Tony Brogdon
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The Tuscany of Baja, San Antonio Del Mar
If you go to the Walmart in Ropsarito ( right around the corner ) next to the Thrifty Ice Cream 5 gallons of water is 6 pesos. If you buy it at Pemex or Calimax or other retail outlets its 30 pecos for the same thing. I can understand your point, and respect your opinion, but the US media is 99 % bias against Mexico. What would you pay for apples to apples in the states compared to San Antonio Del Mar? The media bias translates to an unfair description of what 99% of the country is. Most of teh Americans I meet here feel the same way. My point I am trying to make is giving a more balanced perception like you mentioned. There was an article on Tuesdays USA Today from page stating that there are more Mexicans returning to Mexico than there is leaving Mexico to the US. here is the article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04…— April 27, 2012 2:20 p.m.
Tijuana: Montana de Basura
Good article. Thank you for both the article and what you are doing.— April 24, 2012 11:30 a.m.
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Beautiful photo. The Baja Dessert is amazing— April 23, 2012 5:06 p.m.
The Tuscany of Baja, San Antonio Del Mar
There were 8 San Diego Policeman accused of suggesting exchange for sex to set aside DUI tickets to woman last year. One was put on trail and recently sent to prison a few months ago for multiple counts. I was approached near Horton Plaza Parking lot last year by a deranged homeless man who looked me in the eye and said he was going to stab me. There is corrupt Police in both Mexico and in the US. What to believe? You are no more likely to be a victim of crime in Mexico than the US. Its a 100 % fact the the US media reports 90% bad about Mexico. The perception then is distorted to the truth. I have lived in Baja for two years. I have previously visited Baja for over 30 years on a regular basis. I frequently talk to many of the thousands of Americans that live here for 20 to 30 years. They all echo what I have said in the articles I have written. I am sorry when I hear stories like the one referenced in a comment and sorry his daughter had such a problem with the Police. I recently read an article that stated that there are over 1 million retired Americans in Mexico which makes it the largest number of any other country outside the US. It predicted there will be 10 million in 8 more years. The Secretary of Tourism for Baja recently stated that over 300,000 people cross into Baja for some type of medical treatment every month. This number is expected to grow in the near future with the growth of Medical Tourism.— April 23, 2012 4:05 p.m.
Yosemite Falls and a Duck
I had to stand on a fallen tree trunk over the water in order to get this shot as the Mallard Duck was swimming by.— April 22, 2012 7:12 a.m.
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My Girlfriend Gloria Most Beautiful Woman I Know— April 17, 2012 11:35 p.m.
La Bufadora, Baja – Escape from SoCal Sprawl
Very Good Article - Many places in Baja are very beautiful.— February 18, 2012 10:57 a.m.
Paradise, La Mision, Baja, Mexico
Thank you Fulano for your coment. Our purpose is to refocus the media from the negative which involves considerbly less than 10 % of the population and focus on the postive things that most people who live here enjoy. There is trade offs for living here for sure but the positive far outweighs the negatives. Thanks again for your comment Tony— August 15, 2011 5:06 p.m.
Paradise, La Mision, Baja, Mexico
See this article: http://www.bajatimes.com/pastDetail.asp?sid=2686— June 6, 2011 2:45 p.m.
Paradise, La Mision, Baja, Mexico
Thanks for your comnent Sounds like you haven't been here in a while. I have been coming here for 30 years. I have lived here full time for a year now. I have't witnessed a crime in 30 years. Six months ago a homeless guy in downtown San Diego threatened to pull a knife on me downtown next to Horton Plaza Parking lot downtown as I was walking to my car. The International and National Crime Statistics prove that many US cities have a much higher crime rate than Mexico. Did you watch the video on GFT website.? Look at the one on the home page also. The reason for most of the border crossings aren't to escape violance in Mexico its to get a better job. The middle class is getting stronger and there are less illegal border crossings for the past few years. When the US housing market colapsed and many large finacial institutions went under casuing many to lose their homes and jobs Mexico's overall stayed much stronger. Tijuana grows over 350,000 people every year. There were 12,000 ferderal Police in Tijuana last year, there is 32,000 now better US trained and better equiped. There is many financial opportunties for anyone who wants to earn money verses make money on a regular job. Lets compare what we pay and what we get?— June 5, 2011 8 p.m.