asked me if I spoke Spanish, I said: "Un poco". Then they tested my Spanish by asking: "¿Por qué estás aquí en Tijuana?" I answered: "Mi amigo (Guitarfreak) tiene una sala de masage aquí why voy a tener un masage alli." Then one of the guys switched to English (pretty fluent) : "Do you have drugs on you?" Answer: "No." Then they told me to roll up my sleeves to check for needle spots. I did. And they found nada and let me go.

I only restarted walking to and from la zona recently since it is a nice walk. But now I have a reason to take the taxi again.

Years ago, I went through exactly what Tomjackin went through with one difference, that is the cops planted a tiny bag of white stuff in my wallet and then gave me an option to settle it privately or go to Tijuana jail. They demanded $600 "to get my name out of their system" so I would not be arrested if I went back again. If I did not give them the money, my name would remain in their system and each time I went back, I would be arrested by Tijuana's finest.

I told them that I had a Mexican friend living in Tijuana and I had her number and would like to call her to get the money. But they said "No." "You must go back to SD, get your money and come back. If you do not come back within 1 hour, we will arrest you when we see you again and put you in jail. However if you do come back within 1 hour with the money as you promised, we will provide you with protection each time you come to Tijuana." One of them spoke very fluent English. They told me all this bullshit while cruising the Tijuana street for over 1 hour, going through some rough and dark areas to try to scare me". As you would imagine, the story ended with me not returning with the money.

One thing I can summarize out of this is that they do not want you to contact any friends in Tijuana because that would expose their corruption. Another thing is that they do not dare to scam you if you speak some Spanish and have friends locally. Therefore learn your Spanish and make some local friends like Guitarfreak. LOL.

One big difference now is that they are not planting drugs on you. But with the recent frequent encounters with the TJPD, it seems to me that it is heading that way again. So fellows, keep your guard on and stay safe.

[Don Smith 10]

Thanks for the info. I now HK and others are better but I wanted to check this out since it seems to be more laid back. I was also thinking this could be a good place to catch the Football games.

How are drink prices?

They have a bar downstairs. You can drink, watch sports game and also buy drink for the girls working at massage. I am not sure how much is the drink but it will be same like regular bar.

[Don Smith 10]

Is there a normal massage place in the zona or near by, what would be the cost?

Real deep massage on revolution between 3rd and 4th near 3rd st. That is viva mex massage. They charge around $30 or $29 for 45 min massage.

[Keg]

Calling the Tijuana police monkeys is a complete insult to the real monkeys. So I must apologize to the real monkeys, because they have more integrity than the Tijuana police! This is the second time this year being stopped and searched by these fucking clowns. Oops, sorry, clowns have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well!

Effin-bummer to hear Tomjackin.

[Phordphan]

Calling the Tijuana police monkeys is a complete insult to the real monkeys. So I must apologize to the real monkeys, because they have more integrity than the Tijuana police! This is the second time this year being stopped and searched by these fucking clowns. Oops, sorry, clowns have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well!

I was headed to Nikki's around midnight when I heard two people yelling at me. This was about 100 feet from Nikki's door. There were other people on the sidewalk so I thought they were yelling at them. Nope, they were yelling at this old, fat, hairy Gringo! They called me over and had me spread eagle against their truck. They asked me where I was going and I told them Nikki's. They asked where was Nikki's and I pointed and politely said,"Right there." They did not seem to care.

The search started. The cocksucker, oops, sorry, cocksuckers have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well! He took the stuff out of each pocket and placed the items on the bumper of the truck. I had no idea what was going on behind me when he removed he pesos out of my left pocket. I did not know how much pesos I had on me, so I will never know if some money was taken or not. He said he was searching for drugs.

Now, for those of you that have met me, you know I look like the perfect drug dealer / addict! There is NO fucking excuse for this bullshit! Larry will tell you, when I went into Nikki's I was fucking furious! I stand my original statement. There are many reasons why tourism is dead in Baja California, but by far, it is because of these fucking so called police officers!

Hopefully no monkeys, clowns, or cocksuckers were offended by this post.

Yes, it is indeed infuriating. Unfortunately, the MX fuzz don't need probably cause, or anything else, to jack you up. If you avoid the Zona Norte (like that's possible!) the odds of getting jacked up tend to decline substantially.

An old fave, who no longer lives in Tijuana, gave me her tip for avoiding rip-offs. When the cop stops you, place your money in your hand and show them that it's simply money. But keep in in your hand as they frisk you. I've not had to do that since they stopped jacking up tourists at the taxi drop-off point. But it's a good trick to keep in the back of your mind.

I suspect the cocksucking monkeys didn't take much or you'd have noticed that your bankroll was substantially lighter. Either way, it's still an experience that will leave one extremely pissed off for the rest of the evening. I hope you had a good BBBJ to take your mind off of it.

