Similar to other posts, I'll be visiting TJ soon and welcome some company if any fellow mongers are around!
Does anyone know if there is still street construction going on outside of HK?
How inconvenient is it to walk a girl from Bar Tropical over to Cascadas?
Eastbound Coahuiia is completly open now in front of Hong Kong and La Chavelas. Now the dig is in front of Adelitas.
And I guess I should add that the westbound Coahulia is not getting dug up.
How inconvenient is it to walk a girl from Bar Tropical over to Cascadas?
It's a piece of cake, you just cross the street. Same for taking a HK girl to hotel Rizo, that's easy too.
If it's your first time staying there, I'd recommend just staying at Cascadas for simplicity's sake. But Rizo is a really good option because it's generally quieter.
Thanks for the info. I do plan on staying at Cascadas. Since I'm staying there, there's really no point venturing to the Chicago Club. One, the caution needed to just walk over there, but also because I'm not going to pay for a room there when I have one at Cascadas. Traveling solo, any concerns about walking around the neighborhood? I'll definitely not going to carry much cash. But, I do want to check out some of the street girls, grab stuff at the pharmacy, etc...
Since I'm staying there, there's really no point venturing to the Chicago Club.
There are a lot of CC fans here, but I agree. It's a short walk but you risk bandits with badges and then you have to pay for a shitty room. If you're looking to check out smaller bars while you're there, these are better options:
Of course, none of these smaller bars will have the talent or selection that HK will have!
Traveling solo, any concerns about walking around the neighborhood?
Yeah, your biggest concern is the bandits with badges, the municipal police. If you go exploring, don't carry much or any cash on you. See @PutaTester's recent post.
Getting mugged or harmed in the streets actually feels unlikely. There's always a huge presence of mexican army in La Zona, so I'm never worried about real bandits, just the type with badges. ¡Esos pinche cabrones!
grab stuff at the pharmacy, etc
If you come in through PedWest there's a Roma Farmacía right across the street as you exist the turnstiles from customs that is very convenient. You could just stop in there, before catching either the Zona shuttle or a cab to Cascadas. The nearest farmacia to Cascadas is maybe a block and half away.
If you come in through PedWest there's a Roma Farmacía right across the street as you exist the turnstiles from customs that is very convenient.
I know there’s a Roma across the street from the PedEast exit where all the taxis are, but I didn’t know that there was one by PedWest too.
I appreciate all of your feedback. I haven't been to TJ in 7 years. I never had an issue walking around before. I even walked back and forth from Hotel Ticuan to HK.
Are the bar fines all pretty similar/the same at the smaller clubs?
BTW - Ron, I have read your detailed posts. They are great! I plan on re-reading them. In particular, your Spanish tutorial is fantastic. I speak some Spanish and thought I was decent, but I read how you suggested saying similar things. It was vastly different.
I plan on attempting a post when I return. You set a high bar!
Ah @OPIllini96 is right. The Roma Farmacia is at the end of PedEast not PedWest!
Are the bar fines all pretty similar/the same at the smaller clubs?
This I'm not sure about. I've only barfined one chica outside of HK/BT, and she was from D&G and I way overpaid. ($600 for a "TLN" which lasted maybe 2 hours. Read my review of D&G for more, but the gist was severely intoxicated and had blue balls leading to this poor decision, lol.) I've read reports of other mongers paying much cheaper barfines from the smaller clubs.
Glad to hear you're getting mileage out of my Spanish for Monger's post, let me know if you have any suggested additions!
Yes there is still alot of street construction going on Coahulia it is moving steadily down the street. I was there about 5 days ago. During the construction they made a walkway from The Tropical side of the street over to the HK side of the street. Walking across shouldn't be too much of a problem.