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RE: Best Mexican beach closest to US border?

by dlglidden 01 July 2011

Hmmm! Depends on time of year. Rosarito and beaches to the south (south of Ensenada and beyond) can be great in the summer for swimming…
Re: 2 weeks in San Fran - can we get to Mexico

by bowneline 19 April 2011

The weather in northern, coastal Baja should be fine in June. But, unless you are really dead-set on just being in Mexico, then it…
RE: Valle de Guadalupe & the other valleys - which to visit?

by dlglidden 22 December 2010

The valleys are virtually indistinguishable (except for the number of wineries in them) and are all visitable in one (at most two) days.…
RE: Tijuana and baja california

by bajaboojum 29 July 2010

First question: Do you know how long Baja is? It's about 1600km from north to south. Every trip we've done is three weeks minimum,…
RE: Weekend Trip by Bus from Tijuana?

by dlglidden 02 July 2010

The problem is "a bus trip." If you had a car I could recommend a great many things to do and see on a long weekend from Tijuana. (Visiting…
RE: Spending a day in Tijuana or Mexicali

by dlglidden 27 May 2010

I've been to both cities many, many times and the choice is a no brainer: Go to Tijuana, especially because you won't have a car. The…
RE: Mexico in a day...

by dlglidden 12 January 2010

Kahua is being disingenuous. Ensenada and the Valle de Guadalupe is a great day or two in Mexico, but only if you'll be in the San Diego/SoC…
Re: Two Week Trip L.A. overland into Mexico

by bowneline 16 October 2009

In my humble opinion, it is hard to picture spending 2 weeks straight at any one place in Northern Baja. If your partner simply can't…
RE: NEED SOME HELP AND ADVICE ON PLANNING A BAJA ROAD TRIP

by dlglidden 02 October 2009

The Moon Baja Handbook is excellent. After the hurrricane, the infrastructure and Highway 1 between approximately Santa Rosalía and Loreto…
Re: Entering & Safety via Tijuana and what would you do for 6 days

by bajaboojum 28 July 2009

I didn't get if you had your own vehicle. If so, I'd cross the border at Tecate (hometown of the beer) east of San Diego ( a nice drive…
RE: Camping in Northern Baja?

by dlglidden 07 February 2009

You don't say WHEN you will be traveling. In the winter months it can be quite cold in northern Baja, especially on the Pacific coast…
RE: Camping in Northern Baja?

by ecocamper 05 February 2009

Another one is Natl Parque Constitution. Cross in Tecate, head east on Mex. 2, and enter National Parque from that end - drive toward…
RE: Camping in Northern Baja?

by Ryon 04 February 2009

Camping? I think you mean living in your car, right? You can pull over and sleep wherever you want. Just make sure you lock everything…
Re: San Diego Airport to Tijuana

by kalypso92119 06 January 2009

Here are some helpful links [San Diego Metro Transit site|http://www.sdcommute.com/] This site is usually pretty stable, try it. If…
RE: Safety Driving to Baja California (from San Diego to San Felipe)?

by dlglidden 15 December 2008

OP: The problem is "a day trip." There just aren't that many worthwhile places in Baja to get to (and back) in a day--or even two days.…
Re: Tijuana and Surf board

by bowneline 12 December 2008

As far as water temps are concerned, you will fine in a 4/3 in Northern Baja, the water should be in the 57-62 F range between TJ and…
RE: San Diego/Baja California August 2009 - should I go?

by kalypso92119 23 September 2008

Flinnie, where you go will depend, in part, on what you want to do and see. Baja is starkly beautiful and rugged in many places. The camping…
RE: Dia De Los Muertos in Baja

by dlglidden 11 September 2008

Keith is right, just find a graveyard in Mexico and there you are. The "celebrations" in Ensenada are rather touristy. And in Tijuana,…
RE: What to do in Tijuana ?

by dlglidden 19 August 2008

Carracar, Ecocamper, and Altahabana all have excellent advice, depending on what your objectives are and what you would like to do and…
RE: Baja in August

by catethegreat 06 May 2008

Unfortunately, we really can't fly into Cabo, so we have to do Northern Baja. What do people think about these places: Ensenada (El Sauzal…
Re: Border Crossing from San Diego

by kalypso92119 29 April 2008

The border crossing at Tijuana can take up to 3 hours, that is not the case right now and probably won't be the case in June. Average…
RE: Where to rent a car from the US California and to go Mexico?

by dlglidden 29 April 2008

Much cheaper to rent in Tijuana. Several US rental car companies will rent you a car and allow you to take it into northern Baja. (But…
RE: Northern Baja Safety

by dlglidden 13 April 2008

If you do a search on the TT Mexico Branch or Baja Sundog's Digest you'll see that US newspapers have been endlessly recycling the same…
RE: Avoiding Tijuana by way of Tecate?

by dlglidden 08 April 2008

We drove from San Diego to Ensenada on March 1st via Tijuana and the toll road to Ensenada. We came out today via Highway 3 to Tecate…
RE: Rosarito NOT safe for American tourists?

by Dollard 30 December 2007

In the last few months there have been a lot of problems in northern Baja. The Tecate police chief was murdered. Lots of murders in Tijuana.…