As a foreigner who has called La Paz home for over 16 years, I want to thank you for showing me my city. As with any place you live in for a longer period of time, you forget the beauty and slip into the mundane.... a couple of things I would like to add: Yes, the climate is almost always sunny and nice, but July to September can be (and almost always is) brutally hot (100-120 F every day). The second part of Balandra you discovered at the end of your shift is my favorite part and actually where the famous 'Hongo' (the mushroom-shaped rock you see in lots of advertising and souvenirs for La Paz) is located. I can still remember when it was a famous beach, but not WORLD famous and you could go on a week day and be the only one there and see dolphins and other marine life up close (if you are lucky, you can still see that ocassionaly...). The rock formation you visited I think is called 'La sierra de la calavera' or loosely translated, Skull rock 😉). If in the future you pass back through La Paz again and need help or advice or information or recommendations, please feel free to contact me. I've had the pleasure to meet and help a few RUclips Van lifers already.
Thank you so much Robert!! We just might take you up on that. We really hope to find our way back to La Paz one day soon. It's certainly our favorite place in Mexico so far.
Fellow Chattanoogan here. We spent a week in La Paz this January of 2024 and we were equally as amazed by it as y'all were. Absolutely our favorite place in Mexico. It just felt so real in the city proper, not overly touristy. Oh and the food. THE FOOD! Also as we described it to our friends it's like the blue waters of the Caribbean and south Pacific met the red rock deserts of Utah. Just stunning scenery everywhere you look. We will be back sooner than later. Thank you for sharing this video!
Hi fellow Chattanoogan! That's a perfect description of La Paz: Caribbean meets Utah! It's such a wonderful town and we certainly fell in love with it. :) (p.s. - hope spring has sprung in Chatt!)
Sitting on my deck in Knoxville watching this video. Me and my wife visit La Paz and todos Santos every year. Amazing place. Last year we were in La Paz for the Baja 1000.
Thanks, y'all!! Gosh, one day we HAVE to cross paths with y'all in person. I feel like y'all are always a year ahead of us but one day we'll make it work. :)
I’ve seen lots of videos of Baja, but this is by far the best of La Paz. What a beautiful place that would make anyone want to visit as for the beach Kim and I are both are huge beach lovers. We’ve been to the best in our opinion, so far in the Bahamas, which were all private beaches From South Carolina we both love the sand in the shoes. The beach you were at has what we call sugar sand. It’s caused by a big reef just off the shore and the beach being protected in a peninsula. That’s also why the water is so clear there because all the sand has settled to the bottom and it’s not mixed in the water making it cloudy. Super excited to see the rest of your adventures.
Thank you so much, John!! And that's really cool to learn about the reef and how the sand settles. It makes so much more sense! Thanks for always tuning in and tagging along for our adventures! Hope y'all are doing well. :)
Justamente en este mes se ha empezado a sentir el calor, se podría decir que la mitad del año tiene un buen clima y la otra mitad hace un calor horrible. 😭
Note to myself: Add La Paz to my list ofplaces to check out. DO NOT watch Chris & Sara videos after dinner time. . Do you think La Paz is a good option for expats? I am not even close with being done traveling, but I am always on the lookout for finding a place to become my forever home. Currently, I am just north of San Diego and California is not going to be my place.
hahahah sorry we made you hungry! 😅 La Paz seems to have a large expat community but at the same time it's not overrun with expats like Todos Santos or Cabo. It's the capital of the state so it has a high number of professional nationals which make it feel pretty different than some other places in Baja. It's definitely worth checking out! It's a town we could see ourselves snagging a place in one day because we truly loved the people and culture there. I'd also recommend looking into Loreto. A much smaller town but lots of expats, very safe, and still full of beautiful beaches. And it has an international airport!
Scheduled to go soon and never been there. Looks amazing. The tacos look so good. Pastor is great. I love it. It is marinated pork. Thank you for sharing your views and experience.
Ya love it there. But way to expensive Man it's more than the United States But cool. Simple house we look at is more than our house in Seattle But cool.
I hope I don't sound rude but the first thing you can avoid to do if you respect our city, our state, our region and our country, is not to take the "California" from us. It is the root of our identity and, I know you got one California name too, but that doesn't mean whe lose ours. I hope I don't sound rude but please, take one or two extra seconds to say "Baja California Peninsula" or "Baja California Sur", please. Still, beautiful video. I live in Guadalajara right now but I'm from La Paz. Love how much foreigners love my beloved city.
