{"id":4278,"date":"2018-12-23T22:47:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T22:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2018-12-24T03:18:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T03:18:24","slug":"trains-planes-and-auto-busses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=4278","title":{"rendered":"Trains, planes, and auto busses."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday 16\/12\/2018.<\/p>\n

My iPhone alarm was set for 4am, I knew this would be an unnecessary thing to do but I did it anyway.<\/p>\n

Had I packed everything? Would I sleep through the alarm? Would the train leave on time? Would I arrive at the airport in good time? With so many things going through my head I didn’t sleep a wink. That was until about 10 minutes before the alarm went off, at which point I was sleeping like a baby.<\/p>\n

The train did leave on time, I did arrive in good time to check in, I even had enough of a window to enjoy a much needed coffee.<\/p>\n

Birmingham is my airport of choice; It’s one hour from home (by train) and small enough to facilitate a swift (well as swift as it can be these days) journey through security.<\/p>\n

My Christmas location was going to take 6-days to get to; San Ignacio, in Baja California (Mexico). A journey that would take in Mexico City, Mexicali, Ensenada, Guerrero Negro, and finally San Ignacio.<\/p>\n

As a result of frequent visits, I’ve managed to hone a fairly smooth route in the enormous city of Mexico. I can navigate the incredibly cheap metro station and I have found a good but cheap accommodation option in the form of Hotel Ibis. It is in a great location – close to the historic centre, and some reasonably good restaurants.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed a days sight seeing in the city before catching a flight to Mexicali, a large metropolis with absolutely nothing to see. “Mexicali is what Tijuana must have been like before the tourist boom – gritty, even scary – and most tourists just head southward.” This is exactly what I did.<\/p>\n

Next stage: Bus to Ensenada.<\/p>\n

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Christmas tree- Mexico City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mexico City: Outdoor ice rink set up just for Christmas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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