BajaNomad - Metting place at the border

Metting place at the border

Bajame - 1-1-2012 at 09:22 AM

Meeting up with someone at the border and need to know a good place to meet. Any ideas? They have never been before. Thanks for your help.

BajaNomad - 1-1-2012 at 09:49 AM

North of the border, south of the border, San Ysidro, Otay, Tecate, Mexicali, or ???

BornFisher - 1-1-2012 at 09:49 AM

San Ysidro? Otay? Tecate? North? South?

durrelllrobert - 1-1-2012 at 09:53 AM

good question. I know great place on the Canadian border.

dtbushpilot - 1-1-2012 at 09:53 AM

Walking across? Driving across? Taking the bus?

Bajame - 1-1-2012 at 09:55 AM

San ysidro, driving. Pot shotters. :fire:

dtbushpilot - 1-1-2012 at 09:56 AM

Just trying to help.....

MEETING PLACE

John M - 1-1-2012 at 09:57 AM

TJ bound?

South on the I-5 from San Diego the last U.S. exit is "Via de San Ysidro"

At the bottom of the off-ramp make a right turn, stop sign in another 50 feet. Continue straight, across the street is a big, two-story Mexican Insurance building on the right. Huge parking lot.

Here ya go!

John M

[Edited on 1-1-2012 by John M]

Bob and Susan - 1-1-2012 at 10:10 AM

my 2 cents

burger king at dairy mart road
about 3 miles north

a place to sit eat and p**

its on the east side of the freeway and easy on and off

if you go all the way to the border there may be alot of traffic crossing and its hard to get on the freeway

Woooosh - 1-1-2012 at 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by Bajame
San ysidro, driving. Pot shotters. :fire:

The McDonalds at the San Ysidro side of the border it at the end of the trolly line and easy to get to from both sides.

Las Americas....

EnsenadaDr - 1-1-2012 at 10:11 AM

You know, there is an outlet store area that has a great Starbucks or IHOP...among other places....

Bajame - 1-1-2012 at 10:15 AM

Thanks that really helps!

Bob and Susan - 1-1-2012 at 10:16 AM

the mcdonalds at the trolly line is very busy with little parking

the trunaround there is ONLY for taxis and buses no public
its posted

there is a jack in the box there but its bad too

its some times hard to get back on the freeway from the outlet store parking areas...be advised

Woooosh - 1-1-2012 at 10:20 AM

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
the mcdonalds at the trolly line is very busy with little parking

the trunaround there is ONLY for taxis and buses no public
its posted

there is a jack in the box there but its bad too

its some times hard to get back on the freeway from the outlet store parking areas...be advised

If they were expecting an easy, non-congested place to meet at the worlds busiest border crossing it won't happen. McDonald's is just a highly visible landmark, nothing more.

Outlet stores

EnsenadaDr - 1-1-2012 at 10:21 AM

Actually in my experience, the outlet stores area is very nice and has McDonald's and some extremely nice restaurants as well, I personally never had a problem getting back on to the highway..of course...the wait to get into Mexico is always a problem at rush hour.

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Bob and Susan - 1-1-2012 at 10:25 AM

lately the traffic is being slowed by the usa people..."Looking"

bumper to bumper and really hard to "nose in" if your not a frequent crosser (crazy driver)

take my word it can be difficult to get on the freeway from the outlet mall area and i go there just about every trip

slow going...

EnsenadaDr - 1-1-2012 at 10:26 AM

You mention lately...any coincidence with the Christmas shopping crowd by chance??

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
lately the traffic is being slowed by the usa people..."Looking"

bumper to bumper and really hard to "nose in" if your not a frequent crosser (crazy driver)

take my word it can be difficult to get on the freeway from the outlet mall area and i go there just about every trip