@@realMAGAcanadian Thank you for posting this video it's very different to see how it was back then compared to now! 20 years later, Tijuana is still a dump and there hasn't been much done to fix poverty or crime, crime still happens and is concentrated in the poorest part of town... however on the bright side great things are happening like loads of skyscrapers, maybe over 20 new projects of those are taking shape, the food scene is being recognized by food vloggers n TV stars like Andrew Zimmern, Mark Wiens, and Anthony Bourdain, a huge public passenger train project is due to start construction anytime, craft beer scene is also getting recognized, new stadium, new megamalls, and tourism rebounding, Amazon, Toyota, Samsung, LG, and more making manufacturing plants here, Americans are coming to our huge medical tourism centers to get cheaper surgeries and doctors appointments... it's been a great 20 years and once again thank you for making this video that demostrates the difference over this time! EDIT: Also funny how things after all these years don't change, the lawyer in the billboard at 51:06 is still going strong and still has his business in billboards all over town
Viendo esto desde Argentina 🇦🇷, yo soy de Tijuana y en el 2001 tenia 11 años, y viendo esto lo recuerdo todo tal cual como si estuviera ahí cuando era niño, es algo muy loco, se extraña Tijuana, ojalá pueda volver algún dia a mi querida Tijuana. Saludos desde tierras gauchas.
Igual yo y mis papas ivamos a Tijuana por mandado vivíamos en san Diego ahora tengo 33 años de edad y regresado a comer y a disfrutar de bonito lugares , saludos amigo
god bless you, you've taken me back to my childhood, I was 8 and the memories are still fresh to this day. And the music choice is groovy and gorgeous as well, great job. Take care and stay safe, kind sir
I went to Tijuana early this year. It is nice to see a drive through in 2001. The way you drive in has completely changed and there is now PedWest. Despite all the shit in the news, I felt safe in TJ and stuck with the touristy spots.
I feel it’s way safer than San Diego. If you are into criminal activities you are better off in the United States. In Mexico if you are a law abiding citizen Mexico is safer.
on this exact year me and my family left tj to the east coast of the u.s, such a different environment i felt like a piece of me stayed in tj roaming happily ever after in the bliss of desert towns, oh how i missed those divine childhood moments of no rules, violence or discrepancy.
Amazing! I don't remember how downtown TJ was back then (I was 11-12 years old). It has changed a lot! I just remember that it was a place filled with curios and drugstores for tourists. People don't visit as often as they did 10 years ago due to insecurity but it made that area to develop its own personality and now we have an awesome nightlife and cultural scene. Don't be afraid to visit, just make friends with locals and you'll be fine.
10-4, that was in Dec 2001, no HD camera at that time and obviously no HD TH-cam as well. Here is a 2011 border crossing from Brownsville, TX to Matamoros, MX and back to USA: th-cam.com/video/6EF4C6cl-P4/w-d-xo.html Last year I drove the entire Texas - Mexico border from El Paso to east of Brownsville, stopped at major border crossings but never dared going to other side of Rio Grande, reason: TOO DANGEROUS plus I do not speak Spanish at all also white caucasian with a brand new vehicle, too risky for just a day of exploring Mexico. Be safe and enjoy the summer.
Nice video, Chris, how did it feel to drive the first time ever in Mexico? As I also said in your newer MX videos: Apparently Mexicans nearly only drive American vehicles. Have a great day Michael
Whoa. Looks like pretty scary to drive over there. Poorly road condition, a lot of red light runners that could t-bone you so bad. I'm at almost halfway now, and had to pause and made this comment. ... ... ... I just watched all the way. That was incredible to watch. Thanks for sharing! I thought my hometown has the worse road, until I watched this video... I can't complain anymore! Also, it'll be pointless for me to make a dashcam video about bad drivers LOL!
