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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Hey, been here over 30 years...Stuff like HS internet being a "deal breaker" and "I wont go unless there is air conditioning" aint Baja to me... (Old
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and we all applaud your heartiness! don't think we don't! 
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yellow281
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I get it.. it sounds a little weird but I belong to that emerging, funky band of people who can live and work from anywhere... providing there is a
high speed internet to the tune of at least 10mbps download and 756kbps upload.
Come on... you cannot tell me that if you could have picked up your day job and took it to Mexico or elsewhere you wouldn't have?
Quick question on the border crossing at TJ before heading to Bajamar.. And I apologize if this is a completely obvious question, I swear I am not
being lazy and wandering here to ask =)
The card.. 6 months (little confused as this changed of late).. when I drive over, I pull into somewhere else to pick up the card or its issued right
at the crossing? I'm enroute to the Marriott to meet my better half who flies into TJ from CSL the day before and then head to Bajamar.
Thank you folks - you have been hugely helpful. I really hope I have communicated that!
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DENNIS
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You won't need an FMN, tourist card if you're in the free zone for a week or less. Even if you are, no one will ask. [now....I'm not suggesting you
play fast and loose with our moral obligation to be an upstanding guest. Nope....not me]
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yellow281
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Yeah.. I need the 6 months really.. well I guess I don't.. I will be leaving every 2-3 weeks to fly back to LA. I'd like to do it by the book.
Immigration is not something I like to mess with =)
So I guess I need a 2-3 week pass. Does Sentri make sense?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by yellow281
So I guess I need a 2-3 week pass. Does Sentri make sense? |
That'll be the six month model. Good for multiple entry.
Are you flying from San Diego or Tijuana?
Sentri? Of course.
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yellow281
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Driving to Bajamar from San Diego initially and then I will be either driving back and forth to LA or flying from CSL if we decide to go further
South.
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EnsenadaDr
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Why don't you try Bobby's by the Sea? He's got some gorgeous condos with a good Italian restaurant on the premises, and very close to Rosarito
without the congestion and traffic..Bajamar is very expensive and it is deserted at times.. | Quote: | Originally posted by yellow281
Driving to Bajamar from San Diego initially and then I will be either driving back and forth to LA or flying from CSL if we decide to go further
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yellow281
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Thank you for the suggestion - definitely a cute location but the units are too small unfortunately. We need a 3-4 bedroom place.
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EnsenadaDr
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you know I did also notice a newer community directly south of Puerto Nuevo with some beautiful big stucco houses. Have you also tried Playas de
Tijuana? They have built a spectacular big condo and they have some beautiful homes there. I mean if you are going to commute so frequently it only
makes sense to be closer to the border. And yes definitely get Sentri.
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Gypsy Jan
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Gated Communities/Condos for Rent with HS Access
From north to south
Rosarito Beach Hotel Condos (high rise)
Rene's Campo (houses)
Popotla (converted trailers to permanent housing)
Las Gaviotas, long established gated community, some million dollar homes, some not so much. Well regarded and well maintained.
I am skipping the high rise condos of Las Olas, Calafia and Club Marena, but you might want to look into that.
Las Rosas (houses)
The two Reynoso campos north of Cantamar (houses).
Cantamar (houses)
Plaza del Mar (condos and houses)
Adjacent to La Fonda to the north, there is a big housing development the name of which I forget, but it is easy to see from the freeway.
Just south of La Fonda there is an entire neighborhood of beachfront homes where the free road turns up to La Mision.
La Mison - this valley community has many homes and ranchos.
Twenty minutes or so south of La Fonda is Punta Piedras, a newish gated community with many showplace homes.
All of these place are a good twenty miles or more approximately north of Bajamar and a lot closer to the gas stations and shopping (the last Pemex
before Ensenada is at Punta Piedras).
Just look for a Baja Real Estate company on a search engine (I don't like/use Google, so it is not a verb for me.). If you send an email asking about
Baja rentals you will receive so many responses that you will feel like Martha Stewart posting on match.com.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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colamex4
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by colamex4
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Bajamar isn't known as a rental community.........more as an affluent community. |
There are a fair number of rentals there, mostly furnished. I rented there for 2 years, around $1000/month. There are some cheaper but most are more
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and how did you like it? ive never driven into it but it sure looks nice from the highway! |
I enjoyed it well enough. It is usually pretty quiet, which I like. You can walk for hours along the golf course paths and near the ocean. It's main
drawback is that it is 30 minutes to either Ensenada or Rosarito, but if you don't mind the drive, it can work for you. It has quite a number of
furnished houses with more than 2 bedrooms.
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chuckie
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OMIGOD! 30 minutes drive! Deal breaker...Where is the nearest Starbucks?
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yellow281
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Guys! You all rock! Thank you =)
Such great advice! I am a little concerned about the quiet of Bajamar.. we're not that old (NOT that there is anything wrong with the silver or gold
years!). So CSL (we're also big foodies) calls out loudly. That being said, we have a new business that has taken off like a rocket and it requires a
lot of eyes on the ground (boots on the ground when it comes to the web). So we don't go out that much. However, we love to cook and throw dinner
parties. If we are neighbourless.. sad!
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bajaguy
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Foodies
You need to settle in Ensenada....always a food (and wine) event going on!!!....... And we would welcome a new source of dinners and parties
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EnsenadaDr
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so you are ruling out Playas? Not classy enough? Certainly NOT quiet...and close to the Border and 10 minutes from Rosarito or TJ..... | Quote: | Originally posted by yellow281
Guys! You all rock! Thank you =)
Such great advice! I am a little concerned about the quiet of Bajamar.. we're not that old (NOT that there is anything wrong with the silver or gold
years!). So CSL (we're also big foodies) calls out loudly. That being said, we have a new business that has taken off like a rocket and it requires a
lot of eyes on the ground (boots on the ground when it comes to the web). So we don't go out that much. However, we love to cook and throw dinner
parties. If we are neighbourless.. sad! |
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yellow281
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Yes - I don't want to be that close to TJ. However, I am not that familiar with Playas so no doubt we'll take a look but no.. its definitely not on
our list at the moment.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by yellow281
Yes - I don't want to be that close to TJ. However, I am not that familiar with Playas so no doubt we'll take a look but no.. its definitely not on
our list at the moment. |
KEVLAR is one of the local fashion statements. 
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yellow281
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EnsenadaDr
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Dennis that is not entirely true, just like it isn't entirely true for Rosarito and South of the Border in general. My son went to a very good school
Colegio Reina Isabel in Real del Mar, which is just south of Playas (incidentally they have some very beautiful houses there, yellow 281, and killer
ocean views)....it was a top line private school and many of his friends lived in Playas..
[Edited on 5-7-2013 by EnsenadaDr]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
many of his friends lived in Playas..
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We won't ask of your use of the past tense.....or is that passed tense?
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