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dirtbikr
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Mood: start slow....then taper off!
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living in baja
With my wife retireing shortly, we would like to relocate to baja, I have been down many times mainly just guys dirt motorcycle trips, zeroing in on
good trails,tacos and beer. I have been reading everything I can to learn more. Just wondering what are the things you miss most about the usa, It
seems with the internet you can stay connected, satellite etc. What do you miss?
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bajabass
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A few grocery store items, In-N-Out, family, that's it! As you know, Baja is off-road heaven, good food, good beer, good fishing. Pick an area, make
some longer trips, rent a place or three and decide. Just returned from a 9 day trip from La Paz to Shingle Springs, just east of you. I wanted to
kiss the ground when I crossed south Friday night
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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sancho
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If you want to do more research you might try,
if you haven't already, mexconnect.com, forums,
while not Baja specific, it contains info on Mex living
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rts551
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Remember what is heaven for you is not always heaven for your spouse. Make sure there are things she enjoys as well or heaven may become hell.
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Mengano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dirtbikr
Just wondering what are the things you miss most about the usa, It seems with the internet you can stay connected, satellite etc. What do you miss?
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1. Medicare or VA health insurance.
2. Mail delivered to your door.
3. Supermarkets with cheaper food and wider selections.
4. Trained, professional, uncorrupted police force.
5. Cheaper electronics and better quality clothes.
6. A fully-equipped emergency room with trained doctors 24/7.
7. Cheaper electricity that is on all the time.
8. Water service piped into your home that is on all the time.
9. A fully functioning judicial system with the rule of law.
10. Movies theaters in most towns and cities.
11. Live stage productions.
12. Philharmonic orchestras.
13. You can travel all over the US without ever going through a military checkpoint with somebody pointing an automatic rifle at you.
14. You can go fishing in either fresh water or salt water, and the license is cheaper.
15. You can travel the whole country without having to carry and show a passport or visa.
16. You can exercise your right to protest (illegal for Americans in Mexico.)
17. You can legally own a weapon for self-defense.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mengano
1. Medicare or VA health insurance.
2. Mail delivered to your door.
3. Supermarkets with cheaper food and wider selections.
4. Trained, professional, uncorrupted police force.
5. Cheaper electronics and better quality clothes.
6. A fully-equipped emergency room with trained doctors 24/7.
7. Cheaper electricity that is on all the time.
8. Water service piped into your home that is on all the time.
9. A fully functioning judicial system with the rule of law.
10. Movies theaters in most towns and cities.
11. Live stage productions.
12. Philharmonic orchestras.
13. You can travel all over the US without ever going through a military checkpoint with somebody pointing an automatic rifle at you.
14. You can go fishing in either fresh water or salt water, and the license is cheaper.
15. You can travel the whole country without having to carry and show a passport or visa.
16. You can exercise your right to protest (illegal for Americans in Mexico.)
17. You can legally own a weapon for self-defense. |
18. The Culture.
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bajaguy
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19. Trader Joe's
Ensenada has an outstanding place for burgers!
We usually head north about once every 3 weeks for "can't do withouts".........
Everything else, you just adjust.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dirtbikr
With my wife retireing shortly, we would like to relocate to baja, I have been down many times mainly just guys dirt motorcycle trips, zeroing in on
good trails,tacos and beer. I have been reading everything I can to learn more. Just wondering what are the things you miss most about the usa, It
seems with the internet you can stay connected, satellite etc. What do you miss? |
Just a suggestion. Think about not totally selling out in the states and fully retiring in Baja. Try it out for quite a while.
We love our home in Baja, but we also enjoy our home in the states---we go back and forth and can't imagine being full time in Baja, nor do we want to
be full time in the states.
It works for some and they have no regrets. The problem, however, that we have seen over and over are people who have sold out everything in the
states and then suddenly find themselves without the option to return there to live when something goes wrong.
Some move full time and keep a place back in the states that they rent out, but they still own it.
Just some thoughts.
[Edited on 11-7-2011 by DianaT]
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TMW
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Diana I think that is good advice even for those who live in the states and leave an area they have lived in for a long time. Like pulling up and
moving from Chicago to Florida or in my case leaving San Diego and moving to Texas. We kept our home in SD and really glad we did. Not sure if I will
move back but it is a good rental income.
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Bob and Susan
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we moved away...its not all that bad...
i'm homeless in la when i go...
there are lots of shopping carts available 
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mcfez
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You'll miss your family members...they will not come to visit much.....or is that good?
We were going to move to our properties in SF....but decided not to...due to family members being too far away.
You could follow Mengano's list ......but I think after 40 - 50 -60 years of life living with that list...a fresh avenue would be exciting.
[Edited on 11-7-2011 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Mengano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
You could follow Mengano's list ......but I think after 40 - 50 -60 years of life living with that list...a fresh avenue would be exciting.
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After 40-50-60 years of life, a good bowel movement would be exciting.
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jakecard
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What you won't miss are carping Americans. Plenty of those in Baja.
Jake
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Bajahowodd
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Easy For You To Say
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
we moved away...its not all that bad...
i'm homeless in la when i go...
there are lots of shopping carts available |
Kudos to you guys for building such a wonderful place. But, lotsa folks don't have that luxury.
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tripledigitken
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Dirtbikr,
Try to have options. Remember that what you build in Baja it will not be liquid, in the sense of getting your investment back out.
Most everyone eventually comes back to states, it's just a matter of when.
Ken
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mengano
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
You could follow Mengano's list ......but I think after 40 - 50 -60 years of life living with that list...a fresh avenue would be exciting.
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After 40-50-60 years of life, a good bowel movement would be exciting.
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Sorry to hear that you are having those issues Mengano.......eat some prunes.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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rts551
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dirtbikr
Read between the lines here. Most of the "experts" here are only part timers (some real part time) and part-timers for a reason. A good question
might be why?
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BajaBlanca
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that is a really good question you posed and I agree with most that it would be an excellent idea to rent first and just get a feel for different
locations .... some places have lots of gringos and others are quite empty of them. Punta Abreojos and La Bocana are for sure locations where there
are NOT a lot of gringoes. We are also far from airports and therefore families.
I believe the big towns offer some of what folks miss from the states in terms of having walmarts and costcos, restaurants and cinemas, art shows and
get togethers.
Spanish,at least some, is really helpful. Try rosetta stone - for my husband it worked miracles at helping him understand more.
BTW we are full timers here and do not regret leaving san diego at all. I LOVE our life !!
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Mengano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jakecard
What you won't miss are carping Americans. Plenty of those in Baja. Jake |
You are 100% correct, Jake. Why you could just move to San Quintin in Baja and, as sanquintinsince37 says, Don Alvaro will be your friend.
You and he can sit around the campfire and drink beer and shuck oysters. Then you can have those same deep conversations with Don Alvaro, just like
you have up North. You can discuss the Iowa caucus, Social Security, the mid-East conflict, inorganic chemistry, Mandelbrot patterns...the whole 9
yards. I understand Don Alvaro is very conversant in those subjects, and more. Other than you have to have the conversation is Spanish and shout over
the Ranchero music, it will be just like home up North.
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sanquintinsince73
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We can even invite Mengano. He can be a hunka, hunka burning love for some of those lonely Oaxacan men. After they turn him out we can sit him in a
corner like a Joe Palooka doll.
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