General Reports

[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2890310]Do you speak Spanish? Re: Tijuana vs. Other spanish-speaking destinations I think perspectives differ (perhaps greatly) based on ability to speak and understand Spanish.[/QUOTE]That is a very fair point. English is scarce in Medellin. I am certainly not fluent but speak and understand enough Spanish to get by, for sure. If I spoke zero Spanish, I'd still have a good time in Medellin. But if a monger is intimidated by the language barrier, I understand. I was going to go back to Rio but I found the language barrier difficult. I learned minimal Portugese before my first trip. But I found it more challenging when you speak virtually no Portugese.

[QUOTE=SmallWeinerGuy;2890357]Really? I've read that BBBJ and GFE in general isn't standard in Colombia which uh really reduces my interest.[/QUOTE]I wish I got paid for promoting Colombia. Hahaha Of course in any given situation, ymmv. But in my experience, both are the norm in Medellin. In fact, it's the GFE that is the biggest draw. In many settings, the girls don't even negotiate time. I've had to ask the girls to leave more than once. In fact, if I was to put a negative spin on it, BBFS is not uncommon. While some like that, it's a step too far for my personal comfort.

[QUOTE=Turgid;2889725]Medellin or Tijuana guys?[/QUOTE]Mxico, all the major cities in Mxico blow away MDE, maybe Bogota is a little better than MDE. MDE is one of the most overrated places I have ever been. Terrible food, crime, lots of drugs, way too many sex tourist, also many of the girls have horrible attitudes. I love the Mexican girls. Stick with Tijuana, you guys do not realize how good you have it.

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2890625]Mxico, all the major cities in Mxico blow away MDE, maybe Bogota is a little better than MDE. MDE is one of the most overrated places I have ever been. Terrible food, crime, lots of drugs, way too many sex tourist, also many of the girls have horrible attitudes. I love the Mexican girls. Stick with Tijuana, you guys do not realize how good you have it.[/QUOTE]The food in Tijuana is incomparable even to what we have in the US. Would love to check out MDE at least one time.

[QUOTE=CulpaFelix;2890574]Thank you, made me confident enough that I didn't have to cut my trip short to rush back to the border. Ended up leaving the Zona at 12:17 and walked right through CBP with no line, and was on the last train back which pulled out of the station at 12:47.[/QUOTE]No problem. Yeah, there's typically little to no line around that time.

[QUOTE=CulpaFelix;2890574]While the trolley does run until 12:45 the last trolley leaving the border is packed to the gills with every meth'the out homeless person in the area. I'm a big guy who looks like he can handle himself but even I was a bit sketched out. The car I was in had me and two CBP guys who had just gotten off duty and then about a dozen homeless who had taken over the end of the car and looked like they were setting up camp for the night. I was nervous enough about it that I ended up getting off the train about halfway to downtown at the well lit park and ride where the CBP guys had parked and then getting an Uber the rest of the way.[/QUOTE]LOL. I guess I can see how some of those homeless can be intimidating, and many of them do have mental health issues, but 99% of them are harmless in my experience. Never had any issues with any of them in all my years going down to Tijuana. My thought is worst case, you could've simply gotten out of the car you were in and moved to the next car at the next trolley stop if you were that uncomfortable. Don't think you necessarily needed to abandon the trolley altogether for Uber, LOL. But glad you overall had a positive experience down there.

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2890625]Mxico, all the major cities in Mxico blow away MDE, maybe Bogota is a little better than MDE. MDE is one of the most overrated places I have ever been. Terrible food, crime, lots of drugs, way too many sex tourist, also many of the girls have horrible attitudes. I love the Mexican girls. Stick with Tijuana, you guys do not realize how good you have it.[/QUOTE]Yeah, you touch on another reason why I like to stick with Tijuana. I've gotten to know the city a bit over the years (flying in from the East Coast just a couple times or so a year) and actually enjoy the city outside of the Zona Norte clubs. The laid-back vibe and very solid (and generally wallet-friendly) food and drink options in particular. Tijuana is a very underrated foodie destination and, for beer lovers, has one of the better brewery scenes that I've seen.

