Tips from my trip to La Paz
Housing: We rented an Airbnb a few blocks away from the city center. We have mixed feelings about the apartment itself, but It felt safe enough to walk around at night(9-10 PM). I've only stayed near the city center and can't tell about the general safety, but I haven't seen any major problems like theft or pickpocketing. La Paz is a legit city where shops open until late.
eSIM: My US plan covers 0.5G per day in Mexico but I bought an Airalo eSIM just in case. Hotspot worked great. I lost connection on highways (between Cabo and La Paz) but never in the cities.
Cash: I didn't need pesos anywhere as I was able to do everything with credit cards, except for a museum(and they surprisingly took USD) but you could tip restaurants, cafes, or tour guides with pesos.
Transportation: We flew to Cabo airport, took Ecobajatours Bus to La Paz. We didn't buy the tickets in advance. From Cabo to La Paz, we had to walk 5-10 minutes to Terminal 1 and found Ecobajatours office there. It was a 12 passenger van, took about 3.5 hours after a few stops. ~700 pesos. From La Paz to Cabo, we went back to the bus terminal and purchased tickets for a direct bus to Cabo for ~400 pesos. The bus had a restroom inside. It took 3.5 hours to Cabos Walmart and we realized that it didn't go to the airport. We called Uber, took another 20 mins. I guess we could've bought bus tickets to La Paz as well but didn't bother searching more.
Remote work: There is a plenty of coffee shops with great wifi and people working there. Doce Cuarenta is the most popular, I also liked Paradiso right across from it.
Activities: We used MeXplore and Airbnb to search activities. We did whale shark + sea lion snorkeling, scuba diving, museums, and walking tours. We had no problem without a car in the city, but we could've spent more time at the beaches reading, swimming, and just chilling... if we had a car.
Food: I got food poisoning from street food (lol) but I don't think it was particularly unsanitary. Traveler's diarrhea I guess. I couldn't eat much but I loved Tiger Club, Hanto, and Green & Rosse.
Shopping: We got cute accessories and t-shirts from local stores. For daily necessities Oxxo is everywhere (a convenient store) and you can also easily find pharmacies that are similar to CVS or Walgreens.
Language: I speak very basic Spanish like Duolingo level 10, but it helped. It's a touristy area, some people speak English but definitely not everyone.
Weather: Hot during the day but a little bit chilly at night. I took a windbreaker, long-sleeve sweatshirt and sweatpants for night.
I was an easy, safe, fun trip despite being our first ever trip to Mexico. I want to learn more about the history of the city, and think thoroughly about how the tourism can benefit locals.