The blocks make it seem like they are catering to an infantilism fetish.
Going to LA for a fraction of the cost and better Mexican food? Sign me up
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Man you guys are harsh:
Don’t go to Tijuana you’ll die!
Actually it’s kind of nice. I felt as safe as the US.
What’s the point of going if it’s like the US?
Also the big furniture is infantile and looks uncomfortable. I assume bars in TJ are like this. No thanks.
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I want a little bit of danger, but not too much–where dumbasses can get in trouble, but being smart is safe–in a place that isn’t like anything you can find in the US. Where should I go in Tijuana?
Pic dump from The Moody Tongue in Chicago. Food was delicious, beer was standard. The real highlight of the trip was this tiny new brewery called Dunyer Artisan Fermentation Project. They had elite beers and an awesome spot. There is a mini bulldog named Fez that wanders around.
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GF and I spent a couple hours wandering in Tijuana before continuing to Rosarito.
We parked in Zona Norte to embrace the smut and then headed down Av Revolución.
This is definitely the worst city in Mexico I’ve been to from an aesthetic perspective. The streets around Zona Norte look like a sex-tourist’s version of Santo Domingo.
I had some amazing street tacos on Ninos Heroes, just south of Calle Coahuila. They had an absurdly huge al Pastor spit—the biggest I’ve seen in Mexico—apparently these are called Adobado (iirc) in Tijuana. I tried this and carne asada (which is supposed to be the most famous in the north) but the adobado was better.
Av Revolución is a bunch of tourist trap stuff, but was pleasant enough to walk down. One good thing about Tijuana is as a gringo there’s no pressure to look and dress like a Mexican, which there is in most of the country. I can stroll around in shorts and a t-shirt and sandals and it’s exactly what everyone expects of me. It reassures them, even.
Very slim pickings of gringos while we were there.
After that we went to Rosarito, then went on the most absurd journey to find the tiniest hot spring in the world. We actually got somewhat worried as we were in the middle of nowhere in a desert canyon, with no phone signal and not a soul in sight, when it started to rain! But made it out alright. Good times.
Nice beach in Rosarito, but cold water obv.
Fun, weird side trip.
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I don’t think this is harsh. Do you think that going to a walled-garden all-inclusive resort that happens to be physically located in Jamaica is the same as “visiting Jamaica”?
I am telling you guys that there are nice parts to TJ that aren’t walled in and you can walk from one young hipster (mostly locals) bar/restaurant district to the next.
It’s not all like you all are thinking. Yes it has bad areas but so do tons of cities.
You’re being like New Yorkers who think there’s nothing to see in the South or Midwest.
What are the interesting non-hipster parts of TJ?
But there really isn’t anything to see in the Midwest
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Worlds biggest ball of twine tho
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Corn Maze!
Pretty close to correct. Chicago has some stuff, tho.
Thought the conventional wisdom on Tijuana was settled. Not worth flying across the country for, but A must-do if you are spending a few days in San Ysidro.
In the last two weeks I’ve watched the latest season of Narcos and an episode of The Shield which partially takes place in Tijuana. I realize all of that stuff is highly fictionalized, but let’s just say it’s not on my must visit list.
Allow me to appeal to authority.
I really wish @Rusemandingo would show up and set you all straight.
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If you get a chance check out La Guerrense in Ensenada - supposedly the best food truck in the world. I tried it - pretty amazing.
And La Bufadora just south of Ensenada is kind of neat. And I liked San Pedro Mortril National Park.
Also if you’re heading back north at some point, Amistad Park in TJ, where the US border meets the sea, is pretty cool.
Not in Ohio. KC has BBQ at least.