I was there 40 years ago and you could just walk across the border into Nogales, Mexico. The people on the Mexican side were gracious and kind. They had many little shops that we shopped in and they had street vendors selling food. They were fascinated with my blond children and wanted to touch their hair for good luck. My youngest daughter started crying when I told her she couldn't have something and the woman running the shop insisted on giving it to her. It is a shame that it has changed so much. It was a lovely place. Drug cartels have ruined it for everyone.
I go to the dentist in Nogales, Sonora. Within walking distance of border. It is a hassle. Loads of hassles including the often 2 or 3 hour wait to get back into the USA. Just standing there in line. Awful. In the 80's was a fun place. No more.
My grate grandparents had a store in Nogales Arizona called El Charrito for like 70 years, I used to go visit them and been in the store when it was still open till 1994 or 95. They owned it from the early 1930s almost the mid 1990's my grandfather Maestro he went by, he also rode a bicycle cart around town and sold ice cream he was well known and my great-grandmother Simona.
I grew up going there a lot did you know my cousin Hugo my aunt Yaya still lives down the street , I went a lot in the early nineties through the late 90s in that building @parra2479
I'm a Mexican national, currently i live in the same state where Nogales is located, Sonora state. Thank you for this informative and honest video about the two sides of Nogales, some info i didn't know, some i had forgotten. Never in the 40 years of my life had i thought about leaving my country. I stood proud to be a Mexican with strong patriotic values and i fairly believed that if we properly educated our children and we worked hard, this country would eventually raise from the ashes and become a developed nation. I finished my studies in engineering and foreign languages and for a while i thought i had achieved my goal of living a good life in my own country. 126 million Mexicans of which 40 million live under the poverty line, struggle every day with the numerous perils and challenges that mean living in this country. From corrupt politicians who practically auction off exploitation rights to the cartells giving them rights above the law which leaves the average citizen at the mercy of organized crime. To the heartless tax system bleeding honest, legitimate businesses and workers alike. Nobody is safe from taxation in this country, except money launderers who own 80% of all the businesses throughout the border line between the US and Mexico. It breaks my heart to say i no longer wish to be part of this system. Many people in this country are tired of how things are. Politicians may come in different flavors but no one has come across with a heroic move to end this. The media publish only those incidents the cartels weren't fast enough or powerless to encover or hide from the public eye. But i assure you, it's only the tip of the iceberg. Mexico is a failed state in many ways. We need another revolution.
As an American in Arizona, I have felt we should be doing something to help Mexico with humanitarian assistance and political influence. So that your people can live and thrive in your home country. I can’t imagine wanting to leave mine. Same feelings for Central America. (Secretly think we should join up and make a huuuuuge United States of the Americas)
The USA is not far behind with corrupt politicians the same as Mexico small businesses are becoming nonexistent in the us. We will have the same poverty and corruption give it just a few more years almost there
I often visit Nogales AZ. and Nogales Mexico. Both cities on either side of the border are excellent places to visit and I always feel safe there. There used to be lots of tourists going into Mexico for the day and shopping for goods, but today not too many tourists visit Nogales. There's a lively trade in drugs at pharmacies and there's lots of dentists working there, too, feature quality work in most instances and at lower prices, too. I cross over during vacations going South into Mexico and return, but I also spend time walking around in Mexico talking to residents on both sides. Most residents on both sides speak both Spanish and English.
I really dig your inquisitive, intriguing and positive approach to all of the sights of which you take. Instead of having a 'good/bad' opinion about what you're noticing, you take it all in with a sense of wonder or surprise. Really enjoying the adventure!
Nogales is a fascinating place! I was impressed with the Woolworth sign. I used to shop and eat at their lunch counter decades ago. It’s amazing, the contrast between the two Nogales. I love the houses, yards and animals. I have never been to AZ or Mexico. These vlogs are my favorites. Thank you very much! PS - the courthouse was stunning! Loved the roof!
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crate place or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
Thanks a heap for sharing all of your adventures.. It refreshing to see all the differences across America...Blessing to you and the wife in further travels....
@@brendaz9222 it is an awesome area down there. And you can visit it inexpensively if you do it right. Lots of things to do and see on the Arizona side hiking, four-wheel driving, lakes, wineries telescope signs art galleries etc etc Then you can cross the border into Mexico for good eating , art shopping lots of tasty treats and drinks even go see a movie get some good seafood Street food, restaurant food or even "fine dining" if you want. You can also do some good shopping and eating on the Arizona side also. Unfortunately a lot of the downtown shops got destroyed when the border got messed up in 2016/2017. Many places out of business 😖🙁 but also new art and art gallery showing up in downtown in Nogales az.
Lived in Nogales AZ when I was a kid. Many great memories there. Friendly people and still have friends over there to this day. Went across the border all the time to go eat and get a cheap shoe shine and cheap haircut at the barbershop there. If you stay on Obregon st. and stay on the public areas you should be safe. Some of the colonias across the border are very sketchy. Especially around the Buenos Aires area. Keep in mind that there's many sketchy areas here in the US as well...
Hi, My Name is Christian and im born and raised in Nogales AZ and Sonora. Liked the video documented, but would love to you around and give a better tour of both towns and its amazing people. Nogales AZ is the biggest port of entry for produce into the USA, we also have a strong presence of maquiladoras/ factory’s in the Mexican side of Nogales. Those two industry’s is what drives both Nogales Sonora and Arizona. We have many beautiful places to go for hikes, or hunting, off roading, generally speaking the outdoors is amazing. Nogales elevation is 3,800 feet, we are on high desert which sets us up for nice weather year round. I think our sunsets of super unique and relaxing, hope you got to see one during your stay. If you ever like to come down for another tour and get a better idea of our town, industry, outdoors, and our people let me know… Ill show you around make sure you get better idea of what Ambos Nogales is, I will make sure you eat like a king😊. Thanks and take care. Christian
I spent a year in Nogales on a border mission and the people are friendly, the food is delicious and overall it's not a bad place to be. I spent some time in tubac as well. Pretty town with cool history.
Greetings from Indio California I was in the 60s late 60s I like it there I like to move over there I was born and raised around like I Indio no more😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😢😢😢
Nogales was the site of two battles between US troops and Mexican forces. The first was a series of skirmishes in Nov 1915 between the US Army and militia loyal to Pancho Villa (although he wasn't present). The second was on Aug 27th 1918 between Mexican Army and militia and the US Army.
In march of 1916, a U.S. Army regiment, headed by Col. Pershing and Lt. Patton (more familiar as generals), including rolling armaments, entered Mexico to hunt down Pancho Villa. Both were West Point graduates while Villa never attended a day of schooling in his life. Villa alluded this "mega posse" while making complete fools of Pershing and Patton.
23:43 My house! This is cool, lol! Awesome you like our neighborhood! It really is a great place to live! My little family moved here a few years ago from East Mesa and have never been happier! It's like we're in a different world! Neighbors talk to each other and it actually feels like a community! Usually in our society today, you would have to fork over millions to get that experience! Grateful!
I have visited with my family several times when traveling through Arizona ... we never had any safety issues. We ate and enjoyed the best home made style "Mexican food" we met gracious and humble people. In one of our visits we met a relative of Geronimo, the famous Indian chief. She told us stories and anecdotes from his family and childhood... very enjoyable! I would visit again...by the way Arizona is one of my favorite states in our country❤
I really like the 50s vibe of downtown Nogales, it's the kind of place I love to walk around and take photos of storefronts and displays. You're probably out of the area by now, but the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley is absolutely worth a stop. Happy trails!
Yeah it's pretty interesting that missile silo. I guess he didn't film Green valley and sahuarita or Amado, but that's alright he's covering a lot of territory.
