Some say it’s one of the oldest professions in Oaxaca, yet it garners little if any respect from most of the population notwithstanding the tradition and ceremony that has been its trademark for generations: the chivero, or slayer and preparer …
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Views of a Cruise by Michael Levy
I have often found that the funniest experience come to us in life by just observing our fellow humans and being aware of our surroundings. Recently I was sat on the open decks outside the buffet cafe on board a …
Up the Amazon ….Without Cash by Joe David
Friends unexpectedly received from me a postcard from Manaus, Brazil, of a scantily dressed Indian energetically dancing in a jungle clearing. The card read: Don’t I look great in my thong and tan? Ran out of money up the Amazon …
A Grand Baja Resort & Spa
Grand Baja Resort & Spa, Los CabosTaking the all-suite concept of lodging to the next level is the plan for the Grand Baja Resort and Spa in Los Cabos. The anticipation a traveler feels when leaving a hotel front desk …
Cruising With Whales Off Baja Clipper Cruises Take Passengers for Close Encounters by Larry and Gail Taylor
We had arrived in Mexico’s Magdalena Bay on the fourth day of our Clipper Cruise and were in our “panga” slowly approaching water spouts in the distance. Soon we saw a massive object. Just under the surface, greenish in color. …
October 60th Anniversary of United Nations by Bonnie and Bill Neely
October 24th marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations. When you are in New York City, this is a tour you should not miss. It is overwhelming and enlightening to see the achievements and goals and learn the history …
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Cabo Sport Fishing Invasion of Humboldt Squid by Delores Peralta
Not too many things get me more excited than the prospect of hooking and landing big fish. The mere thought of setting the hook on a 300 pound marlin, hearing the scream of the drag as the fish pulls off …
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Malcolm Lowry, Mescal, and the Charms of Cuernavaca by Barry Evetts
Of his host country sometime British novelist, short story writer, poet, wanderer and dipsomaniac Malcolm Lowry once said; “Mexico… is the most Christ-awful place in the world to be in any form of distress.” His cry from the heart comes …
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Flying is for Little Girls and Birds! by Carol Kehlmeier
“Grandma, why are you so pale?” Six-year-old Emily asked as the jet roared upward toward the clouds. My palms were wet, my throat dry and my knuckles white as I clutched the arms of the seat. Emily relaxed and looked …
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Travel Adventures in Trondheim, Norway by Bonnie and Bill Neely
One definite advantage we found when we traveled to the central area of Sweden around Ostersund was a wonderful westerly drive through some of the most scenic countryside to the Norwegian border and on to Trondheim, Norway. The drive from …
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