How about being less North American next time and skip the car rental altogether, as you do not need one if you are mostly going to be in...
- Country: Mexico
- Biography: I am of French descent, French born, but having lived most of my formative and working years in the USA. Traveled extensively in Asia when I was in my 20s, several times to Costa Rica and Venezuela, and have now lived more than four and half years in Mexico, where I teach English. and where I probably plan to stay.
- Languages: Danish, English, French, German, Spanish.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Beware of America Car Rental in Cancun! in the Americas - Mexico Branch
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about 9 hours ago
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7th March
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8:10pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Teva's in the Americas - Mexico Branch
No, i have no never found TEVA here. And even when I went to look for a pair in San Diego, my friend had to drive me to a mall some 15...
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12:08am
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Oaxaca to Tlaxcala-- Trip report in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Very interesting post about both Tehuacán and Tlaxcala. But I am frankly a little confused. When consulting BING maps, I find a route 135D...
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8:10pm
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24th February
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4:02pm
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called This hotel in Puerto Escondido in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Hotels booked online are usually part of chains, though not always, or are in the so-called 3, 4 or 5 star category that so many American...
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23rd February
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5:37pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called bus from cancun airport to playa del carmen area? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
This is not a comment about this person's question but rather a related question. I remember getting a small shuttle bus to Playa del...
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5:37pm
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18th February
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3:34pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called English teaching position for native speaker available in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Hi Rachel,...
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15th February
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5:21pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ordering books from the U.S. in the Americas - Mexico Branch
AVOID SANDIS BOOKS IN GUADALAJARA ---- AT ALL COSTS!!...
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7th February
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7:54pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Swimmable Beaches in Puerto Escondido? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Good to hear that mclarjh. I probably will go to Puerto Escondido rather than back to rather dead Huatulco. I am sure will be pretty warm...
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5:34pm
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Swimmable Beaches in Puerto Escondido? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
For the second week of Semana Santa I want to spend another week in Oaxaca. I was in Huatulco in December, where I l truly oved both the...
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3rd February
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3:47pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Santuario Mariposa Monarca in the Americas - Mexico Branch
You want extensive information on visiting the butterfly sanctuaries!? Read this posting from last month. The information was so detailed...
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1st February
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5:16pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Huasteca Potosina in mid february? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
MY FULL REPORT ON THE HUASTECA POTOSINA (2005, 2006 and 2008)...
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29th January
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4:36pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Puerto Escondido in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Hey, thanks for the tips on the Mayflower and the San Juan. The drawback with the Mayflower seems to be that it is also a hostel, and could...
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27th January
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5:47pm
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Puerto Escondido in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I went to Huatulco this past Xmas and did like it very much, though the place was half abandoned despite being at the height of vacation...
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23rd January
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10:14pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Caribbean coast of Mexico in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Weather in July in Quintana Roo!? I would not recommend the Mexican Carribbean in July!! I was there in 1999 at that period of year and it...
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23rd December 2009
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10:22pm
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called HUATULCO AIRPORT TO SANTA CRUZ-LA CRUCECITA in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I am leaving out of GDL on Friday to HUX, and wanted to know what the standard charge is for taxis from the airport or whether they just...
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13th December 2009
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3:59pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hotels in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I have visited Ciudad Valles on three occasions, but is unfortunately a rather unattractive, agroindustrial city, largely based around the...
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3:37pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called FM-3 can't own property, huh? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I have been living for three and a half years in Mexico with a "working FM3", which does in fact cost a little more than FM3s for simply...
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19th November 2009
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5:38pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Safety Concern in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I think you may have watched too much sensationalist news from people like Anderson Cooper on CNN, reporting in a flapjacket from Ciudad...
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9th November 2009
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5:37pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Nevado de Colima - Climbing and Guide in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I hope that you are not confusing Volcán de Colima with Nevado de Coliima, which is a national park in the state of Jalisco. Nevado de...
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22nd October 2009
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2:54pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Malaria in Chiapas in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Right now in Mexico, you should be more concerned about Dengue Fever rather than malaria, which, as noted, can bre treated with...
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13th October 2009
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3:17pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Lake Atitlán, Weather and Swimming in the Americas - Central America Branch
What you do you on here, peej, analyze other OPs' posts to see if they are real or what? What a weird habitan - analyzing the behavior or...
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1:41am
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Lake Atitlán, Weather and Swimming in the Americas - Central America Branch
Well, panerian, maybe you are a Brit or from Boston, where my brother lives. I do not consider 72 degrees to be warm, nothing more than...
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12th October 2009
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4:17pm
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Lake Atitlán, Weather and Swimming in the Americas - Central America Branch
From all accounts it seems that indeed Lake Atitlán in most places is a clean enough lake to swim in, though I was not sure, since it is in...
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4th October 2009
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3:19pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called travelers checks not working in mexico and no bank account in the states in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Yeah, I have to concur with most everybody who responded to this -- Who would use traveller's cheques in this day and age? I have not used...
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29th September 2009
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3:15pm
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Huatulco and the Oaxaca/Guerrero Coast at Christmas and New Year's in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Hi Geriande. I found these offerings at BookIt.com, a high publicized online travel agency. Even today, the offer may have already changed,...
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