| Pages:
1
2
3 |
Joey
Banned
Posts: 28
Registered: 6-28-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
Least amount of ex-pats
Hi All,
After reading this forum for quite a while, I am interested in an area of Baja (north or south) with the least amount of ex-pats. The one criteria
would need to be by the sea or ocean. Thanks, Joey
|
|
|
tiotomasbcs
Super Nomad
Posts: 1837
Registered: 7-30-2007
Location: El Pescadero
Member Is Offline
|
|
Never been to Baja? Lurking should have given you some ideas. Basic response would be in what season? or what are your basic needs! Welcome
aboard! How about Punta Final on the gulf or Punta Baja on the Pacific? Go for it. Tio
|
|
|
Cypress
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7641
Registered: 3-12-2006
Location: on the bayou
Member Is Offline
Mood: undecided
|
|
Joey, Good question! Maybe the Purisima/Commundo(spelling) area?
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13052
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
Welcome to the sandbox Joey! Your in for a wild ride partner....OK so what else are you interested in? do you like hot weather or cooler?
There are very few expats in central baja on the pacific side...for example at the moment there are 10 expats here in Asuncion...it varies. Fishing
villages like San Hipolit0 and Pta.Prieta have a whopping 0 gringos! The nice thing here is that although there are a few expats living here, they are
spread out in separate neighbourhoods and mostly have immersed in the culture here having their own mexican friends in the hood. Most gringos who
bought here like it because there arent many gringos.
|
|
|
sancho
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2524
Registered: 10-6-2004
Location: OC So Cal
Member Is Offline
|
|
Don't know if you would want to live there,
but your criteria suggests Guerrero Negro,
stateline, between Baja/Baja Sur,
there may be a couple Gringos in GN,
I doubt more than that
|
|
|
DavidE
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
Member Is Offline
Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
|
|
Close your eyes, draw your drapes, throw away the cellular, computer and television and there won't be any at all no matter where you are.
¿Habla usted español? ¿Sabe usted las costumbres? ¿Puede existir como la gente méxicano?
Vamos a ver si, you post again. What are the odds?
[Edited on 6-29-2012 by DavidE]
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
|
|
|
TMW
Select Nomad
Posts: 10659
Registered: 9-1-2003
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
Timbabichi
|
|
|
motoged
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: Gettin' Better
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Timbabichi |
Yeah, except when overrun by back-roading off-roading dust-loving BN's out for a run.....
Don't believe everything you think....
|
|
|
Joey
Banned
Posts: 28
Registered: 6-28-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
Shari and Tio, Do you guys know of any props for sale in those areas? Thanks
|
|
|
bajadock
Super Nomad
Posts: 1219
Registered: 12-20-2006
Location: Punta sur de \'Nada
Member Is Offline
|
|
OGITH is my new restaurant review criterion...Only Gringo In The House.
Yes, I DO live in a gringo community, but, I prefer to hang and Spanglish with locals.
Despite Ensenada's gringo-friendly environment, I can always find a mom/pop shop that serves great value for locals.
El Primo Nava
El Primo Nava is on Lopez Mateos/1st at Hidalgo, approx 5 blocks west of the main tourist district. DELICIOSA
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13052
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
Joey....there are several lots available in and around Asuncion...there is a great house in San Hipolito too ready to live in! You'd be the first
expat there! can I come and eat the halibut you catch there?
|
|
|
weebray
Super Nomad
Posts: 1094
Registered: 7-19-2010
Location: La Paz
Member Is Offline
Mood: lleno
|
|
If you are looking for a place to "live" instead of an out of the way backwater camp spot, La Paz, in gringo/mexican ratios would be a great choice.
Unlike the beach towns of the Pacific and East coasts and the Los Cabos area it is possible to live in La Paz and rarely see a "merican".
|
|
|
DavidE
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
Member Is Offline
Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
|
|
OK joey you passed the "return" hurdle in my book.
I prefer to not live around a gaggle of ex-pats myself. What I wrote is my first post is not a joke. If you don't want to live around other gringos,
it is easy to do so in most of Baja California. It is hilarious when I have encountered gringos in a supermarket, they always look away, like people
do in a men's restroom.
Bahia Asuncion is like Shari described it to me. It certainly is not gringolandia.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
|
|
|
mes1952
Junior Nomad
Posts: 51
Registered: 3-19-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
I have lived in both Tijuana and now in Rosarito and I purposefully associate more with Mexicans rather than Americans. So all you have to do is
choose to do that rather than isolate yourself in some out of the way (and boring) place esp. if you are single.
I live in Rosarito in a large apartment building with 1/2 Mexicans and 1/2 Americans and find the Mexicans living here much more friendly than
Americans (esp. the older age 65+ ones).
So you can choose who to associate and not associate. If you get away from the typical American venues such as Walmart and other American brand
stores (which are always more expensive anyway) you will find you can integrate yourself into the local community...and speaking Spanish is definitely
an asset.
FYI...Tijuana is FULL of Americans (esp. lower income)due to the persistent bad U.S. economy. It all depends on where you live.
|
|
|
Bajatripper
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3152
Registered: 3-20-2010
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Timbabichi |
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
|
|
|
willardguy
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6451
Registered: 9-19-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
wow! just off the top of my head, on the pacific side how about san martin and soc side maybe la guardia?
|
|
|
surfdoc
Nomad
Posts: 235
Registered: 8-18-2009
Location: Bahia Asuncion BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Joey
Shari and Tio, Do you guys know of any props for sale in those areas? Thanks |
Wait a minute Noob............who said we want another Gringo here ???
there's 2 sides to this coin
|
|
|
Marc
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2802
Registered: 5-15-2010
Location: San Francisco & Palm Springs
Member Is Offline
Mood: Waiting
|
|
The eastern side of La Guardia would work for you.
|
|
|
BajaBlanca
Select Nomad
Posts: 13242
Registered: 10-28-2008
Location: La Bocana, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Hi Joey and welcome ! I would definitely go with shari's suggestions of punta prieta or san hipolito. they are gorgeous locations, right on the beach
so that meets one criterion and there are NO gringoes there which meets your second criterion.
If you ever did want to see some gringoes - you would have to drive. I bet property is dirt cheap to boot.
good luck !
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13052
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
a good pal of ours is selling his home in the fish camp of San Hipolito (45 minutes south of Asuncion) because he moved to ensenada with his
daughter...it IS a great deal...3 bedroom block house across the road from the beach with a great view of the beautiful bay.
It is a nice big lot 1,174 square meters with a garage type shop at the back of the lot....for only $20,000 (US) San Hipolito is a sweet little
village...great fishing, some surf, water and power now too...but no cell coverage yet there...so probably no internet...he is eager to sell so U2U me
if there is any interest out there.
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2
3 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
