School’s Out Special Promotion: It’s time to Have a Baja Moment! with Hotel El Ganzo and Bahia Hotel & Beach Club in Los Cabos. And, to help you celebrate, here are two great offers. Choice of two packages, each for under $500 for 3 nights! A vacation in Los Cabos is the perfect way to celebrate the end of the school year. You deserve to get away and unwind. Recent graduates, parents or teachers – surely, you’ve earned some time to yourself to celebrate the end of another busy school year. School’s Out! Celebrate with a special offer at El Ganzo …
Read more…School’s Out Special Promotion: Have a Baja Moment! with Hotel El Ganzo and Bahia Hotel & Beach Club in Los Cabos
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Exploring Baja’s Big Game Sport Fishing
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Baja’s Big Game Sport Fishing Baja boasts an abundance of big game sport fishing opportunities, but a few of the top sites can be a little remote and difficult to access from major tourist centers. Nowhere is this truer than when referring to the offshore waters of Baja’s rugged Pacific coast; a place where the Port of Ensenada is the only major maritime resource that exists between the International border at San Ysidro and Cabo San Lucas near the peninsula’s southern tip. But sport fishing for Baja’s big tuna, dorado, wahoo and other popular ‘blue water’ offshore game fish that often swim more than …
Read more…Baja Beer Makers Tap Into Burgeoning Craft Brew Movement
May 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Baja Beer Makers Tap Into Burgeoning Craft Brew Movement Mexico’s heritage of brewing great beer goes back centuries, with most of the influence coming from Germany, which accounts for the pleasingly high hop profile in many of its beers. But, up until now, almost all of the country’s brews have been mass produced by large corporate entities such as Tecate and Modelo. Over the past few years, however, Ensenada’s Baja Beer Fest has become one of the most significant events in northern Mexico showcasing artisanal breweries . This year’s judging panel was comprised of both professional microbrewers from north of the border and …
Read more…Ensenada’s New Wine & Seafood Festival: This Year’s Event was a Memorable Extravaganza
April 25, 2013 By 2 Comments
Ensenada’s New Wine & Seafood Festival: This year’s event was a great kick-off to the wine season! Over the past 15 years, the greater Ensenada area has distinguished itself as a haven for both seafood gourmets and lovers of fine wines. In fact, it has garnered so much attention in this regard that heavy hitters like the Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain, prominent restaurateur and television chef, Rick Bayless and even Food & Wine writers for the New York Times have begun to take notice. Of course, many are familiar with the yearly Fiestas de la Vendimia , which takes place in late summer focuses primarily on the wonderful wines …
Read more…Baja Bash is Back in 2013 with Rockstar Chefs and Hot Entertainment: Save the Coast and Save the Date!
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tickets are on sale now for the famous Baja Bash! Join WiLDCOAST at the Baja Bash in honoring El Hijo Del Santo and Chef Javier Plascencia for their efforts to shine a spotlight on threats to our coastlines and coastal environments and for sharing their conservation message with their fans! This is a great way to show your support for Baja’s fragile ecosystem and mingle with conservation advocates at the Baja Bash on Saturday, June 15, 6-10 p.m., at the Port Pavilion on the Broadway Pier in San Diego. WiLDCOAST , a San Diego-based organization that works for coastal and marine conservation, is throwing the benefit party to celebrate …
Read more…School’s Out Special Promotion: Have a Baja Moment! with Hotel El Ganzo and Bahia Hotel & Beach Club in Los Cabos
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
School’s Out Special Promotion: It’s time to Have a Baja Moment! with Hotel El Ganzo and Bahia Hotel & Beach Club in Los Cabos. And, to help you celebrate, here are two great offers. Choice of two packages, each for under $500 for 3 nights! A vacation in Los Cabos is the perfect way to celebrate the end of the school year. You deserve to get away and unwind. Recent graduates, parents or teachers – surely, you’ve earned some time to yourself to celebrate the end of another busy school year. At Hotel El Ganzo in Puerto Los Cabos, enjoy plush …
Read more…Road Trip: Have a Baja Moment! Traveling the Highways and Byways of Baja Sur
April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Road Trip: Have a Baja Moment! Traveling the Highways and Byways of Baja Sur, From La Paz to Los Cabos By Chris Sands What is everyone’s favorite two-word phrase? Road Trip! Who doesn’t want to slide on the sunglasses, and hit the open road? Particularly when all roads lead to gorgeous golden sand beaches, luxurious seaside hideaways, and world-class restaurants, and your trusty four-wheeled steed is exactly that: honest, reliable, and showroom fresh. Here’s a five day itinerary that will take you from La Paz to Los Cabos and back again, with scenic stops at the artists’ colony of Todos Santos , the Land’s End paradise known …
Read more…Tips for Visiting Baja in 2013
April 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Tips for Visiting Baja in 2013 by Jessica Wray Jessica Wray is a 24 year-old San Diegan traveling, teaching and eating her way around the world! She writes about it all in her blog Curiosity Travels. My last two posts have all had to do with previous and current roamings around Baja California , and now I’d like to help others explore the area independently as well. With the help of a “Baja Calfornia travel expert” (my Dad), I have compiled a post with current information for anyone planning to travel to Baja in 2013. My Dad has traveled independently and extensively throughout the …
Read more…Your Photo Can Win Two Tickets to the New Wine & Seafood Festival in Ensenada
April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Your Photo Can Win Two Tickets to the New Wine & Seafood Festival in Ensenada! Enter by April 14, 2013. The New Wine and Seafood Festival is being held from April 19-21. It is a chance for you to be part of winemaking, food and aquaculture in Baja California! Mexico’s wine country is just an hour south of the US border, in Ensenada. With the number of cavas and wineries guesstimated to be between 70-90, this wine region – the Valle de Guadalupe and the Santo Tomas Valley to the south – offers endless possibilities for travel and amazing gastronomical experiences (there are even some …
Read more…The WHAT IS WEST Project: A 1000 Mile Journey Down Baja California
April 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
The WHAT IS WEST Project: A 1000 Mile Journey Down Baja California by Kennia Thackaberry Great companions and explorers together in the past, two American friends set out last February with a grant from National Geographic, embarking upon the quest to document their 1000 mile walk and stand-up paddle adventure down the Baja Peninsula. Crossing the border to Baja California in search of waves and new experiences came naturally for the two Southern California surfers during their teenage years. With time, what started in the northern towns of Baja expanded southwards and grew into a deeper understanding and appreciation of the environment and …
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