Headed to Tijuana on Thursday for mongering (7/21). Need a ride? Among other things
Finally able to arrange a short trip to Tijuana this coming Thursday. Saturday, though it's a little last minute. Plan is to drive down from LA, park at the border, walk across, then stay at Hotel Cascadas.
Never been to Tijuana, but have traveled to other parts of MX and backpacked throughout South America (Ecuador, Peru, others), so mi Espanol is pretty decent and I'm decently travel savvy. First international trip dedicated to mongering.
Happy to consider giving other non-weirdo mongers a ride down and / or ride up as long as it fits my schedule. Why'all can chip in for gas and parking fees or something. We can break off and do our own thing once we're there or do some of it together, no importa.
Actual questions:
(1) Does anyone have a Bank of America account and has successfully used the Santander ATMs throughout Tijuana without accruing fees? Seems like the best option as I'd rather not carry tons of cash with me otherwise and the exchange rate for pesos is pretty fair there seemingly. Or other thoughts on how to safely carry cash in Tijuana?
(2) From what I gather, pesos are the best payment method for most mongering purposes, though not all (better rates at HK with US dollars)? Is this true? Plan to carry some of both.
(3) Most secure + cheapest parking structures / lots at the border? Seems like a lot of them are around $20-$25/ day ATM.
(4) Anyone actually stay at Hotel Cascadas - what about your valuables like a laptop or your passport, did you feel safe leaving it in your room unattended, do they have a safe (doubtful), can you leave things with the front desk / is that legit, etc.
Hong Kong Gentleman Club 26th Anniversary Party
The party starts at 12:00 am. Will arrive early for a piece of cake with one of my fav chicas. Will make sure the frosting is fresh. He he he.
Thank you for all the advice! Drink on me if you're there. Seriously!
Sorry if this is a duplicate post, not sure if my other one went through!
Love the mongering community, haha. Feel I have a good grasp of what to expect and am looking forward to this short trip. Wish I could stay through Sunday as the Comic-Con event at HK sounds kinky and fun, but looks unlikely I'll get out of work on Sunday. Changed housing plans and I'm opting to stay at Hotel Rizo de Oro (Hotel Cascadas sister hotel. Hopefully they have Master Suites available, Cascadas didn't have any left) as reading through these threads it seems like: (a) rooms are correspondingly cheaper (b) rooms are quieter, mb better for overnights with a BG or agency girl) (c) you get the same HK VIP discount perks (d) it's in the same location pretty much (across the street) (e) and most importantly you can still take HK girls there as it's all owned by the same company / dude. See how it goes.
Seriously, would love to treat any of you mongers to a drink at HK or anywhere (hopefully 50 people don't respond, haha). Celebrating a recent breakup and while mongering in CA has been pretty nice, very stoked to be spending some time with the lovely Latinas south of the border. I'm a young looking Asian dude, left ear piercing, will be carrying a tiny portable iPhone fan you can ask about, heh. Feel free to PM me if you want to meet up or let me know here.
The car is still empty so let me know if still interested / in need of a ride down from LA. I can pick you up along the way.
Also, called BofA and can confirm that until August 15th, 2016, they still have the partnership with Santander Bank throughout MX so as long as you have an account with BofA, all fees on BofA's end and Santander's end are waived, apart from the normal 3% currency exchange rate transaction. Planning to bring a healthy amount of dollars + pesos, will check out the casa de cambio as was mentioned near that subway, thanks! Hopefully will park near that lot too.
Follow-up questions:
(1) Seems like people have differing thoughts on the safety of leaving your impt stuff in the room (cash, passport, etc). For people who don't leave anything in the room, do you just carry everything with you? That seems like such a hassle.
(2) Heard through different people that you can buy ED drugs (and possibly other things) from bartenders at HK or other clubs. Is there any truth to this? I'll have my own stuff to not tire out / last the night, but just curious.
(3) How many of you partake in DATY and DFK with the BG and / or SGs? I know it seems to be a YMMV thing, more so than with agency girls. Is it safe to assume that by working at the bar, the lady has an up-to-date health card? How about SGs. Does this assumption hold true for them as well? Seem more inclined to ask to see it for a SG over a BG.