Posts Tagged ‘Mexico’

In this Intrepid Traveler Dispatch, photographer Skip Hunt tells us about his motorcycle ride through Mexico.
At times, he says, parts of the country feel like a portal to another dimension—even without the benefit of mind-altering substances found to grow there (more on that later).

At the end of each entry is a link to a [...]

Suzy DiSanto–a 45-year-old wife and mother in Durango, Colorado was feeling bored and uninspired.
But attending a Salsa dance retreat in Oaxaca, Mexico put the spice back into her life.

THE TRIP: Salsa Retreat, an 8-day dance vacation and Salsa workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico.
WHO: Suzy DiSanto –45 years old, married for 20 years, and mother of [...]

“Drive in Mexico? Isn’t that incredibly dangerous?”
Not according to a travel writer who did it and spoke with several other Americans who drove throughout the country and experienced few problems.
The writer, Peter Ferry, starts off his story in the Chicago Tribune by noting that it would be impossible to get auto insurance in Mexico [...]

Back in September, Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina yelled “you lie” during President Obama’s State of the Union Address. The incident left many people–especially Democrats–wondering if such behavior was another sign of the lack of basic civility in public discourse.
While the outburst was somewhat disturbing, legislators in the U.S. still seem pretty mellow [...]

The advice to gringos planning to travel to places like Colombia or Mexico City is always the same: try not to stand out. Don’t walk around with a big camera dangling from your neck. Refrain from wearing expensive jewelery. Try not to appear as though you’re lost.
All of these admonitions make sense, and I have [...]

Out of the approximately 2.5 million U.S. visitors to Mexico in the first half of 2009, at least 126 Americans died of non-natural causes, according to U.S. State Department statistics.
The Los Angeles Times points out that, of these, there were:

36 homicides, and
22 drownings.

The balance of the non-natural deaths resulted from accidents and suicides.
Wend Magazine [...]

Having spent most of my life in close proximity to cities, I’ve never acquired a taste for country music. But that hasn’t prevented by teenage daughter from doing so.

With cross-over successes like Taylor Swift or former American Idol contestants such as Kellie Pickler on the radio, country music is finding its way onto more [...]

Now that Google has released Google Maps for Mexico, planning trips and getting around Mexico should be much easier.
The maps allow users to search specific sites or businesses. They also feature overlays showing photographs, Wikipedia entries, and videos for many points of interest. It’s also possible to highlight public transportation options for each destination.
Even better, [...]

Plans to film the movie based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novella “Memories of My Melancholy Whores” are meeting stiff resistance in Mexico for a group that advocates against the sexual exploitation of women and girls.
The Regional Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and Girls in Latin America and the Caribbean, filed a criminal complaint with the [...]

As Congress continues to debate reforming the health care system in the U.S., more Americans are going to other countries to seek medical care. Recent studies indicate that Mexico and other countries in Latin America have emerged as a prime destination for medical tourists. Some major players in the medical tourism industry include Mexico, Costa [...]