My dad was in the army too and he moved here, I lived in other places but i like here so I'm now living in Ensenada as an architect , so close with CALI and not messy like Tijuana it's a really good place to live.
I was born in mexico city and live 32 years in los angeles now i have a year here in ensenada i have a nice aparament i bed very nice 10 min walk to the beach i pay 210 dolars a month and 14 dolars for water and power a month im very happy here i go to the us evry month for my mail and doctor visit i live of a ssa disability ensenada is beutiful close to san diego
We are currently searching for a place to live in the Ensenada area. We've seen your youtube interview and are hoping you can guide us further so we can find a place to rent and get to know some other expats in the area. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Bob, this is a great interview thank you for the information. Would you please let me/us know how to avoid the trap of paying gringo prices for rent? Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for some kind of chat room so I can dialogue about the in's and out's of getting to Ensanada and finding my way to live there. I know a youtube post is probably not the best way, but I have googled expat forums and I can't find anyone to talk to.
Same as Steve's reply, I can't find any chat rooms to chat with expats in Mexico. If anybody knows how to chat and ask questions of such expats, please help me. I really want to retire to Baja. john.corbin@mail.com
Hi. Just came from there renting an ABB for a few days with the locals. Very smoggy mixed in with fog. Sewer smell pretty much everywhere you go in the city. Not a lot of parks to walk or rest unless your running along the beach properties. Roads are terrible, so you won’t see too much street biking, you need a mountain bike to absorb the roads. You won’t see to much homeless as everyone is relatively poor and hard working, so locals won’t hand out to anyone that’s lazy, unless your crippled to some extent. Local water was a little salty tasting, but clean enough for showers and brushing teeth. I think every property comes with some filtering system. It’s just me but the food seemed to be really repetitive. In other words get used to a diet of tacos... The positive, is there is a Walmart, Costco and Home Depot. McDonald’s and other major fast food restaurants, but I wouldn’t eat there only drive thru. Yes it’s cheap living but as a Southern Californian, you’ll miss all the beaches, camping, skiing, out door activity and feel safe. On a positive, and probably the only place I would consider living is the valley of Guadalupe wineries. 30-40 minute drive inland but less road trash and dilapidated houses. The whole Baja coast is basically a gold mine of multi million dollar housing, fishing and wine and spirits. They would basically have to redo everything starting with fresh water, sewer, and roads. Once the foundation is in place, you can build a new city with local tourism, housing etc., and then that place would be heaven. The beaches would need to be redone, as most of the beaches are pebbles not soft sand.
Hi Bob, please connect with me at steveca4@hotmail.com. I'm from the Ottawa Valley, now living in Ste Anne, MB. I've been researching Ensenada as a cost effective retirement destination on our minimal Canada Pension. Would love to chat about the realities of living down there at least half the year. I'm a forager, fisher and hunter so love Spring to Fall in Canad but would like to do the Van Dweller thing down there thru the late fall and winter. Cheers, Steve Denault (63).
Hey there Bob, my email is venturawriting@gmail.com. I would love to talk to you, I am a culinary student in Santa Barbara, CA, love Vietnamese food but know little of that cuisine, am a writer, spent a lot of time south of San Felipe and at rosarito in 60s-70s, planning on trip to Baja in Feb 2020, would love to visit with you and your wife exchanging some good food/cooking!
@@robertbridge294 Thanks for your info. I am Canadian, now in USA and also familiar with San Felipe. Looking to rent south of Ensenada down to San Quintin - any advise is welcome
Very informative. Thank you
My dad was in the army too and he moved here, I lived in other places but i like here so I'm now living in Ensenada as an architect , so close with CALI and not messy like Tijuana it's a really good place to live.
FYI, in the greater Ensenada area (surrounding the city), there are about 800,000 residents.
This was great and very helpful!! Thank you!
Another pleasant person. I suspect the cordial personalities of so many of these expats is a bigger factor in their happiness than their location.
Punta Banda is awesome.
I was born in mexico city and live 32 years in los angeles now i have a year here in ensenada i have a nice aparament i bed very nice 10 min walk to the beach i pay 210 dolars a month and 14 dolars for water and power a month im very happy here i go to the us evry month for my mail and doctor visit i live of a ssa disability ensenada is beutiful close to san diego
What a great plan! But I heard border towns can be rough.
@@normaevett tijuana is dangerus ensenada is like 85 km from san diego. Here is more turist relaxing
@@dimassunvalley thanks for the quick reply.
@@normaevett sure eny time
p hi...sounds great...what area of town? 10 min walk to malecon or actual beach? Sounds awesome!
OMG YESS!!! We used to go every summer to the Bufadora before it was built up.