[TomJackin]

Calling the Tijuana police monkeys is a complete insult to the real monkeys. So I must apologize to the real monkeys, because they have more integrity than the Tijuana police! This is the second time this year being stopped and searched by these fucking clowns. Oops, sorry, clowns have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well!

I was headed to Nikki's around midnight when I heard two people yelling at me. This was about 100 feet from Nikki's door. There were other people on the sidewalk so I thought they were yelling at them. Nope, they were yelling at this old, fat, hairy Gringo! They called me over and had me spread eagle against their truck. They asked me where I was going and I told them Nikki's. They asked where was Nikki's and I pointed and politely said,"Right there." They did not seem to care.

The search started. The cocksucker, oops, sorry, cocksuckers have more integrity than the Tijuana police as well! He took the stuff out of each pocket and placed the items on the bumper of the truck. I had no idea what was going on behind me when he removed he pesos out of my left pocket. I did not know how much pesos I had on me, so I will never know if some money was taken or not. He said he was searching for drugs.

Now, for those of you that have met me, you know I look like the perfect drug dealer / addict! There is NO fucking excuse for this bullshit! Larry will tell you, when I went into Nikki's I was fucking furious! I stand my original statement. There are many reasons why tourism is dead in Baja California, but by far, it is because of these fucking so called police officers!

Hopefully no monkeys, clowns, or cocksuckers were offended by this post.

[Guitarrefreak]

Just wondering if there are any type of events happening this weekend? I wish I could've made the Tequila event but I couldn't change things.

I believe there is a xxolos soccer game going on Saturday. Think things get crazy when that happens at least I think. Hope it doesn't interrupt the Football.

There was a vino event this weekend

[SlickVick]

Just wondering if there are any type of events happening this weekend? I wish I could've made the Tequila event but I couldn't change things.

I believe there is a xxolos soccer game going on Saturday. Think things get crazy when that happens at least I think. Hope it doesn't interrupt the Football.

[SlickVick]

I had one cbp ask what I was doing in Mexico and I said partying. He said nice where did you go. Adelitas or Hk? I said its more like where didn't I go. I went to Adelitas, hk, las pulgas and coko bongo. His reply was. Nice, glad you had a good time. Have a good day. He is the only cbp that has had a smile as I approached there desk.

Too bad more aren't that way. Don't know what they get out of being dicks. I have been pretty lucky that most of them don't give me shit.

I like the guy that gave Hugo a hard time. GO BEARS! LOL.

[ItsMeBeyatch]

I had one cbp ask what I was doing in Mexico and I said partying. He said nice where did you go. Adelitas or Hk? I said its more like where didn't I go. I went to Adelitas, hk, las pulgas and coko bongo. His reply was. Nice, glad you had a good time. Have a good day. He is the only cbp that has had a smile as I approached there desk.

The last time I crossed back to the USA I handed the CBP officer my passport he scanned it, and then said " I'am afarid I'am going to have to deny you entry". Keeping a straight face he watched as my heart skipped a beat, he then focused on my hat and said it appears your a Packer fan. It turns out he was a Bears fan with a sense of humor. He then sent me on my way, and we both had a smile on our faces.

So many times crossing I have dealt with officers who treat you like you are the scum of the earth it was rather enjoyable dealing with a CBP officer with a sense of humor. Not sure if any of you have noticed the same thing, but the worst officers to deal with seem to be females. They seem to have a chip on their shoulder.

[GolfSexRroll]

The last time I crossed back to the USA I handed the CBP officer my passport he scanned it, and then said " I'am afarid I'am going to have to deny you entry". Keeping a straight face he watched as my heart skipped a beat, he then focused on my hat and said it appears your a Packer fan. It turns out he was a Bears fan with a sense of humor. He then sent me on my way, and we both had a smile on our faces.

So many times crossing I have dealt with officers who treat you like you are the scum of the earth it was rather enjoyable dealing with a CBP officer with a sense of humor. Not sure if any of you have noticed the same thing, but the worst officers to deal with seem to be females. They seem to have a chip on their shoulder.

IMHO I have had the most fun with the female CBP officers, because I smile at their "disgust" in my travels! I always make an EFFORT to make them uncomfortable. I don't think a lot of them are exposed to alternate thinking (except those who are European) they are cool!

[Baxter Slade]

The last time I crossed back to the USA I handed the CBP officer my passport he scanned it, and then said " I'am afarid I'am going to have to deny you entry". Keeping a straight face he watched as my heart skipped a beat, he then focused on my hat and said it appears your a Packer fan. It turns out he was a Bears fan with a sense of humor. He then sent me on my way, and we both had a smile on our faces.

So many times crossing I have dealt with officers who treat you like you are the scum of the earth it was rather enjoyable dealing with a CBP officer with a sense of humor. Not sure if any of you have noticed the same thing, but the worst officers to deal with seem to be females. They seem to have a chip on their shoulder.

[Hermano1]

Is there a normal massage place in the zona or near by, what would be the cost?