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Santiago
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2 or 3 things to tell a new Baja vistor
A friend of a friend called me the other day asking for advice on "what to watchout for" and "what to prepare for" on their first 1-week driving trip.
I started the usual littany of "get insurance with legal", "don't drive at night", etc. He set me back a bit by saying he knows these things, it's
the little things that one learns that can make or break a hard earned vacation. I told him I would post this as a question for traveler's top 2 or 3
"little" things.
Mine:
Use pesos
Smile with your eyes as well as your mouth
Never go barefoot - even in the ocean
At least once or twice, eat at a roadside cafe
Take your sun glasses off at check points
What's Yours?
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yankeeirishman
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Visit all the little villlages.
Dont be afraid of police and Federals, they ARE cool!
Stay out of large hotels.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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bigzaggin
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-Drive SLOWLY through ANY town.
- Cover yourself in sunscreen the moment you wake up
- If you're camped somewhere seemingly remote and someone approaches you asking for $5, do not debate property owenership laws with him. Just give
him the money and smile.
- Scorpions hide in yuccas
- Get gas in El Rosario. ALWAYS.
- Hide a spare key under your car
- BEER COZIES!!!!!!!
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roundtuit
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Driving in Baja
Drive defenceably . Watch out for trucks on curves and try to follow Mex Buses
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Sharksbaja
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TOPES and VADOS
Speed bumps(near towns) and dips that may not be seen easily. Watch the arroyos that cross the hwy, a favorite place for range animals to cross.
Mexican police use radar very effectively.
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Tommy A
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In any bar do not run a tab unless you have been there before. A shot of tequila and a beer may be $4.00 in one place and right a cross the street be
$10.00 and it will add up real fast. Good Luck
[Edited on 5-24-2005 by Tommy A]
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bajalera
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When you see a settlement on the road ahead, slow down-- the people who b-tch about tope damage are those who go blasting through.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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elgatoloco
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Collapsable sunshade for side window.
http://tienda.bajanomad.com/cgi-bin/tienda.cgi?item_id=09631...
Roadside Geology and Biology of Baja California
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Bruce R Leech
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try as many different tequilas as possible.
be polite to the people. and if you are Canadian try to louse the attitude that every one is trying to rip you off.
[Edited on 5-24-2005 by Bruce R Leech]
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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eetdrt88
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make sure...
to visit every bano possible,that way next time down youll know which ones are pleasant and which ones are scary...if possible take a picture of each
one and post here when you get back so we can all see too....thank you
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Anonymous
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Make a local friend wherever you stop...if even for only a few hours. All the rest of your Baja life will follow.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
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What I told my buddy the first time I turned over the wheel to him in Baja:
"Assume nothing."
--Larry |
A-freaking-men!
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jrbaja
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Keep yer better than thou
P-nche gringo attitudes in yer arse where they belong! Respect the locals, and try and learn patience rather than whining about everything that seems
different than the u.s.b.s..
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Anonymous
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Well,
should have seen this place 40 years ago!
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jrbaja
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
P-nche gringo attitudes in yer arse where they belong! Respect the locals, and try and learn patience rather than whining about everything that seems
different than the u.s.b.s.. |
I vote for jrbaja to become the next Governor of Tourist! Good words you have here!
[Edited on 5-24-2005 by yankeeirishman]
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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jrbaja
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Governor of tourism
I like that idea. I'll start working on my recipe for pinch gringo goulash to make up for all the native flora and fauna that my bamboo has killed.
Gotta slop those pigs n vacas with something!
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Cincodemayo
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The "Governator of Baja".
Do you take bribes JR?
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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Cincodemayo
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Good one Pompano! Nickname you Quickdraw....
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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turtleandtoad
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Baja no-see-ums BITE!
But Deet works on them.
[Edited on 5-24-2005 by turtleandtoad]
Mike & Robin; Full-Time RV\'ers
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I am here
To paraphrase Frank Lloyd Wright; I\'m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let\'s start with keyboards. --
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