BajaNomad

Hi. I want to move to the area...

Jimmy - 1-10-2017 at 12:19 AM

...so I joined here. That's about it.

Whale-ista - 1-10-2017 at 12:46 AM

Welcome! There is lots of good info here.

Use the search feature, and you'll find a wealth of posts about many subjects.

Where are you now, and when do you want to move?

Jimmy - 1-10-2017 at 01:18 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista  
Welcome! There is lots of good info here.

Use the search feature, and you'll find a wealth of posts about many subjects.

Where are you now, and when do you want to move?


Yeah, I've just been reading through this forum. I'm glad that I found it. It's precisely the kind of thing I was looking for.

I'm in Delaware now. 12 degrees at the moment. Heh.

Late 2017, I'm planning on. Like really planning on, though. You know how a lot of people just say they're planning something? Well, not me, I really am.

I'm not wealthy, though. I'm just a regular guy.

And Thank you.



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motoged - 1-10-2017 at 01:44 AM

Golly gee whiz....

Jimmy - 1-10-2017 at 01:47 AM

Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Golly gee whiz....


What? Heh.

ehall - 1-10-2017 at 04:10 AM

You ever been to baja? I would suggest spending a lot of time there before you make the move. It's definitely not for everyone.

woody with a view - 1-10-2017 at 06:30 AM

Quick, put the lures out. Trolling speed, Capt!

Russ - 1-10-2017 at 06:52 AM

I don't know why you picked Baja to move to. Mexico is huge and swarming with Gringos. Lots of places to dream of. Of course, we've found our place here in the sun. Maybe make a list of the things that are important to you and post them and we'll be better able to make some suggestions.

bajagrouper - 1-10-2017 at 07:16 AM

Heh??????
I have heard Canadians use Heh at the end of a sentence but never seen it written, LOL

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DENNIS - 1-10-2017 at 08:24 AM



Before you even begin to think about moving here, you need to send me three cases of frosty Pacifico along with your application, filled out and notarized.
Welcome to Baja and BajaNomad, Jimmy.

Jimmy - 1-10-2017 at 08:45 AM

Quote: Originally posted by ehall  
You ever been to baja? I would suggest spending a lot of time there before you make the move. It's definitely not for everyone.


Sure. I am planning on going down there a couple of times in the mean time. Which is how I ended up here. Actually, I have good friend whose family has a beautiful home there. Which, thankfully, she's been kind enough to offer show me around the place.

But yeah. Of course. Thanks.

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Jimmy - 1-10-2017 at 08:47 AM

Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS  


Before you even begin to think about moving here, you need to send me three cases of frosty Pacifico along with your application, filled out and notarized.
Welcome to Baja and BajaNomad, Jimmy.


Heh. Thanks, Dennis.

I'm going to read aroud this forum in the mean time.

shari - 1-10-2017 at 08:49 AM

It's EH not Heh eh!

welcome to the sandbox...one thing I love about the few expats that live in Asuncion...most of em are just regular guys. Follow your dream...like many of us here have done.

BajaBlanca - 1-10-2017 at 09:07 AM

have fun exploring! and I agree that the mainland has lots to offer too. It is beautiful and lush in any places with lots of the amenities that cannot be found here in Baja.

BAJAVIKINGS - 1-10-2017 at 10:56 AM

Hi Jimmy, Many times there is some good advice on here. Beware of people who send you private messages about "opportunities" to buy. Always rent first and make sure the person renting isn't just trying to separate your money from your wallet.

tiotomasbcs - 1-10-2017 at 05:17 PM

One Newbie warning another Newbie...be careful. Well, what did you think. Somebody is gonna give you a gold mine? If Viking doesn't like it here then porque?! Do your homework and then slowly..ask a few small Q's. Not... I'm moving to Mex and want to know all the best stuff. Way too Millineumesque. In my view! Search it out on your own in a VW Van!! Tio

David K - 1-10-2017 at 05:22 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BAJAVIKINGS  
Hi Jimmy, Many times there is some good advice on here. Beware of people who send you private messages about "opportunities" to buy. Always rent first and make sure the person renting isn't just trying to separate your money from your wallet.

Sound advice!

Leo - 1-10-2017 at 07:56 PM

Jimmy, there is a new book out there (Amazon.com) called 'Living or Retiring in Mexico' that has a lot of info on Baja and about everyday events like shopping, gas, banking, you name it.Available to download or have a hard copy send to you in 2 days.
https://www.amazon.com/Living-Retiring-Mexico-need-before-eb...

surabi - 1-10-2017 at 08:25 PM

If you actually want to MOVE to Mexico, you need to research Mexican immigration requirements. On a tourist visa, you will have to leave every 180 days. Otherwise, you apply for a temporary residency through a Mexican consulate in the States, a process which you complete once you get to Mexico at an immigration office (not at the border). There are financial requirements for the temporary residency visa.

DENNIS - 1-11-2017 at 08:52 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by Leo  
Jimmy, there is a new book out there...

You by chance the author?


:lol::lol: Perhaps. I see a cross reference to TS.. :lol:

David K - 1-11-2017 at 09:25 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Jimmy  
...so I joined here. That's about it.


Hi Jimmy,
I read that you want to go "there" but am wondering where "there" is (to you)? I know you said "Baja" but saying Baja is like saying 'California' in that there are so many different areas with different climates and offerings. Baja (Baja California, actually) is a 700+ mile long peninsula with two bodies of water and a river surrounding it. The highway mileage is over 1,000 from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas.

In the south end, you are in the tropics at the same latitude as Hawaii. In the north, on the Pacific side, there is the semi-arid Medditeranian climate that San Diego is famous for that gradually changes to desert after 200 miles. On the opposite side, it is pure desert from the border on south. Between the two, coastal hills grow into mountains reaching over 10,000 feet high, with blankets of snow in the winter and pine forests.

The center and southern thirds of the peninsula have tropical oasis villages centered with Spanish missions from the 1700s, but are surrounded by desert vegetation and lava flows.

There are few true cities with full services but many small towns and villages. More and more areas are now reached by paved highway, but road conditions are often allowed to deteriorate to a pot-holed, miserable to drive on state. That said, with so many areas reached only by dirt roads, a four-wheel drive SUV or truck are the wise choices for a true Baja vehicle. Let the exploring begin!

My website www.vivabaja.com is created to share many of these places Baja has to offer, either in my trip photos or in the many links I have there to other's Baja websites. The most recent trips of the past couple years are here on Baja Nomad's Baja Trip Reports forum (until I get a chance to make a web page for them on my site).

Leo - 1-11-2017 at 09:58 PM

Yes Lencho (and Dennis) I am.
Anything wrong with this?