Tijuana

Pros: Quality artisanal works and nice people
Cons: Av. Revolucion is a bit beat

Millions of gringos cross the border at Tijuana for a day of shopping, dining, drinking, or maybe just for a brief glimpse of the largest of Mexican border cities. Yet Tijuana -- with its sometimes grim, mercenary population of transients and its...

Pros: Top-notch food and more tequilas than you knew existed
Cons: Be aware of the dress code

The one fundamental aspect of a restaurant that really makes it jump to the top of my list of favorites is passion. No, I'm not talking about romantic restaurants, I'm talking about restaurants having a passion for excellence -- plus a passion for...

Pros: prescription drugs; t-shirts; unique experience for sheltered Americans
Cons: aggressive sales techniques

No visit to San Diego is complete without the obligatory day trip to Tijuana, the most tourist-visited city in the world.

We got a cheapish motel room in San Ysidro, California, which is basically the American version of Tijuana. A suburb...

Pros: cost of products a lot lower then in USA. Fun, Lots of new things to do
Cons: Water you can't drink it. Food To afraid to eat it.. Stip Clubs all over, Kids and parents asking for money on the streets.

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

TJ Mexico what you hear about this place is true. When I was 18 years old I was living in Long Beach California, me and some friends decided to take a trip down to TJ Mexico to check out...

Pros: When you get away from the horrible Americans and their disgusting behavior, it is Mexico
Cons: Frat boys, bimbos, jarheads, and other American excrement polluting the town.

It was 7:30 in the morning and we were already running late. If we wanted to crack the border by 10 we would need to take our motion up to 11, pronto.

It was all Duende's idea. One night while munching on a tostada from Tito's Tacos...

Pros: good fresh bread! bargains to be had
Cons: umm...poverty.

One of the obvious temptations of being in San Diego, so close to the Mexican border, is a trip to legendary Tijuana. My brother had warned ahead of time, saying things like “don’t bother”, and “you’ll leave there depressed,” but I wanted to see it for...

Pros: Fascinating.
Cons: Corruption.

I've been going to Tijuana since I was 17 years old. This town is electric, dirty, fascinating, scary, and thought provoking all at once! I wanted to give my impression of the city and it's people so that you might make and educated decision on whether...

Pros: If I think long enough I might come up with some.......no, I couldn't sorry.
Cons: Aggressive sales people.

I'm sure Tijuana is not the ' real' Mexico and I am sure Avenida Revolucion is not the 'real' Tijuana but...it is the closest I got.

We decided to check out Tijuana one Sunday morning. We drove down to the border and parked at the Border...

Pros: Shopkeepers and passersby were helpful.
Cons: Crime!

After what happened to me while on a half-day tour to Tijuana, I could never recommend a trip there to anyone.

We started our tour at 9:30 in the morning when the tour guide that had picked us up at our San Diego hotel dropped us off on the...

Pros: Energy, cultural frisson, weirdness, and astonishment every three feet.
Cons: Cons so obvious that I'll leave them to others.

Let me state first off so that you may choose to stop reading now if you like: I LOVE Tijuana. Most commentaries about Tijuana, most visitor reports including the majority of those here on Epinions, focus pretty much exclusively on Tijuana as a day...

Pros: Good Food And Cheap Beer.
Cons: Don't forget the rain coat!

The ability to meet a lot of college girls across the border from San Diego in Tijuana is very easy. The number one aim of the visitors there for the night life is to pick up on the opposite sex and to get drunk.

Not necessarily in that...

Pros: wonderful people, very cheap prescription drugs and cigarettes, and an atmosphere of fiesta all the time.
Cons: Border crossings can be painful -- take care to know the rules.

Tijuana has a bad reputation. And it's not all just an urban legend. Recently, the police chief was murdered, execution-style, after hit men were paid by a deputy to knock him off. Bribes abound. It's a poor country with many desperate, destitute...

Pros: Interesting, exciting, great food, unique, colorful, good looking girls
Cons: dangerous

Tijuana, formally known as Aunt Juana's ranch, became Mexico's border city after Mexico lost most of California to the United States because of the Mexican/American war. Tijuana is a new city according to Mexican standards, and has very little in the way...

Pros: A choice of bars, a place for those between the ages of 18&20 to go dancing
Cons: Dirty, different justice system, can be unsafe if you are not smart

Yes, I'll admit it, I met and MARRIED a man I met on Avenue de Revolucion in Tijuana (TJ). YES, he was a sailor and YES I was a college student. So what? We've now been together for nearly 5 years and are happy as clams! Okay, now that I'm done being...

Pros: Inexpensive merchandise, plenty of dentists
Cons: Filthy and full of beggars

For our one year wedding anniversary, (April 2000) my husband took me on a fabulous trip to southern California. We flew into Los Angeles International Airport, rented a car and tooled around the California deserts and national parks.

