ENSENADA, just ninety minutes south of Tijuana by the toll road and sitting on Bahía de Todos Santos, is packed at weekends with both groups of partying southern Californians and crowds of cruise-ship passengers. Nevertheless, it remains far calmer, cheaper and smaller than Tijuana and is a good jumping-off spot for ecotourism destinations further south.
Part of the reason we chose this cruise, in fact most of the reason, was price. My husband and I had been to LA several times, but never to San Diego ...
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Part of the reason we chose this cruise, in fact most of the reason, was price. My husband and I had been to LA several times, but never to San Diego or Catalina. We wound up flying out on Easter Sunday at 8am because we were flying on Southwest Airlines on a reward ticket. We stayed at the Doubletree in San Pedro because it was close to the pier and they offer a free shuttle to and from the cruise terminal. I also had enough Hilton points for a free stay. We took a taxi from LAX to our hotel. The price was $60.00. Yikes! It was a 40 minute ride. On arrival we received a warm chocolate chip co...
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What with the economy being the way it is, and my husband losing his job, a vacation didn't seem like an option this year. So when I saw a 4 day ...
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What with the economy being the way it is, and my husband losing his job, a vacation didn't seem like an option this year. So when I saw a 4 day cruise for under $200 for California residents? I jumped on it. The Carnival Paradise departs from the Long Beach port, so we decided to head down a day early and see the Aquarium of the Pacific and stay on the Queen Mary, something we've been trying to make time for since we met 4 years ago. I bought our Aquarium tickets online, and saved $5 a ticket. Very nice. I would recommend visiting on a weekday to avoid crowds, as I have done in the past. It w...
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