@@jnolette1030 I hear you know that I live in arivaca and it's a mining town if you know where it is west of Amado 24 MI but I love it it's nice and peaceful and kick back.
My parents retired to Green Valley, AZ in 1983, so I'm very familiar with this area! Nogales, Mexico, used to be a tourist must see, with lots of shops and bartering for goods. I bought some blue Mexican glass that I still love.( I wouldn't go back today, though.)Tubac is one of my FAVORITE places to stay, eat, and shop. BEAUTIFUL turquoise and Indian jewelry at so many shops, especially Old PresidioTraders and Sunrise Jewelery. Tubac golf course is where part of Tin Cup was filmed; it is absolutely beautiful and has Stables Restaurant, which is amazing. ( BTW, part of the the book American Dirt is set in Nogales, both sides of the border. Excellent book.) Thank you for this video! (You should spend time in Tucson and Sedona, too.)
I’ve been to both Nogales AZ and Mexico back in the day when you could visit both places. Used to buy Kahlua on the Mexican side for like about 8 US dollars a bottle. Also bought a lot of nice souvenirs! Miss those days 😔 Thanks for the memories!!!
At 0:37, you talk about Nogales being at the end of the CanaMex Corridor...Before the Interstate Highway System, it was U S Route 89 all the way to Canada. It was also known as the National Park Highway and named by National Geographic Magazine as the No. 1 Drivers Drive "In The World"...I fell in love with it over 40 years ago on motorcycle trips, and only recently learned of this distinction...When driving in those regions, one should always stay off the Interstates and find Route 89 WHERE EVER possible, it still covers 90% of the distance...check it out.
Love your videos , seeing different parts of the country is very interesting and educational , you do such a good job , keep up the good work , you wife, Nicole is a very beautiful lady , nice seeing her in some of your videos . Thanks for what you do , from Harleysville Pa
Thanks for the video, brings back lots of memories. We lived in PHX in the 70s, and visited Nogales, and estato Sonora dozens of times. Always was a fun trip, and every adult was allowed to bring back 2 btls of Whiskey, we liked Crown Royal. It was much cheaper across the border. The beach at Rocky Pt was a Great Time!
This channel is now becoming my most watched channel on RUclips. I would have never known about these Mexico border towns if it wasn't for this channel. Your videos are really cool and very interesting. Thank you for a fantastic channel. All the best. Cheers
A wonderful video. I love the Woolworth building, beautiful. I love the "herd" of cats, five at once, lovely !! Your videos are so fascinating because you go to places that I might have heard of, but I know nothing about. It's great to just get in the car and explore !! The restaurant at the end looked pretty cool, too !! Thanks so much. 😺
I remember when the Tubac neighborhood was being built. Probably about 10 years old just about. Nogales has the best weather, rains more than phoenix & less hot. Much more lush. Very relaxed & chill.
Thé Gadsden Purchase included Nogales into Arizona and delineated the border. I was surprised to learn the Mexican Nogales has ten times the population and much higher crime rate. The terrain there is what makes it look so interesting, thanks for showing that part of it.
The gadsen strip. In. Deed. It's. Sad. Mexico. Can't. Manage. Land at. All. Politicians are the. Most. Corrupt. In. The. World Cartels. Outsmart. The. Government. It's. Cartels. War. Going on. It's. Better. Stick. Around. USA .God. Bless. America!
Here we go again! ...Woolworth's - I used to love going to their 5 & 10 stores back in the day! ...Love that wall! Sounded like they were shooting at you from the Mexican side! You show us this city and I'll watch from almost 2,000 miles away! Thanks, it was interesting!
Unfortunately it is just a cool old facade. And not actually a Woolworths inside anymore. Has not been a Woolworths for a very long time. I thought all the Woolworths in Arizona or the USA went out of business a long time ago. But the last time I drove across the border to the mall in Nogales Mexico right out in front of the mall appeared to be a brand new Woolworths 😲🤪😅🙂
I was there in 1961 and there was just a three-strand barbed wire fence that anyone could go through separating the two towns. I remember the little shops on the Mexican side with the help trying to entice you inside to buy with the phrase in English "This is the place!"
Hi Lord Spoda Thanks for this unusually different tour. It was a nice time spent with you. The hilly slope @ 16:30 is very interesting. Best wishes for the next destination.
This Video Was Everything Thanks For Taking Us Along Yes us Seniors still like to party haha I love the way you protect your sweet wife Nicole that was Soo sweet u taking dinner to her You really gave us a good tour of the town some nice homes. We’ll get the videos coming Outstanding Job
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂 Unfortunately in 2016 - 2017 - 2018 the border crossing got all messed up and mismanaged. You never see more than half the desks manned to check you to walk back across the border. Even when the the lines are backed up all the way down the street every. Last time I went and had gotten a little better but still not acceptable. Kind of the way it is run and how slow it is to get back across border. But at different times of the day and the night it's not "to bad. But then on top of that with covid in the economy messing up the border. It wiped out a lot of businesses along the border both in Arizona and Mexico. 70% of Nogales Arizona sales tax used to come from people from Mexico crossing the border to shop in Arizona. But you still should definitely go! 😀 And hopefully the businesses will come back faster if they get the border operating "efficiently" again.
@@happycook6737You definitely sounds like somebody that knows nothing of what you are talking about. You probably have never been around there and or the only thing you care about is a bar stool and maybe going on vacation to a Chuck e cheese and the mall😅
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights. 🙂 Unfortunately border crossings their got all messed up in 2016-2017 2018... Very sloppily and inefficiently run. Huge lines and crossing times building up and then when he went to walk across the border no more than half the deaths to check you through would be manned. Even when they were huge lines backed up down the every single day. Then that combined with covid-19 in the economy it wiped out a lot of businesses on both sides of the border. Particularly in Arizona where Nogales Arizona sales tax was derived of about 70% from people crossing the border from Mexico to shop in Arizona. But you still should go. And hopefully if they get the border operating "efficiently and properly" again, the shop should start opening up faster,🙂
I live in Green Valley Arizona. Nogales is about 40 minutes away. I’ve lived here for four years and I haven’t been there yet. At least not on the Mexican side plan. I’m doing that here soon. Thanks for the vid now I know what to look for!
I've had a house in Green Valley for over eight years now and I'll never cross the border. Too dangerous and the lines to cross back into the US are horrendous.
@@AlaskaErikit is not too too dangerous. Safer than walking around phoenix. But the lines became horrible under trump. I mean it could be bad. And it hasn't gotten much better at least a year ago I wasn't much better. You can check the border crossing times to get basic ideas of when to check they'll show you the average crossing times at different times a day so you can plan your trip a bit better
My family traveled thru Nogales Mexico one day, some years ago. Ate lunch there. We did not know it was supposed to be dangerous, lol. Seemed like a normal town when we were there.
Yep, You need lame-ass politicians that are going to save you from everything and try to distract from how lame their towns are, to tell you that it's dangerous for you 🙄😠. That is lame, questionable pseudo news organizations trying to sell you a load of hype and BS drama 🤮😡 Dang it! Now I want to cross the border for dinner and a movie!
You out did yourself on this one ! Very interesting look at Nogales . I mow grass in the summer time , guess I'd have to rake gravel in Tubac ! LOL. Awesome video Bud ! Mucho Grascias !
Parents ran the airport in 1966-67. Lots of undesirable things going on then. The people are wonderful. Was there in 2018 for the class of 66 50 year anniversary reunion. Lots of good memories. People have to leave unfortunately. No work. Bob Baffert is from there and family has a ranch.
As I watch your videos I track along using Google maps. Between the video and the map for perspective and orientation it comes pretty close to being there. With your help we can travel to some of these far flung places. I try to capture a view of street signs and landmarks to try and find your location on Google maps. If you could add street intersections to your verbal narrative occasionally it will help me and perhaps others. “Turning North from Elm onto Main Street” for example would be great. Keep up the good work!
