Destination: Mexico

Off the Beaten Path: Mexico

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [6908] | Comments [3]

You may read every guidebook you can before heading off to Mexico, but nothing can compare with the tips from those who have not only been there, but have dug their heels into the culture and have gone a bit off the beaten path. Shane Brown at Sanchez ... Read more >

Tags: brown, mexico, off the beaten path, shane, spanish, transportation, travel safety, travel tips

November - Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Mexico

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 | By worldfestivals | Views [3472] | Video

Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Dates: 1–2 November Level of Participation: 3 – everyone’s invited to the party, even the dead Description: Mexico’s carnivalesque remembrance of departed souls is ... Read more >

Tags: dia de los muertos, mexico, world festivals. travel-safety

Playa Las Tortugas - Turtle Beach

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [2833] | Comments [2]

We had great luck and got a ride in about 5 minutes flat from Tequila. We were heading to Tepic but the ride was heading to Puerto Vallarta so we decided to go with him to Las Varas and head on to the turtles from there. We ended up staying the night ... Read more >

Sweeeee! Fleeing the Pox up Baha

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [2276]

We were rudely awakened at 6.00 by the ferry horn, telling us it was time to get up, get ready, and get off, as we'd arrived uneventfully in La Paz, at the south-eastern tip of Baha.  Baha is seemingly a different country, not because of the swarms ... Read more >

Tags: diving, la paz, loreto, sea lions isla coronado, swine flu

Hola Mexico City!

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 | By robrobjos | Views [1239] | Comments [2]

After the slightly crazy and emotional 3 week leaving party, we were finally on flight AF438 to Mexico City, whoop whoop. We arrived around 6:30 local time to a less than smooth passing through immigration, the Mexican Official literally picking holes ... Read more >

Tags: arriving, couchsurfing., mexico city

Mexico - Week 15

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 | By hellie_and_bracey | Views [822]

We were up before the crack of dawn on Sun 28th Dec to catch the 5.30am bus from Placencia to Dangriga. In Dangriga we changed buses and immediately left for Belmopan, Belize's capital. After only a few minutes wait there we caught another bus to ... Read more >

Mexico City? Capital.

Mon, 6 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [716] | 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 >

Still in Mexico

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [646]

So I decided to take a bus down into the Hotel Zone area of Cancun on Saturday night. This was an excellent idea as I had found it difficult to find a range of bars in the Downtown distric. After taking a somewhat scenic route, I ended up at a place ... Read more >

It´s a great day to be in BAJA!!!!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By teresa421 | Views [608] | Comments [1]

we wake to the sky becoming  a lighter shade of gray and the promise of a sunrise to beat all. Our guides are already moving about preparing the morning coffee and tea and checking our kayaks before our early departure. Today the water is calm for us ... Read more >

Factor Joven Revista Tierra Adentro

Fri, 7 Aug 2015 | By omarpatadeperro | Views [272] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Soy de habla hispana, me encanta la cultura indígene y he tenido oportunidad convivir con gente que habla lenguas nativas, eso me parece increíble que se preserve la cultura para ejtender el pasado de nuestra civilización. Me encantaría ganar para mostrar ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Sayulita: A View From the Sidelines

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry

As I approached the outskirts of Sayulita, I immediately felt a distinct impression, starkly different from the Mexican tourist spots I had visited in the past. Eagerly, I sprung out of the taxi anxious to experience a side of Mexico I had never seen.... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Palenque

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

Gallery: DF

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 | By simpleeye | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: Passport & Plate - Fajitas

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By lustforlife | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry