BornFisher
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Familiar destinations or new places???
Well a little something to chew on-------------- would you rather go somewhere you know, (lodging, food, friends), or go to a new place (no friends,
don`t know any thing about food or hotels or camping?), in your Baja travels???
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David K
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BOTH! On our last peninsula-long, 2 week trip we started and ended the vacation with a night at our favorite beach camping spot. We camped more nights
on Concepcion Bay that trip however.
I have gone more times to my camping beach than any other place, but I can only take so much relaxing... I like to explore and see new places or
return to revisit interesting sites I have been to before.
Baja has something for everyone who likes the outdoors, camping, four wheeling, and adventures. It's hard not to go see all the fascinating places in
Baja. It's also hard to leave a perfect place were time just strolls by and the tide moves the sea back and forth before your eyes.
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chuckie
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I go along with DK...theres always something new even in places you have been before, it seems. And there is so much of Baja!
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bajalearner
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Yes, what they said. Both.
familiar places (but no relative's house - anywhere) and new places.
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Skipjack Joe
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New places. Always new places.
Every year go somewhere where you've never been before.
Well, until looking for new becomes old.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
I go along with DK...theres always something new even in places you have been before, it seems. And there is so much of Baja!
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... and so little time!  
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Whale-ista
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I prefer a combination of both. It's good to reconnect with friends, also fun to make new ones and discover new places.
And I like to arrive at the new destinations with referrals to help with getting to know a place. It's often useful to let a proprietor know I was
referred by a friend or prior guest. You can build goodwill and let them know others are happy with their service and making referrals on their
behalf.
Finally, as recent events remind us -in terms of safety when traveling solo, it's good to let people know others are aware of your travel plans and
destinations.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Skipjack Joe
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That's sensible advice. But to get the most from a trip never be sensible. At our age we are all far too sensible. We need to consciously fight that
urge.
What are your best memories from each trip? It's always the unexpected. Plan your trips to maximize this possibility.
[Edited on 5-30-2014 by Skipjack Joe]
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elgatoloco
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We have always had an unwritten rule that each trip south of maneadero had to include a ride down a road we had never been on. So even if we were
headed somewhere familiar we would get a chance to see some new terrain. More then once we ended up altering plan due to what we saw at the end of the
road.
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danaeb
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
New places. Always new places.
Every year go somewhere where you've never been before.
Well, until looking for new becomes old. |
Two thumbs way up.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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vgabndo
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I remember when you popped in to San Nicolas' years ago!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
I remember when you popped in to San Nicolas' years ago! |
Memorable trip to a new place. We still talk about getting back down that road. Someday. On the road in was the first place I ever saw a pronghorn in
Baja or anywhere. Good times.
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