[QUOTE=Turgid;2889725]Medellin or Tijuana guys?[/QUOTE]I vote for Tijuana. I felt the attitude of girls are better.

Crime is less, good food. There is no equivalent of HK club or good agencies in Medellin.

More English speaking girls than Medellin. [URL]Seeking.com[/URL] is very active in Tijuana for long term fun.

[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2890911]No problem. Yeah, there's typically little to no line around that time.

LOL. I guess I can see how some of those homeless can be intimidating, and many of them do have mental health issues, but 99% of them are harmless in my experience. Never had any issues with any of them in all my years going down to Tijuana. My thought is worst case, you could've simply gotten out of the car you were in and moved to the next car at the next trolley stop if you were that uncomfortable. Don't think you necessarily needed to abandon the trolley altogether for Uber, LOL. But glad you overall had a positive experience down there.[/QUOTE]Back in the day, when passports weren't required, the last trolley was full of completely drunk US teenagers coming back from Tijuana. Now they are homeless, but they mainly sleep and the main problem is that they need a shower because the air in the carriage is not very fresh. I always ride in the first carriage so that in the event of an emergency I can notify the driver. There is also a MTS Security phone number (619) 595-4960 in case of emergency.

[QUOTE=Dcrist0527;2890089]I've crossed several times between 2 and 5 AM. Taxis will be available. No clue about the cost because I've always used Uber. But I will say you may have to wait 5 or even 10 minutes for Uber. I don't know that they've surged prices at that time or at least I didn't see an increase.[/QUOTE]Before Covid, I used a taxi after 1 AM because I parked my car at the Bayfront / E Street trolley station in Chula Vista. The taxi cost was $25 and there was not much traffic on Interstate 5. So a taxi to downtown San Diego would be at least $50 or more. Uber or Lyft will be cheaper.

We are comparing an entire multiple Colombian cities of mongering fun to a club in tijuana. How can that be?

Mexico is 0 destination for mongering other than club HK. You take HK out, the entire tourist industry plummets in Baja California.

Made my way back to Tijuana for the first time in almost two years.

Arrived at SD airport, surprisingly found that I still had $6 on my Pronto card and it still worked, $2. 50 each way from the airport to the border. I took the 992 bus to American Plaza and took the blue line trolley to the border.

At Mexican immigration the foreigner line was closed so I was able to walk right through passport control with no checks.

Fired up Uber to hail a ride to my hotel in Zona Rio and immediately noted the Uber ride was twice the cost as before. I used Uber a few times during my time there and indeed it seems like Uber is almost double what it was before.

Ate out at a few of the places I had eaten at before two years prior, and food prices were up 25 to 50 percent. Eating out in Tijuana is more expensive than eating out in CA. Wtf.

Saw a few ladies through the agencies and the experiences were meh. Went to ZN and took a SG for $35 and the experience was meh (she was playing on her phone while I was smashing her in doggy). Seems like the putas in Tijuana have their heads far up their asses with entitlement. One of the ladies I saw went on and on about how her friend works in CA and gets $400 an hour. This puta was mad that American guys come to Tijuana and only pay $125 to $200 instead of $400. This puta didn't have common sense, if guys had to pay the same for ass in the US as in Tijuana, why would they go to Tijuana hehe, but she didn't have the logic to understand this. Instead of being grateful for being able to make a $125 to $200 plus an hour for bending over, otherwise she would be working a menial job making minimum wage.

Maybe going to SEA the last few years has spoiled me as you get much better customer service and true GFE out there for a fraction of the price, but Tijuana is simply going down the drown. Can't imagine I will go back, only if I happen to be in SD and I am blue balled I will cross over and take a SG for a qk and head right back across the border.

The value just isn't there in Tijuana IMO. Inflation and the chicas entitlement are to blame.