I WAS BORN IN TJ. IN 1953, DID MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL,AND HIGH SCHOOL.I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME MY FRIENDS AND I, WENT TO A TOPLESS BAR WITH FAKE I.D.IT WAS SO MUCH FUN👄💋👄👅👀👁💅 WE JUST LOVE IT. SO MUCH. TOO HOT. ALSO THE DANCING BARS, LIKE THE MIKE'S BAR ,ALHOA, BLUE NOT ,THE ROCK AND ROLL WAS PRETTY GOOD CARLOS SANTANA MUSIC, AS WELL STONES,BEATLES,AND OLDIES BUT GOODIES.ALL 60'S, 70'S. THEN DISCO MUSIC REMEMBER THE GIRLS WERE ALL DRESS UP ,MINI DRESS, AND NICE PERFUME, LIKE CHANNEL FIVE ,AND OTHERS.WHAT A FUCKING GOOD TIMES. NOW I JUST REMEMBER. AGHHHH'!. WELL I GUESS LIFE IS THIS WAY "" NO REGRETS""😎👍👍💋👄💨
Forget about Canada to Matamoros or Tijuana, compared to what you are thinking about my trip with the video is just a walk in the park, personally I would never drive pass the ~20 mile buffer zone also called the tourist zone to go deeper into Mexico, why? 1) I don't speak Spanish, do you? 2) You'll have to pay a lot to leave that particular buffer zone, insurance, roads plus lots of paperwork 3) Last but not least, do you dearly cherish being ALIVE? If you don't, have a great drive to MX City.
I want to make some comments, being myself a mexican border city resident: 1. Mexican border residents are allowed to buy and drive cheap second hand american (and in some cases, canadian) cars up to 5 years old. That's why you see lot of old cars in every mexican border city. South of the border region, the cars are not so old and they are mexican made. 2. Yes, the driving rules are bad here. But not as worst as in asian countries or Russia. 3. It's your decission if you don't want to drive to southern Mexico. But I have seen many canadian cars in highways or towns in southern Mexico. I bet these people didn't have a bad review of Mexico. 4. There are millions of mexicans illegals in the USA, because they want our cheap workforce. 5. (Edited 2021). Resuming: You had a bad (miss)conception about Mexico or south of the border in general. I don't know if you still have it so. Saludos (Greetings). Jesus, Mexicali Mexico.
@@TijuanaKing Contestando a tu pregunta, no he ido a Rusia o al este de Europa. Pero hay videos rusos de choques de autos aqui en YT. Son mas frecuentes y feos de lo que te imaginas.
@@JASFMXL Eso es porque allá la mayoría de la gente usa Dashcam, igual que en USA. Por eso, esos videos que vemos de accidentes casi siempre son en Rusia y USA
Maybe after May, right now not much green (as in tree leaves) around us, a video with leaf-free trees is pretty much ugly IMHO. But also in July starts the 2012... American Vacation... The only new building in TO since my very last TO video is the Trump Tower, so not much has been changed in TO lately. Stay safe. Chris
It is not an expedition, it is a 2002 explorer, who at that time was a brand new agency, remember that when they release a new model they release it a year before the indicated one, well that video is from the end of 2001
My dad use to take me to eat tacos back in the day , I remember when sept 11 2001 happen couple weeks later they were selling t shirts with the twin towers printed. I remember my first tostilocos in the line while me & my brother sit in the back seat while pops was driving. First tacos I eat there was tacos el frank with my dad. I’m 33 now & I’ve gone back to eat tacos & have fun. Born in SD & living in Colorado now
No idea if life (roads, cars, buildings, ppl, traffic conditions) has changed since then, very poor place compared to life in CDA or USA. Tijuana is the westernmostpoint of the entire US-MX border, and here you see the easternmostpoint of the very same border: /watch?v=6EF4C6cl-P4 Btwn them lots of other "famous" border crossings, El Paso/Ciudad de Juarez the one you're so lucky to come back alive from. CDN (any province) car insurance policy do not cover driving in MX, so you're on your own!
I don't understand why you went to Tijuana, on your own, driving all over the city if you're so afraid of Mexico and Mexicans. I honestly don't understand why you'd go down there just to upload your old ass video and talk crap about the city, and Mexico in general, on TH-cam.
