RonJax2

I am definitely worried about a tit-for-tat slide in US-Mex relations, that could affect crossing the border in both directions. Long lines, more searches, maybe even Mexico imposing visa fees at some point. And of course there's the doomsday scenario of Trump actually following through on "SEALING THE SOUTHERN BORDER" or mass deportations, or bombing cartels, which would all make Tijuana a nightmare. But I think you'd be fine the weekend of Jan 27, that's only like a week after the changing of the guard. I would wager the only thing different that weekend would be there will a different pair of portraits hanging at the border crossing. To be on the safe side, you could always fly into TJ.

A+ write up and excellent hang, Compa! > strongly consider your own drinks as the room service drinks weren't cheap Yes, I have had the same problem in the past in TJ, relying on room service for drinks. The thing is, it's just not that convenient to buy booze. You can get it right before you cross the border, then you've got to lug it through security and over to the hotel. (This is probably the best option because chicas love US seltzers. But it's inconvenient.) In Mexico, farmacías don't sell booze. Oxxos are ubiquitous but the selection sucks. And grocerias are hard to find.

Thanks for following up Justin. Inevitably, someone else is going to come along asking why they can't use Google Voice with WhatsApp and this thread is a good repository of the options. > Well, WA requires me to share my phone contacts to use the service. After setting up WA, you can hide statues on WA to contacts but you will see all the friends, family and co workers who have it and now they will see you. This is not what I wanted, so I deleted the account. All this work to get WA and I ended up not wanting it. Ugh. This is a real problem and I wonder if there's any workarounds to it. I suppose if you had an actual burner phone without real contacts in it, that might work? WhatsApp/Meta still does not have my contact info. It allowed me to decline access when I installed the app. And it asks me all the time if it can have access to contacts but I tell it no. It looks like the app has different functionality now, if it requires your contacts. If anyone knows a work-around for this, please post!

I asked a ton of chicas about Adelitas this weekend. A few meseros too. All of them told me they thought it would reopen soon, with estimates ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months. I also heard from several who think Claudia Schienbaum is certain to shut down the zona entirely. Oh, and I talked to one chica who is certain the US lunar landings were faked. My point being: the Zona rumormill is full of grist. Though, who knows, maybe there's some truth in these Adelita's rumors, because everyone in the Zona seems certain it's gonna re-open.

Wall, I've thought about it quite a bit. The bottom line is: corrupt police are an annoyance, but it's not the end of the world. The worst case scenario in the zona is bringing a bankroll and losing it all. If that happened to me I'd be devastated personally and probably never come back to the zona. But that's incredibly unlikely to happen. The cops don't usually pull cabs or the zona shuttle over, and once you get to room and can safely store the bank roll, you're all set. Most of the time you're just risking the cash your pocket. I'd be pissed if I got robbed by the police, but it wouldn't ruin my weekend, let alone the Zona in general. My reaction would probably be similar to @PutaTester, who posted about getting robbed by the police recently. I'd be aggravated, but it wouldn't stop me from enjoying myself that trip. It's an annoyance that's easily completely outweighed by the fact that the Zona is absolutely fucking amazing, like a disneyland for mongers.