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pal57
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Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
WOW! Pal57.... this was just fantastic! I finally took the time to sit down and go through the wonderful photography of your Baja vacation. Very
very nice trip report - excellent!
Thank you so much.
Bob H |
Thankyou so much for reading my trip report on Baja California and for your nice thoughts.
I'm almost at the end of my report even if I shot almost 900 photos and 2 hours of movie.
In my office I put up a map of Baja California so every one can see where we have traveled.
Baja will always be on our minds, the peoples, places, the weather, the beaches, the roads, food and many other things.
I'll continue watch as read the things here on Baja nomad and try to give my simple suggestions for who needs some.
Bye Pal57
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pal57
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
WOW! Pal57.... this was just fantastic! I finally took the time to sit down and go through the wonderful photography of your Baja vacation. Very
very nice trip report - excellent!
Thank you so much.
Bob H |
Thankyou so much for reading my trip report on Baja California and for your nice thoughts.
I'm almost at the end of my report even if I shot almost 900 photos and 2 hours of movie.
In my office I put up a map of Baja California so every one can see where we have traveled.
Baja will always be on our minds, the peoples, places, the weather, the beaches, the roads, food and many other things.
I'll continue watch as read the things here on Baja nomad and try to give my simple suggestions for who needs some.
Bye Pal57 |
I would say that your trip report is one of the best I have seen in a long while - very well done!
My wife is headed to Rome tomorrow - she is an Italian and German speaker flight attendant for American Airlines. We have made three vacations to
Italy and just love it. The first trip we did on a tour bus... not our cup of tea... then the next two we flew in to Rome or Milan and rented a car
and drove around ourselves - loved it! And, the FOOD! Wow... fantastic! Oh, and the WINE.... I could go on an on.
Looking forward to your continued Baja report.
Bob H
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Bob... someday, let's all go there and see the Republic of San Marino! Pal57 can show us the sites!
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Bob... someday, let's all go there and see the Republic of San Marino! Pal57 can show us the sites! |
It 's really a beautiful countryside and this area of Northern Italy is breathtaking. Here is a whole lot of information regarding the Republic of
San Marino. I think Audrey and I drove through this part of Italy on our way from Florence to Venice a few years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino
And, here is an excerpt from a 1769 guidebook - yes, I said 1769.
The road from La Catolica to Pezaro skirts the territories of this small republic, concerning the government of which we referred ourselves to the
description given of it by Mr. Addison, who went in person to get a thorough knowledge of it. This little state was on the point of losing its
liberty, by cardinal Alberoni's enterprise against it, during his legation in Romania (* about 1750). The management and execution of this project
would do honour to the cardinal's bravery, had it been against a people, whom a slender regard to the Roman purple would not have restrained from
offering at a defence. The cardinal's red vestment, and a Te deum, in which he was seized with a panic, gave a sanction to this enterprize: Benedict
XIV, disowned it, yet he kept the original charters of this republic, the cardinal having purloined them; and they were lodged in the Vatican Archivio
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I knew at Rome a petty Curial, or limb of the law, born at San Marino, who had sacrificed his small fortune purely to recover the most essential of
those charters, which accordingly he had got safely conveyed back among the records of his country. I likewise frequently saw at Rome, among the
Minims of la Trinita di monte, another member of the same republic, the very counter-part of Rabelais's Parnurgus, a complete master of the Latin and
Greek, and even of the vulgar Greek; well versed in geometry, chymistry, and especially botany; he had travelled over the greatest part of Asia, even
as far as the kingdom of Thibet, always footing it, and without equipage or so much as money. He lived at Rome from hand to mouth, placing all
happiness in liberty and chearfulness, which he looked upon as incompatible with dependance. The first time I saw him was in the laboratory of la
Trinita di monte , where, with all the vehemence of pulpit elocution, he was holding forth, facing the apothecary of the convent, who, according to
the constitution of those places, was one of the society, on miracles and conversions, the marvellous of which increasing in a climax, at length set
the pious brother a weeping and sobbing most cordially. In the opinion of this odd creature, the world afforded nothing comparable to ancient Rome,
except his dear republic of St. Marino: it was indeed the only thing he could speak of with any seriousness. He proposed, after a few more
perambulations, to go and end his days in his Ithaca, and devote his abilities and discoveries in promoting its happiness.