I'm so sorry, we didn't understand the cultural significance of the word "California" to the Mexican people. For that we apologize and we'll work to refer to it as Baja California from now on. ❤ The reason we just put "Baja" and not "Baja California" is because we didn't want our American audience to get confused and think we were in a place in the USA.
It's a nice video, would have been nicer though to show more corners of La Paz itself than giving so many different angles and close-ups of your tacos....
How was the driving? Was it safe? I’m thinking of driving from LA to la Paz just a little hesitant. And if going to Balandra and want to go at 1-5 slot what’s the earliest we can line up. Thanks!!!!
Hi there! We felt safe driving from LA to La Paz, but we'd only recommend driving during daylight hours. If you can find others to travel with that would be awesome because it is very remote in portions of Baja. As far as the earliest you can line up for the 1-5 time slot at Balandra, I'm really not too sure, but I would think you could get there at least a couple of hours early. They had the line for the 1-5 time slot on a side road just waiting and it looked like people had been there a long time when we left at noon.
Hi Richard! We actually stayed in a few different spots when we were wanting to explore La Paz proper. There is a Harvest Host that's about 15 minutes outside of town that lets guests stay up to 5 days and they were the kindest people. Highly recommend! They have water and sewer for free and even let you use 30 amp hookups for $10 a night. There's also an amazing campground called Campground Maranatha about 10 minutes from town which we'd highly recommend, too! Not the cheapest, but still far cheaper than the states and they had dry or full hookup sites + a great swimming pool, hot tub, lots of showers and toilets, pickle ball, and more and the entire campground was meticulously maintained. In a pinch when we were in town past dark there was a hotel we found on Harvest Host that would let us pay $200 pesos a night (~$12 USD) to park in their gated lot.
Nice video baja looks amazing im thinking selling my house in california and moving to baja, AT 14:14 By the way thats al Pastor which is marinated pork meat Greetings from La Puenta CA
Balandra is a beautiful beach. La Paz is also a really nice city to visit. I have been to Los Cabos over 20 times and I am done. There are so many beaches on the Sea of Cortez that are way better. Thanks.
Just found your channel, my wife and i are 54, and 55. We Have had enough and are considering moving out of the country somewhere much cheaper to retire early. Tempted to by an RV and follow your path to So. America. Any suggestions? Can a novice make money documenting their travels on youtube?
Hi Michael! So great to hear from you! First off, we love life on the road and if you have a bit of wanderlust and are okay with constant changing scenery, GO FOR IT! We can't imagine staying still anymore. As far as content creation goes, we'll be completely honest and say it can take a long time to generate enough income to live on. We're 5 years into content creation and it's still only about 40% of our income (we own a web design and marketing agency that's our full time gig). That being said, we still need to make enough money to pay our mortgage and save for retirement. It sounds like y'all are ahead and of us and might not need to generate as much as we need to. My biggest piece of advice would be to start creating and see if you like it! Sharing and helping others can be a lucrative business but just be sure you love it because it is exhausting and very time consuming. I also want to mention blogging as a huge way to make money as a content creator. So many people overlook blogging because it sounds dated but if you learn SEO and how to blog properly you can make a living from blogging and it can be a bit more predictable than RUclips. Combined they make a great job though! I know that's a lot, this is a topic we love talking about. We're actually working on a video for in a couple of weeks where we talk about how we make money on the road and tips and tricks to get into doing a similar lifestyle so stay tuned. :)
In general, in Mexico, to locate yourself in a place, two street names are given, first the one that is called the main or preference (you have the step first) and then the secondary (in this case the 5 de Mayo is the main and the Francisco I. Madero is the secondary)
It is called Baja California Sur. Locals hate being called 'Baja' and it shows that you have no respect at all. PS Last year I was hired by la paz municipality to help them put new regulations on migrants/tourists destroying the ecosystem and economy. you are part of the problem.
Disclaimer: We have more than enough with locals always leaving trash in the beaches 😡 We are all Americans in this CONTINENT and every resident/visitor have to respect, yet you are not in the US anymore 😡
Actually we don't care at all if it's called "Baja", because only Americans use that word, and normally refers to all the land from California to Los Cabos, we hate when the Mexicans call Baja California because that's the north state neighbor.