When I lived in Tucson, I would walk over the border to see my favorite Dentist/Dental office in Nogales, MX. it is in that plaza as you walk across the border and I did not feel unsafe. It wasn’t that long ago but I didn’t explore much around Mx.
I used to go down there all the time and fairly recently and never have a problem. And we would walk for MIles around there. He never even bothered to cross the border and check anything out so he's really not qualified to say much of anything about it...
We now live a few miles North of Nogales in Sahuarita. Tubac is a place we often visit. We've purchased several pieces of art from their shops and have had lunch at Soto's Outpost many times. The most peculiar thing about Highway 19 is that the location and distance signs from Tucson to the border are all posted in kilometers, not in miles. Speed limits are however still posted in miles per hour.
But when you come around the corner on the highway on i-19 heading towards the and all the sudden you have to put on the brakes. You can tell there's somebody from Mexico heading back to Mexico that thinks that not only are the distances on the signs in kilometers but they think that the speed limit is also kilometers per😅😅 actually kind of not good when you come around a corner and there's a car on the left lane going way to slow😮
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
I like the font on Victoria Dept Store. Nogales AZ is a hidden gem and would be a good low cost place to reside in. A very safe place. I know it fairly well and back in the day partied on both sides of the border. The locals are well mannered, friendly, bi-lingual. All the services one needs are in Nogales, if not Tucson is not that far away.
Got to drive to Tucson for an hour to get to Costco. And no Fry's grocery store 😞 And I'm not sure how good the library is compared to what I am used to.🤔
As long as you're cautious and you never go alone, Nogales is safe to visit and travel through from Arizona to Mexico. If there wasn't such a market for the drugs the cartels would disappear. Let's admit we are the problem and maybe we can fix it?
By the same token, if drugs were not illegal, the cartels, along with corrupt police, would not exist. It's past time to end the war on drugs and start treating it as the health epidemic it is. Villainizing addicts and putting them in jail has never curbed the use of drugs anywhere. As long as the cartels and corrupt law enforcement are getting rich from it, we know this will never happen.
You forgot about human trafficking and illegals , funny how you seem to have only a singular vision of why there's a problem and no the cartels wouldn't disappear , there's always illegal ways to make money , we still have organized crime family's in the US , but blaming America isn't gonna do or solve anything!!!😢😢
@@ndorobei4391🙄😅 And you sound like somebody that has never been around the Nogales border area 😅🙄 "avocado cartels". Tunneling dangerous illegal avocados under the border. 😅🤣
New subbie and I love your channel... When you can, stop by Arkansas and visit Mississippi county (my hometown).. Osceola, luxor, I think you will get a kick outta Wilson, AR. Anywho, be blessed!
That is a cool looking old courthouse. They used to do a tour of it where they would actually take you up into the the dome so you can see the construction of it and what's up there. that I don't think you get much of a look of in this video. I want to head down there and take that tour some time.🙂 That and maybe The Old Firehouse that I've walked by so many times and I'm not sure that I have checked it out 😲🤔
Do not try to pet the donkeys in Yuma they will charge 😂 I was there at the Proving Grounds military base for pre deployment training such a cool place but too dry for my liking looking forward to watch that next vid! Be safe.
Just found your channel love the content and information you share such a humbling and eye opening experience to be able to explore your beautiful country and take others with you via RUclips happy travels to you and your wife 😊❤️🚘🗺
Lol I agree no issues ...I'm a man ...and my grandma and mother would cross alone all the time haha intact I'd feel safer when I was with them 😂 Much love from NOGALES ❤
What an interesting place. Love how you share areas many of us will never see. I do ask...you said Nicole was working out and will be in the next video. And maybe I missed questions in other videos but why isn't she there when you go to either very small towns or highly rural areas? Sorry if I missed the question I'm sure others have asked.
Dude, you missed the coolest bar in the known universe with the oldest liquor license in Zona, ''Abe's Ol' Tumacacori Bar'' owned by my cousins, my grandma and mother were born and raised there. It's 2 min. North of Tubac and across the street from the Tumacacori Mission.
Been in Abe’s Tumacacori Bar many times especially in the 1970s- 2000 when I was younger and used to go to Nogales and Tubac a lot to visit friends. No place like it anywhere else in southern Arizona.
For me, sitting here in Perth, Western Australia, this has been very interesting; in particular, the close proximity to the land based, International Border, to Mexico. We do not have such an adjoining land mass frontier to any of our neighbors. Thank you for showing this. I guess that the population would be bi-lingual and the school curriculum, would also be the same. The two gun statue, that you showed, is probably very close to the way law was regulated there, some 100+ years ago.
Dang, I'm here too. Picked up a little of the lingo, as you see, but I'm thinking that tripping over all those rocks out front, with the attendant hazzard of cacti in close proximity would be a risky right of passage after a night on the tequilla.
@Afrodizyak47. You used to be able to just use your ID to get into Mexico and Canada. I like in Phoenix now (a d have never been to Mexico) but used to travel by car to Canada a lot during the 80's and 90's.
You should go back and check it out for a few knights. The Nogales area is a beautiful area with lots of stuff to check out 🙂. And if you do it right, it's definitely not expensive to stay down there 🙂
The border wall was okay, before the big political stunt in money-making scheme of people getting into those tax dollars taken out of your paycheck to pay for a huge excessive amount of concertina wire on the wall. In a place where it's not really needed and is already covered by border patrol people cameras, radar, heat sensors etc. Etc... Just a big political stunt in money-making scheme. I wonder how many politicians got their kickbacks from that scam. It's also not maintained anymore big huge ice or messing up business and tourism and international shopping putting up some hideous lowlife Berlin Wall looking set up. Most people and the town of want that garbage gone. How would you like to wake up one morning walk out on your patio and see that mess on the other side of the street 😮🤪🤮🤬
Great video. Going to Nogales, Sonora used to be a regular weekend trip for high school students from Tucson. No big deal. No worries. But, that was a loooong time ago. (The constant, incessant barking would drive me "barking mad". Couldn't live there. And I love dogs.)
I've never experienced the "incessant dog barking" in Nogales Arizona 🤔 I do get to experience it from all the yapping little "poodles" here in the valley of the sun, Arizona,🤪😅
I did the same "Count" as you did. LOL! 1, 2, 3, Kitty Cats HA HA HA, no wait 4! 4 Kitty Cats HA HA HA! I'm enjoying your travels. Thank you for taking us along.
It is a bit of a mess. But the real problem came when they pulled that political stunt of putting concertina wire all over it. Really just a political stunt putting concertina wire where it's not really needed and massively excessive amounts of it. Also it was just a big money-making scheme for people selling overpriced concertina wire and getting that tax money that was taken out of your paycheck to pay for it. I wonder how many politicians got their kickbacks out of that deal... It is dangerous for people walking or riding around down there. It is a huge eyesore and messing up business in tourism putting up the freaking Berlin Wall right there. Most people in the town of Nogales want that concertina wire garbage gone. It's also of course not maintained and messed up now. How would you like to wake up one morning walk out on your patio and look on the other side of the street and see that mess.😲🤬
Emma is a much less Scenic area and boring place. Only real reason to be there is if you're in the military or you own a farm. Or a Denny's on the road for people to stop in on the way to California😉😅😢
Another Home Run video... Always like the "The Stats" ya give of the places you guys visit... Think I'd be a lil worried walking by "The Wall" getting shot from Mexico side.... I know people go to Nogales Mexico to get cheap dentists but now since the country is really controlled by drug lords don't think would be a good idea.... A shame what Drugs is doing to both countries.. Safe Travels to You n your Wife..
