Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Obviously, it's all over the scale. Depends on personal choices, comfort needs and taste. Four of us could spend two weeks hitting the surf spots and
spend very little. It helps to stop in a place like Walmart in Ensenada for essentials (liquor). On the other hand, we've made trips seeking out
actual shelter, and they've run the gamut as well. In many of the towns, there are motels/ hotels where prices of some are double that of others.
Ditto on food. In more established areas, there are sitdown restaurants that will cost just about the same as in the States. on the other end of the
spectrum, there are taco stands and the like.
An observation I can make from personal experience is that i do tend to spend considerably more these days than I did years ago. That's mostly because
of the availability of ATMs and merchants who take credit cards today. Mexico is relatively new to the personal banking biz as well as using credit
cards. Used to have to take along a wad of cash, hoping I had enough to make the trip. Exchange dollars for pesos. Seems that with the exception of
Pemex, one can almost go from the border to land's end and hardly need cash. Can't recall now if El Rosario has an ATM. But beyond there, I think San
Ignacio is the only town of notable size that doesn't have an ATM. Gotta say I was shocked when I saw a bank and ATM in Vizcaino. Bet it made the
folks out in Asuncion happy. |
