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6 years ago
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
I love Vodka sauce. I think Classico sells a pretty good vodka sauce in the grocery stores. I love arrabiata sauce too.
Vodka sauce goes best with penne or rigatoni pasta imo.
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6 years ago
Well said. Agree.
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Cristobal, hope you have a nice vacation with her. Let us know how it turns out.
I wound up returning and had a good time with the chica I met from last week. After one visit, we exchanged numbers and we have plans to meet in my hotel for future visits. So, if you decide you want the vacation, but don't want to be with the chica 24/7 for two or three days straight, you could always meet another girl down here and just see her for part of the time. No need to bring sand to the beach, unless you want to. Just another idea I thought I'd throw out there. Either way have fun!
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6 years ago
I know a girl that makes $1,400 to $2,000 per week, so $1,000 is a low estimate for the top tier HK girls. I'm sure there are girls making more than this girl too. I would guess 2k to 2,500 per week is realistic for the top earners there. I used to help her count her money every week, so I know the $1,400 to $2,000 per work was for real and not BS. The girls that are smart and don't blow all their money on drugs and clothes can retire at a very young age. That's not a ton of money in the U.S., but in Mexico it's a shitload of money.
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6 years ago
Fuggedaboutit. Italian.
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6 years ago
Some of the really hot street girls do eventually wind up in Hong Kong. Hong Kong will recruit them. If a hot street girl isn't working in HK or another bar, it's usually for one of two reasons.
1. They have a pimp or a controlling boyfriend, who wants them outside and not in a bar. They can monitor and control them more outside. Once a girl works in a bar, the pimp loses control of her and it's easier for her to hide money from him and eventually leave him.
2. The other reason is that the bars have strict schedules. The girls have to work long hours every week. They are in a smoke filled room all day or night and have to get drunk every day. Some of the hot street girls don't like that environment, because it's grueling after a while.
The street girls actually get health card inspections frequently on the street. The ones who can't pass a health test to get their health card are usually walking around constantly to avoid the cops and not standing in one spot. HK is very strict about requiring up to date health cards, but some of the other bars are a little lax and will let a girl work without an up to date health card. It's easier for a bargirl to hide from the cops if they are doing health card checks than it is for a street girl who stands in the same spot all day.
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6 years ago
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rickduganVerified and Certifiable Super-Reviewer
Countryman, if you see a guy in a 3 piece white suit, PLEASE do NOT run him over with your truck. It's not Rick Dugan. That's just a Colonel Sanders statue outside of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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6 years ago
Thanks pensionking. Yeah, I still walk around there quite a bit. I just keep my head on a swivel, don't linger too long in the alley, and don't go in the alley at night.
Papi, yes, fortunately I haven't heard of any tourists ever getting killed in TJ. The narco killings around the club take place all the time though. It just doesn't make the news in the U.S. It gets discussed more on the local TJ message boards and on Mexican news websites and sites reporting on cartel violence.
Killings in Tijuana and cartel hits take place in other bad neighborhoods as well, but Zona Norte is probably the only area that most U.S. residents would find themselves in.
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6 years ago
I want to clear up a few misconceptions. Not because I want to be "right", but because I want the occasional visitor to TJ to be well aware of the risks to visiting Zona Norte. I'm hoping this information may keep one of you fuckers (I use that term jokingly) from catching a bullet in the ass or worse.
First of all, Zona Norte is not the tourist zone. It's the red light district where prostitution takes place and it's actually one of the most dangerous places in all of TJ.
Avenida Revolucion, where all the shops and restaurants are is the tourist zone, which is safer, and where you'll find families eating and shopping.
Now, inside Hong Kong and Cascadas and most of the other bars and hotels, you should be fine. And the area in front of Hong Kong is mostly fine. However, beyond that, you really need to be careful especially at night, unless you get away from Zona Norte and into a better area.
Most crime in Zona Norte against tourists will be theft. You'll encounter a lot of beggars and scammers looking to make a quick buck or to steal your phone. But don't be staggering around drunk or standing in one place too long or somebody may sneak up behind you, choke you out, and steal your shit. Happened to a friend of mine and have read other reports of this as well.
So, inside HK is fine and in front of HK is mostly fine. However, be careful on Constitucion and Nino's Heroes in Zona Norte, especially at night.
***Most importantly, be very fucking careful in the alley behind HK, especially at night. The alley is really hot and where shit goes down. It's where the cartel turf wars take place, where executions happen, and where the vast majority of killings in Zona Norte occur.
99% of all killings in Tijuana are targeted cartel hits. They are not targeting tourists. A ratero or thief will target a tourist to rob him for money, but the cartels are not looking to kill tourists. However, that doesn't mean you can't get caught in the crossfire, which is why you need to WATCH YOUR ASS in the alley.
Drug dealers are killed throughout the year in the alley. And stray bullets do fly. ***In the past year, the window in Azul has been shattered by a stray bullet. That's the restaurant in Cascadas, attached to HK. On a separate occasion in the past year, there was a shooting in the alley near the back entrance to Cascadas and one of the stairs was shattered. They put some spackle or putty on it, but the bullet hole was still visible recently. Not sure if they painted over it yet.
