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M60_to_LGA
Hi - I'm jumping into this thread because I'll be in SD next month for a week and was thinking of crossing the border, just to do something different.
Thanks to KevinS for the thorough tips on Tijuana! As someone who's a frequent visitor to MEX, speaks Spanish fluently and is more interested in culture than boozing and the purchase of tourist schlock, would there be enough in Tijuana to hold my interest for a day? Or are there any other places near the border that might be more worthwhile?
One complicating factor is that I won't be renting a car, so I'd have to get around by public transportation. I have no problems whatsoever taking a trolley or bus to the border and then jumping on a Mexican bus.
Thanks for any advice!
[MENTION=398376]M60_to_LGA[/MENTION] sorry for delay; I didn't get a notification on this thru flyertalk.
100%+, the answer is yes. There's enough in TJ that could hold your attention for multiple days; you'd actually have a hard time packing it into one.
Culture could be high end like CECUT (the cultural center / museum) or Museo Historico de Tijuana, or looking at cool historic architecture like UAdBC or JaiAlai Palace (insane buildings) or the old Plaza de Toros Monumental out of Playas, to lower-end popular like Mullme (#1 Lucha Libre & toy museum) or Museo de Cera (wax museum). The Food & Bev scene down there is absurdly good: we just spent an entire week doing almost nothing but eating & drinking and found even more places we're now in love with including some of the best sushi I've had anywhere (not a typo). I read a recent foodie article that said if visiting San Diego for 3days, spend 2 of them eating in Tijuana.
If you speak fluently, you'll have zero trouble getting around. Uber is everywhere in TJ, and is what we use almost exclusively now: no haggling, no arguments about the cost of the trip, no worries about getting driven for a fare. Most of the drivers don't speak much English, but even my maybe 2/3 fluency is more than enough.
Just get to the border (Pedwest > San Ysidro in my opinion, both in and out), walk across, and you're there. Easy peasy.
de nuevo, lo siento por mi respuesta tardía