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Pros: A very enjoyable town to visit
Cons: Remember you ARE in Mexico!

The town of "ROSARITO" is approximately 32 km south of Tijuana on Mexican Highway 1. The best way to get there is in your own private car, and takes about 20 minutes. Although it can be reached by bus or taxi from Tijuana, these modes of travel...

Pros: The people, sites, food, there for your enjoyment.
Cons: What could go down on back streets

Tijuana....T.J....Sin City!

This, the first Mexican town South of the border from California, has always been a 'Shady Place' to most. My first visit here at 17 was an eye opener! One that I am thankful my parents never found out about...or...

Pros: Exposure to new culture that is a life changing experience
Cons: not a resort city

This past March I went to Tijuana during spring break to do mission work. I expected to go there and help people and show them what I knew, however, I returned home to the US with a life time a memories and feeling more knowledgeable about life. There...

Pros: Nice little day excursion
Cons: No-no on drinking the water, watch out for where you eat

Yes, it's a poor town just across the border. There are more potholes than actually road, I wouldn't think of taking a stroll alone in the day let alone try to imagine the nightlife, but - there is something compelling about this town. The colorful...

Pros: good prices, fun clubs
Cons: dirty and water and food can be dangerous

I was first introduced to Tijuana at the age of 19. My then boyfriend, now husband, decided it would be a great place to go to party. He is from San Diego. So, I knew I could trust him. We went with several of his local buddies. I did have the time of...

Pros: fun time, good food, cheap stuff
Cons: beggars, summertime heat, and lots of tourists

Several times while down in southern California, we went into Tijuana. There are lots of lots to park your car in while you walk across the border. After a very short walk, or a quick $5 cab drive, you are in the heart of a shopping mecca. There are...

Pros: It's different, can be fun, great place to see different culture on a budget.
Cons: Until you familiarize yourself, security is a concern. Be cautious.

Almost everyone has heard of Tijuana...or "TJ" to the locals...and the stories are probably all true, but take them with a grain of salt. The good stories about the generous heart of most Mexicans as well as the bad stories of rip-offs and...

Pros: Rip roaring party town after dark
Cons: Fine line between criminals and police

Whatever you're looking for, Tijuana, a.k.a., T.J. somehow attempts to satisfy your desires, i.e., if you're searching for a hot night out in wild night clubs, bars, gentleman's clubs, etc. you'll definitely find what you're looking for.

One...

Pros: Nice people, interesting city
Cons: Poverty, didn't feel safe

First off, I'll start by saying I probably would have felt much safer on my trip to Tijuana had I gone with another person or a tour. After a business trip I had a few days to spend in San Diego. I figured I'd take a day trip down to TJ and see what it ...

Pros: No need to exchange currency or know Spanish.
Cons: Children begging, hustlers everywhere, NO ONE leaves you alone.

After paying good money for parking and bus fare on the cleverly named "Mexicoach" to Tijuana, I arrived optimistic. The bus depot (where you have to pay for the privilege of using a bathroom) was right in the thick of things along Avenida Revolucion,...

Pros: very cheap; great bars
Cons: constant begging for money

TJ- what more can I say! About two years ago, I flew from PA to California to visit friends I grew up with and I had no idea what I was in for. This trip really was a spur-of-the-moment idea. I received a decent sum of money and literally planned my...

Pros: cheap, cheap, cheap
Cons: watch for pickpocketers

I just had the opportunity to ambulate through the lovely streets of TJ.
It's wonderful this time of the year. It's not too hot or too cold. The sun was shining and I really couldn't ask for much better weather. Not only did I gain a wonderful...

Pros: its great
Cons: only what you want to see

I live in Tijuana and how sorry I am for all of you who have stated there opinions about Tijuana. I will be brief but all of you are reviewing a small part of TJ which has been created exclusively for you the gringo tourist. Everything that you have...

Pros: Going to Tijuana is fun to do once!
Cons: Too much hassle!

Tijuana was a stop on a recent San Diego trip we took. We parked on the US side, walked across the border with no problem. It is a typical border town. There are LOTS of strip clubs, lots of bars and plenty of beggars. I found it very dirty and was ...

Pros: the people, the sights
Cons: language barrier

Back in 2000, I wrote a review about how bad and dirty Tijuana was, and how bad I felt for the kids, but I never tried to do anything about it.I judged Tijuana from just from appearances. These last two Spring Breaks, my church went down to TJ to ...

Pros: cheap food and services
Cons: Crime everywhere

I've been going to Tijuana for over 25 years. The crime rate has skyrocketed there in recent months and it's due mainly because of police corruption. Since I experienced it first-hand today, I thought I'd warn everyone that even if you're "careful" ...

