Category: Mexico

Visit Mexico

I’ve been trying to take advantage of San Diego’s unique position just 30 minutes from Mexico. I’ve been crossing the southern U.S. border a bunch these past 2 years, and you get to benefit from my experience!

Highlights are listed first and all posts (reverse chronological) are below the photo.

Highlights:

Your First Time Visiting Mexico City

48 Hours in Tijuana

Mexican Airlines Comparison & Review

Your First Time Visiting Guanajuato

Using the CBX to fly out of TJ and save money

December 4, 2017

Your First Time Visiting Guanajuato, Mexico

Guanajuato (pronounced Gwan-a-wat-o) recently got named as one of Lonely Planet’s destinations of 2018, and I had no idea I was so ahead of the curve. I recently visited the city and was totally enamored with the colonial architecture and friendly locals. More GTO: Read My recent visit to Guanajuato and Where to stay, eat and drink in Guanajuato. Guanajuato was… [read more]

Itineraries/Mexico Comments: 15

December 1, 2017

My Visit to Guanajuato, Mexico

At the end of October, my husband Doug and I made our way to Guanajuato, Mexico. You may not have heard of it before: I had never heard of it until our friend Raúl urged us to visit his hometown with him. Beautiful Guanajuato dates back to the 16th century and is located about 5 hours by car northwest of… [read more]

Mexico Comments: 2

November 14, 2017

Mexican Airlines Review: Aeromexico, Volaris, VivaAerobus

My regular readers will notice I am really on a Mexico kick. I’ve been to Mexico City, Tijuana, and Guanajuato all within one year! Today I’ll provide you with comparisons between the various Mexican airline companies so you can make an informed decision as you evaluate travel options. Our southern neighbor is close, inexpensive, full of life and great food. Whether… [read more]

Getting Around/Globetrotting/Mexico Comments: 15

November 10, 2017

How to visit Tequila Factories in Tequila, Mexico Cheaply by Bus

This post is from a member of the Voyageer Contributor Team. Find out how to have your post featured here! While in Guadalajara, Saturday is a great day to travel to nearby Tequila (yes, that’s the city’s name!), home to Jose Cuervo factories along with dozens of other distilleries. You can take an organized tour from Guadalajara or a more pricey deluxe tour including horseback… [read more]

Hot Spots/Mexico Comments: 0

November 7, 2017

Beautiful and Affordable Guadalajara, Mexico in one Weekend

This post is from a member of the Voyageer Contributor Team. Find out how to have your post featured here! With three free days, you can see much of Guadalajara—the second biggest city in the Republic—with an enviable cultural and recreational offering, at a great price. Guadalajara is located in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. From San Diego, use the… [read more]

Itineraries/Mexico Comments: 2

November 3, 2017

A quick Cross Border Xpress update

I traveled with Doug and a couple of friends, and like we did last time we used the Cross Border Xpress (CBX) to fly from Tijuana to central Mexico. Just like last time, it was so easy. Perhaps easier than the first time since I knew what to expect.

Getting Around/Globetrotting/Mexico Comments: 0

August 4, 2017

Check in to One Bunk Tijuana

Avenida Revolución, Tijuana’s main tourist street, garners a lot of eye-rolls from people who haven’t visited lately and only think of it in terms of cheap cervezas and zonkeys. For those in the know (that’s you, if you check out my other post), there are lots of indie businesses blooming, especially restaurants and breweries. One Bunk in the renovated Hotel… [read more]

Mexico Comments: 3

July 31, 2017

48 hours relaxing in Tijuana

The British have a very lovely word: “mini-break.” I suppose our U.S. counterpart term would be “getaway,” and that is just what I did with Doug and a couple of our friends—we got away from it all, in a whole other country, just 30 minutes away! A weekend in Tijuana was an excellent way to break up the monotony. We… [read more]

Mexico Comments: 14

June 6, 2017

Your First Time Visiting Mexico City

The whole time I was planning my trip to Mexico City, my dad kept referring to it as “Old Mexico.” Is that more of a 60s/70s era thing to say? In any case, Mexico City, the sprawling second-largest city in the Western Hemisphere (8.8 mil residents), is really heating up as a vacation destination. It was a lovely place to… [read more]

Itineraries/Mexico Comments: 13

May 3, 2017

Riding the Technicolor Gondolas in Xochimilco, Mexico City

Riding the rainbow colored trajineras in Xochimilco was something I knew nothing about until my friend built it into our 4-day Mexico City itinerary. First, in case you’re not familiar with Spanish and are scratching your head at the name of the place we visited, it is pronounced kinda like so-chi-milk-oh. With that distraction out of the way, let’s check out this… [read more]

Mexico Comments: 17