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Bob H
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Pal57... looking forward to more of your report... Bob H
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pal57
Junior Nomad
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Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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Mood: Valentino Rossi the Best!
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Last Day in Baja California
Thank you so much Bob on giving some stoical lecturer on San Marino, wishing to see you and even David here in the smallest republic.
So this was our last day in Baja California and we thought that we haven't seen much of the city of La Paz, always on the beaches. We decided that
morning to take a walk down town La Paz and on its Malecom.
The french restaurant La Boheme where we decided to eat at dinner that evening.
The italian restaurant Caffe Milano right next to La Boheme with its waiters relaxing in front of the entrance.
The italian icegream shop Giulietta and Romeo.
Near the icecream shop.
The old church of La Paz, we couldn't see the inside because there was a funeral that morning.
The monument of El Hongo in the Plaza in front of the church.
The City Hall, Casa de Governo.
Other photos in the city.
Real tacos, looks like our italian Piadina romagnola.
A real Mexican Cowboy?
We then took a walk along the Malecom.
Some photos of the statues on the Malecom. Here's the gorgeous grey whale,
Mother nature.
The pigeon.
The serenade and dolphin.
Mister Sail Man.
We then went and took our last day at Tecolote it was like all our trip a wonderful day.
Along the road towards the beach, I think near Pinquelingue we found these gorgeous trucks all in line like telling us...
Hey we are here for you, its your last day, so thake a photo and arriverderci at Baja California. They was our symbol on the
Mexico 1.
Last day at Tecolote beach.
I saw another Bajanomad guy taking photos like this so I wanted to remember me and my feet in front of Isla Espiritu Santos for the great vacation we
had at Baja California.
We had lunch for the last time at Ramons' restaurant along the beach and he had this sign on top of his cash player. It will remind me of how the
people live here calm and easy, against our frenetic way of living.
So don't run, just walk.
Thanks Ramon.
That evening, as I said, we went at the restaurant La Boheme and ate very well.
The morning after, got up early, and went directly to La Paz airport. We saw La Paz for the last time, it was always the same, warm and calm. We said
goodbye at its door monument agian for the last time.
At the airport, we left our Jeep at the parking place and it went all well. We had to fill in some papers notes for the suine flue, the only bad note
we had in these days in Baja. At Mexico City airport we had to wear medical masks.
Here am I at Mexico City Airport drinking a cold awsome last beer in Mexico.
Bye Pal57
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pal57
Junior Nomad
Posts: 65
Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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Mood: Valentino Rossi the Best!
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Last considerations....
I want to thank all the Baja Nomad members and those who had the time and will for reading my Baja trip report.
La Paz, Balandra, Tecolote, Playa de los Suenos, Loreto, Mulegè, Santa Rosalia, Playa Requeson, Playa Coyote, Todos Santos, Cabo San Lucas, San Josè
de Cabos, the highway Mex 1 and all people we met at Baja California Sur will stay in our hearts wishing to come back some day and to stay for a long,
long time.
We where always received with warmth from everyone even at the military halt along the Mex 1 and when they heard that we where from Italy they always
sent us a cheerful smile.
Today, sat. june 20th, a day before the first day of summer, (is that right David?) here in San Marino it is very cloudy and humid maybe its going to
rain. We wanted to go to the beach at Rimini this morning to stay some hours with our friends and to tell them of our beautiful vacation we had at
Baja and to show them our photos so that they can be encourage to visit the same places, very different from our country.
Arrivederci and ciao.
