Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
It is always fun to come across an organization doing great things in Baja. A few days ago I found the website for the Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation and was amazed by the work that they have been doing over the years. Since 1995 they have been working to improve ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Yesterday was a perfect Baja (work) day. We had a handful of meetings in Rosarito and got down to the border just before 11. Traffic was light, the sun was shining and the surf looked really fun. When we stopped in at Los Pelicanos for lunch at around one, there ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Los Pelicanos is a hotel and restaurant located right on the beach in the north end of Rosarito. It is one of the highest rated Rosarito hotels on TripAdvisor due to its great location, very accommodating staff and simple rustic charm. I had pleasure of meeting the owner, Omar, a ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
The Baja Connection is a new live radio program here in San Diego that airs daily from 6 to 7 pm on KOOL 1040 AM, and online at TransBorder Communications. The show is hosted by Patrick Osio, who has been a journalist and businessman on both sides of the border ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The Rosarito Ensenada 50 mile fun bike ride is a great event. The ride takes place every six months in April and September, and has been going on for almost 30 years. Each ride draws anywhere from 6000 to 10,000 participants ranging from young kids to octogenarians. You start in ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
July is flying by at a frenetic pace and we have been keeping very busy. 4th of July weekend was excellent, with a lot of people getting their Mexico insurance and heading down to enjoy Baja. The Rosarito tourism board said that the hotels in the area averaged 75% occupancy, ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
I have had my Sentri Pass for almost a year now, and I don't know how I ever traveled to Baja without it before. Two days ago I was coming back from Ensenada and hit the border just after 5 pm. I was really surprised to see that on a ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Today I had lunch with Doug Means, who is a longtime Baja traveler, founder of the Baja Nomad forum, and a client who buys his Mexican insurance from Baja Bound. Baja Nomad has been around for quite some time now, and is easily the best source of up to date ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
The first Baja Bound Client Spotlight went live just a few days ago, and features pro surfer Peter Mel from Santa Cruz. The goal of the Client Spotlight is to share the stories of interesting people who use Baja Bound for their Mexican insurance. Upcoming Spotlights will feature Doug Means, ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
I have been going to Baja a lot lately. I wish I could say that I was going for fun, but it has been for various meetings, research and information gathering. Don't get me wrong - going to Baja to promote Mexico auto insurance IS fun - but when you ...
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