As a foreigner who has called La Paz home for over 16 years, I want to thank you for showing me my city. As with any place you live in for a longer period of time, you forget the beauty and slip into the mundane.... a couple of things I would like to add: Yes, the climate is almost always sunny and nice, but July to September can be (and almost always is) brutally hot (100-120 F every day). The second part of Balandra you discovered at the end of your shift is my favorite part and actually where the famous 'Hongo' (the mushroom-shaped rock you see in lots of advertising and souvenirs for La Paz) is located. I can still remember when it was a famous beach, but not WORLD famous and you could go on a week day and be the only one there and see dolphins and other marine life up close (if you are lucky, you can still see that ocassionaly...). The rock formation you visited I think is called 'La sierra de la calavera' or loosely translated, Skull rock 😉). If in the future you pass back through La Paz again and need help or advice or information or recommendations, please feel free to contact me. I've had the pleasure to meet and help a few RUclips Van lifers already.
Thank you so much Robert!! We just might take you up on that. We really hope to find our way back to La Paz one day soon. It's certainly our favorite place in Mexico so far.
Fellow Chattanoogan here. We spent a week in La Paz this January of 2024 and we were equally as amazed by it as y'all were. Absolutely our favorite place in Mexico. It just felt so real in the city proper, not overly touristy. Oh and the food. THE FOOD!
Also as we described it to our friends it's like the blue waters of the Caribbean and south Pacific met the red rock deserts of Utah. Just stunning scenery everywhere you look. We will be back sooner than later.
Thank you for sharing this video!
Hi fellow Chattanoogan! That's a perfect description of La Paz: Caribbean meets Utah! It's such a wonderful town and we certainly fell in love with it. :) (p.s. - hope spring has sprung in Chatt!)
Sitting on my deck in Knoxville watching this video. Me and my wife visit La Paz and todos Santos every year. Amazing place. Last year we were in La Paz for the Baja 1000.
“Baja sur” (¿?🤔🤔) it is actually said “Baja California Sur” 🤣🤣🤣 LOOOOOL
No seas mamón
😅
As a local, I love watching tourist's enjoying my city. Im always happy to see others falling in love with La Paz, el puerto de ilusión ❤
La Paz is absolutely gorgeous. Such a beautiful place you get to call home. Thanks for sharing it with us for a few days! :)
So fun! We were in La Paz around this time last year and loved it 😀We didn't film anything but we were at that exact coffee shop. Great video guys
Thanks, y'all!! Gosh, one day we HAVE to cross paths with y'all in person. I feel like y'all are always a year ahead of us but one day we'll make it work. :)
I spend 10 days in La Paz in 2019 and loved it there, too. This video really takes me back.
Glad we could take you down memory lane for a bit. Thanks for watching! :)
I’ve seen lots of videos of Baja, but this is by far the best of La Paz. What a beautiful place that would make anyone want to visit as for the beach Kim and I are both are huge beach lovers. We’ve been to the best in our opinion, so far in the Bahamas, which were all private beaches From South Carolina we both love the sand in the shoes. The beach you were at has what we call sugar sand. It’s caused by a big reef just off the shore and the beach being protected in a peninsula. That’s also why the water is so clear there because all the sand has settled to the bottom and it’s not mixed in the water making it cloudy. Super excited to see the rest of your adventures.
Thank you so much, John!! And that's really cool to learn about the reef and how the sand settles. It makes so much more sense! Thanks for always tuning in and tagging along for our adventures! Hope y'all are doing well. :)
Nice content! The quality and editing of your videos rivals any professional, high profile sites. Well done! ( ¡Bien hecho!)
Thank you so much, Manuel!That's a huge compliment!
Beautiful! Maybe someday. Have a wonderful time in Mexico mainland!
Thanks so much, Laura! Hope you're doing well! :)
Justamente en este mes se ha empezado a sentir el calor, se podría decir que la mitad del año tiene un buen clima y la otra mitad hace un calor horrible. 😭
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La Paz looks amazing! Hope you two are having the adventure of a lifetime on this journey!
We certainly are! Wish y'all were here though!
Note to myself: Add La Paz to my list ofplaces to check out. DO NOT watch Chris & Sara videos after dinner time. .
