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Archive for June, 2009

Mexican Buses Rock!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Travel bargains | 5 Comments »

I've talked before about how great the Mexican bus system is, but this is one method of transportation that keeps getting better. I am writing this blog post on the bus itself, on my 4-hour ride from Zacatecas to Leon. ...

Your News Intake While Traveling

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Long-term travel | 1 Comment »

One of the wonderful things about traveling is you can remove yourself from the incessant silly faux-news chatter going on in your home country. OK, Michael Jackson died and it might have been drug-related. Do we really need to know ...

Mexican Fiestas Have it All

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Travel adventures | 2 Comments »

Where I am currently spending a month, in Guanajuato City, offices, the university, and banks are shut down for four days so that everyone can have ample time to party. This is a common occurrance in Mexico and the reason ...

My Guanajuato Home Base

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 13 Comments »

Since I'm halfway through my month of kicking back in Guanajuato, Mexico with my family, I suppose it's time to talk about where I've been logging in from. Since I have worked myself into a job that's portable, I am spending ...

Still a Buyer’s Market in Thailand

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »

According to the official stats, arrivals were way down in May at Thailand's airports compared to last year. Declines in passengers averaged 17% across the board, with traffic down 22% at the Bangkok international airport and international arrivals were down ...