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BAJACAT
Ultra Nomad
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Registered: 11-21-2005
Location: NATIONAL CITY, CA
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I say NO, Just read the name of the Website BAJA NOMAD. Keep it simple, this is a Baja related Website,just my two cents Dough.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Gadget
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Registered: 9-10-2006
Location: Point Loma CA
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I'll also be in the minority of the postings here and cast a "no" vote. There is more information on the Internet about everywhere than any of us in
a lifetime could view. Get all the info online you need for the Grand Canyon, to take a trip there. It doesn't need to be found on BajaNomad IMHO
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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Mango
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Posts: 685
Registered: 4-11-2006
Location: Alta California &/or Mexicali
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I voted yes; however, I think it should be somewhat restricted or focused to avoid from straying too far.
I think if there were another forum it should be restricted to the mainland or ex-Spanish empire (Southwest US/Mexico/Central/South America).
I'm guilty of posting about the mainland as I have traveled there often and really enjoy it, so maybe my request to keep it focused on Mexico could be
viewed as selfish.
Not that I don't care about peoples trips to Europe, etc.. but it is just straying too far IMO. As many people here have pointed out.. the risk of
straying from the path is real. Even if you just limit the forum to the Mainland as I have suggested; people will inevitably talk about, post, or ask
questions about Guatemala since it is right next to Mexico.
On the other hand there is already much cross-over in discussion regarding Mexican politics, food and travel as it is.
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13048
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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I too voted NO...there are lots of other travel boards out there and our moderators have enough work on their hands with just baja stuff. Having said
that...I guess it would be OK if it was in an off topic forum and not on today's posts....I really really like today's posts and would like to see
more than the 2 pages...maybe the last 3 days...I have missed some good posts when I am away from the computer for a couple days. A non baja trip
forum would perhaps be just one too many and louse up the today's posts. IMHO
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Neal Johns
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Posts: 1687
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: Lytle Creek, CA
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Yes, but leave it out of Today's Posts
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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bajalou
Ultra Nomad
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Registered: 3-11-2004
Location: South of the broder
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What about the people who do NOT have websites - and I think there are a lot of us.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Sharksbaja
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5814
Registered: 9-7-2004
Location: Newport, Mulege B.C.S.
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Some of us here are guilty of shameless self-promotion. I don't post my site because it's simply not Baja.
Those that enjoy reaping friends and denero by enlisting BajaNomads' generous policy are fortunate. It's a helluva bargain and I only object when the
whole subject is geared to promotion.
Good idea there Shari, I too often loose track of a thread I like. The sheer volume of posters that visit in the allotted time sometimes overwhelm a
page as others before it sink away forever.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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wsdunc
Nomad
Posts: 179
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: So Cal
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nomad=adventurer?
I am glad to see this topic. I have met quite a few Baja travelers during my travels to Baja. Some of them I would call Baja people. The foks I
call Baja people seem to share some common characteristics. They seem to:
Like adventure
Appreciate beauty, even rugged beauty
Enjoy meeting people from other cultures
Enjoy eating different foods
Not be chained down by the idea that the American way is the only way
Be comfortable roughing it
Be self sufficient
Be willing to help others
The Nomad website is filled with people that would fit this description, and some that don't.
I get the chance to travel to Bolivia periodically, and I love it there. I love the people, and the food. The scenery is world class, and the
culture is excitingly different, including local costumes and raditions. If Bolivia had an ocean I could probably be convinced to give up the plans
for an East Cape house and live in Bolivia(which also happens to be very inexpensive).
When I travel to Bolivia I take too many digital photos. Once organized I think they would appeal to any Baja person, and would love to offer viewing
them to the Nomads. In the funny way the world works I have recent photos from 14000 ft which look like the could have been taken in Baja, the
resemblence is curious. And that list of characteristics earlier? These are basically what the photos are all about.
I want to show them for the simple reason that if things were reversed I would like to see them. I love Baja, and as I said earlier am in the process
of migrating there. But there is a big world out there, and I would like a chance to experience it all. Since that's not going to happen, the next
best thing is a good trip report from a like minded person.
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Von
Senior Nomad
Posts: 961
Registered: 10-1-2006
Location: Poway-Rosarito
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Mood: getting ready!
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0rale!
READY SET.....................
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Debra
Super Nomad
Posts: 2101
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: Port Orchard Wa./Bahia de Los Angeles BC
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While it doesn't bother me to see trip reports Non-Baja related I know it does upset some. Frankly I enjoy them sometimes, especially with photos.
Maybe if the thread heading to everyone up front that the report is about, Central America, Arizona...... whatever, all would know if it is of
interest to them personally.
My main concer is with all the options you already give us I want to make sure you aren't over worked and get burned out like the Robiville's did
(sorry, I know I spelled that wrong)
I don't want to lose this fourm!
Thanks Doug, I know this is hard work for you, and you still offer more.
Mean people suck!
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wilderone
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"No" vote. If I want information on a million other places, I'll go seek that information on sites specifically related to that destination (which I
do). This is a site specifically for Baja, and sometimes mainland Mexico or Mexico-related issues, and this is where I come for that info. Even a
lot of the Baja stuff on this site does not interest me because it's coming from motorhome travelers, hunters, dirt bikers, etc. - if you expanded the
"travel" forum to ANYWHERE BY ANYONE IN ANY FASHION (hotels, all-inclusive, big cities, etc.), it would not really have any focus, since there's
literally a whole world out there.
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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But, wouldn't it have it's own forum? You could just choose not to read it.
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64851
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
But, wouldn't it have it's own forum? You could just choose not to read it. |
Of course it would be its own forum... Wilderone and the others... if you don't want to see photos of missions in Sonora or the meteor crater in
Arizona or Pompano's blizzard photos from North Dakota, you don't need to!
However, if Baja Nomads (like us) who actually go to other places than Baja (now with the crime or before) have a forum for Baja Nomad non-Baja trip
reports and photos here on Doug's web site... then as a community, it stays in the same neighborhood. That beats searching the Internet to see fellow
Nomad's trip photos.
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bancoduo
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Posts: 1003
Registered: 10-3-2005
Location: el carcel publico mazatlan sin.
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Baja Nomads (like us) who actually go to other places than Baja. A little NARCISSISTIC, wouldn't you say.
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Hook
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9010
Registered: 3-13-2004
Location: Sonora
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Mood: Inquisitive
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I'm all for it.
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Roberto
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Registered: 9-5-2003
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Sure, why not? Everything BUT Baja is routinely discussed on this web site already, so why not have a NON-BAJA trip forum?
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bancoduo
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How about a Baja porno. forum? 
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Gadget
Senior Nomad
Posts: 851
Registered: 9-10-2006
Location: Point Loma CA
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Still voting NO.
Nothing above has convinced me otherwise.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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Pompano
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8194
Registered: 11-14-2004
Location: Bay of Conception and Up North
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Mood: Optimistic
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I say......Yes. But....
I did stay at a North Dakota Holiday Express last night.
In preparation for some 'snipe' hunting. Ah..nothing quite like this forum 
[Edited on 3-30-2008 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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Roger....
You could have said that was up here in the sierra, Laguna Hanson maybe, and nobody would have known the difference.
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