Latest TJ Trip - Not at HK/Cascadas

Sharing with you my most recent trip to TJ which was from Jan. 3 - Jan. 5, however I chose to go a different route and instead of staying at Cascadas and mongering with Hong Kong, I chose to stay at Hotel Ticuan and use some of the TJ-based agencies. The purpose of the trip was to see if the agencies would be a viable alternative to HK given the recent rule changes I’ve been reading here from some of the more experienced posters. Just to give a little context, I’ve been to TJ 4 previous times from January through April of 2022. My Spanish is also solid having studied for 9 years. Flew out to San Diego and did my usual routine of taking the rental car shuttle to the rental facility, walking to the Middletown stop for the trolley and heading to the border. Crossed without any issues and after walking about 15 minutes or so, checked in to Hotel Ticuan which I had reserved via Expedia a few weeks prior. I had been reading reviews on another site from some of the more experienced TJ mongers on which agencies were reputable, which had accurate photos of their talent, and of course who provided great service. There are some very solid agencies, but for this trip, I focused on two - Musas and CumInTJ. I had contacted both agencies about a week before my arrival to make sure the providers I had researched were available for the dates and times I wanted. I locked in the following schedule, all of whom have reviews on the review site: Maddison - Jan. 3 at 4pm from Musas Antonella - Jan. 3 at 9pm from CumInTJ Ashley - Jan. 4 at 2pm from Musas Luna - Jan. 4 at 8pm from Musas Keep in mind that I’m not including any links to the websites of the agencies as I’m not sure that’s allowed with tuscl, but they can be easily found with some simple internet searches. None of these providers spoke English. I’m talking “ninguna palabra de ingles” so it obviously helps to know a little Spanish or at least be prepared to use google translate a lot. I asked some of them what clients they typically see, either Mexicans or foreigners, and they mentioned almost always foreigners. I also asked what happens with foreigners who don’t speak Spanish, and they mentioned they just use the translator app. I also sent through my room number to the respective agencies after checking in. Got the call from the front desk that my guest arrived and asked that she come to the room. Great session with Maddison to start out the trip. It ended up being one of the better sessions of the trip with her arriving just a few minutes late but it was raining heavily earlier in the day which led to some traffic. She mentioned she was going to jump in the shower for a bit and I asked if I could join her in Spanish and she enthusiastically said “of course!” (In Spanish). Plenty of dfk in the shower, with a great bbbj mixed in to our shower play. Dried up quickly to get things going in the room and it was whirlwind of bbbj, plenty of cg, ds, and other variations of mish all with plenty of dfk mixed in. No clock watching whatsoever and we ended up jumping in the shower together to clean ourselves off a little past our hour and she was on her way after some goodbyes at the door. Had some time to rest and recharge before the next appointment so just relaxed in the room and took advantage of their strong Wi-Fi. No issues with it whatsoever during my stay and I figured that anyone working remotely can easily use their Wi-Fi for an extended trip if necessary. Also grabbed some bottles of water from a nearby Oxxo just around the corner on Revolucion. Got the call from the reception desk that Antonella had arrived and she was actually 10 minutes early! A Christmas miracle! She mentioned she was staying at an apartment really close, hence her early arrival. My first time with a Colombian provider and she was all smiles and completely engaging throughout. She even silenced her phone immediately upon sitting down saying that she didn’t like getting notifications during her appointments as it stressed her out. Unreal! A provider who showed up early and didn’t want her phone on! An absolute knockout and her photos are 100% authentic. Although all the photos were representative of the providers (except some had tattoos that were not on the website photos… nothing distracting), Antonella’s photos were the most representative of the providers I had seen. We skipped the shower as we both mentioned that we had showered less than an hour earlier in anticipation of the appointment. Great dfk throughout, not shy at all, and easily the most aggressive among the providers I lined up. Main event had plenty of cg to start, where she really got in to things, but changed to ds, mish, and even standing carry mish since she’s light as a feather. After a great session, we both jumped in the shower where she told me about Medellin where she’s from, and how mongering there is relatively inexpensive. I’ve never mongered there before but have read reports of the scene in Medellin and it’s got me curious. Again, no clock watching whatsoever and we were a little past our hour by the time