Blogs from Baja California, Mexico, North America - page 22

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

To the Americans TJ is known as the town where the 18-21 year olds go to be served in bars - a restriction that the back home in Britain is seen as very silly. Our friend Steve had been thrown out of just about every bar in four states so we decided that the last night of the Road trip should be in a bar. I met a Mexican guy in the SD hostel - "don't go, it's a shit hole, it's not Mexico". We explained and he agreed that it's probably a good way to end the trip. To get from the USA to Mexico you get on a trolley bus in Down Town San Diego spend $2.25 for a ticket and ride down to the border - about 8 miles away. You then get ... read more

TJ. Tijuana. Good old Mexico. Mexico is a very interesting country. Massive in size, very intriguing culture and history, various climates with desert as well as tropical forests, big cities and small villages, friendly people. The contrast from neighboring San Diego and California is indeed gigantic. You have clearly entered a country that is not the US. It doesn’t feel very exotic though. More like sleepy, touristy, and not at all interesting from a traveling point of view. This is where Californian college kids go partying because the drinking age more generous than in the US. This is where visitors to California go visiting Mexico just to be able to add a country to their list. With little expectations of excitement, me and my two Swedish travel companions joined that second category of visitors with an ... read more

October 9, 1988 *City official name :Tijuana *Founded date : *Location :Baja California State *Elavation :? ft (? m) *Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). *Facts :Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana; the city's current mayor is Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Tijuana is the westernmost city in Latin America as well as one of the northernmost (neighboring Mexicali is slightly farther north). For this reason Tijuana is referred to as the corner of Mexico and/or Latin America. The city stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to San Diego County, California, United States to the north. The city's motto is "Aquí empieza la patria". ... 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