Destination: Mexico

Guadalahurrah

Sat, 11 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [542]

        Guadalajara: Roaming the historic streets, Thinking up haikus.     I struck lucky in Mexico's Second City; aimlessly wandering towards the centre of town upon the evening of my arrival ... Read more >

Mexico

Sat, 11 May 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [370]

  Mexico, the strangest customs around. Thankfully we were able to go through without any outrageous tourist "fees". When you get to customs, they have a traffic light with a button on it. You press the button and get either a green light or ... Read more >

Photos: Latin Living

Sat, 11 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Photo Gallery

Mexico City? Capital.

Mon, 6 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [701] | Comments [2]

So Mexico City has come up trumps in a major way. First stop: total success. Although it is furiously heavily populated - streams of peculiarly potato-esque mexicans heading in every conceivable direction at all hours of the day - the Centro Histó... Read more >

Understanding a Culture through Food - What food means in Mexico

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By nosoygringo | Views [612] | Scholarship Entry

Speaking about Kim Jong-un days ago, I told a friend all the leader needs is a beer and some tacos. Understanding a culture through its food? Kim might. So do us. Culinary expressions are inherent to Mexican genes. Perhaps too much, or we would not ... Read more >

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Catching a Moment - Place of turbid waters

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By marianurz | Views [466] | Scholarship Entry

“Trust me señorita, you’ll thank me later”. A petite slender man with swarthy skin tanned due to the excessive sun exposure, handed us a pair of old magenta colored bicycles before we could even agree on renting them. He swiftly explained us how to get ... Read more >

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Dia de despegar menos 4

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By raquelita | Views [491]

Estoy nerviosa. Es mi primer viaje latinamericano excepto una vez en el Caribe fuera de Mexico y tengo bastante anos.  Espero que no tengo problems con los cajeros permanentes. Espero que mantengo mi sentido comun sin perder oportunidades. ... Read more >

Tags: expat en mexico, guatemala, preparations

Photos: Beretta (a glimpse of me)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Photo Gallery

Catching a Moment - Broken heart elixir

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Views [436] | Scholarship Entry

Chicken slaughterhouses crown the exit of San Juan market. Brooms are smashed against the pavement to release it from the poultry dirty punishment. The noxious odor transpires; it’s a jumble of warm flesh, cheap soap, chick fat and bloody chicken crests.... Read more >

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Broken heart elixir

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Views [368]

Chicken slaughterhouses crown the exit of San Juan market. Brooms are smashed against the pavement to release it from the poultry dirty punishment. The noxious odor transpires; it’s a jumble of warm flesh, cheap soap, chick fat and bloody chicken ... Read more >

Tags: heartbreak, mexico, pulque

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - The Guidebook

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By vagabond81 | Views [373] | Scholarship Entry

I was in Mexico on a shoestring, alone with my backpack, and a Rough Guide in my pocket. It was my second time here. I had three months --all the time in the world to enjoy this magical country--but no plan at all. My connections to the country run ... Read more >

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The Tulum Quicksand

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 | By jahne | Views [1478]

Tulum   Crib note version: Stayed longer than intended, went diving, got my PADI licence and met some amazing people from all over the world...   So Tulum has ended up as yet another surprise on this crazy trip. Having been ... Read more >

Oaxaca, San Cristobal, Palenque to Tulum

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By jahne | Views [6013]

I wrote too much again so here is the crib note version   I went to Oaxaca, had a great birthday, studied Spanish and got Montezuma´s revenge. Then San Cristobal where I visited a crazy church, rode a speedboat through canyons and ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - Kilometer 81

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 | By venga | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry

This line in the sand simultaneously divides two nations and sews them together. A Frankenstein creature emerges with American arms and Mexican legs. We stand here at its monstrous belly and walk south. The fence is linear and distinct but I know that ... Read more >

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Photos: Aviation-mania

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 | By nosoygringo | Photo Gallery