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<i>The following tidbit on the club scene in <b>Tijuana, MX</b> was written in response to a message from a fellow TUSCLer.&nbsp; Given the topic I thought it might be of general interest and decided to post it as an article with a couple of edits.&nbsp; I wouldn't necessarily consider the following advice but it's information nonetheless:</i><br />
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<b> E. San Ysidro Boulevard</b> runs all the way down to the border crossing, and it is on the side of the bridge where you will exit the building when coming back into the U.S.&nbsp; There is a parking lot there just before the rail station.&nbsp; You will have a much shorter walk (a couple of blocks) and not have to cross the covered pedestrian bridge at the crossing post or the street bridge past the parking lot I just referred to.&nbsp; The rate is somewhere between $5-$10 to park in that lot.&nbsp; With the sun going down pretty early in Winter, unless you're there during or just after lunch you're looking at it possibly being dark before you make it out.&nbsp; The obvious flipside is it's an easier daytrip in Summer. <br />
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When I was there over the 2008-2009 holiday, sunset was around 5PM because it gets darker there earlier than in other parts of the country.&nbsp; I've been out there in late Spring/early Summer and it was dark a full hour earlier than the time it got dark on the East Coast.&nbsp;&nbsp; So far as day versus night, I've been there during both times and it really is luck of the draw.&nbsp; It's really more about how comfortable you are being across the border, for how long, and when.&nbsp; From what I can tell a lot of guys beating their chests about being down there late at night don't (and wouldn't) travel solo.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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That aside, the order I hit the clubs in last time I was there: <b>Amensia</b> (on Avenida Revolucion, $5 cab ride from the border), <b>Chicago</b> after a quick bite to eat on the ave (don't know what going rate is from the ave to Calle Coahuila so I just paid $5 and got no complaints), <b>Bar Tropical</b>, <b>Hong Kong</b> and <b>Adelitas</b>.&nbsp; <b>Peanuts and Beer </b>is a place I've been to in the past on the ave, but a recent reviewer said he got robbed there in 2008.&nbsp; I can see how it could happen based on my experience (and the club's not that great compared to the others in town) so I took a pass this time.&nbsp; Amnesia isn't as expensive as the current reviews have said, mine isn't written yet, but it will run you a little more than Adelita's and the other spots.&nbsp;&nbsp; All three of the other clubs are around the corner to the right from Chicago and are visible from the main strip.&nbsp; Bar Tropical you can skip unless you have a whole lot of patience.&nbsp; You can run through all of the clubs above with the bells and whistles for the cost of one good night at a stateside club.&nbsp; <br />
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There is a lot being written on TUSCL about whether or not these places are strip clubs or other types of venues.&nbsp; Every time I've been to one of these clubs (except Chicago) I've heard music playing, seen at least one dancer on stage in various states of dress.&nbsp; Last time I dropped in HK there were between 6 and 10 dancers on multiple stages at all times, and two in back wearing nothing but whipped cream and each other.&nbsp; Couldn't tell you if there is a universal definition of strip clubs or not.&nbsp; But take a typical 18 year old male (keeping the example legal) and drop them into a place like this, after you pick their eyes and jaw off the floor you might hear the term <b>stripper</b> used while you try to hold the kid back from bum rushing the stage.&nbsp; You don't want to go next door or upstairs or wherever, then don't.&nbsp; That was easy.<br />
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There's been a lot of talk about the quality of the girls, too.&nbsp; If you've been there, then you know it's always different strokes for different folks.&nbsp; As T.I. says in his de facto club anthem, &quot;you can have whatever you like&quot;.&nbsp; For those that haven't, the same rules of common sense apply as they do to opinions on anything else.&nbsp; If I get back here again, my rotation is probably going to be Amnesia, AB and HK.&nbsp; I might try Chicago again since it was practically empty when I got there and other people have raved about it.&nbsp; I wasn't that impressed with the looks of the place, though.&nbsp; Hong Kong is probably where I'd spend the most time on any given trip.&nbsp; It's the place is closest to what I'd look for back home in a club, and it's easier to blend in with so much going on.&nbsp; It also has the greatest mix of customers.&nbsp; AB is still tops where it counts, though.&nbsp; <br />
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The only other thing I can think of is <b>the clothes don't matter</b>.&nbsp; Sure the ones dolled up like lingerie models are going to catch the eye more than ones dressed down in jeans, but you never know until you know.&nbsp; <br />
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Be safe.&nbsp; Have fun.<br />