Do you think La Paz is a good option for expats? I am not even close with being done traveling, but I am always on the lookout for finding a place to become my forever home. Currently, I am just north of San Diego and California is not going to be my place.
hahahah sorry we made you hungry! 😅
La Paz seems to have a large expat community but at the same time it's not overrun with expats like Todos Santos or Cabo. It's the capital of the state so it has a high number of professional nationals which make it feel pretty different than some other places in Baja. It's definitely worth checking out! It's a town we could see ourselves snagging a place in one day because we truly loved the people and culture there.
I'd also recommend looking into Loreto. A much smaller town but lots of expats, very safe, and still full of beautiful beaches. And it has an international airport!
TERRIFIC TOUR. Thx for taking me along. 💙
Really enjoyed it
Thanks for watching!! :)
La Paz is very beautiful........and very peaceful.........too much peace there ....greetings from Veracruz México 🇲🇽
Hello in Veracruz! Thanks so much for watching. :)
Scheduled to go soon and never been there. Looks amazing. The tacos look so good. Pastor is great. I love it. It is marinated pork. Thank you for sharing your views and experience.
You're going to love La Paz! It's such a beautiful area!
Love La Paz!.
Nice vid!
Thank you!!
personally love tecolote beach better
That's a beautiful beach, too!
We found it way to expensive
Most things are more than the United States. And the new government is very scary now be careful things are changing
We're being careful! :)
Yes you have to becareful with mexican dogs They are unique, last time as soon as i park my truck one of them came and pee on my tire, Lol 😂 😂
😂 oh my gosh, that's happened to us several times now, too! Mexican dogs are so funny!
WHAT?? y’all are from chattanooga? i’ve lived on signal mtn my entire life!!
Yep! Hey neighbor!
Doce cuarenta cafe is my favorite in LA PAZ & TODOS SANTOS 👍🏼
Such wonderful coffee!
Fantastic!
Ya love it there. But way to expensive
Man it's more than the United States
But cool. Simple house we look at is more than our house in Seattle
But cool.
😱 I had no idea homes got that expensive in La Paz!
I hope I don't sound rude but the first thing you can avoid to do if you respect our city, our state, our region and our country, is not to take the "California" from us. It is the root of our identity and, I know you got one California name too, but that doesn't mean whe lose ours.
I hope I don't sound rude but please, take one or two extra seconds to say "Baja California Peninsula" or "Baja California Sur", please.
Still, beautiful video. I live in Guadalajara right now but I'm from La Paz. Love how much foreigners love my beloved city.
I'm so sorry, we didn't understand the cultural significance of the word "California" to the Mexican people. For that we apologize and we'll work to refer to it as Baja California from now on. ❤ The reason we just put "Baja" and not "Baja California" is because we didn't want our American audience to get confused and think we were in a place in the USA.
Esroy de aquerdo !
Yes for the Taco Counter!
😂 We thought of you while we added that to the video! Thank you for the recommendation!
I also would have ran to the beach. 😂 This spot looks beautiful and so peaceful! Super fun that Kramer could go too!
If you love beaches you'd love La Paz! Such a great place!
It's a nice video, would have been nicer though to show more corners of La Paz itself than giving so many different angles and close-ups of your tacos....
Yeah…
How was the driving? Was it safe? I’m thinking of driving from LA to la Paz just a little hesitant. And if going to Balandra and want to go at 1-5 slot what’s the earliest we can line up. Thanks!!!!
Hi there! We felt safe driving from LA to La Paz, but we'd only recommend driving during daylight hours. If you can find others to travel with that would be awesome because it is very remote in portions of Baja.
As far as the earliest you can line up for the 1-5 time slot at Balandra, I'm really not too sure, but I would think you could get there at least a couple of hours early. They had the line for the 1-5 time slot on a side road just waiting and it looked like people had been there a long time when we left at noon.
The food looks soo good! Video was awesome, as always.
Did you stay in parking lots or RV campgrounds in La Paz?
Buon Viaggio!
Hi Richard! We actually stayed in a few different spots when we were wanting to explore La Paz proper. There is a Harvest Host that's about 15 minutes outside of town that lets guests stay up to 5 days and they were the kindest people. Highly recommend! They have water and sewer for free and even let you use 30 amp hookups for $10 a night. There's also an amazing campground called Campground Maranatha about 10 minutes from town which we'd highly recommend, too! Not the cheapest, but still far cheaper than the states and they had dry or full hookup sites + a great swimming pool, hot tub, lots of showers and toilets, pickle ball, and more and the entire campground was meticulously maintained. In a pinch when we were in town past dark there was a hotel we found on Harvest Host that would let us pay $200 pesos a night (~$12 USD) to park in their gated lot.
