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DENNIS
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I think Jenny could tell you lots of things. Perhaps put up a link or two. 
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jenny.navarrette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mudhen
Jenny, sounds like you've had some bad experiences.
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Every single person posting here has had bad experiences in Mexico. But most who post glowingly of Mexico here are stuck down there and misery loves
company. Try to get wessongroup on the line. He moved down there for a few months and then beat a path back to the US... and his wife is Mexican!
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krafty
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Exercise good sense works whereever you live, of course. Sorry to disagree, Jenny, but we live near Rosarito year round, love it, and don't know where
your negativity hails from. Look at any newspaper and there is bad stuff happening all over. So why do you feel nob is so different?
Heart attack for everyone? You need to go bye bye, just sayin'
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jenny.navarrette
Every single person posting here has had bad experiences in Mexico. |
Probably so and I'm usually the first and loudest to tell it like it is.
I must be tired tonight, but for sure I grow weary of laying everything on the line. My stance has just about had me ostracized from my own
neighborhood.
Oh well...I'll give it hell tomorrow.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
You need to go bye bye, just sayin' |
NoNoNo.......all points of view have to be discussed here, Krafty. Now, it would be doing Mudhen a disservice to be less than honest and candid.
She can make better decisions if she has the whole story. She deserves all of that.
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krafty
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Dennis, you are right-sorry Jen-walk a mile in my moccasins and tell me I'm wrong and you are right. Do you see the glass as half full or half empty?
And when you say Stuck down there, what do you mean? I assume you are no longer here?
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tripledigitken
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Krafty:
one translation for Stuck.
You bought your retirement dream home in Rosarito Beach 3 to 5 years ago, now you miss your grand kids who don't come down because of all the bad
press on violence and actual violence. You decide that maybe you made a bad decision, alright you can sell and come back NOB.
Can you get your investment back, how about 50% of it, how about 30%?
I'd call that stuck.
[Edited on 5-15-2011 by tripledigitken]
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zoesterone
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Mudhen, it sounds like you HAVE done your homework. Some people are just not meant to live in Mexico. We have lived in Mazatlan for over three years
and I would not live anywhere else than Mexico. The people are amazing, the food, the beauty; it's all here. I have friend NOB that think blood is
running in the gutters and heads roll on every corner. Ha! I feel safer here than I have ever felt and all my friends feel the same. Yes, ther is
violence, but it isn't as random as the states, IMO. Again, some people are just not meant to live in Mexico and it takes some patience at
times..something we can all learn which is just slow downnnnnnn a little. I hope you find what you want. We are thinking of moving to Baja to be
closer to family and will be there to check it out shortly, too.
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Mudhen
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I am still researching, now talking to a real estate person, and have an appointment near K23 to see a place through a friend of a friend.
I appreciate all the responses!
I have done some google searching for a map that shows all the 'K's, but cannot find one. Does anyone have a link to a map like this? This lettering
of places is still a mystery to me.
Thank you all. This is very instructive.
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AmoPescar
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Mudhen...
Have you considered San Felipe on the SOC side? It's 125-150 miles below the border and is easily accessible by a good highway. It also has easy
access to services back across the border.
It's another whole world down there in SF. It's much quieter and way less crowded than the Pacific side and....has much less crime and problems!
You've got beautiful sea and desert views and lots of places to explore and hike. Many Americans own homes there and visit regularly and many live
there most of the year. It's also a favorite with Canadiens.
IMO...it would be a much better area for living a quiet peaceful life, free from stress and problems.
I've spent a lot of time visiting the SF area and it's one of my favorite places in Baja!
Miguelamo  
 
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Mudhen
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Thanks for that, Amo. I hadn't considered San Felipe, and will be researching that once I hit 'send'. I tried googling 'SOC' in many ways within your
context, but can't find anything that makes sense. What is SOC?
South Of something?
Okay.
Thanks again.
B da Mudhen
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tripledigitken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mudhen
Thanks for that, Amo. I hadn't considered San Felipe, and will be researching that once I hit 'send'. I tried googling 'SOC' in many ways within your
context, but can't find anything that makes sense. What is SOC?
South Of something?
Okay.
Thanks again.
B da Mudhen |
Mudhen,
Sea of Cortez.
Ken
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Mudhen
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LOL, Doh!!!!!!
Appreciated.
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Gypsy Jan
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"K" Stands for Kilometer
Mexico is on the metric system and distances on the federal highways are clearly marked off in kilometers (if the signs haven't been knocked down by
wayward drivers). A kilometer is 2.2 miles in U.S. measurements.
For example, the K23 you mentioned translates to 14.3 miles from where they start measuring the mileage. In the Tijuana area, it depends on which
federal road you are on, the free or toll road and they both start counting from the U. S. border.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Mexico is on the metric system and distances on the federal highways are clearly marked off in kilometers (if the signs haven't been knocked down by
wayward drivers). A kilometer is 2.2 miles in U.S. measurements.
For example, the K23 you mentioned translates to 14.3 miles from where they start measuring the mileage. In the Tijuana area, it depends on which
federal road you are on, the free or toll road and they both start counting from the U. S. border. |
Jan......One kilometer is equivalent to 1,000 meters or 0.62 miles
One kilogram is equal to 2.2 lbs
If you used 2.2 miles to the kilometer, the example you quote above of K23 would be 31.46 miles.............I think
[Edited on 5-18-2011 by bajaguy]
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mudhen
I am still researching, now talking to a real estate person, and have an appointment near K23 to see a place through a friend of a friend.
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If the house is on the ocean side, that should be in the area of Villa Lepro....
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Gypsy Jan
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Kilometre, Kilogram, Tomato Tomatoe
Hey, you never get anywhere until you stick you toe out.
Anywho, this is a useful site: http://www.onlineconversion.com/length.htm
[Edited on 5-18-2011 by Gypsy Jan]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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willyAirstream
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baja guy - SHHHhhhh, don't tell jan, she thinks she is getting great gas mileage. 
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Mudhen
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You guys are great.
-Beverly
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BajaDanD
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If you want to go a little farther try San Quintin, for what your looking for, that's where I'd go.
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