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travelfar
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Cabo plus?
I won't be camping in Baja this year but I have an idea. Flights to Cabo are reasonable and so are rental cars. I am thinking about flying to Cabo and
driving a few hours to a town with a nice beach, good food cheap and a more authentic Mexican feel. I thought I might drive to La Paz for 2 or 3 days
and then the rest of the week back in Cabo del San Jose which sounds like fun.
Comments or suggestions?
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Quote: Originally posted by travelfar  | I won't be camping in Baja this year but I have an idea. Flights to Cabo are reasonable and so are rental cars. I am thinking about flying to Cabo and
driving a few hours to a town with a nice beach, good food cheap and a more authentic Mexican feel. I thought I might drive to La Paz for 2 or 3 days
and then the rest of the week back in Cabo del San Jose which sounds like fun.
Comments or suggestions? |
plan it so you'll be on the la paz malecon saturday night 
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David K
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A "few hours" can take you far beyond La Paz, which is 2-3 hours from Cabo.
Are you thinking Loreto to Concepción Bay, which is the next paved road beach areas.
Closer, dirt road beaches include Punta Conejo on the Pacific or San Evaristo on the gulf, with others along the way.
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| Quote: Originally posted by travelfar | I won't be camping in Baja this year but I have an idea. Flights to Cabo are reasonable and so are rental cars. I am thinking about flying to Cabo and
driving a few hours to a town with a nice beach, good food cheap and a more authentic Mexican feel. I thought I might drive to La Paz for 2 or 3 days
and then the rest of the week back in Cabo del San Jose which sounds like fun.
Comments or suggestions? |
Sounds like a plan!
Dunno where you are flying from, but if in San Diego, flights out of TJ are often cheap - look at flying into loreto, la paz or cabo.
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Consider Todos Santos. It's got that quintessential Mexico town look with great restaurants, art galleries and beaches.
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| Quote: Originally posted by dravnx | | Consider Todos Santos. It's got that quintessential Mexico town look with great restaurants, art galleries and beaches. |
Todos santos is a tourism town, “quaint” aesthetic i admit, however primary business of the town is tourism. But as tourist traps go, TS is nicer
than some others.
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho | | Quote: Originally posted by dravnx | | Consider Todos Santos. It's got that quintessential Mexico town look with great restaurants, art galleries and beaches. |
And (trust us on this) there's nothing more "authentically Mexican" than art galleries! |
All those art galleries owned by authentic Mexicans 
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When you see gringos selling/doing business with/to gringos you can make two solid conclusions.
1. You not in authentic Mexico
2. You are paying too much.
YMMV
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"More" authentic than Cabo resorts and on a nice beach I think was the statement. Accessible by rental car, cheaper food, Todos Santos, Los Barriles
or La Paz would all be improvements. La Paz has a lot of variety close by, but the saturday night music scene was a good suggestion.
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I would consider flying into Loreto. It's authentic Mexico with lots of good food and reasonable prices. With some research, you will find plenty of
things to do including beaches, islands, and a number of really cool old missions.
Traveling Baja for 50 years.
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Loreto any day over Cabo, which is like going to Las Vegas and thinking you've experienced real America!
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Not having ever been to Loreto except to drive right by, I think I would choose to fly to Loreto as well and spend time checking it out. Have heard
nothing but good things about it from everyone who visited. Depends where you are flying in from and the amount of time you have. Might be able to
avoid the rental car as well except to drive north or south and do some overnights elsewhere.
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mtgoat666
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What is authentic Mexican?
What is an authentic American?
Los Angeles and NYC are authentic American, and most American nomads are fearful of LA and NYC, and most Mexicans are excited to visit LA and NYC.
Most nomads here think San Fran is a cesspool, many foreigners love to visit San Fran and see a vibrant world class city.
American suburbanites are very grumpy and conflicted Americans, perhaps?
[Edited on 11-19-2022 by mtgoat666]
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Guadalajara! Great city! Beats la paz and loreto!
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| Quote: Originally posted by travelfar | I won't be camping in Baja this year but I have an idea. Flights to Cabo are reasonable and so are rental cars. I am thinking about flying to Cabo and
driving a few hours to a town with a nice beach, good food cheap and a more authentic Mexican feel. I thought I might drive to La Paz for 2 or 3 days
and then the rest of the week back in Cabo del San Jose which sounds like fun.
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no such place between La Paz and Los Cabos
everything is expensive and pretentious
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajagregg | I would consider flying into Loreto. It's authentic Mexico with lots of good food and reasonable prices. With some research, you will find plenty of
things to do including beaches, islands, and a number of really cool old missions.
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Loreto still has a pretty good feel
small town, quiet
BUT
prices for everything have tripled in recent years
no good beaches
Harald Pietschmann
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Cabo Pulmo isn't far from Cabo airport for your first couple or 3 days. Spend a day at Los Arbolitos 5 mi. south. La Paz, Todos Santos and return.
Despite the critics here, I had a fun 3 days in Todos Santos. The first day is walking the tourist blocks - there is one trinket store that sells some
kind of chocolate tequila (other flavor too) - you can taste many of them. He's on a side street. They are expensive to buy (can't fly with liquids
anyway), but fun to taste. It was at Todos Santos that I joined a turtle hatchling release at sundown which was the highlight of that trip. Ask about
that. If you go south to the beaches, there are a lot of restaurants. Bring a map - just go. You'll have a blast.
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Real mexico?
Consider Oaxaca... Both city and state....
If you are hearing indigenous languages being spoken... You are likely in authentic mexico.
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If you drive to La Paz be sure to understand that it is combat driving all over the city with pot holes big enough to swallow a VW! Don't follow too
close behind to give yourself time to dodge them
Every corner is a 4 way stop that is only optional for the locals For you? STOP at all STOP signs.
Also make sure your phone works on maps so it can guide you around town.
Lots of food drink and music on the melcon.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Cliffy |
Also make sure your phone works on maps so it can guide you around town.
Lots of food drink and music on the melcon. |
A phone or GPS is great for telling you what street you are on, but don't trust them to know which streets are "one way"!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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