{"id":4284,"date":"2018-12-28T15:55:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2020-08-15T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T15:49:09","slug":"baja-california-mexicali-to-ensenada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=4284","title":{"rendered":"Baja California- Mexicali to Ensenada."},"content":{"rendered":"

Although my time in Mexicali was a relatively short one I managed to find a nice hotel with an excellent restaurant and, for the first time ever, I used Uber to get me there. The transaction was smooth and professional, saving me \u00a310 on what the airport taxi would have charged.<\/p>\n

From Mexicali I took a bus to Ensenada. My original plan had been to take the 15-hour run direct from Mexicali to Guerrero Negro, but I just couldn’t face such an epic journey so close to my recent 13-hour flight from the UK. Two journeys, a 4-hour and a 9-hour, seemed like a more civilised option.<\/p>\n

In Ensenada I went for the cheapest accommodation I could find, excluding hostels, and ended up plumping for a home stay. Unfortunately the owners wife had recently passed away. It was therefore not the most pleasant of places to stay, under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

“Ensenada, 108km south of the border between Mexico and the USA, is Tijuana\u2019s hedonistic cosmopolitan sister. The city has a quirky mix of just-off-the-boat cruise shippers, drive-by tourists from California, visitors from mainland Mexico and seen-it-all locals. In case you\u2019ve forgotten you\u2019re in Mexico (what with all those US dollars and English menus), just look up: a Mexican flag, so large it\u2019s probably visible from space, flutters proudly over the tourist zone.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I really enjoyed my day walking around down town Ensenada, which included a visit to an extremely interesting museum – Instituto Nacional De Anthropologia E Historia. Check out this interesting (YouTube) video How to feed the world<\/a>. It highlights the challenges we face feeding an increasing world population and how we might address the challenge going forward. That evening I even enjoyed an excellent meal at a local Lebanese restaurant – delicious.<\/p>\n

Next stage: Guerrero Negro – whale watching.<\/p>\n

Mexicali to Ensenada to Guerrero Negro.<\/p><\/div>\n

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