she left. Insanely bright smile and she’s the type of girl who would make a great travel partner if that makes sense. Was well past 10pm at this point and decided to walk to Tacos El Franc for a late dinner and sat at their counter. I asked the taquero what time they closed Monday through Thursday and they mentioned 11pm, and I had arrived there at 10:30pm but they were in no hurry to try and make me leave. Great asada and al pastor tacos and made the walk back to the hotel around 11pm with no issues at all. Streets were practically empty the entire way on Ave. Miguel Hidalgo with the first signs of people on Revolucion. I had no safety concerns whatsoever so desertscrub could eat it. Crashed that night to get plenty of rest for the following day. Decent night of sleep with a much more comfortable mattress compared to Cascadas, and a lot less street noise. They put me on the 7th floor (top floor) so that certainly helped. Had some breakfast which is complimentary with your hotel stay. Solid buffet-style breakfast in their main ballroom… no complaints whatsoever. Made it to their really well-equipped gym as well to get a workout in before the next appointment arrived. No call from the reception desk this time as Ashley knocked on my door right on time and I was a little taken back by how petite she was. Keep in mind that all the providers were dressed casually… nothing crazy out of the ordinary. I’m talking jeans, heeled boots, sweater, leather jacket, that sort of thing. She was all smiles throughout and insanely friendly and fun. Joined her in the shower, but no preview activities. On to the bed and enjoyed plenty of dfk throughout, a solid bbbj, and the usual positions for the main event. Ended up finishing in standing carry mish with Ashley which was fun given how small she is. She has a very bright smile and a contagious laugh and can easily pull off the cheerleader or schoolgirl look (not necessarily in to that myself). Relaxed in the room in anticipation of the final appointment of the trip. Got the call from the reception desk that Lunanhad arrived, just slightly past the 8pm mark. Again, very friendly and engaging throughout but this was easily the most rushed of the appointments. Skipped the shower as we both had showered in anticipation of the appointment and went straight to dfk, some bbbj but nothing extended. For the main event, started in cg, then had her turn around for rcg, but switched to mish and mixed things up from there… to the side, legs over shoulders, etc. Finished with about 10 minutes left which is usually spent in the shower but she rushed to get her clothes on and was out the door after a quick goodbye. Another walk to Tacos El Franc past 9pm at this point and enjoyed al pastor, cabeza, and suadero tacos at the counter again. The suadero tacos were insanely delicious and I made a mental note to have more of them next trip. Walked back to the hotel well past 10pm and crashed hard for the night. Had an afternoon flight to catch so plenty of time to enjoy their breakfast. Checking out took all of 30 seconds which was a lot faster than the last check out I had from Cascadas that took more than 30 minutes because of the line of guys in their waiting room who were checking out at the same time. No real line at the border and was through quickly and on the trolley to Middletown with plenty of time to spare to walk to the rental facility and take the rental car bus to the airport to catch my flight back. Total cost breakdown: Maddison $125 for the hour Antonella $150 for the hour Ashley $125 for the hour Luna $150 for the hour Tacos $46 (11 tacos 1st night plus drink, 12 tacos 2nd night plus drink), $4 in tips Breakfast tips $2 Housekeeping tip $2 Hotel $165 A few things to note: -All the ladies had no problems getting paid afterwards. Statistically speaking, my sessions have usually been much more enjoyable and higher in quality in TJ with chicas who were ok with getting paid afterwards. -Although most of the photos in the Musas webpage have faces blurred out, the booker will send through plenty of photos and short videos in WhatsApp containing their faces. -I appreciated how all of the providers were not obsessed with their phones. They were put away or completely silenced during our time which I greatly appreciated. I found this to be a great alternative to Cascadas and Hong Kong given the quality of the sessions and the quality of the girls too. All of whom I sessioned with could easily work in HK and meet their standards, but what appealed to me was the privacy of the full-hour appointments. No knocks on the door at 40 minutes or whatever (even when staying as a Cascadas guest) and no constant interruptions from meseros. However, the appeal from HK is of course the massive quantity of chicas to choose from, and being able to pick one from the herd that appeals to you. I’ll still visit HK and stay at Cascadas, but I’ll surely use this as an option as well when I want to change things up. I wanted to make sure I shared this with the forum in case you wanted to try for yourself and make your own conclusions.