I got back from a holiday trip to CR and thanks to people here on this forum and a few on the CR forum I made a great choice. NYE is always a tough time for vacation and fun but even as I was told it was as dry as could be in San Jose / Jaco I was able to spend time was a few superstars and a handful of cuties. The best thing was all were GFE or close to it. Nothing like military clock watching "get in and out sailor!" attitude most common in Tijuana. It will be hard to adjust back to Tijuana service. - I am shocked after my first trip to CR that people will fly from far away NY, Miami or Norther states to SD or Tijuana. Why not just fly to CR. Maybe the airfare costs a tad more. The food down there was pricey. The ladies and hotels are not as pricey. And provide better service. I'm pissed I didn't bother to check out CR 15 years ago. I'm sure 95% of you guys on this site have already tested CR. If you have not. Don't think about it, do it. It's well worth it. Just don't over pay as some dip shits like everywhere will pay what the ladies quote. CR women work on supply and demand. Perhaps even HK women. So the price can start high but if you have any balls stick to script and your menu price order of $60-80/100 will be accepted.

[QUOTE=SportMongr;2891374]I got back from a holiday trip to CR and thanks to people here on this forum and a few on the CR forum I made a great choice. NYE is always a tough time for vacation and fun but even as I was told it was as dry as could be in San Jose / Jaco I was able to spend time was a few superstars and a handful of cuties. The best thing was all were GFE or close to it. Nothing like military clock watching "get in and out sailor!" attitude most common in Tijuana. It will be hard to adjust back to Tijuana service. - I am shocked after my first trip to CR that people will fly from far away NY, Miami or Norther states to SD or Tijuana. Why not just fly to CR. Maybe the airfare costs a tad more. The food down there was pricey. The ladies and hotels are not as pricey. And provide better service. I'm pissed I didn't bother to check out CR 15 years ago. I'm sure 95% of you guys on this site have already tested CR. If you have not. Don't think about it, do it. It's well worth it. Just don't over pay as some dip shits like everywhere will pay what the ladies quote. CR women work on supply and demand. Perhaps even HK women. So the price can start high but if you have any balls stick to script and your menu price order of $60-80/100 will be accepted.[/QUOTE]Wouldn't your post be more useful in the Costa Rica section? It sounds like a ringing endorsement so guys looking at going there could benefit from your post. After all, if someone was considering going there and wanted to do some research, he wouldn't be looking for it in the Tijuana threads.

[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2889803]The talk about shutting down the border worries me. The last time there was a problem at the border, PedWest was closed, and there were 6 hour lines at PedEast.

I've got a Tijuana trip lined up in March, but may cancel if they shut down PedWest again.[/QUOTE]With all the border issues happening lately I was also worried about getting stuck in a 5-6 hour line. Does anyone with a Global Entry card know if your pass is a means to bypass all this drama?

Seems strange that a migrant surge would cause a 5- 6 hour wait. But a few folks with global entry would walk all the way to the front with no wait in the middle of a border crisis. If so. I'm getting that pass. Soon.

[QUOTE=SportMongr;2891378]With all the border issues happening lately I was also worried about getting stuck in a 5-6 hour line. Does anyone with a Global Entry card know if your pass is a means to bypass all this drama?

Seems strange that a migrant surge would cause a 5- 6 hour wait. But a few folks with global entry would walk all the way to the front with no wait in the middle of a border crisis. If so. I'm getting that pass. Soon.[/QUOTE]YES. I have global entry.

It provides all the benefits of Sentri line and more.

I never wait at the border. I walk on the sentri path to the US Border police at the end of the line and they waive me through to USA. You still need to go through the almost zero line inside the building and see the border agent at the window who will also waive you through without any hassle.

After applying for global entry you need an interview.

Living in San Francisco area it took a while to get an interview at the global entry office at SFO. The easiest way to get an instant interview is to do enrollment on arrival from abroad - [URL]https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry/enrollment-arrival[/URL].