Oh Lori,
I'm so glad you agree. Dotsie really NEEDS to go on the sleaze tour. And Venice Beach will be a wake up call for sure. She would love the chain saw jugglers and the world's oldest wino and the nearly naked joggers.

The Tiajuana bullfight is best with a few--no a bunch -- of very cold Coronas. The music is spectacular, very operatic with dozens of horns and all the musicians dressed in bejeweled purple outfits with jeweled purple sombreros. Surrounding the arena is a carnival type thing with color everywhere.

And driving down the Baha coast to Rosarita and Mexicali is a an absolute feast for the eyes and the spirit. The ocean laps the road in places and the hotels are practically in the water.

Everything is a handmade work of art from ornate mirrors to mud dolls. There are Mexican wedding dresses, hand tooled leather purses. gun belts and saddles. Evrything is paited in the bright colors of Mexico. But if you stop to shop, hire the kids who will come up to ask to watch your car, or else the wheels may leave while you're gone. Love it.

Oh yes and don't drink the water. Tequilla is recommended for breakfast, lunch and dinner. WHOOOEE!!

Oh Dots, I should turn around and go with you. I like Mexico and So. Cal. even more than D.C.
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