Hi friends! I'm back in California after a lovely vacation in Mexico, so now it's time for a travel recap! I planned this trip as a surprise for my hubby's 30th birthday. He doesn't actually turn 30 until July, but a trip over Memorial Day worked out well since we both had long weekends off of work. After much debate, I decided on visiting Cabo San Lucas. Adam had only been to Tijuana in Mexico and had never gone on a Mexican vacation, and Cabo was easy for us to get to from San Diego, so it made for a great destination for a 4-day trip! Located on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula, Cabo is a 2-hour flight from San Diego. I was able to get us a suite at a Cabo resort called Hacienda Encantada through a timeshare that we own. Sometimes with trading our ... [Read More]
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A Day in Baja, Mexico [Travel Recap]
Living in the San Diego area, crossing the border into Mexico has been long on my bucket list... and last weekend, I finally got to check it off! As an American, the concept of being able to just hop over a country border by land is interesting to me. It's not something I've gotten to do very much. In my European travels, I've crossed borders in trains and busses, but I barely have known when I've crossed into another country since it's not necessary to go through customs between European Union countries... but the idea of literally walking over a border? Intriguing! The 4-day Thanksgiving weekend seemed like the perfect chance to spend a day exploring Baja. I've found that there are two categories of Southern California residents when it comes to Baja travel: a.) ones who ... [Read More]