Honk Kong Club

10 comments

• rh48hr

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  11 years ago

  They work in dollars
• TcVegas

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  11 years ago

  Thanks. I've been to places where they take dollars, then give you change in pesos at a horrible exchange rate. Wanted to avoid that.
• 4oureyes

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  11 years ago

  What is this "change" of which you speak? I wouldn't expect that to be an issue.
• JuiceBox69

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  11 years ago

  Is every body going [view link] a thread on honk Kong ?
• Papi_Chulo

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  11 years ago

  Maybe we should have a TUSCL meet in TJ :)
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  Vegas, bring Greenbacks. TJ, is a border town and US currency is the go to deal. Papi, I'm all in for TJ.
• Estafador

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  11 years ago

  Do they frown upon pesos though?
• silkypants

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  11 years ago

  Just booked my trip to TJ in August. With the exchange rate now dollars are better than pesos. The smart guys exchange dollars for peso's for around a 20% savings (800 pesos or $80 for a Hong Kong girl), (600 pesos or $60 for a Adelitas girl). Exchange rate is almost 13 pesos to the $1. I personally have never done the exchange to pesos. I am ugly and dumb.
• Lone_Wolf

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  11 years ago

  "Maybe we should have a TUSCL meet in TJ :)" Second that! TJ is quickly rising to the top of my bucket list.
• gsv

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  11 years ago

  I think TJ is paradise personally, but it is also not for everyone. Knowing Spanish is the key to unlocking most of the fun down there. I actually paid lots of girls in pesos during my last trip, and found that: 1) It seems to make you look more experienced to use pesos, especially coupled with a working knowledge of Spanish to talk to them. They will typically respect you more. 2) Sometimes you end up getting a better deal when you negotiate in pesos too. I also had no problem using the ATM in Hong Kong to dispense pesos, although it does have a relatively high fee it's not the worst thing in the world. For a first time visitor though, probably easier to deal in dollars, and nobody in that area is going to mind being paid in dollars either.