You're a little bit paranoid. Yeah the hype from news stations trying to sell you a noise in bulshit politicians deceiving and lying to you and telling you how they're going to "save you from the scary border stuff"🙄 it's a bunch of BS hype. You can go down there and you'll be just fine 🙂. Okay that is assuming you're not stupid enough to cross the border into Nogales Mexico which is a much bigger city and think that it's a good idea to go walking down downtown City alleys in the middle of the night 😅
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
Wow, Nogales still has a Woolworth. I did a Google search and Woolworth is still viable in Mexico. So the Nogales store is serving the Mexican population.
No, we don’t have a Woolworth store anymore it is just the sign, now it’s a store owned by korean nationals, beside that store there’s another building with Kress sign on top also
@@sm00thgames63I know that cracks me up! Last time I went by the mall I saw this big old Woolworths out front!😲😅🙂 Didn't have time to go in and check it out. 😞
I like your border city videos a lot. So different from the small Ohio town I'm from! Cat's must love it there, it's like a giant litter box! Always enjoy your videos. ✌️🍻🐱
at 12:40 of your video , I saw a Tufesa bus , that's an international bus that goes from Pheonix to Guadalajara , I've taken that bus many times , 28 to 31 hr. trip
I think they actually opened up a bus stop in Nogales Arizona now. I actually noticed two new bus stops in downtown Nogales. I think both are Mexican bus companies? That is way too long of a ride on a bus! 😮😖🤪 😅
Its been many years since i dont cross the border, im in nogales mexico, but l feel like nogales arizona has been degrading through the years as crossing has become more and more strict. Businesses have gone into bankruptcy, feels more empty/lonely and its kind of sad in my opinion. People are the soul or both of Nogales' cities. The street where the Woolworth store is, the whole street was like a center for tourism, lots of mexicans walking around and seeing what shoping finds they could get. I guess it was also covid a major factor into turning off that soul in the city
When Trump was in there somehow the border crossings became the most understaffed incompetently operated mess. You would never see more than half of the screening desks manned for crossing the border. Even when there were huge lines backed up down to the street every day 😲😖🤬
With all of the police presence in these border towns, are there any “police brutality episodes” there like have happened in the rest of the country? Just curious about that potential correlation.
It happens but it’s sweep under the rug, like we called it, they know each other- they cover them self with the same bed sheet- - they know each other- judges police etc etc , that’s why they are under the same gang - the blue stripe on the flag identifies them, that’s there gang sign😊
I was born and grew up in Nogales. My mother still lives there. Nogales, AZ is very safe and quiet. It’s not what national news make it out to be. They’re confusing the Mexican side with the American side since they share the same name.
In the Mexican side is not even as bad as they hype it up to be. The politicians have a load of b******* to sell you and try to make themselves feel better about their crappy towns
And I've never had any problems when I cross the border into Mexico for shopping visiting eating or watching a movie or anything. But then again I also don't go walking down downtown City Ollie's in the middle of the night😅
As a woman who has been to Nogales 100s of times, I have never had any assaults or anyone harass me, on either side.. I had to walk to my car at 130am due to the insane border patrol situation of covid, they were only allowing one person at a time thru. I waited in line from 6pm till 130am to cross back into the USA. no one bothered me. I am not saying is not dangerous there, but I havent had any issues at all.
I was there 40 years ago and you could just walk across the border into Nogales, Mexico. The people on the Mexican side were gracious and kind. They had many little shops that we shopped in and they had street vendors selling food. They were fascinated with my blond children and wanted to touch their hair for good luck. My youngest daughter started crying when I told her she couldn't have something and the woman running the shop insisted on giving it to her. It is a shame that it has changed so much. It was a lovely place. Drug cartels have ruined it for everyone.
I go to the dentist in Nogales, Sonora. Within walking distance of border. It is a hassle. Loads of hassles including the often 2 or 3 hour wait to get back into the USA. Just standing there in line. Awful. In the 80's was a fun place. No more.
@@happycook6737 a person 40 years older can have a different point of view...do the young kids like It?
It's the drug demand in the USA that causes it and kids who cross to go drink lower drinking age also look for trouble..drugs women
@@happycook6737 Why do you need to cross the border to go to the dentist? Don't you have dentists on the US side?
@@davidemelia6296 much much cheaper...same training...
My grate grandparents had a store in Nogales Arizona called El Charrito for like 70 years, I used to go visit them and been in the store when it was still open till 1994 or 95. They owned it from the early 1930s almost the mid 1990's my grandfather Maestro he went by, he also rode a bicycle cart around town and sold ice cream he was well known and my great-grandmother Simona.
Hey Jayme, Would love to chat more about this store your grandparents owned. Reach out to me!
I went to that store often...it was really close to the old high school!
I grew up next to El Charrito, actually the same building.
I grew up going there a lot did you know my cousin Hugo my aunt Yaya still lives down the street , I went a lot in the early nineties through the late 90s in that building @parra2479
Strange, I thought El Charrito was a restaurant 🤪😅
I'm a Mexican national, currently i live in the same state where Nogales is located, Sonora state. Thank you for this informative and honest video about the two sides of Nogales, some info i didn't know, some i had forgotten. Never in the 40 years of my life had i thought about leaving my country. I stood proud to be a Mexican with strong patriotic values and i fairly believed that if we properly educated our children and we worked hard, this country would eventually raise from the ashes and become a developed nation. I finished my studies in engineering and foreign languages and for a while i thought i had achieved my goal of living a good life in my own country. 126 million Mexicans of which 40 million live under the poverty line, struggle every day with the numerous perils and challenges that mean living in this country. From corrupt politicians who practically auction off exploitation rights to the cartells giving them rights above the law which leaves the average citizen at the mercy of organized crime. To the heartless tax system bleeding honest, legitimate businesses and workers alike. Nobody is safe from taxation in this country, except money launderers who own 80% of all the businesses throughout the border line between the US and Mexico. It breaks my heart to say i no longer wish to be part of this system. Many people in this country are tired of how things are. Politicians may come in different flavors but no one has come across with a heroic move to end this. The media publish only those incidents the cartels weren't fast enough or powerless to encover or hide from the public eye. But i assure you, it's only the tip of the iceberg. Mexico is a failed state in many ways. We need another revolution.
So sad....the people of Mexico are muy amable xo
We need one over in America as well. Another country is running ours. You cant name them here on RUclips.
As an American in Arizona, I have felt we should be doing something to help Mexico with humanitarian assistance and political influence. So that your people can live and thrive in your home country. I can’t imagine wanting to leave mine. Same feelings for Central America. (Secretly think we should join up and make a huuuuuge United States of the Americas)
@@karatekid6026 stop buying foreign goods
The USA is not far behind with corrupt politicians the same as Mexico small businesses are becoming nonexistent in the us. We will have the same poverty and corruption give it just a few more years almost there
I often visit Nogales AZ. and Nogales Mexico. Both cities on either side of the border are excellent places to visit and I always feel safe there. There used to be lots of tourists going into Mexico for the day and shopping for goods, but today not too many tourists visit Nogales. There's a lively trade in drugs at pharmacies and there's lots of dentists working there, too, feature quality work in most instances and at lower prices, too. I cross over during vacations going South into Mexico and return, but I also spend time walking around in Mexico talking to residents on both sides. Most residents on both sides speak both Spanish and English.
I really dig your inquisitive, intriguing and positive approach to all of the sights of which you take. Instead of having a 'good/bad' opinion about what you're noticing, you take it all in with a sense of wonder or surprise. Really enjoying the adventure!
Thank you for that, Nicholas!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Lord? is that your first name?
@@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 No, first name is Joe. 😀
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip So whats with the Lord?