Pros: Colorful, way too inexpensive, lovely people, incredible arts & crafts
Cons: aggressive, pushy pharmacy vendors, lines across the border

Come ON you guys...you'll have Americans scared to death to go to Tijuana with some of these reviews! Americans are such woosies when it comes to travel outside our own country. No, Tijuana ain't a luxury destination. But come on, it's fun & if you're...

Pros: Inexpensive to party, cheap goods and outdoor markets.
Cons: Corruption, exploitation, border crossing, pushy club promoters, odors, pollution and just plain ol' dangerous.

Let me first start off by saying that I'm not a publicist or anyone that has to do with the tourism ...

Pros: NOT!
Cons: Cons happen every day

I'm just doing my small part here to warn as many young American students and anyone else for that matter to stay the heck away from Tijuana and anywhere just south of the border. The policemen are the richest people in the country because they actively...

Pros: See new culture and area
Cons: Lots of crime; dirty

be alert and do not wear any jewelry that you want to keep when you go. I know when I went, we were asked if we wanted to sale the jewelry and were hassled continuously.

Tijuana is a city full of crime, dirty streets, and poor kids....

Pros: Good prices and bargains.
Cons: Poverty all over, dirty city, dirtiest river.

I went to this city because i heard what a great place it was for bargaining. And in all truthfullness i found so many great things here it almost shocked me. If only they sold electronics i would have made alot of money! I maneged to pick up alot of...

Pros: all
Cons: none

Soy de Tijuana, pero estoy viviendo en SAVANNAH GA...en una muebleria de tijuana,en 1977, conoci a una amiga, me gustaria saber de ella, no la veo desde 1987...me gustaria LOCALIZAR a la LIC. ELENA WOTTO (tendra unos 40 anos, su nombre completo es...

Pros: Rosarito Beach Hotel - $78.00 a night for 3 which includes 3 dinners, and margaritas.
Cons: The free drinks at the strip club end up costing a lot of money.

Just got back from a 4 day trip to Tijuana and Rosarito Beach. Went horseback riding at sunset on the beach, 4 wheeling, caught over 200 fish, dancing, bought some art, a leather jacket, had 3 nights in a 5-star hotel for 3 people, 30 beers, 30 margaritas, and 10 meals for 3. The total cost was just under $700. There is no place else that you can live so well for so little.

Pros: Cheap food, cheap alcohol, fun clubs, cheap STUFF
Cons: LA POLICIA, pressuring sales people, and poverty filled areas

I spent four days in Mexico, two days in Tijuana and 2 days in Rosarito. I had an excellent time! Everything can be bargained in Mexico, the sellers all start at 20 bucks as a base price but you can bargain it down all the way to 8 dollars if you are a great talker. Key is... be persistent with what you want to pay and if you dont hear the price you want, slowly walk away and they will call you back 9 times out of 10 with your price. The food is great, and the alcohol is cheap. Try to stay away from La Policia (the police) because they will find any thing to pick on you. My buddy accidently dropped his coke and this officer walked up to us and said all types of crap talking about we shouldnt litter, and if i wasnt there to save my buddies ass, he would have for sure had to bust out some bribe money! Partying in TJ and in Rosarito can be the time of your life, just as long as you act cool, calm, and collected.

Pros: Wonderful experience, new culture, kind people
Cons: can be a little wild at night, just be cautious

If you are looking to dive into another culture, but are not ready to travel far, then Tijuana is a good choice. There are many reasons to take a trip to Tijuana. Personally I was there on a mission trip with a group of college students. We stayed at an orphanage just outside of the city and worked at a nearby church. We spent one night in the city going to clubs and getting a feel for the culture. People are so welcoming as long as you are not an obnoxious American thinking that you are better than them. Many seem nice because they want you to spend money in their stores, but most are genuinely good people. They were so helpful and patient! It is such a different way of life, but they are happy and proud people. I think that they know more about the meaning of life than many of us in the US do simply because they cherish relationships so much more. The things we take for granted are things that they see as blessings. My experience really opened up my eyes and changed my life.

Pros: Honesty, interesting specialty gift areas, speak English
Cons: They don't carry certain types of gifts but can get them from other stores

El Dorado is located in Tijuana, Mexico at 1332 Revolution Avenue (Avenida Revolución #1332); on the east side of Revolution Avenue about 5 stores north of the intersection of 7th Street (calle Hidalgo, calle 7ma), looking north toward the tall arch.

I just bought some great Holiday gifts for my family: a light tan leather business card wallet, a brown leather vest for my son, a fleece vest for my grandson, serapes for my daughter & daughter-in-law; all of which cost less than $60. In the states, it would have been hard to touch for under $200.

I have been there several times and they sport a variety of tourist gifts. The owner also does jewelry repair on-the-spot.

Everyone in the store speaks English very well.

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