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[*] posted on 4-11-2009 at 04:26 PM
Hola pal57


My wife and I are on a trip right now to La Paz. I have been keeping a blog of the trip with pictures. I invite you to find the thread titled "Follow trip to La Paz". Hope you enjoy it.

I will certainly follow the report of your trip with interest.




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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 07:02 AM


Well David I think that it might be better going there to Lopez Mateus, instead of losing, maybe, a day or two going that far up to San Ignacio.

Fixtrauma your blog was my input of doing the same thing, in fact your diary and the photos you attached of all the places you been are lovely.
I'll be doing this also for my boys here in Italy so they can know where we are or have been during our trip.

Bdw I'm not coming with a pc and I'm not sure if there are internet points where we will stay, e.g. La Paz, Loreto, Mulege, Todos Santos, San Josè?

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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 07:15 AM


There are Internet places all over Baja!

Have a fun time... and the town of San Ignacio (2 miles off Hwy. 1, paved) is worth going to! The lagoon of San Ignacio is many dirt miles away.

Mulege and Bahia Concepcion are beautiful places you want to see, too! Baja Angel and I were last there in July, 2007... following the Baja-Rosario Festival (El Rosario) and a trip along the cold Pacific coast known as the 'Seven Sisters': http://vivabaja.com/707

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EL REQUESON on Bahia Concepcion:


SAN IGNACIO:


San Ignacio Mission church from the 1700's:


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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 07:50 AM


Beautiful fotos, David!
Can't wait to be there.
To many places to see in a couple of days, it seems that we will have to come back in a next year. LOL
My wife and I like to travel, now that the kids are big enough to stay at home by them selfs, we can take longer trips (depending still on or jobs at home).
In 2006 we have been in Yucatan and Chiapas, moving place to place with the mexican bus. An amazing trip, many things to see, the only pity was that I lost my digital camera on a bus at San Cristobal.:(
Hoping not to do the same thing here in Baja, or my wife will really kill me!:o

Thanks again.
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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 08:15 AM


De nada Pal57!

Are you a native born Italian and learned English, or did you move to Italy?

I am in California... born here (1957) and lived here except for 6 months in Australia (1970) and lots of trips to Mexico and around the world, too. Italy in 1985! Loved the food there...!!!




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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 08:36 AM


Hi pal57,
do you have a place to stay in la Paz yet? If not there is a great little place just north of La Paz (about 10 minutes from the airport) in El Centenario. There is a place called Villaggio Turistico Mar de Cortez, it has bungalows and a restaurant run by an Italian. If you already have a place to stay, at least go there for dinner, Attilio makes the BEST cabrito! and other stuff. It's in the Comitan neighborhood. I'll u2u more info.

Also, there are panga trips to the sea lions that leave from the malecon if you don't want to drive to Tecolote to get the boat.

Two other things to try and see are the Weavers and Ibarra's pottery. I can describe where they are but maybe some La Paz locals can give you the address, it's easier that way.

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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 08:56 AM


Pal57, I just sent you a U2U,
click on the U2U button at the top right of the page, right below where it says "logged in as...."

Also in case others may want to know about Attilio's place I mentioned above, here's a link to it-

http://villagelapaz.com/
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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 09:24 AM


BajaNuts you are so kind, all of you.
Just read your u2u and I've answered you, we found a B&B Gemma's Inn they are from Italy too. We will try Attilio's restaurant. The pottery may be very interresting when we will leave our way back home, for not breaking any dishes on our trip in Baja.:D

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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 09:38 AM


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De nada Pal57!

Are you a native born Italian and learned English, or did you move to Italy?

I am in California... born here (1957) and lived here except for 6 months in Australia (1970) and lots of trips to Mexico and around the world, too. Italy in 1985! Loved the food there...!!!


