THE REAL BAJA SCOOP
MINUS THE "P-3 SPIN"
(Pundits, Politicians, & Press)
Baja's first website devoted to clarifying the issues of travel safety and security for tourist to Baja The purpose of this website is to familiarize and to educate the reader about what is REALLY happening in Baja
Associated with this website, is our BLOG, organized to address present/future news stories as they impact Baja. We encourage you to review the same, provide your input as you deem appropriate, and submit any articles that you feel deserve inclusion in the same. http://bajatraveladvisor.wordpress.com/
Although there are legitimate concerns that people should consider when traveling to Baja, these are generally the same as traveling anywhere else. But recent media coverage paints a different picture. We believe one needs to understand BOTH sides of an issue before one can deduce a reasonable conclusion. Through this website we will provide critical analysis of the media stories; ferret out facts from fiction; and expose any “spin” intertwined between the lines.
Our analysis will strive to provide 'fair and balanced review", but from a perspective that is not connected to the US media. The viewpoints of those of us who live in the REAL BAJA, a world inaccurately portrayed north of the border.
Our goal is to better inform the potential Baja traveler as to the real and present dangers. We hope that you will review this material thoroughly, consider it fully and make your decision to come to Baja based upon facts, as opposed to hype, spin and predjudice.
If , this situation changes, we will strive to critique the same, and advise accordingly, if indeed a real imminent danger exists. But at the present the words of FDR ring clear:
“The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932
Feel free to visit Baja, enjoy its exotic beauty, its cordial people and a culture unlike any other in this part of the world.
FOR CURRENT BAJA TRAVEL NEWS REVIEW AND ANALYSIS VISIT: http://bajatraveladvisor.wordpress.com/
"Tourists have not been targeted in Mexico's drug war, and should be fine if they stick to tourists areas"
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, 4/1/09
"I am here and I feel safe in Baja"
Bob Filmer, US Congressman CA, 51st district
Baja Times 3/16/09 pp8
"...there has not been a serious incident affecting tourists and there has been no event of high impact that has affected tourists visiting this city (Rosarito Beach) for decades."
Rosarito Beach Mayor, Hugo Torres Chabert
Baja Times 3/16/09
"If you think about it, Mexico still has an infrastructure and a society that allows for day to day life. (and despite recent bad press)...Mexico is a country that is not only worth visiting, but one worth coooperating with."
Rep, Xavier Becerra (D-Calif), CNSnews.com March 6, 2009
"For those of us who live 40 miles south of the border, the US media has painted a surreal world. This is neither, Beiruit, Baghdad or Afghanastan. There are no roving drug-dealing banditos shooting up our streets and murdering our neighbors as portrayed. The fact is, that the 10 people executed on ONE DAY in Alabama (3/10/09), represent more innocent US victims than were murdered in all of of Baja in the last 3 years!!! And there's hundreds of thousands of Americans that live here!"
BajaBrent, BajaBrent/blog 3/12/09
It is not the intention of the author(s) of this website to belittle or degrade the suffering of victims of crime (or their families), or those who have suffered from accidents or injury. It is undersood that there have been various real tragedies suffered in Mexico. We pray that God's purpose will shine through and that his peace will come to those that seek his will.
