| | |  Travel & Outdoors | March 2009 
Travelers Be Aware: Mexico is Behind the Times
 Ed Walsh - SFGate
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You will literally be going back in time if you travel to Mexico over the next month.
We switched to daylight saving time early on Sunday morning, March 8.
But Mexico won't switch until a month from now, April 5. That means when you cross over the border from San Diego to get to Tijuana, you may get there before you left.
Two years ago, the US moved daylight saving time up a month to save energy. The idea is that we wouldn't have to turn on the lights when we get home. But studies have shown the energy savings are nonexistent and that we might actually use more energy. That's because although we would use less electricity for lighting that savings would be offset by the use of heating or, if you live in Florida, air conditioning. Of course, the big advantage is that there is more sunlight for outdoor activities in the early evening. Arizona and Hawaii never change their clocks.
Mexico didn't adopt the early time change. That could cause confusion over the next month, particularly among border towns. It could cause a little more jet lag for visitors to Mexico. For example, the normal two hour time difference between California and Puerto Vallarta is two hours, but for the next month it will be three hours.
By the way, for more information on traveling to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico's most popular gay destination, let me give a shameless plug to myself. Click here to read tips on visiting that fabulous city. You will have to deal with slightly more jet jag but it is a great time to visit. The exchange rate is great for Americans. It is currently about 15 pesos per dollar! Click here for my article last week on the exchange rate. |
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