I'm going to Tijuana for the first time next month and want an exciting but safe adventure.

Can anyone offer any safety advice?

[This message has been edited by CTct (edited 03-21-2002).]

Check out http://www.angelfire.com/pop/guiagay/tijuanaq.html

and then check my post below for some safety tips.

[This message has been edited by JimC (edited 03-21-2002).]

yes, tijuana, I'm anxious to make new friends


Jimc, maybe you could be so kind as to answer me off line. My email is listed.

[This message has been edited by CTct (edited 03-21-2002).]

I would suggest that this board is not meant to be a "hooking up" forum. I do not believe that is what we want to represent to this Flyertalk community.

Where shows might be playing is one thing, but where to "hook up" is - in my opinion - going too far.

Just my two cents.

William

Hey CTct,

Welcome to FlyerTalk and welcome to the GLBT Traveler's Forum!

I'm not sure if you had lurked on FlyerTalk before registering, but you may be aware that a lot of debate raged about the creation of our GLBT forum, and I'm sure we're being watched pretty closely right now by those who had one concern or another about the creation of the forum.

Your post has certainly given me pause, as it plays into some of those concerns.

However, I am not closing it at this time, because I don't want to too narrowly define this forum. I think that there are questions about gay travel that will out of necessity involve sex, and closely watched or not, I won't deny that or overly sanitize our lives.

But, I think that FlyerTalk as a whole is a PG-13 community, and perhaps answers should focus on the safety aspects of your question more than on a where to go/how-to guide. Besides, I think that's really what you're asking, anyway.

So, is Tijuana a safe place for a gay man to be looking for love?

Edit: Couldn't spell Tijuana!

[This message has been edited by robb (edited 03-21-2002).]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by robb:

So, is Tiajauna a safe place for a gay man to be looking for love? </font>

That's much better phrased, thanks robb.

The gay life in Tijuana is relatively safe, but you still need to be more cautious than you would be at home. Just apply street smarts (avoid confrontation with people, don't jaywalk, don't walk alone through dark sidestreets) and inside clubs and bars, apply "club smarts" (say sorry if you bump into someone, or even if they bump into you--yes, some people seem to look for fights) and you'll have gone a long way in increasing your own safety.

Knowing Spanish certainly won't hurt chances in meeting more people too.