1) That video was shot TWELVE (12) years ago 2) For Canadians and Americans as well, driving to MX is a pretty exotic experience, the only way you can witness first hand how a totally different (Spanish) culture and ppl exist in real life. 3) Nobody has anything against MX ppl living in MX, unfortunately MX is the source of 11+ Million illegals in USA, that's why the curiosity to see where those illegals come from. That's it and nothing else. Merry Christmas PS See my recent video crossing the border from Brownsville, TX to Matamoros.
what's the difference between "illegal" immigrants and documented immigrants? do you realize that its the legal ones coming into the country and taking a substantial amount of jobs that citizens aren't taking? or that citizens don't have the smarts to acquire? they're the ones filling up the sciences, military and government jobs. go to your local post office and take a look at who is working there, county jails, who are the medical staff there, and then go to McDonalds and take a look at who is serving you your McCafe and big macs, are any of them illegal? No!!! now go to the freeway offramp and see who is asking for money? at major intersections. look under the bridges near your downtown, who is there living in tents "homeless"???? quit bitching about those people coming into the country in search of opportunity. 500 years ago and now, why do people emigrate and leave their countries? are they looking for opportunities? the ones the natural citizens have all the rights to but refuse to take advantage of, they are documented, they speak the language, they are healthy and in some cases overweight. immigrants in general come in search of opportunity and send their money home OVERSEAS stunting the local economy cause that earned cash is not staying to create demand. Illegals get Exploited and can't defend their human rights out of fear to go on the radar and be deported. They're the reason your apples cost 79 cents/lb and not 5.00 each. And don't get me started cause I have lots of facts that people choose to ignore or are too selfish to recognize.
Very old American cars, all those cabbies you see in the video, I think from the '70s, most of the cars around very old (for that time of course) too and in very bad shape, in total a very poor place, Michael, and when you think MX has got so much money from their OIL exports, what you see in the video is like living in a 3rd world country. Didn't know much about the MX drug war therefore I went across the border pretty unprepared, luckily nothing bad happened at all.
![Tijuana [4K] Agua Caliente Blvd | Mexico](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7xp8ouxDpvU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Tijuana [4K] Agua Caliente Blvd | Mexico](/img/tr.png)
In 2 days from now. This old video of Tijuana from 2001 will turn 20 years old.
Stay well, be healthy and God Bless, Daniel!
@@realMAGAcanadian Thank you for posting this video it's very different to see how it was back then compared to now! 20 years later, Tijuana is still a dump and there hasn't been much done to fix poverty or crime, crime still happens and is concentrated in the poorest part of town... however on the bright side great things are happening like loads of skyscrapers, maybe over 20 new projects of those are taking shape, the food scene is being recognized by food vloggers n TV stars like Andrew Zimmern, Mark Wiens, and Anthony Bourdain, a huge public passenger train project is due to start construction anytime, craft beer scene is also getting recognized, new stadium, new megamalls, and tourism rebounding, Amazon, Toyota, Samsung, LG, and more making manufacturing plants here, Americans are coming to our huge medical tourism centers to get cheaper surgeries and doctors appointments... it's been a great 20 years and once again thank you for making this video that demostrates the difference over this time!
EDIT: Also funny how things after all these years don't change, the lawyer in the billboard at 51:06 is still going strong and still has his business in billboards all over town
@@FranciscoPerez-nr3vr Stay well and God Bless!
@@realMAGAcanadiani like the video i feel like yesterday I think it’s similar to 2003 I pass the line border I think has blue uniforms
11:52 Costco in Tijuana didn't exist at that time. Also at 13:39, Gigante supermarkets used to exist until they all rebranded as Soriana in 2008.
Viendo esto desde Argentina 🇦🇷, yo soy de Tijuana y en el 2001 tenia 11 años, y viendo esto lo recuerdo todo tal cual como si estuviera ahí cuando era niño, es algo muy loco, se extraña Tijuana, ojalá pueda volver algún dia a mi querida Tijuana. Saludos desde tierras gauchas.
Que padre! Yo quisiera ir a Argentina, ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo allá?
Igual yo y mis papas ivamos a Tijuana por mandado vivíamos en san Diego ahora tengo 33 años de edad y regresado a comer y a disfrutar de bonito lugares , saludos amigo
San Diego California
watching this in 2021! 20 years passed by too quickly! :'(
Gracias por subir el video, es muy entretenido.
