Diana’s monthly note — wind, water, who’s in town, what’s free.
· Note from Diana· Stays· Remote work
Everyone asks me about the internet. The question that actually decides a working winter here is which time zone your job lives in — and where that puts your meetings against the wind.
· Note from Diana· Rides
I tell almost everyone to fly into La Paz. Here’s the “almost” — when Los Cabos really is the better ticket, and what the extra two hours actually cost you.
· Note from Diana· Experiences· Kiting
The advice on my own site — aim for January, aim for the afternoon — is correct, and it’s the wrong advice for your first lessons. Here’s the version I give beginners.
· Note from Diana· Stays· Gear
The useful packing question isn’t what you need — it’s what you can’t get once you’re here. The spares, the warm layer, and the sunburn nobody sees coming.
· Note from Diana· Seasonal
A season in La Ventana is a lease, not a booking — whole months, a signed contract, a deposit that’s held and not spent, and utilities that aren’t in the rent. Here’s the whole shape of it.
· Note from Diana· En español· Servicios
Hace unas semanas escribí sobre rentar lo que tienes parado. Esta es la otra mitad: cómo se ve cuando lo que vendes no es un objeto, sino tus horas.
· Note from Diana· Experiences
Everyone plans this trip around October 1. That’s the date on the paperwork, not the date the sharks turn up — and last season the gap between the two was six weeks.
· Note from Diana· Wheels
The question everyone asks a day after they’ve picked a house. The honest answer depends almost entirely on which house — here’s how I work it out.
· Note from Diana· En español· Para dueños
La camioneta bajo la lona, el cuatrimoto, las tablas en la bodega. En agosto no los usa nadie. Cómo se ve de verdad ponerlos a rentar — y qué hay que pensar antes.
· Note from Diana· August
Nobody is here in August, but this is the month the winter gets decided. How I'd choose a month, then a house, then a flight — in that order.
· Note from Diana· Hurricane season
On the Sea of Cortez the wind is rarely the thing that hurts us — the flooding and being cut off from La Paz is. Here's how I get ready every year, in the order it actually needs to happen.
· Note from Diana· July
It's hot, it's quiet, and half the town is closed. Here's who summer in La Ventana is actually for — and who should wait for the wind.
· Note from Diana· La Ventana
A monthly note from Diana on what's happening in town — wind, water, who's visiting, and what's available. Written for the way people actually plan a La Ventana trip.
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