TJ Tourist Assistance Hotline
TJ Lee
Police shakedowns and pullovers are quite frequent at night, even for hispanic californians, not just gringos. If you arrive late at night with a luggage and take a taxi to HK, that taxi may get pulled over and you get a shakedown. Expect to lose $60 from your wallet.
If they want to search your luggage, then tell them you want to talk to the TJ Tourist Assistance Hotline. Once they know you're very familiar with that, they'll let you go right away, if you did nothing wrong.
The local # is 078, but US cellphone won't go thru, instead it's +52 664 078, or 011 52 664 078 if your phone has no + key. They also have another mobile # with WhatsApp texting as well, +5216644389334
Save those #s to your phone.
+52 is Mexico prefix, 1 is cellphone prefix, landline has no 1 there, 664 is Tijuana prefix, and the rest is the 7 digits phone #. This is useful for asking the chicas' #s also.
If they want to search your luggage, then tell them you want to talk to the TJ Tourist Assistance Hotline. Once they know you're very familiar with that, they'll let you go right away, if you did nothing wrong.
The local # is 078, but US cellphone won't go thru, instead it's +52 664 078, or 011 52 664 078 if your phone has no + key. They also have another mobile # with WhatsApp texting as well, +5216644389334
Save those #s to your phone.
+52 is Mexico prefix, 1 is cellphone prefix, landline has no 1 there, 664 is Tijuana prefix, and the rest is the 7 digits phone #. This is useful for asking the chicas' #s also.
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last commentUse HK taxis as they're vetted by HK. Never bring a lot of cash to last you several days. Go back to US daily to get cash.
U.S. CONSULATE - Tijuana
Paseo de las Culturas y Camino as Aeropuerto
Mesa de Otay
Delegación Centenario C.P. 22425
Tijuana, Baja California
664-977-2000
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
After-hours emergency hotline: 001-619-692-2154
E-mail: [email protected]
As far as carrying cash is concerned, you should never carry a big wad of it, period. You don't need more than $50 in small bills, and the rest you can bring as 50s and 100s. A few big bills are easier to conceal and the bartenders at HK will make change for you without batting an eye.
Your the best. We appreciate you so much!!!
No idea when I get to use this info but I’ve saved it.
Below is the article you submitted - it seems if may have been cut-off since it seemed you were gonna write more? Or what that the whole article?
"... TL;DR: Not a review, not a memoir... Just a collection of notes about planning a trip to TJ and some things to do while you're there.
COVID is making life boring, so I figured I'd try my hand at writing an article on mongering in TJ... This is meant for beginners to the area, so if you're a regular you won't get much out of it -- if you're in that category, please add your own impressions and correct any factual errors.
I'm assuming that TJ as a destination will someday go back to what it was like before the virus. In any case, I don't see a lot of what I'm going to say changing as long as TJ becomes accessible again.
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TO TJ
The first thing to keep in mind is that Mexico is a different country. If you're going for the first time, take the time to learn abut the place so you don't get yourself in trouble once you're there. This is stuff as simple as checking the weather so you don't pack the wrong clothes and as complex as knowing how to behave if you are approached by the police. Chances are that you will have a perfectly fun and safe time there, but there's a small and significant chance that you will have a minor or major bind to work yourself out of.
>> Things to Pack > How Much Cash to Bring > How Much Spanish Do I Really Need to Know? > Emergency and Contingency Plans > Driving To San Ysidro > Getting Through Mexican Customs > Getting Through U.S. Customs (Land Crossings) > Inside The Clubs > Things That You Can Walk To From the Zona Norte ..."
my ultimate advice is...
don’t come to Mexico unless you’re willing to take a gamble.
so for six years my gringo ass has been portraying a gay guy in Mexico.
faced with that I am not going to change to wearing long pants and wearing regular shoes.
I have found that wearing shorts is an advantage with almost all the ladies.
When riding a taxi or uber, keep an eye on your back, if your see a cop car behind, you'll certainly get pulled over, read the vehicle's ID #, the officer's ID badge maybe missing a digit, it's removable, his name tag may also be useless for reporting.