Hotel Pueblo Amigo Tijuana

... wait for our rental car longer than expected because their office had "resized" their staffing needs.

Overall do we see signs of a weak or depressed economy? Yes and no. Yes, in that when we left the States the commercials on TV tended to focus on "you deserve to pamper yourself" and now they all focus on, "this will help you save money." No, in the sense that in this particular area all the stores, restaurants, etc, seem to be doing just fine ...

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 !

... whammy *f swine flu and the gl*bal ec*n*mic d*wnturn has hit Tijuana hard, but let's face it, drug addicti*ns are pretty much recessi*n pr**f and it's a sh*rt drive fr*m the US t* a place wh**e y*u d*n't need a prescripti*n...

We dr*pped *ur bags at the H*tel Caesar, wh**e the fam*us salad was reputedly impr*vised *ne night in 1924, but c*uldn't find the restaurant. Pr*bably shut d*wn. by n*w 8.30pm we cr*ssed back *v** the ...

... side, through a turnstile and KAZOW! You’re in Mexico! Not so much as a metal detector or cursory examination of our passports or anything! We’re thinking, Jesus this has to be easiest border crossing ever! The guys with sub machine guns didn’t even flinch as we passed. There had to be a catch. We popped into the tourist info place and asked if we needed to fill out a travel permit or anything and sure enough he said that if we were ...

... that he had also had the opportunity to do the same in the navy and that now he spent his days between Mexico and the states. As we left the told us to be wary of a few people in Mexico but on the whole they were some of the friendliest people that you could meet. that would become apparent over the following weeks with the people that we encountered. With our money changed and still having that uncertain feeling of what we were doing in our bellies we walked across the overpass to ...

... story, we live or try to live a poor life to be able to cater to God and its flock, but then our standards are poor equal to the poor in the USA. Which for me having lived in a foreign country your considered rich in others standards). As I was approached by the flock of drivers, I didn't even have a chance to go to the "casa de cambio" accepted a ride, good thing I know exactly where the hospital is at. As always, the cab didn't have a meter, so what's the price? Tells ...

... died, and now they all donkeys with stripes painted on them. Well they still looked good and pretty realistic painting! We got a good buy from someone who didn't annoy us as much as some of the others, but annoyed a few Mexicans in the process as we wouldn't be sucked into buying some of the ridiculous stuff they were trying to see us like illegal knives, or inflated ++ price wallets - that the next shop would sell for half the price. We got an awesome, very bright and colourful ...

We spent a couple of days in San Diego, which is a really beautiful city. We stayed in the historic 'Gas Lamp Quarter' and spent our days wandering the streets looking at shops, parks and lovely old buildings. We spent one night in a local bar...where we met a disproportionate number of fruit loops...one man's opening line was 'Do you worship Odin in ...

... us. At least they had wheels (albeit on their supermarket trolleys).


Our 'hostel' (I use the word carefully) was a kind of hotel in the Gaslamp area of the city for people who hadn't proper homes, or suchlike, and was actually the most luxurious room we have stayed in on our travels. It was equipped with a fridge, a cooker, a bathroom, a double bed, a sofa and a television where about sixty channels of complete garbage could be viewed. Unfortunately it was also infested with ...

... liquor stores. We didn't get any liquor since it wasn't as cheap as Cancun was when I went there for spring break back in 1999. So, after walking around and getting propositioned by everyone there we got back on the autobus. The traffic getting through customs across the border took an hour in itself. Finally, we are on our way to Anaheim, CA to see an Anaheim Angels game starting at 5:05 PT.