Ninety miles of coast, wine country and tacos. Your next home.

Park on the San Ysidro side and walk across. It costs less than driving in, and you skip the worry of a long wait to get back. Bring your passport book or passport card. Either one works at the land border.

If you have Global Entry or SENTRI, use the dedicated lane on the way back. The walking line into the U.S. can get long, and the trusted-traveler lane usually moves much faster.

If you drive instead, the SENTRI lane has two rules. Everyone in the car must be enrolled in SENTRI or Global Entry, and the car itself must be registered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That applies to Global Entry members too, and registering takes a vehicle inspection at an enrollment center. If anyone in the car isn’t enrolled, or the car isn’t registered, you’ll have problems with the officers. In that case use the regular lanes.

Tip: if you carry an American Express Platinum, the Global Entry application fee is credited back to your card account when you pay it with the card. Check your card benefits for current terms.

Start at Mercado Hidalgo. It’s a covered market full of dried chiles, cheese, fruit and cheap breakfast stands. Go early, before the heat and the crowds.

For lunch, take a short ride to Caesar’s on Avenida Revolución. The Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana in the 1920s, and they still toss it at your table. Order it, even if you think you know what a Caesar tastes like.

In the afternoon, head to Telefónica Gastro Park, a lot of small kitchens around a shared bar. Pick two or three stalls and share. Then finish with a craft beer. Tijuana has a good brewing scene now, with taprooms like Border Psycho and Insurgente.

Carry small bills and pesos. Eat where the line is long and the grill is busy. Leave yourself time to get back to the border before dark.

From Rosarito, expect about an hour and a half by car, using the toll road to Ensenada and then Highway 3 inland. From Ensenada it’s closer to 30 minutes.

Go Thursday or Friday if you can. Weekends fill up fast, and many places need a reservation for tastings.

Pick two wineries a day, not four. L.A. Cetto is big and easy for a first stop. Monte Xanic and Casa de Piedra are well known for their reds. Smaller tasting rooms are often where you get to talk to the people who made the wine.

For lunch, book ahead. Corazón de Tierra and Deckman’s en el Mogor both cook over open fire and are worth the planning.

Don’t drive after a day of tastings. Hire a driver for the day, or have someone in your group skip the wine. The back roads are dark and some are unpaved.

Rosarito is about 30 to 40 minutes from the border when traffic is kind. That matters if you plan to cross often for family, doctors or Costco runs. It has the largest English-speaking expat community in Baja, plenty of beachfront condos, and the main street is lined with restaurants. You’ll want a car, since the town is long and spread out. Weekends bring a crowd of day-trippers from San Diego.

Ensenada is about an hour and a half south of the border. It’s a working port with a real city around it, so you get more year-round locals, bigger markets and more choice in everyday shopping. The area near the waterfront is flat and easy to walk. Valle de Guadalupe is just 30 minutes away. Rents tend to run lower than in Rosarito, but check current listings yourself.

If you want to be near the border and other expats, start with Rosarito. If you want a quieter, more local life and don’t mind the drive north, look hard at Ensenada. Rent in both before you decide.