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Bob H
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So WHERE in Canada are you from?  
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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bigwig
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I'm from victoria, b.c.
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Be nice guys!
First, lot's of women travel in Baja (without men), several are here on baja Nomad (Debra, jeans, Lindsay, GeoRock, and 'M' to name a few)...
Second, when you call Baja California (Baja for short) 'The Baja' we assume you are from Canada, as that seems to be the habit for our amigos from the
Great White North...
Just keep reading this and Fred Metcalf's board for lot's of travel info. and I hope some of the 'Baja Gals' come forward to provide the best info.
for you!
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bigwig
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Well, I guess I have a lot to learn. where is Fred Metcalf's board, I am still trying to find my way around this site.
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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This site is the most active and largest Baja message/discussion forum site... So, there is lot's here for sure. Use the search engine at the top of
the Nomad pages to find a subject or person's posts quickly.
Fred's board is the original/oldest Baja message board, but nothing over 30 days old is saved except for a few special correspondant's posts (like our
own Mike Humpfreville's)...
You will find Fred's board listed on top of the list of major (good) Baja boards at this link/ list on my web site: http://www.vivabaja.com/davidsmessage.html
Here's what that list looks like, so you know nothing bad will happen if you go there:
MESSAGE BOARDS
Fred Metcalf's Baja California Travelers Message Board
Baja Nomad Forums
Baja Quest Forums
Vagabundos Discussion Boards
Baja Bush Pilots
Baja Events Forums
Mexonline Bulletin Board
Baja California (Norte) Ancestry Forum
Baja California Sur Ancestry Forum
Baja Birding Forum
Welcome to Baja Nomad, by the way!
[Edited on 9-27-2005 by David K]
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Tucker
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Location: El Centenario, BCS
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Fred's board: http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/bajaPages/MsgBoard/
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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bigwig
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If I were you and decided to go down, where would you go to and do people travel around or do they tend to hang out in one place. And as a hair
stylist, is there work to be had?
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sylens
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Location: Ensenada
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as an indirect answer to your question, in ensenada, husband and i pay 40 pesos each for our regular haircuts. that's about 3dollars 70 cents each
(at current exchange rate), every two months or so. 
lili
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rpleger
Super Nomad
Posts: 1087
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Location: H. Mulegé, BCS
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I think that you would find nice people and plenty of hair work in Muleg?.
Fair size gringo/a population and lots of women to take care of.
It's in the middle of Baja, so there lots of things to do.
Fishing
Hiking
Back roading
Bar crawling
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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bigwig
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Where would I get a good map of the area?
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Diver
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Call AAA in SAn Diego they have an 800 #.
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Bonair
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You can get an excellent map at the BCAA on Pandora Street in Victoria.
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Marie-Rose
Senior Nomad
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Registered: 10-2-2003
Location: Victoria, B.C. and Todos Santos
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Hi bigwig
We met last year on Dallas Road when I was walking our dogs (remember the black and white mexican rescue??)
So gald you are still planning your trip. u2u us and we can meet and go over maps.
Frizkie (also from Victoria) is also a great contact.
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vgabndo
Ultra Nomad
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Location: Mt. Shasta, CA
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Mood: Checking-off my bucket list.
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Didn't I hear about a guy...
who was running around the East Cape area a decade or so ago who had a barber chair in a VW van and was supporting himself "abajo la mesa"? On the
other hand, good hair cuts/styling is one of the real bargains in Mexico. Hard to make a living at three bucks a head.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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David K
Honored Nomad
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Plus you need an FM-3 work visa and prove you are somehow unique before you can compete againt the local population hair stylists who are cutting hair
to feed their family...
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frizkie
Nomad
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Registered: 9-29-2003
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada & El Chorro, Baja Sur
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Ol' Dodges in Baja
Hi Bigwig!!
Welcome to the Nomads board. You picked a great place to look for help and advice for a Baja Expedition.
I live in Victoria and I drive an old Dodge van down to Baja every year. I am a single woman and I never have a problem.
I think perhaps I'll u2u you. We gotta talk!! 
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bajaden
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Location: Ensenada
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David is right about the FM3 work visa. I don't want to discourage you, but some serious paper work is in store. The goverment kinda looks down their
nose at outsiders taking work away from the locals. However, if you can convince them that your going to hire local people, your odds improve.
Don't be afraid to travel alone. You'll be quite safe. Just don't travel at night. Animals on the road along with local with no lights. Hit a 200
dollar cow and it becomes a 2000 dollar cow.
Come on down and figure out the rest when you get here. You might hate it. Or, like the rest of us, you might fall under the spell of a wonderful
place.
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Bob and Susan
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8813
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
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Fm3 is required for work as mentioned.
We got our easily w/right to work but we won't take jobs away....only add them.
To get this w/o a corporation you need a sponser or employer
We both use the FLOWBEE!!! No haircutters needed
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wilderone
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Plenty of other Canadians in Baja -- they're so paranoid of actual Mexicans, they'll be happy to have their hair cut by one of their own.
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Is that how one becomes a 'hose head'???
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