Buena onda, carnal 👍🏻
god bless you, you've taken me back to my childhood, I was 8 and the memories are still fresh to this day. And the music choice is groovy and gorgeous as well, great job. Take care and stay safe, kind sir
I went to Tijuana early this year. It is nice to see a drive through in 2001. The way you drive in has completely changed and there is now PedWest. Despite all the shit in the news, I felt safe in TJ and stuck with the touristy spots.
I feel it’s way safer than San Diego. If you are into criminal activities you are better off in the United States. In Mexico if you are a law abiding citizen Mexico is safer.
on this exact year me and my family left tj to the east coast of the u.s, such a different environment i felt like a piece of me stayed in tj roaming happily ever after in the bliss of desert towns, oh how i missed those divine childhood moments of no rules, violence or discrepancy.
mi Tijuana hermosa viva tijuana
Amazing! I don't remember how downtown TJ was back then (I was 11-12 years old). It has changed a lot! I just remember that it was a place filled with curios and drugstores for tourists. People don't visit as often as they did 10 years ago due to insecurity but it made that area to develop its own personality and now we have an awesome nightlife and cultural scene. Don't be afraid to visit, just make friends with locals and you'll be fine.
15 years ago, excelent video, I can remember that Tijuana's conditions when I was kid; the songs are very cool and I want to know their names.
Prácticamente en el 2001 todo el cielo era nublado.
Beautifulll memories! Ive spent most of my childhood at Grandmas in TJ back in the 80s-90s. The 2000s is where i only went to tj to party!
I'm going to buy a dashcam and try to drive the same route you did to compare now and before.
But not until MX-USA border is reopened, same with CDA-USA border as well.
Be well.
@@realMAGAcanadian its open informed yourself
Now the city has 2 million people living its cheap living mexico and working inn the us
David s just record via rapida tijuana and downtown tijuana
@@realMAGAcanadian you should've recorded the paraditas cahuila and avenida revolution the girls giving sex to men for 💰
este video es oro puro
Si no es por los Taxis pensaria que esto se Grabo en 2023, Jajaja.
WOW so this is right after 9/11 , the border was SOOO diferent before 9/11......after that date crossing to the US its horrible
10-4, that was in Dec 2001, no HD camera at that time and obviously no HD TH-cam as well.
Here is a 2011 border crossing from Brownsville, TX to Matamoros, MX and back to USA:
th-cam.com/video/6EF4C6cl-P4/w-d-xo.html
Last year I drove the entire Texas - Mexico border from El Paso to east of Brownsville, stopped at major border crossings but never dared going to other side of Rio Grande, reason: TOO DANGEROUS plus I do not speak Spanish at all also white caucasian with a brand new vehicle, too risky for just a day of exploring Mexico.
Be safe and enjoy the summer.
Nice! Are you planning any more videos around GTA?
Nostalgia instantánea
Nice video, Chris, how did it feel to drive the first time ever in Mexico? As I also said in your newer MX videos: Apparently Mexicans nearly only drive American vehicles.
Have a great day
Michael
Westcoast802
Ja , pendejo .
You are come in to Tijuana recently?
playlist please!!!
30:23 - CLASSIC!
Sounds good! All the best!
Whoa. Looks like pretty scary to drive over there. Poorly road condition, a lot of red light runners that could t-bone you so bad. I'm at almost halfway now, and had to pause and made this comment.
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I just watched all the way. That was incredible to watch. Thanks for sharing! I thought my hometown has the worse road, until I watched this video... I can't complain anymore! Also, it'll be pointless for me to make a dashcam video about bad drivers LOL!
That was nothing compared to how it is now.
