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durrelllrobert
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Welcome to Nomad land manbearpig. I also would be |
???man - bear - pig??? Which one best describes you?
Bob Durrell
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manbearpig
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Just and update!!!! Best 25$ i ever spent
So this trip idea has been on my mind a lot and its a toss up between baja solo or ecuador solo. I guess my only concern about baja comes down to
safety. Alot of people think its a crazy idea and i just read a negative travel advisory that mostly pertained to big citys but claiming homicide
rates were up over 60%. Im definitely at a crossroads here to decide if i should fully commit to this baja idea or go to ecuador where i know it is
safer. So what is the current concencious among you seasoned baja goers?
I know i can handle it, and deal with things as they come up but if its not advised to go down there solo i am smart enough to know when to pull the
plug
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vandenberg
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Are you for real or just trolling ? 
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manbearpig
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Not trolling just looking for advice
Re: best 25$ i ever spent and the recommendations to get a shell
[Edited on 9-3-2014 by BajaNomad]
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by manbearpig
Just and update!!!! Best 25$ i ever spent
So this trip idea has been on my mind a lot and its a toss up between baja solo or ecuador solo. I guess my only concern about baja comes down to
safety. Alot of people think its a crazy idea and i just read a negative travel advisory that mostly pertained to big citys but claiming homicide
rates were up over 60%. Im definitely at a crossroads here to decide if i should fully commit to this baja idea or go to ecuador where i know it is
safer. So what is the current concencious among you seasoned baja goers?
I know i can handle it, and deal with things as they come up but if its not advised to go down there solo i am smart enough to know when to pull the
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why do you think ecuador is safer?
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bajaguy
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There are more people murdered in Las Vegas, Chicago, Detroit and Washington DC in six months than US citizens "murdered" in Baja during an entire
year (and what were these "murdered" US citizens doing that made them victims???".
It would be interesting where "Alot of people" live and what that homicide rate is, and if they have ever been to Baja??.
If you are not into drugs, gangs and criminal activity, you chances of being a homicide victim is miniscule .......although you can be a bullet magnet
being solo in Baja just as well as where you live now.
| Quote: | Originally posted by manbearpig
Just and update!!!! Best 25$ i ever spent
So this trip idea has been on my mind a lot and its a toss up between baja solo or ecuador solo. I guess my only concern about baja comes down to
safety. Alot of people think its a crazy idea and i just read a negative travel advisory that mostly pertained to big citys but claiming homicide
rates were up over 60%. Im definitely at a crossroads here to decide if i should fully commit to this baja idea or go to ecuador where i know it is
safer. So what is the current concencious among you seasoned baja goers?
I know i can handle it, and deal with things as they come up but if its not advised to go down there solo i am smart enough to know when to pull the
plug |
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manbearpig
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I have been and have friends there. I suppose maybe not as a whole but the small beach side town i have been too and plan on returning too i found to
be very safe. So i should have specified. Just trying to make a decision based on some recent information i just saw.
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BajaBlanca
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the danger, if any, is really on the mainland or in border towns rife with drugs and people trafficking.
we live in Baja and I consider Baja Sur to be very safe in the 8 years we have been here.
Not one murder - EVER- in La Bocana and I would venture to say in BahiaAsuncion as well,altho' I haven't asked anyone.
Keep to villages
Keep away from drugs
Don't flash your cash
Get to bed at a decent hour and keep your wits about you like you would do anywhere else
Have a fun trip, no need to worry any more, let us know how the trip went when you return!
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manbearpig
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I mean the main people who i have talked to about it and been helping me get set up have either travelled through mex (mainly mainland) or grew up in
el salvador during and fought in the revolution. So definitely not your average suburbia types and have info both directly and indirectly of baja.
Look this wasnt meant to be negative, trolling or whatever. I saw a recent travel advisory that got me thinking and since it wasnt the best of
advisorys it didnt exactly encourage me, though it didnt deter either. Just want to hear from some people that actually go down there
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manbearpig
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
the danger, if any, is really on the mainland or in border towns rife with drugs and people trafficking.
we live in Baja and I consider Baja Sur to be very safe in the 8 years we have been here.
Not one murder - EVER- in La Bocana and I would venture to say in BahiaAsuncion as well,altho' I haven't asked anyone.
Keep to villages
Keep away from drugs
Don't flash your cash
Get to bed at a decent hour and keep your wits about you like you would do anywhere else
Have a fun trip, no need to worry any more, let us know how the trip went when you return! |
Thanks. It was my understanding and plan to keep away from cities and be very low key. How is baja norte in general?
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David K
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The same advice Blanca gave applies to Baja Norte... If you want to see a city, then stay home. If you want to see really beautiful country, come to
Baja! See the Baja Trip Reports forum here on Nomad and SEE what we Nomads see and read what we experience on our trips.
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manbearpig
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Awesome. I guess just some pre trip jitters to a unique place. I have been checking out the trip reports a bit.
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