pauldavidmena
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Millennials and Todos Santos
I just came across this article in "Travel Pulse" about a younger generation's attraction to Todos Santos. My first thought was "What the hell is an Xennial?" Next,
I don't recall seeing Todos Santos overrun with 20 and 30-somethings, but rather older gringos like me, people whose kids are millennials. Is this a
phenomenon I've missed in the past year?
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Most minor publications like this pay their writers peanuts, perhaps $100 for a fluff travel article like this.
It reads like the writer never visited, just read some stuff on the internet, wrote some fluffy nonsense,...
[Edited on 3-10-2018 by mtgoat666]
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  |
It reads like the writer never visited, just read some stuff on the internet, wrote some fluffy nonsense,...[Edited on 3-10-2018 by mtgoat666]
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You're probably right! The internet has given us virtual travelers that think research can replace experience.
I have read fluff pieces about Alaska that were obviously written (or edited) by someone who has never been there. These travel articles often
contain grossly inaccurate information, tired clichés, and supporting photos that I recognize landmarks that are hundreds of miles away from the
subject area!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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I am in Todos Santos again this year and while I would not say its over run , there is a large presence of young people. They seem to fall into two
camps, scraggly van life surfer types and wealthy fashionistas.
The former mix happily with the older surfers at la pastora, the latter seem to hang out in La Esquina in the morning and stay at the new fancy hotel
on Punta Lobos.
Last night there was a wedding party there with very few people over 30.
Vogue magazine had a similar article last year. Many of the females seem to be models, or in that type of scene. Last year I heard it was just a big
photo shoot but they seem to still be here.
Also remember that CSU has a campus here of some sort
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it is a concerted effort by the tourism board to attract younger visitors. You can only achieve that, when you claim that there is already a strong
presence of millennials. So, the article is paid propaganda
Harald Pietschmann
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And then there is the eye catching factor. A small covey of attractive young people is more noticeable than a larger gaggle of us gray heads!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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It certainly makes more sense as a travel brochure than as an informative article. And the desire to attract young artisanal mezcal scenesters also
rings true. Why reach out to the people who already visit regularly?
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Todos is discovered regularly by different writers describing a scene that is not connected to reality. 20 years ago, the area was being marketed
as the Malibu of Baja, Santa Fe of the Peninsula, artist colony for the well heeled. Kinda like The Hotel California will wink at the idea The
Eagles were writing about them.
Pescadero is the Nuevo Todos.
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F*ck it.
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pauldavidmena
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Thinking about it - too much, I might add - there's no such thing as an "undiscovered paradise".
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I learned as a kid what happens when you take a friend to your secrete fishing hole!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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