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Nifty (and Gnarly) Puerto Escondido

  Esconced on the lower Pacific ¨Emerald Coast¨ in the state of Oaxaca, the town of Puerto Escondido (which means ¨hidden port¨) was up until the 1960s barely a pinprick on the map, with dirt streets and just a handful of residents mostly devoted to fishing. Then in 1960 a coastal road reached the village, making it accessible to the outside world, and a village hall was built. Most consequentially for tourism, it was during that decade that surfers (pioneered by a group of Venezuelans,…

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3 great underwater tours on the Riviera Maya

The vacation-oriented coast south of Cancún on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is famed for its resorts as well as their various shopping, dining, nightlife, and a broad menu of daytime activities. And one of the Riviera Maya's top activities is diving and snorkeling amid the corals that lie offshore, part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef - the world's second largest after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. For snorkeling you don't need any prior training or experience, and here's a trio of the top…

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5 of the best things to do in Cancún

Located at the northeast coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, this L-shape resort island, alongside a city home to hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, many of whom work in the tourism industry, was essentially created by the Mexican government in 1974. Its core appeal has always been its beaches and nightlfe (along with the chance to take day trips to incredible Mayan archaeological sites; there's even a tiny one right here, called Ruinas del Rey). And over the years many other options have…

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  • I recently read about another, relatively new side to San Miguel de Allende! https://www.thedailybeast.com/mexico-is-redrawing-the-wine-country-...
    Mexico’s Hot New Wine Region Is a History Lover’s Dream
    The central highlands around the tourist mecca of San Miguel de Allende are exploding with innovative vintages.
  • The food is hands down one of the best things about visiting Mexico City - even a chain like Sanborn´s slings stuff that puts most Mexican restaurants outside the country to shame! And when I saw this, I took some notes for my next visit - can´t wait! https://www.cntraveller.com/article/insiders-guide-to-the-mexico-ci...
    An insider's guide to Mexico City, the tastiest destination in North America right now
    One ravenous adventurer set out to discover all that this colourful city had to offer their taste buds.
  • I used to live in the Yucatán, and even I learned a few things from this article: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-to-eat-stay-play-merida-mexico
    Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Mérida, the Yucatán Peninsula’s Design- and Food-Focused Capital Ci…
    This city is ready for its close-up.
  • Find out why CNN Travel recently included Oaxaca on its list of top spots to visit in 2023: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destina...
    https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destinations-2023/index.html
  • In the wake of the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in Matamoros and the murder of two of them, the question again arises: is travel to Mexico safe? A writer for USA Today just addressed the issue: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/03/07/mexico-travel-...
  • I love Mexico's beaches and eco, of course, but what gets me going most of all is its history - both colonial and especially pre-Columbian. So I read this recent piece on MSN with great interest: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/best-places-in-mexico-th...
    Best Places In Mexico That History Buffs Should Travel To
    Many of the most important places in Mexico's long history are still intact and available to tour today. This is where every history buff needs to go.
  • Early this year, London-based travel-site BigSevenTravel.com came out with "The best cities in the world for art and culture in 2022", and of course Mexico City is on the list! https://bigseventravel.com/best-cities-for-arts-culture/
  • Foodie scenes are sprouting all over Mexico outside the capital, and one of the best is in the country's second largest city, Guadalajara - still underapreciated but very much on the upswing, and a new destination for inventive chefs looking for a less expensive/risky place to set up shop: https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-overshadowed-mexican-city-is-a-f...
    This Overshadowed Mexican City Is a Feast
    Guadalajara is a Mexican city unwarped by the demands of American tourists, with idyllic year-round weather and world-class eateries at which no rese…
  • A Special Invitation to a Public Flogging.
    Travel is fun, flogging travel is fun, so let’s have fun.
    We are introducing tour flogging experiences so please come and get flogged and stay in one of our many floggee hotels etc available at this tour flogging link where you can get flogged by tour guide floggers.
    Take a goodly gander at our flogging tours, flogging accomms and adventure and activity flogs all over this tiny planet. Flogging cruises and safaris also take place and are enjoyed by most floggees at - www.thetoptravelclub.com/special-invitation.
    Our members have been flogged and new members will be flogged but as newbies they get 50% off but they do get the full flog not just a half flog. 
    We offer custom flogging with our Travel Affiliate Program where wannabe floggers will get full ‘no cost’ training for our flogging program and will be shown ‘How to Flog’ and ‘How to Improve Flogging’ by our Flogaffiliate Manager.
    We also believe that there are many bloggers who want to be floggers and influencers who may want to influence our flogging techniques but are too shy to go public as yet but to cure their shyness they can find out more from our Flogaffiliate link.
    Apologies if this flogration was too much of a flog to get through.
    Tony Humphrey, FCA (Flogging Control Agent)

  • In this last chapter of our Baja trip at The World on Wheels, we go back to where it started for an unexpected and rare family reunion in Ensenada. It's a Rare Family Treat in Ensenada.
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
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