Love the Courthouse
Thank you. Loved the cat herd! Nogales was so clean! The views were spectacular as were the homes. I would love to live in the artist colony.
Nogales is a fascinating place! I was impressed with the Woolworth sign. I used to shop and eat at their lunch counter decades ago. It’s amazing, the contrast between the two Nogales. I love the houses, yards and animals. I have never been to AZ or Mexico. These vlogs are my favorites. Thank you very much! PS - the courthouse was stunning! Loved the roof!
These borders towns are fascinating places for sure.
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crate place or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
I enjoy your channel very much. You get off the beaten path and show us sights I would never see otherwise.
Thanks, Tom!
Thanks a heap for sharing all of your adventures.. It refreshing to see all the differences across America...Blessing to you and the wife in further travels....
Thanks for watching!
Nogales was fascinating! Pretty town with the mountains! Thanks so much for the tour!
@@brendaz9222 it is an awesome area down there. And you can visit it inexpensively if you do it right. Lots of things to do and see on the Arizona side hiking, four-wheel driving, lakes, wineries telescope signs art galleries etc etc
Then you can cross the border into Mexico for good eating , art shopping lots of tasty treats and drinks even go see a movie get some good seafood Street food, restaurant food or even "fine dining" if you want. You can also do some good shopping and eating on the Arizona side also. Unfortunately a lot of the downtown shops got destroyed when the border got messed up in 2016/2017. Many places out of business 😖🙁 but also new art and art gallery showing up in downtown in Nogales az.
Lived in Nogales AZ when I was a kid. Many great memories there. Friendly people and still have friends over there to this day. Went across the border all the time to go eat and get a cheap shoe shine and cheap haircut at the barbershop there. If you stay on Obregon st. and stay on the public areas you should be safe. Some of the colonias across the border are very sketchy. Especially around the Buenos Aires area. Keep in mind that there's many sketchy areas here in the US as well...
Hi,
My Name is Christian and im born and raised in Nogales AZ and Sonora. Liked the video documented, but would love to you around and give a better tour of both towns and its amazing people. Nogales AZ is the biggest port of entry for produce into the USA, we also have a strong presence of maquiladoras/ factory’s in the Mexican side of Nogales. Those two industry’s is what drives both Nogales Sonora and Arizona. We have many beautiful places to go for hikes, or hunting, off roading, generally speaking the outdoors is amazing. Nogales elevation is 3,800 feet, we are on high desert which sets us up for nice weather year round. I think our sunsets of super unique and relaxing, hope you got to see one during your stay.
If you ever like to come down for another tour and get a better idea of our town, industry, outdoors, and our people let me know… Ill show you around make sure you get better idea of what Ambos Nogales is, I will make sure you eat like a king😊.
Thanks and take care.
Christian
I am looking to relocate near family possibly in Santa Cruz county. Maybe Sahuarita in Pima.
Drug cartels have ruined it for Mexico. I used to travel there but wouldn't risk my life again.
Ay Christian, would love to chat more about Nogales. Hit me up
Christian, you should set up tours by small vans and buses. You'd be rich.
@@davidb2206 🤡
I spent a year in Nogales on a border mission and the people are friendly, the food is delicious and overall it's not a bad place to be. I spent some time in tubac as well. Pretty town with cool history.
Nice
I moved to Tucson, Az since Nogales, Az is boring, there is nothing to do but is pretty safe
@@adelavalenzuela2757 It's definitely boring there. We would always hang out at Chiltepinos.
Greetings from Indio California I was in the 60s late 60s I like it there I like to move over there I was born and raised around like I Indio no more😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😢😢😢
Nogales was the site of two battles between US troops and Mexican forces. The first was a series of skirmishes in Nov 1915 between the US Army and militia loyal to Pancho Villa (although he wasn't present). The second was on Aug 27th 1918 between Mexican Army and militia and the US Army.
My Dad was born 1910!
In march of 1916, a U.S. Army regiment, headed by Col. Pershing and Lt. Patton (more familiar as generals), including rolling armaments, entered Mexico to hunt down Pancho Villa. Both were West Point graduates while Villa never attended a day of schooling in his life. Villa alluded this "mega posse" while making complete fools of Pershing and Patton.
23:43 My house! This is cool, lol! Awesome you like our neighborhood! It really is a great place to live! My little family moved here a few years ago from East Mesa and have never been happier! It's like we're in a different world! Neighbors talk to each other and it actually feels like a community! Usually in our society today, you would have to fork over millions to get that experience! Grateful!
I have visited with my family several times when traveling through Arizona ... we never had any safety issues. We ate and enjoyed the best home made style "Mexican food" we met gracious and humble people. In one of our visits we met a relative of Geronimo, the famous Indian chief. She told us stories and anecdotes from his family and childhood... very enjoyable!
I would visit again...by the way Arizona is one of my favorite states in our country❤
I really like the 50s vibe of downtown Nogales, it's the kind of place I love to walk around and take photos of storefronts and displays. You're probably out of the area by now, but the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley is absolutely worth a stop. Happy trails!
Yeah it's pretty interesting that missile silo. I guess he didn't film Green valley and sahuarita or Amado, but that's alright he's covering a lot of territory.
@@davidroberson8030 there's lots of old mining towns that look like this Superior Globe and Jerome are pretty cool
@@jnolette1030 I hear you know that I live in arivaca and it's a mining town if you know where it is west of Amado 24 MI but I love it it's nice and peaceful and kick back.
@@davidroberson8030not much of a reason to cover two of those three places ,😕🙂
My parents retired to Green Valley, AZ in 1983, so I'm very familiar with this area! Nogales, Mexico, used to be a tourist must see, with lots of shops and bartering for goods. I bought some blue Mexican glass that I still love.( I wouldn't go back today, though.)Tubac is one of my FAVORITE places to stay, eat, and shop. BEAUTIFUL turquoise and Indian jewelry at so many shops, especially Old PresidioTraders and Sunrise Jewelery. Tubac golf course is where part of Tin Cup was filmed; it is absolutely beautiful and has Stables Restaurant, which is amazing. ( BTW, part of the the book American Dirt is set in Nogales, both sides of the border. Excellent book.) Thank you for this video! (You should spend time in Tucson and Sedona, too.)
It's still safe to visit the tourist areas of Nogales, Son.
I like to go there and across the border into the Mexican side to as often as I can 🙂
I’ve been to both Nogales AZ and Mexico back in the day when you could visit both places. Used to buy Kahlua on the Mexican side for like about 8 US dollars a bottle. Also bought a lot of nice souvenirs! Miss those days 😔 Thanks for the memories!!!
You can still visit both places 😅🙂
At 0:37, you talk about Nogales being at the end of the CanaMex Corridor...Before the Interstate Highway System, it was U S Route 89 all the way to Canada. It was also known as the National Park Highway and named by National Geographic Magazine as the No. 1 Drivers Drive "In The World"...I fell in love with it over 40 years ago on motorcycle trips, and only recently learned of this distinction...When driving in those regions, one should always stay off the Interstates and find Route 89 WHERE EVER possible, it still covers 90% of the distance...check it out.
Easy Rider!!
I'm From the Philippines always watching
Love your videos , seeing different parts of the country is very interesting and educational , you do such a good job , keep up the good work , you wife, Nicole is a very beautiful lady , nice seeing her in some of your videos . Thanks for what you do , from Harleysville Pa
Thanks for the video, brings back lots of memories. We lived in PHX in the 70s, and visited Nogales, and estato Sonora dozens of times. Always was a fun trip, and every adult was allowed to bring back 2 btls of Whiskey, we liked Crown Royal. It was much cheaper across the border. The beach at Rocky Pt was a Great Time!
