Someone on the message board had suggested the hotel at Boca de Iguanas. Well if you have the $$$, that would be fine but it is truly an...
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I am of French descent, but have lived most of my formative and working years in the US. Traveled extensively in Asia when I was in my 20s, several times to Costa Rica and Venezuela, and have now lived more than 8 years in Mexico, I work as an independent contractor for a French company.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Need Accomodations in La Manzanilla Soon in the Americas - Mexico Branch
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Puerto Vallarta-General and Random Questions in the Americas - Mexico Branch
What is this about importing vegetables, unless you need to imort specific, organic vegetables. The open markets, or tianguis as they are...
9 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called FMM Fee Increase in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Good point, Ranchhand! And while we are on the subject of exchange rates and Americans nickling and diming over a ridiculously small...
11 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called FMM Fee Increase in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Geesh, all this waste of time worrying about a silly increase of more or less 12% on a tourist visa, a couple of extra dollars, as though...
12 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Likes & Dislikes about Mexico in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Likes...
18 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visit to Scenic Mountains, Hot Springs, and a Village Fiesta in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Haha, I loved the touch of sarcasm about the real Mexico -- being with tourists going to SCC, Palenque, etc. And you might have thrown in...
24 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 36 Hours in Oaxaca - NY Times in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Thanks for this interesting link about places to see, eat and sleep (although rather on the expensive side, this being the New York Times...
25 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Must Dos in Playa del Carmen and the surrounding region in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Must dos in Playa del Carmen? Get out, get on a bus or plane, and go somewhere else that is the real Mexico. One of the most built-up and...
27 days ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Swimming in Tenacatita in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I am considering going to the Tenacatita/La Manzanilla/Boca de Iguanas beach area next week. I would like to go because I want to swim in...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called beautiful beach $20-45/night range - Mexico in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Unfortunately, everything that is labeled as eco-tourist accommodation is generally expensive here. As one of the posts mentioned, getting...
4 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Which area is the TULUM HOTEL ZONE? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
Yesterday, I read that TripAdvisor thinks that Tulum is one of the 25 world's best beaches. Really? That sounds inspiring since I live in...
5 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called San Pancho becoming lke Sayulita? in the Americas - Mexico Branch
It seems to me that only a few years ago, San Pancho and lo de Marcos in Nayarit were basically quiet places with few accommodations and...
6 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Aeromexico - Reliability of online reservation in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I too have never had problems with Aeroméxico, though I have booked them through online travel agents, usually Orbitz. They give me a...
9 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Taxi Fare from Barra de Navidad to Blue Bay Resort, Tenacatita in the Americas - Mexico Branch
I know that everything is negotiable here in Mexico, but does anyone have a general idea of what a taxi would cost from the Barra de...
10 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Reliability of Cuba Junky in the Americas - Cuba Branch
I have seen the CUBA JUNKY website where you can book an apartment or room in a licensed casa particular for a rate of 30 CUC daily. How...
about 1 year ago
- Country Mexico
- Gender Male
- Languages English, French, German, Spanish.
- Favourite Places France, The Maldive Islands, the Monangahela Range of West Virginia, Pátzcuaro, Michoácan., Oaxaca, the Costalegre of Jalisco, la Huasteca Potosina SLP, Nevado de Colima, Jalisco
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