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A Trip to La Merced Market, Mexico City. Insanity. 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
La Merced is one of the largest markets in Mexico City (and there are a lot). You can buy ANYTHING there -- dirt cheap fruits and veg, bulk dried goods, fake flowers, ceramic pigs, headbands with gian...
Fish Market Mayhem: A Visit To La Nueva Viga, Mexico City 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
As a seafood lover I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go to the largest seafood market in Mexico City--La Nueva Viga. It's adjacent to the main food distribution hub in the city, Central de Abastos...
How To Make Money From Freelancer.com 8 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
This could be your office. Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Whether you want to work from the road or no, picking up a little extra work on the side can never hurt. I can't believe I used to work a 9-5 witho...
Can I Find Freedom In Travel? 1 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
I just finished Big Sur by Jack Kerouac. It was a nice surprise that I loved it so much given that I despised On the Road . I just couldn't get into his self-absorbed rambling, his total lack of sente...
What To Do In Acapulco, Mexico 30 Jul 2013 | 08:19 pm
Ah Acapulco--long stretches of creamy sand set around a curving bay lined with gleaming white hotels. Liz Taylor was married there and it was considered one of the world's disco capitals in the swingi...
Forget What Travel Should Look Like And Just Do It 19 Jul 2013 | 12:03 am
This is what I thought travel should always look like: party do stuff party meet new people party (these girls are lovely btw). About two weeks before I was set to fly from Toronto to Mexico City, I ...
Reckless in Mexico City:A Fast And Loose Night In One of The City's Most Dangerous Neighborhoods 12 Jul 2013 | 12:37 am
Preface: I wrote this last October and it's still interesting to me as a portrait of being alone and very vulnerable in a strange place. Except that what happened after this I would never have expecte...
On The Trail Of Hippie Disneyland: A Trip to San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico 4 Jul 2013 | 11:43 pm
The town of San Cristobal de las Casas. And Miguel, recently hurt. “Are you Mexican?” the bartender at the jungle bar in Palenque asked Miguel incredulously. My boyfriend, who has never left Mexico ...
How To Quit Your Job And Travel 27 Jun 2013 | 11:04 pm
Me in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. In April 2012 I was sitting at home on a Saturday afternoon idly researching living in Mexico. I'd been looking to make a change for some time but I was stuck as to w...
How Must Does It Cost To Live In Mexico City? 17 Jun 2013 | 10:19 pm
Mexico City market Living in Mexico City can be an amazingly cost-effective experience, especially if you're earning the US dollar or similar. Most things are astoundingly cheap. The subway is 3 peso...