This channel is now becoming my most watched channel on RUclips. I would have never known about these Mexico border towns if it wasn't for this channel. Your videos are really cool and very interesting. Thank you for a fantastic channel. All the best. Cheers
Thank you, Timmy!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip I watch a lot of your videos and really enjoy them. Thank You
How do you cover all your travel expense since you have retired?
@@timcunningham9175 I’m actually not retired. I make enough money from RUclips to pay the expenses. I’ll be doing this for a long time. 😀
same. binge watching now
A wonderful video. I love the Woolworth building, beautiful. I love the "herd" of cats, five at once, lovely !! Your videos are so fascinating because you go to places that I might have heard of, but I know nothing about. It's great to just get in the car and explore !! The restaurant at the end looked pretty cool, too !! Thanks so much. 😺
Thanks, CL! :)
I remember when the Tubac neighborhood was being built. Probably about 10 years old just about. Nogales has the best weather, rains more than phoenix & less hot. Much more lush. Very relaxed & chill.
Yes!🙂. But "no good jobs" 😟
Thé Gadsden Purchase included Nogales into Arizona and delineated the border. I was surprised to learn the Mexican Nogales has ten times the population and much higher crime rate.
The terrain there is what makes it look so interesting, thanks for showing that part of it.
The gadsen strip. In. Deed. It's. Sad. Mexico. Can't. Manage. Land at. All. Politicians are the. Most. Corrupt. In. The. World
Cartels. Outsmart. The. Government. It's. Cartels. War. Going on. It's. Better. Stick. Around. USA .God. Bless. America!
Nice video beautiful scenery. Ummhmm delicious food 🥘
Here we go again! ...Woolworth's - I used to love going to their 5 & 10 stores back in the day! ...Love that wall! Sounded like they were shooting at you from the Mexican side! You show us this city and I'll watch from almost 2,000 miles away! Thanks, it was interesting!
I love those old Woolworth’s also! 👍😀
Unfortunately it is just a cool old facade. And not actually a Woolworths inside anymore. Has not been a Woolworths for a very long time. I thought all the Woolworths in Arizona or the USA went out of business a long time ago. But the last time I drove across the border to the mall in Nogales Mexico right out in front of the mall appeared to be a brand new Woolworths 😲🤪😅🙂
Another fine video 📹 to watch. Take care and be safe. See you on your next video.
I was there in 1961 and there was just a three-strand barbed wire fence that anyone could go through separating the two towns. I remember the little shops on the Mexican side with the help trying to entice you inside to buy with the phrase in English "This is the place!"
Hi Lord Spoda
Thanks for this unusually different tour. It was a nice time spent with you. The hilly slope @ 16:30 is very interesting.
Best wishes for the next destination.
Thanks, Rajeev.
This Video Was Everything Thanks For Taking Us Along Yes us Seniors still like to party haha I love the way you protect your sweet wife Nicole that was Soo sweet u taking dinner to her You really gave us a good tour of the town some nice homes. We’ll get the videos coming Outstanding Job
This was the best one yet! I felt like I was on a mini vacation. Thank you.
Cool!
Loving that downtown business district! I think I might need to add this little city to my long list of places to visit one day.
No. There is absolutely nothing special about Nogales, Arizona or Nogales, Sonora.
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
Unfortunately in 2016 - 2017 - 2018 the border crossing got all messed up and mismanaged. You never see more than half the desks manned to check you to walk back across the border. Even when the the lines are backed up all the way down the street every. Last time I went and had gotten a little better but still not acceptable. Kind of the way it is run and how slow it is to get back across border. But at different times of the day and the night it's not "to bad. But then on top of that with covid in the economy messing up the border. It wiped out a lot of businesses along the border both in Arizona and Mexico. 70% of Nogales Arizona sales tax used to come from people from Mexico crossing the border to shop in Arizona. But you still should definitely go! 😀 And hopefully the businesses will come back faster if they get the border operating "efficiently" again.
@@happycook6737You definitely sounds like somebody that knows nothing of what you are talking about. You probably have never been around there and or the only thing you care about is a bar stool and maybe going on vacation to a Chuck e cheese and the mall😅
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights. 🙂
Unfortunately border crossings their got all messed up in 2016-2017 2018... Very sloppily and inefficiently run. Huge lines and crossing times building up and then when he went to walk across the border no more than half the deaths to check you through would be manned. Even when they were huge lines backed up down the every single day. Then that combined with covid-19 in the economy it wiped out a lot of businesses on both sides of the border. Particularly in Arizona where Nogales Arizona sales tax was derived of about 70% from people crossing the border from Mexico to shop in Arizona. But you still should go. And hopefully if they get the border operating "efficiently and properly" again, the shop should start opening up faster,🙂
So interesting. Thankyou very much. The USA is such an amazing place and I really appreciate you showing me around. Colin UK 🇬🇧
I live in Green Valley Arizona. Nogales is about 40 minutes away. I’ve lived here for four years and I haven’t been there yet. At least not on the Mexican side plan. I’m doing that here soon. Thanks for the vid now I know what to look for!
I've had a house in Green Valley for over eight years now and I'll never cross the border. Too dangerous and the lines to cross back into the US are horrendous.
@@AlaskaErikit is not too too dangerous. Safer than walking around phoenix. But the lines became horrible under trump. I mean it could be bad. And it hasn't gotten much better at least a year ago I wasn't much better. You can check the border crossing times to get basic ideas of when to check they'll show you the average crossing times at different times a day so you can plan your trip a bit better
I enjoy your tours and wonderful narration.
I had no idea what that area looks like. Wasn’t expecting so many deciduous trees. As always good video.
Thanks 👍
Thanks!
Wow, thank you, Rod! :)
My family traveled thru Nogales Mexico one day, some years ago. Ate lunch there. We did not know it was supposed to be dangerous, lol. Seemed like a normal town when we were there.
It is not dangerous to you or me. T
Most of the violence in Nogales is between rival cartel members fighting for control of the route north...
It is a normal town. There are restaurants, lots of fabrics, shopping stores...
Yep, You need lame-ass politicians that are going to save you from everything and try to distract from how lame their towns are, to tell you that it's dangerous for you 🙄😠. That is lame, questionable pseudo news organizations trying to sell you a load of hype and BS drama 🤮😡
Dang it! Now I want to cross the border for dinner and a movie!
You out did yourself on this one ! Very interesting look at Nogales . I mow grass in the summer time , guess I'd have to rake gravel in Tubac ! LOL. Awesome video Bud ! Mucho Grascias !
Thanks, WH!
Parents ran the airport in 1966-67. Lots of undesirable things going on then. The people are wonderful. Was there in 2018 for the class of 66 50 year anniversary reunion. Lots of good memories. People have to leave unfortunately. No work. Bob Baffert is from there and family has a ranch.
You goodbye the baffert place it's been for sale for a couple years I think it's still for sale? It was very overpriced😅
I was on the mexico side of Nogales back in 1978... our wild west family vacation. I got a nice fringe leather coat when we was there.
I’ve always wanted to visit Nogales as I’m fascinated by the towns history & close relationship with Nogales, MX.
Do it during the day but get the hell out of town before the sun goes down.
As I watch your videos I track along using Google maps. Between the video and the map for perspective and orientation it comes pretty close to being there. With your help we can travel to some of these far flung places. I try to capture a view of street signs and landmarks to try and find your location on Google maps. If you could add street intersections to your verbal narrative occasionally it will help me and perhaps others. “Turning North from Elm onto Main Street” for example would be great. Keep up the good work!
I love this. :)
I do the same thing.
I love watching your videos you are my comfort place thank you ❤️
When I lived in Tucson, I would walk over the border to see my favorite Dentist/Dental office in Nogales, MX. it is in that plaza as you walk across the border and I did not feel unsafe. It wasn’t that long ago but I didn’t explore much around Mx.