Anyway, just be careful. There are many nice parts in TJ that are safe and that aren't war zones. But they are far from Zona Norte, where the upper middle class Tijuanans live.
Have fun, but watch your ass in Zona Norte.
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Okay, one last update and then I'll quit boring everyone with the details of my trip. Posted some new photos to my profile.
Bavarian, muchas gracias. That tostada stand is great. I had a delicious shrimp tostada and it was full of really fresh shrimp. Photo uploaded. The woman owner who has been on tv was there supervising. After that walked to the fish market and marina and had an awesome fried shrimp taco for only 20 pesos. Also fresh from the ocean and cooked in clean oil, so it tasted great.
After that, walked around and did some window shopping. Finally, it was time to do what most of you TUSCLers are really interested in. Visit a strip club. So, off to Paris de Noche I went.
It was about dinner time, but they were open. The club isn't huge like Hong Kong, but it's nice inside. There were about 10 girls working and only 2 other customers at the time. I was quickly approached by a few of them, but wasn't interested. Honestly, I was in HK and Cascadas last night, so this was more of a scouting trip than anything. So, I pulled a waiter aside and asked him about the club.
Basically, fichas cost $8 to $12 depending on the time of day. Guy's beers cost $2 to $4 depending on time of day. My memory is a little cloudy after what happened next, but I believe there was a small stage with a stripper pole. They have private rooms in the club that you can rent for 30 minutes for $16. Girls will go to the room with you for whatever you negotiate with her. The waiter told me for $100 to $120 you can get the whole enchilada.
So, I got all the info I needed and was ready to leave, but did a quick circle of the club before exiting. The girls were okay, but not great, but it was also really early. I have a feeling you can find some really good talent here at night.
So, I'm one foot out the door and I notice one pretty petite chica sitting down. I had to do an about face and at least say hi to her. She looks even better up from. Solid 8 or 8.5 HK quality all natural spinner. We say our holas, she gets out of her chair, and my interest in her and her interest in the pesos inside my wallet are increasing rapidly.
I'm not in the mood for a privado at the moment. I haven't showered and could use a bathroom. However, it can't hurt to give her a small tip (pesos, not my little amigo's). I don't have anything smaller than 50 pesos, so she gets a decent tip. First I caress her tiny natural chi chis and feel her perfect little spinner bottom. She's pretty and has a nice smile. After a minute or two, I feel I've exhausted my small propina and I should stop touching her and leave. Well, she was having none of that. The next 5 or more minutes consisted of me trying to leave and her trying to get me to stay. I was literally trying to leave and she had me in a strong bear hug for several minutes that I couldn't break free of, without getting overly aggressive with her.
So, I rolled with it and kept telling her I needed to leave, while caressing her boobs and butt. I told her I thought she was really pretty and would be back to see her, but not right now. First she quoted me 2,300 pesos, but quickly came down to 2,000 when I said I had to leave. I think $100 or 1,800 pesos is probably close to the base rate for this club, but not sure.
She said why are you leaving and where are you going. I told her back to my hotel and then she kept begging me to take her with me to the hotel. If I hadn't been in Cascadas last night, she would have won this tug of war. Finally, I escaped and she was annoyed with me, but I have a feeling she'll be happy to see me if I return. Or, anyone with a wallet full of pesos or dollars.
Anyway, in conclusion, I'll now be splitting time between Tijuana and Ensenada going forward. If Trump builds the wall and I get stuck down here, I think I'll survive just fine.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
De nada Cristobal.
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
So, Cristobal, I think this would be a great location for a short getaway with your bargirl friend. It's pretty close to TJ and even the bus ride is pleasant, so unless she's a total diva (which it sounds like she isn't), she shouldn't mind taking the bus. To do the fun stuff that Shadowcat mentioned, you would probably need a car though. Although you could use Uber or book a one day tour or something too. I wouldn't use a taxi to get to the blowhole though. They quoted me $40 for the fare and I'm sure Uber is probably much less.
However, if you are just here for a night or two, there's plenty of fun to be had downtown, with all of the bars, shops, restaurants, etc. imo.
For lodging, I saw many nice Airbnb rentals for $50 and under. I might consider an Airbnb for future trips. I wound up booking the San Nicolas Hotel and Casino, which I'm happy with. It's a little older, but clean. It has a nice pool and jacuzzi outside, along with a nice restaurant overlooking the pool area. There is a nice Caliente casino with a small sports book connected to it. It's about a 1/2 mile or so from all the action, so if you want to be closer to everything, you might want somewhere else. I got it for under $60 per night, but it's more expensive on weekends.
If you wanted to spend a little more Hotel Cortez is more centrally located, new and modern looking, and I believe that also has a pool. That might be closer to $80 a night weekdays and $100 plus a night for weekends, but not sure. Many other hotel options too. Trip Advisor should cover all of the hotel options.
Okay, signing off to go eat tostadas and explore some more. Will try to check in later tonight before bed.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
De nada Papi Chulo.
First, I really like Ensenada. My first trip here was about 10 years ago, for only an hour or so and I was seasick from a cruise, so I didn't enjoy it. This time I have a whole different perspective.
