For those of you who have been to Adelita Bar and Hong Kong in Mexico. . .
davejones1978
Arizona
Before you say to read the reviews, I HAVE read the reviews previously. I just want clarification. Do you need a passport to go into Mexico or to get out? Have any of you been a victim of a crime of any type while you were over there? If so, what happened? I am currently in San Diego and am tired of the $100+ VIP air dances. I know from reading the reviews of the before mentioned clubs that it MIGHT be worth crossing the border for extras? Obviously, I am very uncomfortable with going into another country for even a few hours. I have only been in Mexico once before and did not attend a strip club then. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. . .
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I have never had an issue with crime but I do not stay late into the night or early morning. If you go take a cab ($5) from the crossing to Hong Kong and back.
Standard DL won't work.
http://travel.state.gov/content/passport…
w.r.t. safety – IMO it looks like one is less safe in many a large U.S. city. It seems many Americans especially from SoCal go to TJ all the time especially teenagers since the drinking age there is lower and probably less enforced overall.
TJ like anything else is not zero risk – but plenty of TUSCLers go there as is obvious from all the reviews and I’m yet to hear anyone coming back with a story of woe. Of course one needs to take precautions; but so if you plan to SC in Detroit or other areas.
Best option is to have a passport but people get passports and ID's stolen all the time and still have to cross back into the US.
Main advantage is really that, it's small durable, like a drivers license. A normal passport book doesn't really lend much confidence to being stuffed in your back pocket while you chase tail all night around bars in Mexico (although the passports are a bit more durable than most people assume). It's like carrying around a 3x5 book with about 20 pages in your pocket all night, the card is much more convinient.
They use the same application, and can get both at the same time.
Read the reviews for “Tropical Lei”
Yeah, you can make the trip from San Diego to the LA area to visit some clubs, but in practice that's a big fucking pain. Forget driving unless you want to worry about hitting Orange County traffic at rush hour, which is pretty much most of the day. And you'll have to do that both ways....uggghhh....
Yeah, you can take Metrolink or Amtrak, and it's a nice trip, but it can also be a pain getting around after you get off the train, and having to schedule your trips. Yeah, you can do taxi, but again that's a pain. This isn't NYC where there are taxis zipping by constantly. The best mileage place in the LA area are City of Industry, which is nucking futs to get to by train. You have to go to downtown LA first, then another train to Industry, but they don't run on weekends as I recall. A huge pain. Same with Upland (Tropical Lei) I believe.
Personally, I'd highly recommend going to TJ. Get a passport, and just do it. It's an incredible experience, especially Hong Kong. You won't find anything comparable in the LA area, especially considering the prices. Just hop a taxi direct after you hit the border, and don't go walking around by yourself. Don't worry dude, have fun.