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walterbyrd
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Best area to live in NW Baja?
What I am looking for:
Inexpensive housing
High-speed internet available
Reasonably safe and quite
I plan on traveling down there to take a look at some housing fairly soon. Will probably be there for about a week. If anybody can recommend a decent,
but inexpensive, place to stay, that would be great. Would also appreciate any recommendations for transportation.
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chuckie
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Walter,seems like you have been riding that horse for a good while? I dunno what else anyone is going to tell you that you havnt already heard....Get
your boots on the ground and look for yourself....
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walterbyrd
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Get your boots on the ground and look for yourself
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That is what I am planning to do. But I need some guidance.
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willardguy
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what do you consider inexpensive?
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by walterbyrd
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Get your boots on the ground and look for yourself
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That is what I am planning to do. But I need some guidance. |
get out there and drive around! if you have never been in baja, just buy a map, make a list of places that sound interesting (based on your web
search), and drive around! easy peasy!
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chuckie
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Walter wants something under 60K, in a safe secure area with good water hi speed internet and all the good stuff ( I went back and read all his other
pposts)
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larryC
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Sounds like he needs to be in San Diego. Except for the cheap part.
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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Gypsy Jan
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Drive the Free Road
From Playas de Tijuana south. Off the top of my head comes the communities of Daja Malibu, the communtiy just south of that, then asfter Rosarito
metro, thre's Ramcjp Reeynoso Campo Reynoso. Camjir. Ekodp Prilmo Tapia. La Plaza condominiumss and several unnamed housing developments down on the
be beach. There are several housing developments as you turrn un the valley of La Misision, as well.
“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.\"
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willardguy
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I plan on traveling down there to take a look at some housing fairly soon. Will probably be there for about a week. If anybody can recommend a decent,
but inexpensive, place to stay, that would be great. Would also appreciate any recommendations for transportation.
If you can hold off until after summer, it'll be easier and cheaper to find a weekly vacation rental.
theres a ton of stuff available through the rosarito/ensenada corridor, good luck!
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
From Playas de Tijuana south. Off the top of my head comes the communities of Daja Malibu, the communtiy just south of that, then asfter Rosarito
metro, thre's Ramcjp Reeynoso Campo Reynoso. Camjir. Ekodp Prilmo Tapia. La Plaza condominiumss and several unnamed housing developments down on the
be beach. There are several housing developments as you turrn un the valley of La Misision, as well. |
am I
missing happy hour?
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bajaguy
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Sounds like the Punta Banda area fits the bill. Somewhat inexpensive rentals, water, DSL internet, safe and secure as you can make it, public
transportation to local areas including downtown Ensenada..............but yeah, you gotta come down and look for yourself.
On the "free road " between Rosarito and Ensenada you will not find much in the areas of shopping, entertainment, cultural events or medical care.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
From Playas de Tijuana south. Off the top of my head comes the communities of Daja Malibu, the communtiy just south of that, then asfter Rosarito
metro, thre's Ramcjp Reeynoso Campo Reynoso. Camjir. Ekodp Prilmo Tapia. La Plaza condominiumss and several unnamed housing developments down on the
be beach. There are several housing developments as you turrn un the valley of La Misision, as well. |
am I
missing happy hour? |
There may be nothing left.
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Bajahowodd
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High speed internet in Mexico? Depends on your definition. Mexico trails dozens of other nations in average internet speed. And, Although bajaguy
might be happy with his DSL, it ain't that fast. Good thing that life is lived slowly in Mexico.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
High speed internet in Mexico? Depends on your definition. Mexico trails dozens of other nations in average internet speed. And, Although bajaguy
might be happy with his DSL, it ain't that fast. Good thing that life is lived slowly in Mexico. |
Telnor DSL suits my purposes, thank you.
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
High speed internet in Mexico? Depends on your definition. Mexico trails dozens of other nations in average internet speed. And, Although bajaguy
might be happy with his DSL, it ain't that fast. Good thing that life is lived slowly in Mexico. |
well
whats your definition of "fast"? average speed in the u.s. is up to 7.5 Mbps, bringing us up to 8th in the world. telnor i've experienced down here
has been over 5Mbps consistently, what do you want?
