Baja news & stories
El Paraiso soda fountain Avenida Niños Héroes, between 1st and 2nd Streets, Tijuana You're pulling daisy petals. "She loves me, she loves me not." You can do better. You can come to El Paraiso. The …
Road from border crossing to Playas Many Baja-goers say Americans are most likely to get pulled over on the road that runs along the border from the San Ysidro crossing to Playas. The speed limit …
Mercado Hidalgo Calle Victoria, Rio District, Tijuana Just when you thought all of Tijuana's Zona Rio was turning into San Diegostyle shopping strips, Mercado Hidalgo saves the day. You don't think of traditional central Mexican …
Estero Beach Resort, Ensenada The fabulously '50s Estero Beach Resort -- a sage and seafoam concrete dream marriage between Aztec beauty and American efficiency -- stands in sharp contrast to the messy, half-finished look of …
Parque Miguel Hidalgo Tecate Okay, we've all heard it. Tijuana isn't the real Mexico. For that, say the oh-so purists, you've got to go "deep down into the heartland..." Baloney! All you've got to do …
Chateau Camou Valle de Guadalupe, (20 miles inland from Ensenada) 011-526-177-2221 Robert Mondavi has used his celebrity status to act as a sort of unofficial American Wine Ambassador. So it was with great anticipation that …
Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana You've got this ballad. It came to you in the shower. You know it's a hit. How to get it recorded? Pick up your tape recorder and take the trolley to …
Mariscos Los Angulo Paseo de los Héroes #4449, Tijuana 011-526-634-6027 Best marlin tacos? Ask around (Tijuana) town, and you'll get a thousand answers. But if atmosphere helps your taste buds, Mariscos Los Angulo is it. …
Pedro's Fruit Cart Rio Suchiate and Rio Nazas, outside Ministerio Público, Tijuana Your best fruit lunch awaits you outside the state-police offices and holding cells in Tijuana. Pedro's fruit cart has everything, from mangos to …
Real Del Mar Kilometer 191/2, Ensenada Toll Road (800) 803-6038 This golf course and resort boasts a romantic view of the ocean from its restaurant and bar. Try one of the 100 percent blue agave …
Outdoor Karaoke Just south of the San Ysidro pedestrian border crossing Pedestrians taking the Tijuana footbridge across the border must walk a gauntlet of entrepreneurs. On weekend nights on the south side of the footbridge, …
El Tenampa 1911 1st Street, Tijuana next to Hotel Imperial Where do mariachis go after they've played all day? To this bar, not far from their gathering point at Plaza Argüello (also known as Plaza …
Doctor Armando SolorioSecond floor,Madero building,#1-204 Callejón El Travieso(Mischief Lane), off 2nd Street, between Revolución and Constitución011-526-685-9086 Because he has this wonderful address, "Mischief Lane." Because he's been in practice in the same spot for 25 …
Mercado la Voz del Pueblo Plaza Santa Cecilia (near 1st and Revolución), Tijuana No one's perfect: You're a smoker. Okay, you just indulge when you're out, when you've got that drink. But when the cheroot …