Take a flight to San Diego
If you have never been to TJ, you are missing out big time. The Mexican bros were telling me that, the chicas in TJ are more abundant and far better looking than anywhere in Mexico, including DF which has a very lively street scene. My friends who went to school in College Station were always tempting me about going to Laredo for chicas every weekend.
Went back to the border at 10:30PM Saturday night. There were no brown pigs ambushing. The gringos were having a good time horsing around.
Last time I was in La Zona Roja with a bunch of guys in a Cadillac Escalade, we were quickly stopped by 2 TJ finest. The pigs made an ass out of themselves trying to squueeze $200 out of us with the claim that the driver was drunk. He did have half a dozen beers. We finally gave them $30. They immediately got in their patrol car, flashing light, blowing siren, escorting us through all check points back to the border.
I have to consider the rampant violence and cold-blooded murders by the drug cartels and grant the brown pigs a bit more authority in searching suspects. I'd rather deal with the cops than robbers, muggers, drug gangs etc... As long as the TJ cops dont hassle me too much and trying to squeeze too much money out of me, I would try to use them like my own bodyguards and give them cerveza money. They can quickly become good friends with a little propina. It's just a small cost to monger in their country.
[QUOTE=Meat Loaf]I've never mongered TJ, but all the Texas-border towns on the Mexican-side.
I'm probably biased after living in Cd. Juarez and having to deal with the police all the time. I don't know if I agree with your "less safe" statement. Coahuila has some outstanding women, but not many cities: Saltillo-Torreon, but they're 5-8 hours from the middle of nowhere Texas. The cops are harassers in Cd. Mexico too and other Mexican cities.
It just gets tiring always being stopped and searched walking to the store.[/QUOTE]