David Paul Appell's Blog – November 2011 Archive (4)

Dinero sangriento: Una estafa curiosa en Cartagena de Indias

Hace poco tuve el placer de otra bonita visita a esta preciosa ciudad patrimonio de la humanidad UNESCO, y aunque en mis muchos viajes por el mundo muchísimas personas nativas me han pedido (y una vez literalmente exigido a punta de cuchillo) dinero, esta ocasión, como dirían mis…

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Added by David Paul Appell on November 29, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

A Pithy Paean to Puerto Vallarta

Normally I tend to shy away from places you might term "tourist traps." And Puerto Vallarta has certainly had its bread plenty buttered by tourism -- in fact, it seems that half the city is geared toward freespending gringos. And yet... there's no doubt that PV is one of Mexico’smost popular…

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Added by David Paul Appell on November 18, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

A Short Ode to Mexico's Modest Mérida

More than a few vacationers staying at coastal resorts on the Riviera Maya or Cancun do venture into the interior of the Yucatan peninsula, but for the most part it’s on day trips or overnighters to world-famous Maya ruins such as…

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Added by David Paul Appell on November 5, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

MacArthur Causeway: A Tale of South Beach

Once again, Diego was right. Actually, Jake thought blearily, these days Diego seemed elevated to frickin' oracle. Who knew? When they were at NYU together, the doofus was far less into books than pranks, from cute-but-harmless to dangerously dumbass. Like the time - a decade…