David I was born in New York (1957) and my farther was an italian immigrant from San Marino and in 1971 he decided to go back to his native country with his family.
Nice to hear that you have seen Italy too.
I came back to the States for a trip with my family an to visit my cousins, some in Atlanta and some in Florida and friends in New York. It was in september 2001 and the 1st of sept. we where on top of the twin towers, ten days before it all happened. :(

I want all of you to know that I appreciate all of you nomads for giving me hints for our trip in Baja. You are all kind. It is an awesome forum and when I get back I'll try to make a forum travel guide for San Marino, so that I can help who wants to know more about us.

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De nada Pal57!

Are you a native born Italian and learned English, or did you move to Italy?

I am in California... born here (1957) and lived here except for 6 months in Australia (1970) and lots of trips to Mexico and around the world, too. Italy in 1985! Loved the food there...!!!


David I was born in New York (1957) and my farther was an italian immigrant from San Marino and in 1971 he decided to go back to his native country with his family.
Nice to hear that you have seen Italy too.
I came back to the States for a trip with my family an to visit my cousins, some in Atlanta and some in Florida and friends in New York. It was in september 2001 and the 1st of sept. we where on top of the twin towers, ten days before it all happened. :(

I want all of you to know that I appreciate all of you nomads for giving me hints for our trip in Baja. You are all kind. It is an awesome forum and when I get back I'll try to make a forum travel guide for San Marino, so that I can help who wants to know more about us.

Pal57


THAT would be fantastic!

Do see the links listed below all my Nomad posts that are to give Nomads some ideas on places to visit, vacation or explore Baja California.

I would like to return to Italy with Baja Angel and see your Most Serene Republic of San Marino, this time!

Here I am doing the tourist thing in Venice (gondola ride) in 1985...




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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 03:13 PM


Woh David that foto looks great!
Now a days it would be better and cheaper if you buy the gondola instead of going just for a ride.:D

Some of your links I already visted and I got some idea for our trip.
Next time coming to Italy and to San Marino I'll prepare you a motocycle and make a trip in the Tuscany regione, visiting wine cantinas.:bounce:

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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 04:28 PM
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[*] posted on 4-12-2009 at 08:37 PM


Just curious, Pal57...
how did you find out about the Nomads?




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Just curious, Pal57...
how did you find out about the Nomads?


Don't remember very well, Udo, maybe on google searching sites with "forum baja california".
It's about a year that we are planing for this trip, then another couple from Novara, our friends meet ed at the Maldives Islands, ask if they could come with us, why not. So it's about three months that I'm navigating on the web and reading anything that talks about Baja.
We have talk to the few people that has visited Baja and everyone was entusiastic of there trip. Here, Baja California is not known very well as a tourist meta and most of them, especially my mother are convicted that it is part of U.S..

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Read your message and answered.
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[*] posted on 4-17-2009 at 04:28 AM


It is almost time for our trip to Baja. :bounce::bounce:.....

We will arrive in Mexico city sunday for going to La Paz monday late afternoon.

Will there be any one to say hello? :P:P

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[*] posted on 4-17-2009 at 06:31 AM


We will still be here in Todos Santos. Let us know if we can be of assistance. Have a great trip!



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[*] posted on 4-17-2009 at 07:12 AM


pal57, have a great trip to Mexico's California Peninsula and please give us a report upon your return!

I look forward to meeting you in San Marino when the time comes for Baja Angel and I to travel to the Italian Peninsula where your republic is located!




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[*] posted on 4-18-2009 at 03:35 AM


Tanks for everyones advices.
David I'll be waiting for you here in San Marino and when I'm coming back home I write our trip.

Asta la vista.

P.S.: coming back home I'm going to put up a forum for San Marino and Italy travel guide similar to Baja Nomad, so we can help people from the world to know better where to go, what to see, where to sleep and where to eat :biggrin:.
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Tanks for everyones advices.
David I'll be waiting for you here in San Marino and when I'm coming back home I write our trip.

Asta la vista.

P.S.: coming back home I'm going to put up a forum for San Marino and Italy travel guide similar to Baja Nomad, so we can help people from the world to know better where to go, what to see, where to sleep and where to eat :biggrin:.
Ciao


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