3 Ways to Spend Autumn in Todos Santos

I am El Forastero, the wanderer of these desert lands. I have crossed oceans, walked city streets, and ridden through quiet mountains, but I always return to Baja. Here, where the desert meets the sea, life teaches its lessons more slowly, more deeply. Autumn in Todos Santos is one of those lessons, and there are three ways to embrace it. 

The first way to spend autumn in Todos Santos is to wander its historic center. Walk the cobblestone streets and let curiosity guide you. You may stumble upon old hotels whose names you once heard in songs. Stop at a small stand and taste strawberries with cream, sweet and cool as the evening air. Do not leave without trying the traditional mango desserts, recipes passed down like secrets from one generation to the next. 

 

The second way is to savor the land itself. At El Perdido, our rustic kitchen welcomes guest chefs who bring the harvest of the huerto to your table. Every dish carries the flavor of Baja, fresh and unpretentious, made with what the earth gives that day. And when you are ready to explore beyond, take time to discover the restaurants of Pescadero. Go slowly, stop where the aromas pull you in, and let your appetite choose the way. 

The third way is the simplest, yet perhaps the truest. Prepare a slow picnic with someone you love. Take only a blanket, a basket, and your heart to the edge where desert meets sea. There, with only the waves and the sky as your companions, sit long enough to let silence fill you. It is in that stillness that you find the strength to welcome a new season, to appreciate life, to breathe again. 

 

 

And when the day is done, return to El Perdido. Here the villas, the pool, and the desert calm are waiting. Autumn is for resting, for savoring, for living slowly. Let it be yours. 

Until the next sunset, 

El Forastero