let me recoomend this trip. It was amazing. I have never had a trip like it before in my entire life. i still have dreams of stuff that happened down there sometimes. I can't tell you how often I have wished I was back there or how often a story comes up that starts "When I was in the Baja...". I will answer or add to a few of the things here though...
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dude how nice is your car? And if you take the same route as myself you really don't need the insurance. Well i guess you could need it but I didn't have it and I was cool.* [/b]
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I would suggest getting it. Jake, once you start heading South further along the Baja I actually saw cops starting to check for the insurance, or the military at checkpoints along the way. This might be hit or miss but some people told me they take you car, hold you in custody, pay heavy fines, etc for not having it. It is technically the law down there so if going all the way to Cabo, for the $35 I would grab it. Up north until you start heading south much past Ensenada, nobody really cares. After that though I guess they see it as a good way to grab cash.
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Originally posted by TheJake@Dec 11 2005, 12:11 AM
SudZ and I could definitly help with the itenerary and the budget. My mexico trip was one of my best experiences. I loved the crazy week i spent there. I was only drunk one night and it was still amazing!
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I spent a tiny bit, okay a ton, of time more than Jake drinking hehe but it was a blast. I can reccomend some places along the way that people let me stay at, like hotels and hostels, or towns with cheap but comfortable accomodations. I even found a cheap (on the scale of things in Cabo) place to stay in Cabo when I was down there to see the Arches. It was like $25 a night (talked down from $40) and were private rooms, although small, with stained glass and wrought iron front doors. They were so nice looking. Other than your room, the kitchen, hot tub on the roof and rest of the hotel were outside. it was amazing. It is called the Cabo Inn and is right off the main strip.
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Originally posted by Somnambulation@Dec 11 2005, 12:18 AM
I think its highway 1 that goes down to Cabo, is that what you were on?
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Highway 1 will run you right from TJ to Cabo. Pretty much just stay on it and your there. If you go non stop (whats the fun in that?) you can go from TJ to Cabo in about 24 - 30 hours. I wouldn't reccomend it though cause some of the roads along the way are just right next to cliffs without gaurdrails, have cattle randomly in the streets, broken down cars, us hitchikers, and more fun along the way. I wouldn't really drive down the 1 at night unless your right behind a bus or 18 wheeler or something, and wide awake because otherwise its a dangerous drive.
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Originally posted by TheJake@Dec 11 2005, 12:40 AM
There are two hostels I would definitly recommend above any I have ever stayed at before. One is Coyote Cal's about an hour south of ensenada
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I stayed here as well and loved it. The people who work there are amazingly friendly, there is a tonof surfing, beach walking, roads to follow, nice people downtown to talk to, make sure to stop at the Taco stand in town on the weekends, I think his name was Juan but everyone knows who you mean, trips to small other towns or beaches during the day, anything. I was there without a car but would walk about 10 miles a day or so down there doing all kinds of stuff. Also if you want a cheap night as well, there is free camping all in the area if you want to go that route.
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Check out SudZ mexico trip in the travel stories forum and I don't know where my thread about my trip is but you should give that a browse as well. I also believe I have several mexico pics in my gallery too.
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My Trip That is about a tiny bit of everything, I had such an amazingly cool time that telling of everyone I met and everything I did would be a book on its own.
Have a blast if you go for it.
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