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walterbyrd
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> i've experienced down here has been over 5Mbps consistently, what do you want?
That would be fine.
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mtnpop
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Let's see here, NW BAJA,,, only ???? BAJA is 1000 miles of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.. To only experience the NW of the BAJA would seem
to be like sticking my big toe in the pool and saying OH this will do...and sittin down and givin up...
We are new to the BAJA but have been from one end to the other and have found many places we enjoy.. Some more pricey than others and some more
friendly than others. In the winter the SOC side seems to be more to our liking.. and we are from the same area as Walter... But you need to
experience more of the BAJA before settling... Just my opinion I guess..
As for internet... We moved to a third world country... But there is a fiberoptic cable from TJ to Cabo... along Mex1... So if you are close to a
Telmex area the internet can be pretty darn good... I repeat myself when I say,, We stream real time TV from Colorado over the internet to our
casita in BAJA. We can watch TV , talk on the internet phone and surf the wev without a hitch.. all at the same time... So I don't know what the
folks are using that post all the negative about internet.. Maybe hardware, or software. who knows... Our experience with Telmex in our area has
been very good with very few glitches...
I just don't get the folks that look at the glass half empty instead of the glass half full... If iits that big a deal and that frustrating why
would you come to BAJA full or even part time...
Again, so far we are enjoying our later years without a lot of stress...
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chuckie
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"THE" Baja? "Third world country?" Maybe when I moved here 30+ years ago....Are you sure you are in the Same Baja? Nearest 3rd world country I know
of is California..(US version)
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Alm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtnpop
Let's see here, NW BAJA,,, only ???? BAJA is 1000 miles of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.. To only experience the NW of the BAJA would seem
to be like sticking my big toe in the pool and saying OH this will do...and sittin down and givin up... |
They want to be close to the border, I guess. This is what most expats want, unless they live in Cabo. Inevitably such a place becomes congested, not
too safe and often not quiet.
Yes, Mexico is a 3rd world country, though Baja slowly turns into a kind of "gringo state" with all the accompanying things, though very unevenly
dispersed. Slow internet in some places, no cell phone connection in others. Good medical services (good by Mex standards) and good shopping (by US
standards) can be found in big cities only, which in North Baja is Ensenada.
Agreed with the very first answer - get your boots on the ground and find what you like (if you can afford it). It might not be what others like, and
besides, there are no extensive real estate or town rating listings similar to those NOB.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtnpop
Let's see here, NW BAJA,,, only ???? BAJA is 1000 miles of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.. To only experience the NW of the BAJA would seem
to be like sticking my big toe in the pool and saying OH this will do...and sittin down and givin up...
We are new to the BAJA but have been from one end to the other and have found many places we enjoy.. Some more pricey than others and some more
friendly than others. In the winter the SOC side seems to be more to our liking.. and we are from the same area as Walter... But you need to
experience more of the BAJA before settling... Just my opinion I guess..
As for internet... We moved to a third world country... But there is a fiberoptic cable from TJ to Cabo... along Mex1... So if you are close to a
Telmex area the internet can be pretty darn good... I repeat myself when I say,, We stream real time TV from Colorado over the internet to our
casita in BAJA. We can watch TV , talk on the internet phone and surf the wev without a hitch.. all at the same time... So I don't know what the
folks are using that post all the negative about internet.. Maybe hardware, or software. who knows... Our experience with Telmex in our area has
been very good with very few glitches...
I just don't get the folks that look at the glass half empty instead of the glass half full... If iits that big a deal and that frustrating why
would you come to BAJA full or even part time...
Again, so far we are enjoying our later years without a lot of stress... |
Baja California is indeed 1000 miles of fun (and then some). Too many think of going only to Rosarito or to Cabo and think those two places represent
'The Baja' ... 
However, it may be the case that they are not seeking the ideal Baja get-away (like Bahia Asuncion or Mulege is to several here), but instead need
inexpensive living near the U.S. or near a major airport? Perhaps they will discover that there is so much more to Baja after they relocate?
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