<strong>Valle de Guadalupe: </strong>This valley near Ensenada has already put northern Baja California on the map as a wine tourism destination. Adobe Guadalupe is home to vineyards and a six-room inn.
Valle de Guadalupe: This valley near Ensenada has already put northern Baja California on the map as a wine tourism destination. Adobe Guadalupe is home to vineyards and a six-room inn.
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<strong>Vineyards and views: </strong>Set at the foot of mountains on the edge of the valley, Viña de Frannes complements its excellent Legat Cabernet Franc and Legat Chardonnay with a cactus garden and dreamy desert views.
Vineyards and views: Set at the foot of mountains on the edge of the valley, Viña de Frannes complements its excellent Legat Cabernet Franc and Legat Chardonnay with a cactus garden and dreamy desert views.
Joe Yogerst
<strong>Wine and dine: </strong>Lunch in the open-air dining room at Fauna restaurant on the Bruma winery estate features modern Mexican dishes.
Wine and dine: Lunch in the open-air dining room at Fauna restaurant on the Bruma winery estate features modern Mexican dishes.
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<strong>Designer digs:</strong> The valley's Hotel Contemplación offers roomy, modern villas with panoramic windows and outdoor firepits, plus an excellent restaurant and a swimming pool with sunset views.
Designer digs: The valley's Hotel Contemplación offers roomy, modern villas with panoramic windows and outdoor firepits, plus an excellent restaurant and a swimming pool with sunset views.
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<strong>Terrain for adventure: </strong>Several hours northeast of the valley and east of Mexicali, outfitters equip sandboarders for adventures on the Cuervitos Dunes.
Terrain for adventure: Several hours northeast of the valley and east of Mexicali, outfitters equip sandboarders for adventures on the Cuervitos Dunes.
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<strong>Cocktail history in Mexicali: </strong>The clamato cocktail was first mixed in 1966 at the Acueducto Piano Bar in the Hotel Lucerna Mexicali, the hotel says.
Cocktail history in Mexicali: The clamato cocktail was first mixed in 1966 at the Acueducto Piano Bar in the Hotel Lucerna Mexicali, the hotel says.
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<strong>La Chinesca: </strong>Mexicali boasts more than 350 Chinese restaurants, and La Chinesca (Chinatown) is the city's most intriguing tourist attraction. A Chinatown festival is pictured.
La Chinesca: Mexicali boasts more than 350 Chinese restaurants, and La Chinesca (Chinatown) is the city's most intriguing tourist attraction. A Chinatown festival is pictured.
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<strong>Eclectic dining: </strong>On the outskirts of Mexicali, heading into the Baja desert, old-time outposts such as La Casita del Árbol (where a Frida Kahlo shrine is pictured), serve early morning favorites.
Eclectic dining: On the outskirts of Mexicali, heading into the Baja desert, old-time outposts such as La Casita del Árbol (where a Frida Kahlo shrine is pictured), serve early morning favorites.
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<strong>Crossing the border: </strong>Tijuana is another Baja California border city that's seeing signs of renewal.
Crossing the border: Tijuana is another Baja California border city that's seeing signs of renewal.
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<strong>A famed salad:</strong> Some of Tijuana's points of interest are throwbacks. Crank back the clock at Caesar's in downtown Tijuana, where the eponymous salad was created in 1924.
A famed salad: Some of Tijuana's points of interest are throwbacks. Crank back the clock at Caesar's in downtown Tijuana, where the eponymous salad was created in 1924.
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