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Anyone been to Mexico recently?
More specifically Ensenada, Baja California? Mrs. Lee and I were thinking of going over Thanksgiving weekend. I know it can be crazy down there, but we're not looking for drugs or binge drinking at night. We were thinking of driving to SD, spending a night there and then heading down for a few days. Not sure if I can get away with taking a rental car and buying the Mexican car insurance online or in Gile Bend on the way. Any ideas?
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10-16-2022, 01:01 PM
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Well Rick a rental is okay but ask at a "Mexico Insurance" place such as across the road from the Dennys at the E Street exit from the I-805. You might want to call ahead a ask one of the young ladies at a San Diego location to make sure about the rental. Some of the rental car companies don't want you to even leave SD County let alone go to Mexico!
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There's a way to not wait in line coming back. You might have to stay in certain hotels to get that set up.
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Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada, not the fun towns they were 30 years ago.
I wouldn't recommend the trip, but if you go, absolutely do not drive at night, stay in the main touristy areas, and try not to stick out. Really makes me sad/angry what the Cartels have done to Baja... |
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I'm not really looking for adventure travel when Mrs. Lee is with me, so touristy stuff and good food is about as wild as we get. We had a great time in TJ about three yrs. ago, figured Ensenada would be way more scenic and less ghetto'ish.
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If you haven't been, you might consider catching a flight out of Phoenix to Puerto Vallarta and take cab rides everywhere, no worries. I love Baja but we've had wonderful trips to PV. The ocean, the jungle and it's not a dusty border town like Ensenada.
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I would recommend the Guadalupe Valley over Ensenada. more to do, see and most important eat & Drink.
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I've been there (PV) three diff times. It's the best place I've been in Mexico (for a resort area)
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I'm not a resort vacation person. If I had my druthers, I'd ride my bike down the Baja with $100 and a cell phone on me and enjoy the adventure of getting out of jams. Mrs. Lee, being Chinese, is not into sun bathing, but enjoys good scenery and food. So I don't think we'll ever go to a resort outside of the convention trips I win with my insurance carriers each year.
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