I used to go down there all the time and fairly recently and never have a problem. And we would walk for MIles around there. He never even bothered to cross the border and check anything out so he's really not qualified to say much of anything about it...
Very cool Absolutely love the border town videos! Always amazing to see the difference on each side of the border. Thanks for the great tour!
We now live a few miles North of Nogales in Sahuarita. Tubac is a place we often visit. We've purchased several pieces of art from their shops and have had lunch at Soto's Outpost many times. The most peculiar thing about Highway 19 is that the location and distance signs from Tucson to the border are all posted in kilometers, not in miles. Speed limits are however still posted in miles per hour.
But when you come around the corner on the highway on i-19 heading towards the and all the sudden you have to put on the brakes. You can tell there's somebody from Mexico heading back to Mexico that thinks that not only are the distances on the signs in kilometers but they think that the speed limit is also kilometers per😅😅 actually kind of not good when you come around a corner and there's a car on the left lane going way to slow😮
Very interesting. I have never been there. Thanks for the tour.
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
I like the font on Victoria Dept Store. Nogales AZ is a hidden gem and would be a good low cost place to reside in. A very safe place. I know it fairly well and back in the day partied on both sides of the border. The locals are well mannered, friendly, bi-lingual. All the services
one needs are in Nogales, if not Tucson is not that far away.
Got to drive to Tucson for an hour to get to Costco. And no Fry's grocery store 😞 And I'm not sure how good the library is compared to what I am used to.🤔
As long as you're cautious and you never go alone, Nogales is safe to visit and travel through from Arizona to Mexico. If there wasn't such a market for the drugs the cartels would disappear. Let's admit we are the problem and maybe we can fix it?
By the same token, if drugs were not illegal, the cartels, along with corrupt police, would not exist. It's past time to end the war on drugs and start treating it as the health epidemic it is. Villainizing addicts and putting them in jail has never curbed the use of drugs anywhere. As long as the cartels and corrupt law enforcement are getting rich from it, we know this will never happen.
When you have demand, you will have supply!
Not always about drug, there's avocado cartels, too. And dangerous. It is about no law and order.
You forgot about human trafficking and illegals , funny how you seem to have only a singular vision of why there's a problem and no the cartels wouldn't disappear , there's always illegal ways to make money , we still have organized crime family's in the US , but blaming America isn't gonna do or solve anything!!!😢😢
@@ndorobei4391🙄😅 And you sound like somebody that has never been around the Nogales border area 😅🙄 "avocado cartels". Tunneling dangerous illegal avocados under the border. 😅🤣
Lord Spoda LS, your videos are best, second to none, words can not describe
Thanks, Rhio!
Would love to see you travel to the abandoned/dying mining towns in Nevada like Goldfield, Tonopah, Nelson, Goodsprings, Rhyolite, etc.
This summer. :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip NICE.... I am going to spend the next few months TRYING to catch up !
GREAT VIDEO! Keep them coming. Vanessa was saying the Count was her favorite character at the same time you did in the video.
New subbie and I love your channel... When you can, stop by Arkansas and visit Mississippi county (my hometown).. Osceola, luxor, I think you will get a kick outta Wilson, AR. Anywho, be blessed!
Thank you! Will do! :)
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Great! 😁
The courthouse looked great. Thanks for the video and tour!!
That is a cool looking old courthouse. They used to do a tour of it where they would actually take you up into the the dome so you can see the construction of it and what's up there. that I don't think you get much of a look of in this video. I want to head down there and take that tour some time.🙂 That and maybe The Old Firehouse that I've walked by so many times and I'm not sure that I have checked it out 😲🤔
Do not try to pet the donkeys in Yuma they will charge 😂 I was there at the Proving Grounds military base for pre deployment training such a cool place but too dry for my liking looking forward to watch that next vid! Be safe.
the bighorn sheep too !
Just found your channel love the content and information you share such a humbling and eye opening experience to be able to explore your beautiful country and take others with you via RUclips happy travels to you and your wife 😊❤️🚘🗺
Thank you, Angie!
I am a woman and I've been TO Nogales Mexico alone many, many times without any issues.
Lol I agree no issues ...I'm a man ...and my grandma and mother would cross alone all the time haha intact I'd feel safer when I was with them 😂
Much love from NOGALES ❤
I know, quite a bit of BS noise from somebody who didn't even bother to cross border 😅
Nice video I been there it's close where I live,U & your wife probly pass by my home town Lordsburg N.M to go to Tucson to Nogales Arizona 👏👍
What an interesting place. Love how you share areas many of us will never see. I do ask...you said Nicole was working out and will be in the next video. And maybe I missed questions in other videos but why isn't she there when you go to either very small towns or highly rural areas? Sorry if I missed the question I'm sure others have asked.
Great video, I love to walk and explore. This allows me to be lazy.
Thank you, Randall!
Dude, you missed the coolest bar in the known universe with the oldest liquor license in Zona, ''Abe's Ol' Tumacacori Bar'' owned by my cousins, my grandma and mother were born and raised there. It's 2 min. North of Tubac and across the street from the Tumacacori Mission.
Been in Abe’s Tumacacori Bar many times especially in the 1970s- 2000 when I was younger and used to go to Nogales and Tubac a lot to visit friends. No place like it anywhere else in southern Arizona.
These arre some great videos! I've heard that same train come through the west, that's quite a trip!
As someone from Nogales, it is really an amazing city with a beautiful culture.
The funny thing is I spotted a San Antonio,Tx area code and phone number below the melrose sign that says for lease/ for sale
My husband just showed me a meme of a road sign "last dollar store for 1/2 mile!" Ha! Ha!😁😆😅
On Morley Street or Main Street Nogales Arizona it's more like last dollar store for the next 10 ft. 😅😉
Your channel is amazing. Give this man an award.
British guy here - been to Nogales when I visited Tucson. I adore AZ. One of my favourite states.
Thanks for the beautiful video of the Mexican border, very interesting. Greetings from Germany.👍👍
For me, sitting here in Perth, Western Australia, this has been very interesting; in particular, the close proximity to the land based, International Border, to Mexico. We do not have such an adjoining land mass frontier to any of our neighbors. Thank you for showing this. I guess that the population would be bi-lingual and the school curriculum, would also be the same. The two gun statue, that you showed, is probably very close to the way law was regulated there, some 100+ years ago.
Dang, I'm here too.
Picked up a little of the lingo, as you see, but I'm thinking that tripping over all those rocks out front, with the attendant hazzard of cacti in close proximity would be a risky right of passage after a night on the tequilla.
One aspect where you guys are really lucky.
No....they Mexicans don't speak English just like how we Yankees don't speak Spanish....
@Afrodizyak47. You used to be able to just use your ID to get into Mexico and Canada. I like in Phoenix now (a d have never been to Mexico) but used to travel by car to Canada a lot during the 80's and 90's.
You definitely aren't near any other country.
Wow this is super interesting. I only really heard of Nogales MX and the AZ side never really occurred to me. Great upload!
It is a beautiful area to go check. You should go down there for a few nights 🙂
It is an interesting place...lived fairly near there once
You should go back and check it out for a few knights. The Nogales area is a beautiful area with lots of stuff to check out 🙂. And if you do it right, it's definitely not expensive to stay down there 🙂
What a interesting town with all those old shop's. I love the boarder fence, it looks more secure as in Texas ! Enjoy your dinner.