Pal57
[Edited on 6-20-2009 by pal57]
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Pal57... all I can say is WOW!
Thank you so very much for the time and effort you gave us to share your vacation with us...
Trip Reports are the best part of Nomad because they tell excatly what a Nomad experienced in his own words... the photos are wonderful, too!
I would really love to take Baja Angel to Italy and the Republic of San Marino... someday soon, I hope!
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Cypress
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Location: on the bayou
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pal57, Thanks! Come back and do it again.
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pal57
Junior Nomad
Posts: 65
Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
pal57, Thanks! Come back and do it again. |
Tanks Cypress and David for your thoughts....
Hoping to see you here in San Marino for taking a moto road trip around our hill sides.
We will remember does amazing days at Baja California.
We are now looking foward for taking a trip in the near Croazia in moto. Beautiful beaches, highlands with waterfalls and Islands where the island of
Arbe came or Saint Marino.
Bye Pal57
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fixtrauma
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Location: El Centenario & Lebanon,Oregon
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Hello pal57
Your trip report has been enjoyed by Linda and Me. We just traveled to La Paz in April and reported on our trip. Your report has been so very
enjoyable and has caused us to want to enjoy other parts of the Baja that we have not experienced so far. I know that what you have posted has taken
effort and we do appreciate it all.
Don and Linda
[Edited on 6-27-2009 by fixtrauma]
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pal57
Junior Nomad
Posts: 65
Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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Mood: Valentino Rossi the Best!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fixtrauma
Hello pal57
Your trip report has been enjoyed by Linda and Me. We just traveled to La Paz in April and reported on our trip. Your report has been so very
enjoyable and has caused us to want to enjoy other parts of the Baja that we have not experienced so far. I know that what you have posted has taken
effort and we do appreciate it all.
Don and Linda
[Edited on 6-27-2009 by fixtrauma] |
Hi fixtrauma,
thank you so much for your post, all you bajanomads help me, first, with your own reports on traveling in Baja and reading them was a pleasure. Most
of all, was when I asked for some tips before leaving for Mexico and was very glad to find people who loved to travel and to help other ones on their
first visit in a foreign country.
I will try to keep in touch with Baja California just reading the topics on this forum Bajanomad and tring to help other ones that want to visit the
peninsular.
Bye Pal57
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Bob H
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Pal57... what a great finale to your trip report!
The beach you mentioned... Rimini Beach - looks wonderful...
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Emilia_Rom...
Thank you for all the time and energy you put in to making your fantastic Baja trip report!
Bob h
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pal57
Junior Nomad
Posts: 65
Registered: 4-10-2009
Location: San Marino
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Mood: Valentino Rossi the Best!
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Hi to all
Nomad.
I want to thank all those who read my trip report on Baja.
It was a pleasure for visiting Baja and knowing ne places and peoples.
I know that his will be off topic, but we have been last week in Croatia in a motor trip with an other couple.
I just started a trip report on:
http://sanmarinoguide.altervista.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&...
I will be very happy if any one can read my trip report and get to know the places we have here in Europe.
Bye Pal57
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David K
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Posts: 64721
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Location: San Diego County
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What a great trip report and photos... Very beautiful... and nice water! Thanks Pal!
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BajaNuts
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Registered: 5-11-2008
Location: eastern WA, the DRY side
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Mood: no worry, no hurry....it's all good!
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Hey pal57,
Thanks for sharing your fantastic La Paz trip! That's what Nomads is about, get the info, make the trip, have a super time.
Other's have links to their blogs or projects or trip posts linked and listed at the bottom of their profile. I don't know the proper line to use to
get that information showing, but it is in there somewhere. I'm sure another Nomad will come to my rescue and post the exact location of where to put
those links to your travel logs so that it will show up on all of your posts.
looks like you had a super trip all around.
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Bajahowodd
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What an incredibly wonderful post from our friend in San Marino. Magic!
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