Show me the Picante

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There was nothing I wanted more when our flight touched down in Mexico than real Mexican food.  Not the Chili’s version of Tex-Mex but honest to goodness Mexican food.  Fresh and spicy, I’ve literally been dreaming of Mexican food since we left the country in 2009.   The day we entered Guatemala I gingerly tried a [...]

A Beach Bum’s Tale of Survival

Carlisle Bay - Beach

[Ed. Note: Today's guest post comes to us from John Rarity, author of the new book-  "Working Beach Bum", now available at Amazon.com.  John's giving away a copy of his book to one of our lucky readers- check out our facebook page on Monday, November 7th for giveaway rules and instructions!  Contest ends November 21st!] [...]

Mexico City, Cuidad de Mexico, D.F.

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Mexico City is a place with many names and many personalities. Polluted. Sprawling. Enormous. Those were pretty much the first words that came to my mind when I thought about Mexico City and yet, we despite not a single positive word that came to mind, were drawn to visit. Having skipped Mexico City the first [...]

Forced to Change Plans

Carlisle Bay - Beach

I know we’ve sanctimoniously posted about how to find things to do in the rain, but there are just some rain storms you don’t play around with: That’s right, a hurricane. In Mexico City for a few days before heading to Cancun for a friend’s wedding, we opened our email early Sunday morning to a [...]