The border wall was okay, before the big political stunt in money-making scheme of people getting into those tax dollars taken out of your paycheck to pay for a huge excessive amount of concertina wire on the wall. In a place where it's not really needed and is already covered by border patrol people cameras, radar, heat sensors etc. Etc... Just a big political stunt in money-making scheme. I wonder how many politicians got their kickbacks from that scam. It's also not maintained anymore big huge ice or messing up business and tourism and international shopping putting up some hideous lowlife Berlin Wall looking set up. Most people and the town of want that garbage gone. How would you like to wake up one morning walk out on your patio and see that mess on the other side of the street 😮🤪🤮🤬
It DOES look like lots of U.S./Mexican border towns. I've been to San Diego/Tijuana a couple of times, and this town looks like it. Great post
Great video. Going to Nogales, Sonora used to be a regular weekend trip for high school students from Tucson. No big deal. No worries. But, that was a loooong time ago. (The constant, incessant barking would drive me "barking mad". Couldn't live there. And I love dogs.)
I've never experienced the "incessant dog barking" in Nogales Arizona 🤔
I do get to experience it from all the yapping little "poodles" here in the valley of the sun, Arizona,🤪😅
Just wondering? Why are there never any people in the places you video?
I did the same "Count" as you did. LOL! 1, 2, 3, Kitty Cats HA HA HA, no wait 4! 4 Kitty Cats HA HA HA! I'm enjoying your travels. Thank you for taking us along.
Thank you for the tour, I'm sure the locals love the place, but somehow it just seems depressing with that fence running down the middle of it.
Do you lock your doors? 300 deaths last year on the Mexican side. 1 on the US side. Take that wall down and guess what would happen.
Amen!
Normal when countries abut. Go look what Mexico has on the Guatemalan border.
Local Nogalian here. We do find the border wall depressing , but we love Nogales and the local culture.
It is a bit of a mess. But the real problem came when they pulled that political stunt of putting concertina wire all over it. Really just a political stunt putting concertina wire where it's not really needed and massively excessive amounts of it. Also it was just a big money-making scheme for people selling overpriced concertina wire and getting that tax money that was taken out of your paycheck to pay for it. I wonder how many politicians got their kickbacks out of that deal... It is dangerous for people walking or riding around down there. It is a huge eyesore and messing up business in tourism putting up the freaking Berlin Wall right there. Most people in the town of Nogales want that concertina wire garbage gone. It's also of course not maintained and messed up now. How would you like to wake up one morning walk out on your patio and look on the other side of the street and see that mess.😲🤬
Great video. I am not familiar with that part of Arizona. Had no idea about the two towns being that close.
Go to Yuma Arizona and cover the boarder after midnight Oreo express and 1 st responder media are there covering it Saturday night 2/ 18/23
Emma is a much less Scenic area and boring place. Only real reason to be there is if you're in the military or you own a farm. Or a Denny's on the road for people to stop in on the way to California😉😅😢
Loved the video, thanks...everything was beautiful an interesting...wishing you an your wife the best...Safe travels, God Bless. 🌼
Thanks, Jenny.
Another Home Run video... Always like the "The Stats" ya give of the places you guys visit... Think I'd be a lil worried walking by "The Wall" getting shot from Mexico side.... I know people go to Nogales Mexico to get cheap dentists but now since the country is really controlled by drug lords don't think would be a good idea.... A shame what Drugs is doing to both countries.. Safe Travels to You n your Wife..
Thanks, MB!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip , be well.
You're a little bit paranoid. Yeah the hype from news stations trying to sell you a noise in bulshit politicians deceiving and lying to you and telling you how they're going to "save you from the scary border stuff"🙄 it's a bunch of BS hype. You can go down there and you'll be just fine 🙂. Okay that is assuming you're not stupid enough to cross the border into Nogales Mexico which is a much bigger city and think that it's a good idea to go walking down downtown City alleys in the middle of the night 😅
I never would have known about this place, thanks for the tour, very interesting, it seemed I had been there before somehow. 🤔👍💯
You should go visit it's a great place with great great scenery photography opportunities, also in that area is world famous bird watching, historical sites, lakes / fishing, hiking, off-road exploring, one of the world's best telescope sites is in that area that you can tour, wineries, art colonies. Friendly people. You can cross the border and going to Mexico for some shopping some great eating and drinking. You can even watch a movie in Mexico in english.. and have a nice dinner before or after maybe hit a coffee and crepe, bakeries or ice cream and agua fresca places or... So many options. And it is not expensive to stay down there if you know how to do it right. You should definitely go down there and stay for at least a few nights.🙂
Wow, Nogales still has a Woolworth. I did a Google search and Woolworth is still viable in Mexico. So the Nogales store is serving the Mexican population.
No, we don’t have a Woolworth store anymore it is just the sign, now it’s a store owned by korean nationals, beside that store there’s another building with Kress sign on top also
We have a Woolworth on the Mexican side 😅
@@sm00thgames63I know that cracks me up! Last time I went by the mall I saw this big old Woolworths out front!😲😅🙂 Didn't have time to go in and check it out. 😞
Thanks for sharing
Rick phoenix Ax
I’m thinking about moving to Tucson
Phoenix way to experience
I like your border city videos a lot. So different from the small Ohio town I'm from! Cat's must love it there, it's like a giant litter box! Always enjoy your videos. ✌️🍻🐱
Did you just call Nogales a huge litter box 😮
Very excited hope you cruise around Arizona more man.
I will be! Got Yuma coming up. :)
Really enjoyed this video
Thank you, Pat!
at 12:40 of your video , I saw a Tufesa bus , that's an international bus that goes from Pheonix to Guadalajara , I've taken that bus many times , 28 to 31 hr. trip
I think they actually opened up a bus stop in Nogales Arizona now. I actually noticed two new bus stops in downtown Nogales. I think both are Mexican bus companies? That is way too long of a ride on a bus! 😮😖🤪 😅
Its been many years since i dont cross the border, im in nogales mexico, but l feel like nogales arizona has been degrading through the years as crossing has become more and more strict. Businesses have gone into bankruptcy, feels more empty/lonely and its kind of sad in my opinion. People are the soul or both of Nogales' cities.
The street where the Woolworth store is, the whole street was like a center for tourism, lots of mexicans walking around and seeing what shoping finds they could get. I guess it was also covid a major factor into turning off that soul in the city
When Trump was in there somehow the border crossings became the most understaffed incompetently operated mess. You would never see more than half of the screening desks manned for crossing the border. Even when there were huge lines backed up down to the street every day 😲😖🤬
Thanks for taking us along on the adventure.
With all of the police presence in these border towns, are there any “police brutality episodes” there like have happened in the rest of the country? Just curious about that potential correlation.
It happens but it’s sweep under the rug, like we called it, they know each other- they cover them self with the same bed sheet- - they know each other- judges police etc etc , that’s why they are under the same gang - the blue stripe on the flag identifies them, that’s there gang sign😊
@@MrRomo54 sounds a lot like Mississippi.
Hola! from 8:13 to 8:17 nice sun clouds scenery changes the view..!
I was born and grew up in Nogales. My mother still lives there. Nogales, AZ is very safe and quiet. It’s not what national news make it out to be. They’re confusing the Mexican side with the American side since they share the same name.
In the Mexican side is not even as bad as they hype it up to be. The politicians have a load of b******* to sell you and try to make themselves feel better about their crappy towns
And I've never had any problems when I cross the border into Mexico for shopping visiting eating or watching a movie or anything. But then again I also don't go walking down downtown City Ollie's in the middle of the night😅
Thanks for sharing
Rick Phoenix Az
As a woman who has been to Nogales 100s of times, I have never had any assaults or anyone harass me, on either side.. I had to walk to my car at 130am due to the insane border patrol situation of covid, they were only allowing one person at a time thru. I waited in line from 6pm till 130am to cross back into the USA. no one bothered me. I am not saying is not dangerous there, but I havent had any issues at all.
What the heck did you wait in line that long for?!? How freaking incompetent and understaffed gotten? Or was it...
Excellent ride. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day!