Now the city its more cool
I WAS BORN IN TJ. IN 1953, DID MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL,AND HIGH SCHOOL.I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME MY FRIENDS AND I, WENT TO A TOPLESS BAR WITH FAKE I.D.IT WAS SO MUCH FUN👄💋👄👅👀👁💅 WE JUST LOVE IT. SO MUCH. TOO HOT. ALSO THE DANCING BARS, LIKE THE MIKE'S BAR ,ALHOA, BLUE NOT ,THE ROCK AND ROLL WAS PRETTY GOOD CARLOS SANTANA MUSIC, AS WELL STONES,BEATLES,AND OLDIES BUT GOODIES.ALL 60'S, 70'S. THEN DISCO MUSIC REMEMBER THE GIRLS WERE ALL DRESS UP ,MINI DRESS, AND NICE PERFUME, LIKE CHANNEL FIVE ,AND OTHERS.WHAT A FUCKING GOOD TIMES. NOW I JUST REMEMBER. AGHHHH'!. WELL I GUESS LIFE IS THIS WAY "" NO REGRETS""😎👍👍💋👄💨
This video looks older than 2001
Dec 2001!
It does look older than 2001
@@realMAGAcanadianWhat is the soundtrack at minute 9:31?
Way less traffic than now
Viva .. Viva .. Tijuana por siempre
what is the name of song
Forget about Canada to Matamoros or Tijuana, compared to what you are thinking about my trip with the video is just a walk in the park, personally I would never drive pass the ~20 mile buffer zone also called the tourist zone to go deeper into Mexico, why? 1) I don't speak Spanish, do you? 2) You'll have to pay a lot to leave that particular buffer zone, insurance, roads plus lots of paperwork 3) Last but not least, do you dearly cherish being ALIVE? If you don't, have a great drive to MX City.
I want to make some comments, being myself a mexican border city resident:
1. Mexican border residents are allowed to buy and drive cheap second hand american (and in some cases, canadian) cars up to 5 years old. That's why you see lot of old cars in every mexican border city. South of the border region, the cars are not so old and they are mexican made.
2. Yes, the driving rules are bad here. But not as worst as in asian countries or Russia.
3. It's your decission if you don't want to drive to southern Mexico. But I have seen many canadian cars in highways or towns in southern Mexico. I bet these people didn't have a bad review of Mexico.
4. There are millions of mexicans illegals in the USA, because they want our cheap workforce.
5. (Edited 2021). Resuming: You had a bad (miss)conception about Mexico or south of the border in general. I don't know if you still have it so.
Saludos (Greetings).
Jesus, Mexicali Mexico.
Have you been in Russia or a slavic country?
@@TijuanaKing La pregunta es para mi?
@@JASFMXL oh, sí. No sabía que hablas español
@@TijuanaKing Contestando a tu pregunta, no he ido a Rusia o al este de Europa. Pero hay videos rusos de choques de autos aqui en YT. Son mas frecuentes y feos de lo que te imaginas.
@@JASFMXL Eso es porque allá la mayoría de la gente usa Dashcam, igual que en USA. Por eso, esos videos que vemos de accidentes casi siempre son en Rusia y USA
ay tijuana de mis amores
Since 2006 old taxi station wagon out of service, taxi vans replaced.
Maybe after May, right now not much green (as in tree leaves) around us, a video with leaf-free trees is pretty much ugly IMHO.
But also in July starts the 2012... American Vacation...
The only new building in TO since my very last TO video is the Trump Tower, so not much has been changed in TO lately.
Stay safe.
Chris
Lol
i saw a 2003 expedition on this video a time traveler 🤔 minute 3:46
It is not an expedition, it is a 2002 explorer, who at that time was a brand new agency, remember that when they release a new model they release it a year before the indicated one, well that video is from the end of 2001
Parece que en Tijuana, to2 son greengo's Oh my godch!
I remember this days the pictures looks video tape I pass there at 2003 the border guys has black or blue uniforms? I can see good for the video tape
Almost all classic cars in Tijuana
avenida Revolucion, at that time alot of tourist still came to tijuana
My dad use to take me to eat tacos back in the day , I remember when sept 11 2001 happen couple weeks later they were selling t shirts with the twin towers printed. I remember my first tostilocos in the line while me & my brother sit in the back seat while pops was driving. First tacos I eat there was tacos el frank with my dad. I’m 33 now & I’ve gone back to eat tacos & have fun. Born in SD & living in Colorado now
Navy days 😍😍😍
Bonito porche por donde esta ahora el pampas nostalgia recuerdos
Time Trip.