Griegos ruined balandra for locales
It was mostly local tourists while we were there
Nice video baja looks amazing im thinking selling my house in california and moving to baja,
AT 14:14 By the way thats al Pastor which is marinated pork meat
Greetings from La Puenta CA
Hello on CA! Thanks for watching! ❤️
That set i am moving to La Paz.
It's a great town!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.🎉
❤ Thanks for watching!
Hey, this is Rodrigo. You stay in my RV Pitaya in San José. Hope you have safe trip 🤙🏻🤙🏻
YES! Hi Rodrigo! Thanks so much for letting us camp at your place! :)
How safe is it?
We felt very safe in La Paz!
We r coming to LaPaz in June 2024 for 10 days. Cannot wait to explore !
I hope you enjoyed La Paz as much as we did!
Balandra is a beautiful beach. La Paz is also a really nice city to visit. I have been to Los Cabos over 20 times and I am done. There are so many beaches on the Sea of Cortez that are way better. Thanks.
❤️ the sea of Cortez is hard to beat!
Thank you for sharing! I've never been there before and this was very informative. Stay safe and have fun! 😊
Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful!
I thought of you guys this weekend while eating fish and chips in Bandon. Those tacos look really good though!
We love Bandon Beach! I hope those fish and chips hit the spot. Wish we could send some of these fish tacos up your way!
Dusting all the trucks! 😂 I’m grateful to get to watch people traveling again!
😊 Thanks for watching!!
Just found your channel, my wife and i are 54, and 55. We Have had enough and are considering moving out of the country somewhere much cheaper to retire early. Tempted to by an RV and follow your path to So. America. Any suggestions? Can a novice make money documenting their travels on youtube?
Hi Michael! So great to hear from you! First off, we love life on the road and if you have a bit of wanderlust and are okay with constant changing scenery, GO FOR IT! We can't imagine staying still anymore.
As far as content creation goes, we'll be completely honest and say it can take a long time to generate enough income to live on. We're 5 years into content creation and it's still only about 40% of our income (we own a web design and marketing agency that's our full time gig). That being said, we still need to make enough money to pay our mortgage and save for retirement. It sounds like y'all are ahead and of us and might not need to generate as much as we need to.
My biggest piece of advice would be to start creating and see if you like it! Sharing and helping others can be a lucrative business but just be sure you love it because it is exhausting and very time consuming. I also want to mention blogging as a huge way to make money as a content creator. So many people overlook blogging because it sounds dated but if you learn SEO and how to blog properly you can make a living from blogging and it can be a bit more predictable than RUclips. Combined they make a great job though!
I know that's a lot, this is a topic we love talking about. We're actually working on a video for in a couple of weeks where we talk about how we make money on the road and tips and tricks to get into doing a similar lifestyle so stay tuned. :)
Thank you Chris and Sara.
Looking forward to the right information.
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Beautiful Video Guys! Thanks ❤
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
My beautiful hometown :D
It’s so beautiful!
Great town if you have a car to head to the beach
Agreed!!
Agreed on the Chilaquiles!
Sooo good!
Coffee shop is on Francisco madero, not 5de Mayo
Thank you!
In general, in Mexico, to locate yourself in a place, two street names are given, first the one that is called the main or preference (you have the step first) and then the secondary (in this case the 5 de Mayo is the main and the Francisco I. Madero is the secondary)
La Paz BCS 😍 I love it!
Us too!
Thanks for sharing guys.
Thanks so much for watching!
Stunning
❤
It is called Baja California Sur. Locals hate being called 'Baja' and it shows that you have no respect at all.
PS Last year I was hired by la paz municipality to help them put new regulations on migrants/tourists destroying the ecosystem and economy. you are part of the problem.
Rvs and campers are a HUGE part of the pollution problem. But as usual those people don't think about their impact
Wow. Uncalled for
Disclaimer: We have more than enough with locals always leaving trash in the beaches 😡 We are all Americans in this CONTINENT and every resident/visitor have to respect, yet you are not in the US anymore 😡
so much prejudice in your heart. i hope that changes.
Actually we don't care at all if it's called "Baja", because only Americans use that word, and normally refers to all the land from California to Los Cabos, we hate when the Mexicans call Baja California because that's the north state neighbor.
Chris’s morning face is pretty bad. 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😊😊😊😊
😂😂😂