Bufadora is so beautiful
We are currently searching for a place to live in the Ensenada area. We've seen your youtube interview and are hoping you can guide us further so we can find a place to rent and get to know some other expats in the area. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Really? I just move too my family is from here, I'm an architect if you still looking for a decent place I can help with that im in Real State
Thanks Bob
I remember going to Ensenada back in the early 1980s.. It was a much smaller place then.
Really good info!
Thank you for taking the time.
WB-USMC-Ret.
Nice! I was born in Ensenada 👍🏼
Hi Gloria, I'm Steve (63) from Ste Anne, MB, Canada, I'd love to chat with your about Ensenada. Please contact me at steveca4@hotmail.com, Cheers!
Hi Bob, this is a great interview thank you for the information.
Would you please let me/us know how to avoid the trap of paying gringo prices for rent? Thanks in advance.
I'm an architect from Ensenada, with a contact over here you shouldn't be paying those prices, people is so abusive sometimes with that
Hi Bob whats some of the safer neighborhoods to rent in thx Bob 🙏🏼
Nice guy and not on the hustle - just retired.
I'm looking for some kind of chat room so I can dialogue about the in's and out's of getting to Ensanada and finding my way to live there. I know a youtube post is probably not the best way, but I have googled expat forums and I can't find anyone to talk to.
Me too, any luck finding contacts in Ensenada, Steve (steveca4@hotmail.com)
Same as Steve's reply, I can't find any chat rooms to chat with expats in Mexico. If anybody knows how to chat and ask questions of such expats, please help me. I really want to retire to Baja. john.corbin@mail.com
Try some of the Facebook ex pat forums or groups
@@Lopezee1 Thank you.
What is expat
Expats means non Mexican person who lives in Mexico
expatriate aka outside of your native country (comes from latin "ex"- former/out of, "patria" - homeland/fatherland)
Cheaper to get fat I loved untill get cruise by younger senoritas , keep your stick n money for yourself ,safe every where. Loved there.
Is there alot of earthquakes?
mark ledesma .. not in Ensenada, earthquakes are common in California, but not Baja California.
Hi. Just came from there renting an ABB for a few days with the locals. Very smoggy mixed in with fog. Sewer smell pretty much everywhere you go in the city. Not a lot of parks to walk or rest unless your running along the beach properties. Roads are terrible, so you won’t see too much street biking, you need a mountain bike to absorb the roads. You won’t see to much homeless as everyone is relatively poor and hard working, so locals won’t hand out to anyone that’s lazy, unless your crippled to some extent. Local water was a little salty tasting, but clean enough for showers and brushing teeth. I think every property comes with some filtering system. It’s just me but the food seemed to be really repetitive. In other words get used to a diet of tacos... The positive, is there is a Walmart, Costco and Home Depot. McDonald’s and other major fast food restaurants, but I wouldn’t eat there only drive thru. Yes it’s cheap living but as a Southern Californian, you’ll miss all the beaches, camping, skiing, out door activity and feel safe. On a positive, and probably the only place I would consider living is the valley of Guadalupe wineries. 30-40 minute drive inland but less road trash and dilapidated houses. The whole Baja coast is basically a gold mine of multi million dollar housing, fishing and wine and spirits. They would basically have to redo everything starting with fresh water, sewer, and roads. Once the foundation is in place, you can build a new city with local tourism, housing etc., and then that place would be heaven. The beaches would need to be redone, as most of the beaches are pebbles not soft sand.
$40 for a cleaning? That's what I pay with dental insurance in the U.S.
actually $40 is quite high. he should shop better
Maybe he eats caramels and taffy in the waiting room, you never know.
Bob, how can I contact you for more info on living and renting in Ensenada?
Hi, just post your email address so I can contact you directly...regards, Bob
Hi Bob, please connect with me at steveca4@hotmail.com. I'm from the Ottawa Valley, now living in Ste Anne, MB. I've been researching Ensenada as a cost effective retirement destination on our minimal Canada Pension. Would love to chat about the realities of living down there at least half the year. I'm a forager, fisher and hunter so love Spring to Fall in Canad but would like to do the Van Dweller thing down there thru the late fall and winter. Cheers, Steve Denault (63).
Hey there Bob, my email is venturawriting@gmail.com. I would love to talk to you, I am a culinary student in Santa Barbara, CA, love Vietnamese food but know little of that cuisine, am a writer, spent a lot of time south of San Felipe and at rosarito in 60s-70s, planning on trip to Baja in Feb 2020, would love to visit with you and your wife exchanging some good food/cooking!
Hi Bob, Can I send you an email? Mine is: BENSTEPHAN123@GMAIL.COM
THANK YOU!
@@robertbridge294 Thanks for your info. I am Canadian, now in USA and also familiar with San Felipe. Looking to rent south of Ensenada down to San Quintin - any advise is welcome
California is nooo ExPat!!!