Back in time, some 15+ years younger but not necessarily wiser.
Be safe.
No idea if life (roads, cars, buildings, ppl, traffic conditions) has changed since then, very poor place compared to life in CDA or USA. Tijuana is the westernmostpoint of the entire US-MX border, and here you see the easternmostpoint of the very same border:
/watch?v=6EF4C6cl-P4
Btwn them lots of other "famous" border crossings, El Paso/Ciudad de Juarez the one you're so lucky to come back alive from.
CDN (any province) car insurance policy do not cover driving in MX, so you're on your own!
En tijuana adonde cruzo mi papa 1984
Después de 1 año de este video el comandante Mon murió
Soy uber eats naci en el 97s paso por estos lugares mas de 10 cexds sl dia hahah miro asi como quw todo pelon hahah faltan edificios
Lee Jae-Kang Mexico
No se porque razón pero en el centro se siguen viendo muchos carros de esos tiempos 😂
I don't understand why you went to Tijuana, on your own, driving all over the city if you're so afraid of Mexico and Mexicans. I honestly don't understand why you'd go down there just to upload your old ass video and talk crap about the city, and Mexico in general, on TH-cam.
1) That video was shot TWELVE (12) years ago
2) For Canadians and Americans as well, driving to MX is a pretty exotic experience, the only way you can witness first hand how a totally different (Spanish) culture and ppl exist in real life.
3) Nobody has anything against MX ppl living in MX, unfortunately MX is the source of 11+ Million illegals in USA, that's why the curiosity to see where those illegals come from.
That's it and nothing else.
Merry Christmas
PS See my recent video crossing the border from Brownsville, TX to Matamoros.
This video documents a life in TJ that no longer exists anymore, priceless
what's the difference between "illegal" immigrants and documented immigrants? do you realize that its the legal ones coming into the country and taking a substantial amount of jobs that citizens aren't taking? or that citizens don't have the smarts to acquire? they're the ones filling up the sciences, military and government jobs. go to your local post office and take a look at who is working there, county jails, who are the medical staff there, and then go to McDonalds and take a look at who is serving you your McCafe and big macs, are any of them illegal? No!!! now go to the freeway offramp and see who is asking for money? at major intersections. look under the bridges near your downtown, who is there living in tents "homeless"???? quit bitching about those people coming into the country in search of opportunity. 500 years ago and now, why do people emigrate and leave their countries? are they looking for opportunities? the ones the natural citizens have all the rights to but refuse to take advantage of, they are documented, they speak the language, they are healthy and in some cases overweight. immigrants in general come in search of opportunity and send their money home OVERSEAS stunting the local economy cause that earned cash is not staying to create demand. Illegals get Exploited and can't defend their human rights out of fear to go on the radar and be deported. They're the reason your apples cost 79 cents/lb and not 5.00 each. And don't get me started cause I have lots of facts that people choose to ignore or are too selfish to recognize.
@@realMAGAcanadian illigals come from central america stupid
@@dodgerblue105 Video recorded Dec 2001!!!
Lee Jae-Kang 🇲🇽
Lee Jae-Kang Sugar
En 2001 era un pichi ezperma
Yo tenia 1 año 😂
@@carlosrodriguez3754 medava miedo que en 2001 muera en la boca de una mujer😰
Yo también JAJAJAJAJA
Very old American cars, all those cabbies you see in the video, I think from the '70s, most of the cars around very old (for that time of course) too and in very bad shape, in total a very poor place, Michael, and when you think MX has got so much money from their OIL exports, what you see in the video is like living in a 3rd world country.
Didn't know much about the MX drug war therefore I went across the border pretty unprepared, luckily nothing bad happened at all.
You should go back to. Tijuana. To compared it. Then to now
Is not poor, is just 20 years back.
Too much american ignorance from you.
Me recuerdo ese año tenia una novia para cada día de la semana
Qué mal la pasabas entonces
Buena musica👍
Amo la ciudad de Tijuana , Dios bentiga más a su Jentes .
Way too much American ignorance in the comments...
Aa nu mames
Go ba k again
Tijuana La loca