Blogs from Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, North America - page 2

SPRING BREAK 2004!! Wow, it really feels like a long time ago. This was my third trip to the hallowed hunting grounds of Rosarito, Mexico. Adam, Christian, Dan, Dean and his two german pals and me jumped in a couple of cars and headed south. It is incredible how close the Mexican border is to san diego. After about 35 mins on the road we were there, got the green light going through and off we went. I did almost get side swiped by a couple of mexican gelopies. They drive like madmen. We got to the hotel i usually go to which used to be called Hotel California, but they made so called "improvements" and aptly renamed it Hotel Del Sol. But due to the fact the hot water was not working we got a ... read more

The history of California makes for a fascinating story. Who would have thought the world's eighth largest economy was formerly part of Mexico? The US took control of several border states formerly in Mexico at the conclusion of a triumphant war, yet the enormous influence of their Latino neighbours to the south is still prevalent in California today. Continuing from the previous journal my American friend and his buddy offered to drive me down to Baja California for a weekend away from San Diego. Mate, the furthest I'd travelled before going overseas was the to the border with Queensland, and here I was preparing to visit Mexico as my second overseas country. How exciting is that?! We piled into the car, dear reader, and drove the twenty kilometres from downtown San Diego to the border. The ... read more