My first time in Tijuana. Message me if you'd like to meet for drinks. Planning on 1 week. Might make it 2 if I'm having fun.
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My first time in Tijuana. Message me if you'd like to meet for drinks. Planning on 1 week. Might make it 2 if I'm having fun.
Crossed around 9 pm and had to wait about a hour in the pedestrian line. The lines pedestrian lines have been longer for the past 3-4 weeks. Not sure why.
[QUOTE=CaptainSolo;2542704]Drove back with the wingmen Sat about 8 PM. Sunlight was still out, could see clearly.
Pedestrian line stretched back beyond the park, estimated 2-3 hours.
The Regular and Ready car lanes stretched back to near Calle 3, 10 lanes of cars waiting in line for the booths, estimated 3-4 hours. We had a short delay in SENTRI car lanes, took 15 minutes.
Forget about crossing back in cars or on foot unless you have SENTRI or GLOBAL ENTRY.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=CaptainSolo;2542704]Drove back with the wingmen Sat about 8 PM. Sunlight was still out, could see clearly.
Pedestrian line stretched back beyond the park, estimated 2-3 hours.
The Regular and Ready car lanes stretched back to near Calle 3, 10 lanes of cars waiting in line for the booths, estimated 3-4 hours. We had a short delay in SENTRI car lanes, took 15 minutes.
Forget about crossing back in cars or on foot unless you have SENTRI or GLOBAL ENTRY.[/QUOTE]My plan is to cross on foot for a 6:30 AM flight out of SD. Guess I might need to cross the night / day before. Was thinking of a very early morning but I have no idea how long it'd take at like 3 AM.
[QUOTE=BayView;2542929]My plan is to cross on foot for a 6:30 AM flight out of SD. Guess I might need to cross the night / day before. Was thinking of a very early morning but I have no idea how long it'd take at like 3 AM.[/QUOTE]At 3 am expect a roughly 30 second wait. Things don't start to pick up until around 5 am pm weekdays.
Don't know what day of the week you are crossing back. On weekdays the pedestrian line full of workers probably starts to line up at about 4 AM. Weekends may be better.
The Blue trolley line starts running at 5 AM and stops at 12:55 AM. It may have changed recently. People said it runs 24 hours. I don't think so.
For 6:30 Am departure, you should check in at about 5 AM to make sure you have enough time to go through TSA check point. If I were you, I would cross the border back no later than 3 AM, take UBER drive to SAN, check in and wait at the gate to make sure you don't miss your flight.
[QUOTE=BayView;2542929]My plan is to cross on foot for a 6:30 AM flight out of SD. Guess I might need to cross the night / day before. Was thinking of a very early morning but I have no idea how long it'd take at like 3 AM.[/QUOTE]If you cross at 1:30/2 am IMO you would be in much better shape.
[QUOTE=Hargow20;2542869]Crossed around 9 pm and had to wait about a hour in the pedestrian line. The lines pedestrian lines have been longer for the past 3-4 weeks. Not sure why.[/QUOTE]It's likely longer due to staffing issues. The USA border has been opened to anyone in the world right now, except Mexican citizens. I believe they may be expected to wait if asylum is requested. But virtually any one else, they just need to get on the other side of the fence, be picked up by border patrol, and will be released in USA in couple days. This is the new president's way of giving the middle finger to the prior president.
Crossed back into SY on Sunday morning at 9 AM on foot. Wait was nearly an hour. Customs grilled me why I was in Mexico so far from the east coast. Insane. Barely made it back to the airport in time.
Necropet,
An hour wait in pedestrian line Sunday 9 AM is very bad news. Where did all those people come from? I don't think people go to San Diego for church on Sunday.
The line was bad usually Saturday and Sunday afternoon dinner time, when San Diegans get done visiting and start going home for dinner.
I checked Adelita last 2 weeks after its full reopen but could never find any girl hot enough to stay. The noobs all want to go straight for Hong Kong, just obvious what they prefer hehe.
To me Adelita meseros are way more annoying than HK. Every 3 minutes they would bring a chunky girl over and push on you. I hate that shit. I can walk around and would pick up whomever I want, don't need meseros to help.
Bar girls are deadly afraid pics of them in skimpy clothes working in titties bars would damage their reputation. Girls would complain; meseros or surveillance cameras would alert security. HK security guys are very professional and polite. They would advise you of club's policy and want to check your phone. A few years back a local guy was secretly taping the 2 girls in the lesbian show with hsi phone. Luis, the rough floor manager, took him out to the alley and really roughed him up, slamming him against wall ect. MF must have been ex LAPD South Central division hehe. Luis was so rough he got demoted to mesero job then eventually fired.
I would say Tijuana bar managers and owners are responsive to clients' complaints. I stirred up Tropical's swarm of lesbian hornets by complaining against their youngest sex pet, but managers on site held a trial, let everyone air out their grievances, then refunded me $20.
[QUOTE=Necropet;2543074]Crossed back into SY on Sunday morning at 9 AM on foot. Wait was nearly an hour. Customs grilled me why I was in Mexico so far from the east coast. Insane. Barely made it back to the airport in time.[/QUOTE]What did you say? I'm on the east coast and will be in SD for biz. Will be crossing back and forth 2 nights on foot and that is what I'm worried about.
[QUOTE=Necropet;2543074]Crossed back into SY on Sunday morning at 9 AM on foot. Wait was nearly an hour. Customs grilled me why I was in Mexico so far from the east coast. Insane. Barely made it back to the airport in time.[/QUOTE]An hour wait 9 A on a Sunday is somewhat surprising. As for the grilling, what questions did the agent ask and what were your responses?
[QUOTE=Dogers69;2542997]It's likely longer due to staffing issues. The USA border has been opened to anyone in the world right now, except Mexican citizens. I believe they may be expected to wait if asylum is requested. But virtually any one else, they just need to get on the other side of the fence, be picked up by border patrol, and will be released in USA in couple days. This is the new president's way of giving the middle finger to the prior president.[/QUOTE]I don't agree. The new president will be just as tough on border but in a humanely manner; concentration camps are not the solution especially for children.
Pulltheeug,
If asked just say you were in Tijuana to meet business contacts.
If pressed for further details, say you were trying to export software and IT services to Mexico.
You were really hoping HK chicas would buy your IT services hehe.
[QUOTE=Pulltheeug;2543136]What did you say? I'm on the east coast and will be in SD for biz. Will be crossing back and forth 2 nights on foot and that is what I'm worried about.[/QUOTE]Say you were sightseeing. Or you can say you wanted to check out the world-famous Hong Kong club. Neither activity is illegal. If you're a citizen they have to let you in. They are looking for odd behavior, suspicious actions, things out of the ordinary, etc. A guy coming from the east coast to Tijuana is out of the ordinary. But not illegal. They ask questions in order to see if they can trigger a nervous response, nothing more. So, keep calm and say you were sightseeing on your day off from business work in SD. That's all. No big deal. I don't know why everybody hits the panic button if they think CBP will ask them a question.