Baja Book Festival a magical day of words, food, wine, art and more

10Oct/110

Hooked on Baja! Tom Gatch Reels Us In with Words!

Posted by Carla White

Over the past decade, ‘Hooked on Baja’ Author, Tom Gatch, has built a solid reputation as one of the foremost authors and photographers focusing on outdoor and recreational topics in southern California and the Baja California peninsula. Tom’s widely read “South of the Border” column and articles appear in each edition of The Log, Southern California’s #1 Boating & Fishing Newspaper” and his popular ‘Hooked on Baja’ column is published in the Baja Times, Baja Norte’s oldest English language newspaper.

Tom is also a professional musician and a seasoned restaurant reviewer, whose mouthwatering descriptions of popular regional restaurants have provocatively stimulated the appetite of many a reader. His company, EL PUERTO Creative Consultants S.A. de C.V. provides professional copywriting and creative support for entities in both the United States and Baja California. He, and his wife, photographer and ceramist Lynn Gatch, are full time Baja California residents, and presently live south of the city of Ensenada.

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30Sep/110

Bajamar Premier Properties

Posted by Jo Ann Knox

A boutique Mexico real estate company specializing in Baja real estate, Baja Premier Properties is located in beautiful Bajamar, just 45 minutes south of the U.S. border. BPP’s focus is customer service and connecting clients with golf course or ocean view homes, condo developments (including the luxurious Santa Barbara at Bajamar development) and lots – all with bank trusts – from the Rosarito to Ensenada areas.
For more information, visit www.bajapremierproperties.com or call (619) 446-6734.

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30Sep/110

Bajabound sponsors book festival in Baja!

Posted by Jo Ann Knox

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30Sep/110

The Caravan from San Felipe Brings Treasures!

Posted by Carla White

Exotic treasures, chocolates, garments and more from San Felipe...

The art community of San Felipe is turning out! They are coming en masse to the Baja Book Festival to share and sell their wares. Baja Cool Wear, Baja Glitz, Baja Treasures, Marianne Clagett (hats) and Donna Mangnam (jewelry) are bringing their beautiful products with them, to add a different dimension to the world of books.
But wait, there's more...Loren Sanders is the sweet addition to this crowd, with his Baja Chocolate! This is what is called a Peninsular Event.

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29Sep/110

Secretaria de Tourismo

Posted by Jo Ann Knox

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29Sep/110

Baja Times

Posted by Jo Ann Knox

The Baja Times is a Baja Book Festival sponsor for the second year with outstanding coverage of the event.

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29Sep/110

Rosarito TV 69

Posted by Jo Ann Knox


Armando Gonzalez and Rosarito TV 69 have been giving the Baja Book Festival wonderful local exposure on their local station. Mondays have been our day to have our fun interviews with various sponsors, authors and artists. Watch for more upcoming coverage!

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29Sep/110

Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort & Hotel

Posted by Jo Ann Knox


Just 45 minutes from the border, Bajamar and its 27-hole championship golf course are framed by the Pacific Ocean and the rolling hills of Baja. Pelicans, hawks, heron and other wildlife are part of the daily life here, as are tennis courts, a swimming pool and walking trails throughout the property. With fine dining in Dos Lagos restaurant and karaoke and cocktails in the La Trampa bar, Bajamar is northern Baja’s most beautiful golf resort and a perfect place for a weekend (or life-time) get-away. For more information, visit www.golfbajamar.com

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29Sep/110

Baja Good Life Club

Posted by Jo Ann Knox


Discount Travel, Life and Retirement Club for Baja, California

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28Sep/110

Martina

Posted by Jo Ann Knox

Martina has lived in Northern Baja for twelve years with a short magical period in Mulege in Southern Baja of which she writes in Call From the Heart, a Woman’s Journey Through Spiritual Awakening. She is also an artist combining found objects and delicate seed beading, and she has her work in many fine homes in northern Baja and the United States. Recently she created a unique on-line newspaper, The Baja Sun: Stories of Awakening, connecting like-minded men and women in both northern and southern Baja who are aware of the changing consciousness of humanity.

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