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26 October 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Travel Video: Mexico Travels

Travel Video: Mexico Travels

In addition to photos and text I want to show you some raw video from my month long trip through Mexico during August and September 2011, In one of the opening scenes you will see a distinctly developing country way of advertising. In Latin America pickup trucks will often drive around a city blasting a [...]

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21 October 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Mexican Ruins for the Business Traveler

Mexican Ruins for the Business Traveler

For those tourists who couldn’t care less about ruins and history, I have found your ideal place. Because, let’s be honest, even though these sites are of no interest to you, you still feel guilty not seeing them when they’re so close, like they are in Mexico. There is an obligation as a member of [...]

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19 October 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Intense Mexico City Walking Tour (Even for Mexicans)

Intense Mexico City Walking Tour (Even for Mexicans)

There are plenty of walking tours in every major tourist city throughout the world. In order to gain a competitive advantage, many tours either claim they are free with a suggested tip or advertise the walking tour as an "Alternative City Walking Tour". This is pretty funny because they clearly demand the tip at the [...]

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29 September 2011 ~ 0 Comments

My Culinary Tour of Mexico

My Culinary Tour of Mexico

I rank Mexico #1 in terms of food in Latin America.  I mean, they have T.J.I. Fridays and Chili's Grill & Bar Restaurant! All kidding aside the food really is tremendous. It is distinctly Mexican unlike in Argentina where they are known for Italian food and beef. Or Brazil where the staple is a tasteless [...]

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26 September 2011 ~ 5 Comments

The Mummy Museum of Mexico

The Mummy Museum of Mexico

It would totally suck if cemeteries charged an annual tax to keep your body buried. I would be hesitant to pay this for a great-great relative whom I know nothing about. This is what happened in Guanajuato, Mexico. But in this town most people were to poor to pay the tax even if they wanted. [...]

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21 September 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Mariachi Mecca

Mariachi Mecca

Mexico is famous for its Mariachi music. In Mexico City one option for a night out is Plaza Garibaldi, where Mexicans go to hire their own Mariachi band. I visited one weekday night with a boring, non-drinking German woman from my hostel. She took the wrong approach to the night out by treating it as [...]

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