Well I did it....I moved to Mexico (pics)
 

I've been pretty MIA the last month or so (not that anyone noticed :winkwink:), but it's all for good reason. As soon as I got back from Burning Man, I packed whatever I could carry with me and got on a flight to Playa del Carmen, MX. For those that dont know about it (I hadn't even heard about it until last March), it's a small European tourist town, south of Cancun and directly across from Cozumel. I have some friends living in Cancun, but there's way too many loud drunk Americans for me to be able to stay there for an extended amount of time. So once I got there, I didn't have an apartment picked out yet, as not many people here post listings online. So the first thing I did was found a cheap hotel and then just started roaming the streets looking for Rent signs. And about 5 days later, I ended up finding a pretty nice 2bdr place a block away from the beach with an ocean view from my bedroom window. It's at the very top of what I wanted to spend per month, but Im going to be shooting in all the rooms and I know I'll make the money back.

So now I'm living in a place where I know no one and don't speak the language (it's been a long time since High School Spanish class...but I'm relearning)...but I couldnt be happier. Before this, I was living in Los Angeles for the last 4 years, and it really sucked the life out of me. It's a filthy city, where everyones an asshole and everything is way overpriced for what you get. Playa, however is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. And the women are just as amazing....Italians, French, Columbians, Brazilians, you name it. My rent here is comperable to some parts of LA, but being so close to the beach, I'd easily be paying 3x what I am now. And food is an assload cheaper, so thats a big plus too. Plus I figure this is something that I really should do while Im still single and childless...so wtf, right?

But now that I finally got settled into my new place and my internet hooked up, its back to work. I can't do any shooting right now since my Rebel's busted, but will be picking up a 40D when I come back to the states later this month. Plus I just have my laptop here right now...I can't figure out a fuckin way to get my 24" iMac down here. The import taxes are crazy if I bring it in the box, and a pro travel case is about $600, so I'm kinda at a loss. If any of you world travelers have any tips on bringing/shipping desktops abroad, I'd love to here them.

Here's a few pics I've taken in the last couple of days:

My Apartment Complex:
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/complex.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/complex2.jpg

The view from my bedroom window and rooftop patio:
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/oceanview.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/roof2.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/roof3.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/roof1.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/roof4.jpg

And finally the beach club a block away from my apt:
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/kool.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/ocean1.jpg
http://www.biggletech.com/stuff/playa/ocean2.jpg

So if any of you smut-peddlers are ever planing to take a trip to the Yucatan, hit me up if you wanna hang out. There's lots of good lounges and clubs here and they mostly all play trance (as do some of the beaches), so if thats your kinda thing...come check it out.

Oh well...back to making casting flyers and biz cards. One. :321GFY

congrats, looks beautiful.

Wheres the pics of the women???

Yes congrats on the move. It looks awesome!

Good Stuff Biggle !!!


looks like a nice pad... Cant wait to see some nice toned pussy lips of some hot slender brazilian :thumbsup

mind giving a ballpark on the rent you're paying there?

Congrats on the move Biggle. :thumbsup

wanted to visit Playa de Carmen when I was there this past June. Stayed at Aventura Spa Palace for my honeymoon and we ran out of days. Heard lots of great things about that place and the pics look great. Might have to visit there next time

Biggie...I lived in Cancun and shot for 2 years...but got freaked out because chicks talked and I had to pay off the Police too much..as far your computer goes...get to know an inspector in Aduana at the Cancun airport...pay him $50 and he'll let your shit through..Nice choice in PDC...love that place..used to do a lot of fishing at Boca Paila just south of there

I live in Baja Mexico and I am planning a move to Cancun or playa Del Carmen myself. Hit me up on ICQ so we can chat.

Wow this a beautiful place day and night.. good luck!

congrats on the move

That's a great view for sure.

very nice man! remember to always drink Modelo Especial..

looks awesome.

Awesome location... how much is rent down there?

sweet photos. good luck in meheeeco

Very nice, great looking pics

I would also like to know this. Sweet place man. :thumbsup

Really nice spot. Good move (for now).

Wow, beautiful view! My husband and I want to move to Mexico. We are lucky in that our parents are Mexican citizens, so we qualify for dual citizenship, which means we can buy houses for cheap and don't have to move into complexes geared toward Americans. We can actually own the house and the property the house is on, which US citizens can't do. Good luck with your Spanish! I spent a couple of days in a Mexican hospital recently, which I've since learned is a really good way to brush up on your Spanish quick! Uh, not that I'm recommending you do that...

that looks great. if i was single I'd move around a bit. I always love Mexico

How much USD is something like that? A round price, don't want to get too much into what you paid for it.

Very cool.. Congrats.. I have thought of just doing something like that at times..

Very nice. Enjoy it!

Nice place, I'm jealous

Awesome place!!! Congratz for the move :thumbsup

that place looks unreal.. congrats.. you'll have a lot of fun there!

I'm also curious.

Wow, that looks fantastic. San Diego is great, but I would love to be where you are. :thumbsup

Any US citizen can have Dual citizen ship with Mexico if they want it. It will just take them a little longer than you. And yes they can own a home and property just like you can, only they need a bank trust. the bank holds the title in the persons name and they can do with it what they like.

Looks beautiful there..congrats

Umm, do you need a roommate????

j/k awesome place, you'll love it there
:thumbsup

Thanks a lot for the tips! I've heard one other story about some heat coming from shooting models in MX. I don't know if you were shooting the local Mayitas or tourists, but I'm going to stick with tourists for the time being...go mostly after the Euros and Latin Americans. They're not as naive as the locals and should know what they're getting themselves into. I definitely will be cautious though.

And thanks for the computer tip too. I'll definitely have to give it a shot.

I haven't gotten to do any fishing here yet, but it is a fishing town so I want to check that out for sure.

And feel free to hit me up if you ever come back around the way. :thumbsup

I'll be sure to post em here as soon as I get em :winkwink:

Sorry we kept missing eachother. I got you added to my list now, so we'll talk whenever you're around.

congrats on the move... keep us posted on plesantries and the uns..

man looks like paradise.

You can get apartments for pretty much any price down here. It mostly depends on how close you are to the beach and the strip with all the clubs and shops. I'm right next to both and the prices around my neighborhood are anywhere from about $1200us/mo to up to about 2k/mo and up. Before I found this place, I called some others that were new construction (mine is probably about 10 years old) and further away from the beach and they were asking around $1500 for them.

I've had a lot of people tell me that about being single. So I wanted to make sure I actually did it before it was too late. And now that I've done it once, I'm already thinking about where to go to next. :winkwink:

I've always loved San Diego. Wish I could've spent the last 4 years there instead of LA.

Looks like a great place, awesome view

how much costs that apartment.. do you have decent internet connection there?

Congrats!!! looks gReat ")

looks like an ideal situation, best of luck with it:thumbsup

dude that is fucking awesome, so now i'm expecting an invitation to stay with you SOON!!!!!!! (seriously! lol)

Awesome place man!!!!!!!!!

very cool bro. good luck to you. :thumbsup

yes indeed, that entire area and your apartment look crazy cool!

congratz on the move!

looks very relaxing.... very nice

great move. That's a nice place!.
congrats and good luck to your stay there. :)

My parents just retired and moved to Mexico. Baja, but there is a rash of robberies, car jackings and kidnappings lately. The police don't have such a good reputation. How is it down South there in Cancun area?

no woman there?

relaxing place! congrats