Ensenada is a resort town, but has a laid back, small town feel to it imo. After spending a lot of time in Tijuana, Ensenada feels like Disneyland. Feels very safe and chill to me, at least during the day.
The main street is called 1st or Calle Primera. It's also called Adolfo Lopez Mateos. It runs for a long stretch through centro or downtown and is filled with bars, shops, restaurants, hotels, etc.
1st street takes on 3 distinct different personalities in my opinion, depending on which part you are on. The part closest to the cruise ships is very nice. It has high end shops and trendy little restaurants and reminds me a little of Quinta Avenida in Playa del Carmen.
The next section is a lot like Avenida Revolucion in Tijuana with a lot of stores selling souvenirs and a lot of pharmacies too. One guy asked if I wanted a beer. When I said no, he offered me pain killers. When I said no, he offered me blow. Okay, so it's not exaaactly like Disneyland!
Keep walking and the last stretch of 1st St. is where all the bars like Papas and Beer are. I have a feeling that area will be lively at night, especially if there is a cruise ship docked nearby. Paris de la Noche, which I believe is the best strip club here, is only one block off this main drag, so it's in a pretty safe area. Will try to stop in there tonight for a bit.
A lot of spring breakers and tourists from the cruise ship were walking around 1st St. today when I was there.
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
So, arrived in Ensenada before 9am and very tired, but in good spirits after an enjoyable night before in Cascadas. Hotel check in wasn't until 3 pm, but I got very lucky and they let me into my room several hours early.
I went to breakfast and explored downtown for a while, before returning to my room and crashing hard for two hours. Rested and recharged to go eat tostadas and more soon.
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
So, woke up way too effing early in Cascadas this morning and decided to leave earlier than expected for Ensenada. Fortunately the ABC buses run very frequently, so I was on my way before 8am. The bus was nice and 3/4 empty. No traffic and the ride only took about an hour and a half. Most of the ride was right along the coast, so you can see the ocean, cliffs, waves breaking, etc. almost the entire time. I'm not a big fan of bus travel, but this was actually very pleasant. Photo added to my profile of the view.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Bavarian, I'm here now. Those tostadas are next on my list. Will report back and maybe post a photo.
Cristobal, very kind of you sir, but not necessary. I'll meet you sometime and use my free drink coupon, so my dos pesos advice is totally gratis para ti.
Posted a few more photos. Details in a second...
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Shadowcat's tips above for an Ensenada trip will probably be better than mine, but I'll provide some info from my trip, along with my opinions and some suggestions, in case it helps anyone. I'll also post some photos to my profile throughout the trip, if anyone wants to check them out.
I've taken ABC buses before in Mexico and they are pretty nice. Kind of like deluxe motorcoaches and they usually show a movie.
The Hk limo or towncar will take you to their Chaparral parking garage, which is really close to where the ABC buses depart. It's just a 2 minute walk from there. As Bavarian mentioned above, tickets are only 200 pesos or about $10 each way.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Yeah, Ensenada is fine. You'll be fine if you choose to go.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
I've taken them on vacation in various places in Mexico and lived to tell about it. I've also visited a girl in her hometown, deep in Mexico, in a small village with dirt roads, where I was the only gringo within 50 miles. Probably the only gringo ever to have visited this neighborhood. I was stared at with curiosity everywhere I went.
One time I was playing soccer with her young son and the state police rolled up in a pickup truck, filled with masked policemen in camouflage, carrying semi-automatic rifles. They stopped the truck and started watching me. There was nothing else going on in the street, so they had no reason to be stopped like that. They stood and watched me for 30 minutes. That's probably the most nervous I've felt in Mexico. I was waiting for them to question me, check my passport, and possibly shake me down for a bribe. Fortunately, after 30 minutes they drove off and I breathed a sigh of relief.
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6 years ago
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CristobalI give in to sin because you have to make this life livable
Cristobal, every situation is different, so there's no definitive answer for this. However, I'll give you my dos pesos for whatever it's worth.
It sounds like you are getting to know her well and she feels comfortable around you. She suggested the vacation, so she wants to go. I would tell her that sounds great and you would love to go. However, the hotel, transportation, food, etc. will make for a very expensive trip. Tell her you can pay for all of it, but you'll only have enough left over to pay her about $100 for her time.
Then see how she responds. If she really wants to go on vacation and she's comfortable with you, she'll probably agree or ask for a little more. If she asks for more than $200 though, I would pass. Your choice though.
If you do this, spring for a pretty nice hotel or Airbnb and not some dump. You don't have to go to all fancy meals, but take her to at least two nice meals.
Let us know how it turns out.
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
James, check out the 10 day forecast. We've got a string of days in the high 70's coming next week. Can't wait.
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
Relax Nicole. He meant to say beaches. It's his damn autocorrect. There were hot beaches everywhere yesterday.
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6 years ago
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
Enjoy the eye candy.
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Papi_ChuloMiami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
Nice work. Like the aggressive move.
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6 years ago
I'll bid $100. Not for myself though. Only if she'll lose her virginity to SJG. It has to be a toda la noche in his tricked out van.