Hotel Emporio Tijuana

... know our way around pretty easily. We feel very lucky to be living on the one hand so near a major freeway, and also near several malls so that every store and restaurant we could want is within a five minute drive, yet on the other hand, we are in a very quiet community so that at night we can still hear the crickets, just as we could in Mexico.

As we did in Mexico, as soon as we moved in, we started having work done on our house. We really had to ...

we have nw continued down route 1 to san diego rther log but great on the coast...not so good through LA down to san diego....6 hours in the car getting lost at the end stress stress . Got to our cheap motel and spent a couple of days i the sun. sEALS ON THE OAST AND WARSHIPS IN THE HARBOUR...Great ribs ...off th yhe cooks on an overnight flight so hopefully get some rest ...I know you all feel sorry for me !

... t*wards a friendly l*cal p**l/kara*ke bar with an*th** c*uple tequilas. Left th**e s**i*usly hungry and a bit squiffy and p*unced *n the first f**d stall we came t* that s*ld tac*s.
One thing we really miss *ut *n in the UK is decent street f**d. This *ne was a tw* p**s*n *p**ati*n. The girl pr*ducing the t*rtillas fr*m a ball *f d*ugh *nt* the griddle and the bl*ke taking care *f the meat and tac* c*nstructi*n *n a bbq. The level *f ...

... heat we headed through another turnstile and into town.

No longer in a first world country the contrast is large. Food stalls selling taco’s and stalls selling tat lined the small alleyway. Children begging for spare change. That smell I associate with Asia that comes from bad drains and cheap cooking fat. We found the Caliente sign and went in to a place that looked like a betting shop, extracting 50 bucks from the ATM. Walked back to the ...

... it leaves you asking how can it be like this? That neighboring countries can be so distinct in their economies and with one being the leading force of the world and the other a 3rd world country set years behind from even a fraction of the wealth of the states. The houses that line the border of Mexican barely even be called that as they are so tightly packed together and have an appearance that has been seriously run down its gives the impression that you are now talking your ...

... else, Hum, well maybe after all I have achieved the vagabondish status which I thrive to achieve. Once inside the waiting room, which was full of English speaking border crossers, they all seem to want talk to you because your like them, and that's only 5 miles into Mexico. These are the same people who otherwise in the USA will never even return a hello. Hum (insecurity or what?). After my appointment and many questions asked by my compatriots, I left the area and ...

... with a big sign promoting Tijuana as 'the world's most visited city'. Umm not sure about that claim to fame!!! LOL Had an interesting Mexican selection, which was ok and they were also having a two for one drink special so I became tipsy! Hehe! On 2 yummy strawberry margarita's and Simon had 2 corona's for $0.75cents (can't get over that one!). Then to top it off, they have waiters that come around for tequila shot Mexican style! That is they blow a whistle, tip a tequila ...

... last time i went when i was 10 years old. OK! LETS GO TO MEXICO! wait.. gotta stop at the border to get our permits. don't need a fishing permit cause i doubt we will catch more than the legal limit.. or anything at all. On to San Quintin.

... t anything like I pictured. It consisted of walking past an old guy in a trucker hat, who was passed out on a chair; through a rusty turn stall, and into Mexico. The day was nice and sunny. We sat around in some outdoor places and drank Coronas, caught the Super Bowl in Espanol, bought some overpriced souvenirs, and checked out a night club. All in all, Tijuana ...

... injections. All of this time we had been staying in large cities and we really longed to be away from all that and be back on the road again in more relaxed settings.


Eventually we managed to sort out our money problems with a combination of long-distance phone calls, emails to my sister and Michelle's mum and visits to various banks (most of whom wouldn't deal with us as we didn't hold accounts with them). We watched some more matinee movies at the cinema and spent the evenings ...