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SyntaxJO
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!FOR MAGAZINE ARTICLE! Drive to Cabo - What's your budget?
Hey there. I'm writing up a travel newsletter that is covering the surge in popularity in driving from the boarder to Cabo, moreover, from San Ysidro
to Cabo. I want to get an idea of the different type of trips that people have had and the budgets that went with them.
If you have made the trip to Cabo from the border, please give a moderately brief overview of your trip. Cover things such as how many days your
round trip was, what car you were driving, how much insurance you bought, whether you camped or rented hotel rooms, what KIND of rooms you rented, the
types of places you ate, how much drinking/dancing you were doing, how much equipments was purchased (for fishing, etc.), the amount you spent on gas,
what essentials you may have been traveling with, and any unexpected pitfalls along the way.
Along with that please tell us how much you THOUGHT you would be spending and then approximately how much you ACTUALLY spent. A number of stories
will be considered for publishing in the newsletter with a chance to be on the cover. Everyone who submits will receive a free subscription if the
newsletter publisher picks up these stories. Please submit for more information.
[Edited on 6-19-2006 by SyntaxJO]
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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
moreover, from San Ysidro to Cabo. how much drinking/dancing you were doing,
[Edited on 6-19-2006 by SyntaxJO] |
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Bob and Susan
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What magazine are you writing for?...or is this just a freelance attempt?
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Bruce R Leech
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SyntaxJO welcome to the Baja Nomads Forum. the best thing for you to do is search this Forum. there are thousands of really good trip reports already
here. I am sure you will get all the info you need.
Bruce R Leech
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Don Alley
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Yes, by logging on to the appropriate Message Board and asking a question, or doing a search, the modern 21st Century writer can write expert,
informative articles on almost anything. That's just so cool!
I'm writing a travel article called Tent Camping in Newark.
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wilderone
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What newsletter are you doing this article for? Where did you get the idea there is a surge of popularity in driving to Cabo?
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capt. mike
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how many legitimate writers, making it, whether staff or free lance, don't know the difference between "boarder" and "border"??!!........
must have a very patient editor..........
their not they're on there own skilz 
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SyntaxJO
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Ok well! Thank you for your stories guys! Maybe I should write an article on the maturity level of Baja travelers! (except for the people who threw
me in the right direction, I truly thank you). Jeezus H guys! Thanks for your help.
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roundtuit
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How can one write a travel article without experencing it. Only believing what others can tell him. No hands on. thats like building an airplane by
reading someones manual. 
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Frank
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Ok, it takes me 10 days there and back. I usually go through the same amount of money in fuel and in bribes as I would of spent flying to Cabo. My
advice is to tell everyone to fly to Cabo. There is nothing in between the US and Cabo thats worth your vacation time or risking your life for.
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Paula
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Yes, if your goal is to get to Cabo San Lucas you should probably just fly. To learn anything about the space between the border and CSL, you should
spend weeks stumbling around. And if CSL is what you are looking forward to-- the beaches, the big boats, the $6 margaritas and the Ruth Chris Steak
House, you probably won't enjoy the middle.
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
Ok well! Thank you for your stories guys! Maybe I should write an article on the maturity level of Baja travelers! (except for the people who threw
me in the right direction, I truly thank you). Jeezus H guys! Thanks for your help. |
Ah. Are you writing for Modern Maturity magazine?
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
Hey there. I'm writing up a travel newsletter that is covering the surge in popularity in driving from the boarder to Cabo, moreover, from San Ysidro
to Cabo. I want to get an idea of the different type of trips that people have had and the budgets that went with them.
If you have made the trip to Cabo from the border, please give a moderately brief overview of your trip. Cover things such as how many days your
round trip was, what car you were driving, how much insurance you bought, whether you camped or rented hotel rooms, what KIND of rooms you rented, the
types of places you ate, how much drinking/dancing you were doing, how much equipments was purchased (for fishing, etc.), the amount you spent on gas,
what essentials you may have been traveling with, and any unexpected pitfalls along the way.
Along with that please tell us how much you THOUGHT you would be spending and then approximately how much you ACTUALLY spent. A number of stories
will be considered for publishing in the newsletter with a chance to be on the cover. Everyone who submits will receive a free subscription if the
newsletter publisher picks up these stories. Please submit for more information.
[Edited on 6-19-2006 by SyntaxJO] |
is it your intention to wright a travel article about driving all of Baja with out doing it yourself?
Bruce R Leech
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Bob and Susan
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he's 24....we're just a bunch of OLD GUYS
jordan has 73 friends...at myspace
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
he's 24....we're just a bunch of OLD GUYS
jordan has 73 friends...at myspace |
OK thanks Bob that explains it all. I wont wast my time waiting around for my free magazines
Bruce R Leech
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
he's 24....we're just a bunch of OLD GUYS
jordan has 73 friends...at myspace |
Oh! Had I known he was so young, I wouldn't have been such an a$$.
Jordon: We are beseiged here between TJ and Cabo with promoters who have no experience and no knowledge other that "Hey, maybe I can make a buck." (Or
a couple million.) We see many silly travel articles and "news" stories that are little more than spam for developers.
On the other hand, there is great respect on this board for people who have spent time, gained experience, and shared those experiences through their
writing. Jimmy Smith, Ray Cannon, and on this site Baja Bernie and Mike Humfreville are some examples.
So get out there, do stuff, write about it, but don't write about what us old farts are doing. Write about what you are doing.
OK, I'm still an a$$.
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Dave
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Is this a Baptist publication?
| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
how much drinking/dancing you were doing |
Vertically or horizontally?
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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
and any unexpected pitfalls along the way.
Along with that please tell us how much you THOUGHT you would be spending and then approximately how much you ACTUALLY spent.
[Edited on 6-19-2006 by SyntaxJO] |
Here is a good one for you
http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/bajaPages/Reports/KittoAccident.html
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David K
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Cabo San Lucas is NOT THE ONLY reason anyone should go to Baja... In fact, Cabo is at the TIP of the peninsula so it makes it possible to see ALL of
the rest of the wonderful peninsula without EVER entering Cabo... which is about as much about Baja or Mexico as is Las Vegas is about the USA.
Fun maybe, but not a good example of the entire place.
The magazine could include many feature articles on dozens of places beteen the BORDER and the TIP... However, that is probably not what the editor
has in mind. Instead of a multiple issue series, maybe just a paragraph on such places as Ensenada, The San Pedro Martir mountain park (where condors
have been returned), San Quintin and El Rosario (the second great festival in coming in July), the greatest collection of native desert vegetaion in
the world, remote beaches, the island filled Bay of Los Angeles, old mission ruins, huge pre-historic Indian rock art sites, the oasis villages, and
on and on....
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