Oct 23rd, 2008 at 12:30PM: In a recent syndicated column, European travel guru Rick Steves explains why Tijuana is a worthy travel destination. He admits that, at first, he was down on the border city because of its reputation, but had never visited until recently. So what did the author and travel show host with the unlikely voice ("he sounds like my Grandmother" a friend once told me) think of life on the other side of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Rick Steves Talks Up Tijuana
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 12:30PM: In a recent syndicated column, European travel guru Rick Steves explains why Tijuana is a worthy travel destination. He admits that, at first, he was down on the border city because of its reputation, but had never visited until recently. So what did the author and travel show host with the unlikely voice ("he sounds like my Grandmother" a friend once told me) think of life on the other side of ...Mexican Border Cities Becoming More Dangerous
Oct 17th, 2008 at 12:00PM: The US State Department has added the border town of Nogales to its growing list of Mexican cities that are becoming more dangerous because of violence. Drug cartels have been clashing in an attempt to gain control of lucrative smuggling routes. Daylight firefights have taken place in major border cities like Juarez and Tijuana. More than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of the fighting ...No Wrong Turns: Off-road Race in the Baja
Apr 12th, 2008 at 5:30PM: Take a bunch of hardcore off-road racers, support teams, mechanics, motorbikes, ATVs, a host of other racing vehicles and throw them all into the Baja desert...what do you get? You get the Baja 1000. Last week we ran into a guy at a local bar who competes in this race. He gave us a quick run-down of what it includes: the race begins in Ensenada, though it has started in Tijuana and Mexicali, and ...Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?
Nov 12th, 2007 at 2:30PM: There are worse things that can happen when traveling, I'm sure, than getting arrested and thrown in a foreign prison, but I can't think of anything right now. This is such a regular occurrence that studies have been done and cities have been ranked. Here are the top 10 foreign cities for Americans to get arrested, along with the number taken into custody:
Tijuana: 520
Guadalajara: 416
...Mexico and borders: No longer a speedy crossing
Oct 21st, 2007 at 3:45PM: When I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, heading to Juarez, Mexico for the day was a fun day outing. I didn't do it often, but at least twice a year we'd walk across the border at El Paso, Texas, have lunch, shop for presents at the market, buy a bottle of Kahlúa and Jose Cuervo and head home. Going across the border was a snap--quick. There was nothing to it. I found the same thing when I ...In Search of Tijuana's Golden Days
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Sep 30th, 2007 at 1:45PM: For as long as I remember, Tijuana has been an absolute joke. This Mexican border town, just south of San Diego is the armpit of Mexico where under-aged American high school students go to drink beer and frat boys go to watch donkey shows. The place is smelly, rundown, dangerous, and nothing like the rest of Mexico. Its name alone has become synonymous with cheap dives and armpits in general. ...Tijuana, Mexico: Real Mexican Wrestling
Jul 11th, 2006 at 6:57PM: As a child I would watch the WWF on television side-by-side with my kid bro and punish him later with some killer wrestling moves of my own. As a young girl I towered over the little pip-squeak and made him plead for mercy. I showed none. You could call me the 'Macho Woman Adrienne Savage.' These days I wouldn't dare. In fact, I don't even watch wrestling anymore. Whatever became of the WWF? It's ...
