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If I could spend two weeks In Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico it would be...

It depends on where you go and how you conduct yourself. I have been visiting for many years and have yet to run into trouble. I stay in the tourist areas and enjoy the hospitality of establishments I have known for years and trust.
(Believe me when I tell you that there are such places.)
 
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I go to the Hotel Aqua Rio (about $50 per night, Continental breakfast included.) This is on Avenida Constitution just off Avenida Revolucion. It is within the "tourist district". I can walk 12 blocks and catch a "bus" to the beach for about 75 cents). I'll walk four more blocks and tour the boardwalk along the beach at Playa Tijuana (Tijuana Beach) for about 3/4 miles from the border to the end of the boardwalk(s). There are two. One on the beach and the other along the backs of the shops and restaurants on Avenida Pacifica (Pacific Avenue).

The fun is low cost and the food is outstanding. I generally have a great time and get plenty of exercise.
 
The best seats at the bullfights (between 1 and 3 rings up from the sand) can run between $75 and $100 USD). The show runs about 2 1/2 hours and with three Toreros at two bulls each that's six bouts at 20 minutes each, it is worth the price of admission.
 
The point I was making is one of enjoyable food (both Chinese and Mexican Cuisine) and things you bring home. (Huaraches, Cologne, Sterling Silver/Turquoise rings and other jewelry.) You can legally bring home some nice things and wear them for years. There are some nice Mexican-made shoes (of excellent quality) that you can buy for about 1/3 the price of what you'll pay in the US. Believe me when I tell you that I still have Huaraches that I bought in 2018.

Think about it.
 
Grayfox said:
One night in the early 70s, me as a stupid , young troop, went to Juarez one night. Woke up the next morning 50 miles deep in Mexico with a killer hangover and no memory. Must have been one Hell of a time! :D
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You are blessed to be alive. Many young troops/sailors go into the Old Country and either return with an "Undesirable Discharge" that requires you to repeatedly visit the "Chancre Mechanic" or far worse. :eek: 🤬

They didn't call them the "Peter Readers" without reason! :rolleyes:
 
Since I no longer drink alcohol, (and haven't in more than 15 years) my kicks come from food, entertainment and some consumables. Beyond that, I find it far more entertaining to be outside my own cultural 'comfort zone".

The last time I was in Tijuana, I actually helped visiting tourists buy silver and other things at a certain Silver Shop on Revolution Avenue (My friends own the shop.)

I enjoy finding "hole-in-the-wall" Taquerias, delighting in cheap local cuisine along with the sights and sounds of the locals. It isn't America, and I don't want it to be America. I respect the local culture and speak enough Spanish to get by.

It works for me.
 

If I could spend two weeks In Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico it would be...​


it would NOT happen for me


terrorists cartel gangs.........

stay outta there.

but that's just me.

i trust nothing
 
Oaktree45 said:
We visit Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta once a year and absolutely love those areas.
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Drive 7 miles south of Puerto Vallarta to Playa Mismaloya (where they filmed "Night of the Iguana" in 1956) on Highway 200. It has been overrun by commercial tourism, but in 1978, I camped on the beach. We had a pig stick his head inside our tent the following morning. (It belonged to the farmer who lived down the beach.)

Memories.
 
In 2018, I spent time walking up and down Revolution Avenue and chatted up a waiter at one of the eateries. after about 15 minutes, he introduced me to his son (who was also working there.) He asked me to join him in prayer (which I gladly did.)

I defy anyone to find anyone who could find an encounter of this kind in most places stateside.
 
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