That’s right, my readers have spoken, you want the fake covid BS, and you want donuts….and I am a man that delivers…well almost. For some reason I wasn’t feeling donuts this day, BUT THERE WILL BE DONUTS.
Race Down the Coast
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Tag Archives: Mexico
The End is Here; AKA The Adventures of “el Churro” Around Latin America
The end is here, there is a global pandemic, you are all going to die, live in fear!!!!! That’s right, stay home and live vicariously through me, I am going to Mexico.
The longest route to Vietnam
With plans to head to Malaysia next, but finding myself bored in Singapore, I called an audible and went for what was sure to deliver the crazy, and decided to instead go to Vietnam. For Vietnam I had to get my visa before arriving, which we will get to next post. I obtained a 3 month multi-entry visa since my plans always change, for once I did the smart thing, kind of. No, your eyes are not misleading you, that statue does in fact say “Mexico”. Continue reading
Theres blood in the streets of San Luis Potosi
Mexico: San Luis Potosi, Lago Luna Media, and Aquismon
There is a general “travelers path” taken through Mexico, which I have tried to avoid for a bit this time. I am still hitting spots others have been to, I am not discovering anything “new” necessarily, but generally people take the west coast area down and then swing through Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Mx City, ect. Pretty much what we did last time. From Zacatecas I can jump back into that path and try and find some gringoes from North America or Europe by heading south….nah, not yet. Continue reading
The Devils Backbone
Mexico: Mazatlan, Durango, and Zacatecas
According to FBI crime statistics, 4.8 Americans per 100,000 were murdered in the US in 2010. The US State Department reports that 120 Americans of the 5.7 million who visited Mexico last year were murdered, which is a rate of 2.1 of 100,000 visitors murdered in Mexico. Lets say that again.
4.8 Americans per 100,000 murdered in US
2.1 Americans per 100,000 murdered in Mexico
I am safer in Mexico than my own country, ok maybe that is not entirely true, but interesting stats nonetheless. If your afraid of visiting Mexico, you should be afraid of getting out of your own bed, its a dangerous world out there. Continue reading
La Paz to Topolobampo: Getting My Sea Legs
After a wonderful night of sleep and a hearty oatmeal breakfast cooked on the beach, Kiel and I headed to the port at around 9:30 am to start the process of buying our ferry tickets and figuring out the process of loading the Astro. Neither of us knew what to expect, so we figured five hours would be sufficient to get things in order, run into town for a few things and get back in time to catch the 3:00 pm ferry. It is a good thing we left as early as we did, as there were some surprises along the way. Continue reading
Beach Camping Outside La Paz
So, I will be the first to admit that I am not much of an outdoorsman. That moniker was always more reserved for my brother Jason, who had asked our parents to take us camping from a fairly young age. I always went along begrudgingly, angry that I may miss a Yankee game. Continue reading
Thank You Ray Kroc…and Whoever Invented Spring Break
As you probably could guess from Kiel’s last post, we did finally meet up, although, I’m not sure we’re any safer. Anyway, I was able to get an email from Kiel asking to meet up at McDonald’s (the only landmark we would both surely know), which was basically right across the street from the hotel where I was unceremoniously dropped off the night before. Oddly, he sent the email from McDonald’s, where there is free Wi-Fi, not knowing I was two minutes away. Continue reading
Oh Cabo, My Cabo
Odd, I was just here a few months ago. Back again though, and not a moment too soon. After breaking my lease, selling my car (thanks Timm!), tossing/donating a ton of crap I didn’t need and selling my broken down couch to a Guatemalan in a beat up old pickup truck, I’ve become a free man unencumbered by most of life’s trappings. Continue reading