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North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana February 2nd 2005

We caught the trolley from San Diego down to the boarder town of San Ysidro. We tried to take a few pics and some video footage but we nearly got arrested by doing so... needless to say we put all the cameras away untill we were right in Tijuana. A nice little smoggy, stinky, culture clash of a rat's nest that Americans seem to love so much (mostly under 21's students) We were constantly hassled by merchants, begging children and crazy shop owners. All the sights and smells makes this place one in a million. A cross between Downtown L.A. and Bali. We wandered around for a while, saw the Tijuana arch, bought a few goodies (aka tourist stuff) then had a few mexican beers with some nice mexican food. We enjoyed our time there, but ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana July 13th 2002

To the Americans TJ is known as the town where the 18-21 year olds go to be served in bars - a restriction that the back home in Britain is seen as very silly. Our friend Steve had been thrown out of just about every bar in four states so we decided that the last night of the Road trip should be in a bar. I met a Mexican guy in the SD hostel - "don't go, it's a shit hole, it's not Mexico". We explained and he agreed that it's probably a good way to end the trip. To get from the USA to Mexico you get on a trolley bus in Down Town San Diego spend $2.25 for a ticket and ride down to the border - about 8 miles away. You then get ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana January 1st 2000

TJ. Tijuana. Good old Mexico. Mexico is a very interesting country. Massive in size, very intriguing culture and history, various climates with desert as well as tropical forests, big cities and small villages, friendly people. The contrast from neighboring San Diego and California is indeed gigantic. You have clearly entered a country that is not the US. It doesn’t feel very exotic though. More like sleepy, touristy, and not at all interesting from a traveling point of view. This is where Californian college kids go partying because the drinking age more generous than in the US. This is where visitors to California go visiting Mexico just to be able to add a country to their list. With little expectations of excitement, me and my two Swedish travel companions joined that second category of visitors with an ... read more

North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana February 27th 1990

San Diego and Tijuana are effectively the same urban sprawl, except that there happens to be a border running in between them. We got a tram to the border crossing - the busiest in the world - and then after going through two turnstiles, we were in Mexico. It was like we had suddenly gone back two hundred years. After the plush buildings and flash cars of San Diego, everywhere was old, run-down and primitive. You couldn't believe that two turnstiles could make such a difference. Tijuana is basically a tourist town and its very existence appeared to be based on people coming across the border for a bit of shopping. I could understand why, the shopping was fantastic, certainly compared to the tacky crap that dominated across the border. I got a fantastic ceramic chess ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana October 9th 1988

October 9, 1988 *City official name :Tijuana *Founded date : *Location :Baja California State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Tijuana is the westernmost city in Latin America as well as one of the northernmost (neighboring Mexicali is slightly farther north). For this reason Tijuana is referred to as the corner of Mexico and/or Latin America. The city stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to San Diego County, California, United States to the north. The city's motto is "Aquí empieza la patria". ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Baja California » Tijuana February 17th 1988




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