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Baluarte Bridge – North Mexico’s Newest Site
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 6 January 2012
Usually travellers stick to the south of Mexico, where there is lush jungle, ruined temples and tourist attractions galore. Up north (by which I mean anywhere north of about halfway up) there are a few fabulous areas that shouldn’t be missed, including the fantastic Copper Canyon, where you can cycle and hike and generally admire [...]
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The Best Beaches In Mexico
Blog: My Little Nomads - 3 November 2011
An opinionated list of the best beaches in Mexico. Continue reading →Read the entire article here: The Best Beaches In Mexico Or check out Where to go in Southeast Asia with kids
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Family in Mexico – Picture of the Day
Blog: Vagobond.com - 7 May 2011
I was pretty young as you can see, but for some reason my father thought it was a good idea to drive a beat up 1970's Pinto to Mexico and when it broke down, he decided we would stay.
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Trip Review: Puerto Vallarta to Mazatlan with Kids
Blog: My Little Nomads - 21 April 2011
Most emailed post: Great tips for traveling the world with children Most popular post: The best travel books for kids A brief review of our journey up the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
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Best part of Mexico? Mexicans!
Blog: Backpacker Bucks - 24 May 2010
Meeting Mexicans makes your visit awesome.
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Lazin' in Mazatlan
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 26 March 2010
The never ending search for sun and debauchery seems to be, for lack of a better word, never ending. For North American kids on spring break, few places invoke visions of the porn version of "Where the Boys Are" than the beaches of Mexico.
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Ferrying Across the Sea of Cortez Between Mazatlan and La Paz in Baja California
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 9 March 2010
One of the things I promised myself when I embarked upon this trek around Mexico, Central and South America was NO planes, unless absolutely necessary. Back in the days when it didn’t take three hours to get checked in and through security, back when the airlines actually cared about their passengers, flying was a lot [...]
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Stroll Along the Malecon for a Taste of Mazatlan
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 4 March 2010
Hundreds of years ago, Mazatlan was founded as a fishing village on the north bank of a natural inlet from the Sea of Cortez. Over time, Mazatlan grew northward from the inlet as the protected deep-water lagoon beyond the inlet attracted a commercial fishing fleet that now numbers in excess of 800 boats and provides [...]
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El Centro – Heart and Soul of Mazatlan
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 3 March 2010
To really discover Mazatlan one must leave the touristy “Golden Zone” along the town’s northern shores and venture into its historic old town. At its core is the lovely Moorish and Gothic style Cathedral Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion, which presides over Plaza Republica and calls the faithful to worship with a puzzling array of [...]
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Putting On My Travel Skin
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 1 March 2010
Like a man who has two wives, my life shifts back and forth between time at home, where I enjoy all the creature comforts bestowed upon those of us who are lucky enough to live in the United States, and extended international travel, during which I often lack access to even the most basic amenities. [...]
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Sleeping in Mazatlan
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 25 February 2010
Blissful, blissful sleep. At 9 p.m. last night I pulled the hand-loomed blanked up to my chin and sank into the two thin pillows doubled beneath my head. There was no television to distract me. My cell phone has no international service, so it wouldn’t be beeping every time I received an email. A few [...]
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The New Old Mazatlan – Sinaloa, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 21 January 2010
We headed to Mazatlan as much because of its illustrious past as Mexico’s first truly glamorous beach resort and to see what’s become of it lately. We were pleasantly surprised on both fronts. Yes, Mazatlan’s Zona Dorado (Golden Zone), the main and more-modern drag, is a kind of low-rent Cancun or Fort Lauderdale with high rise resorts of certain era (one 1,000+ room monster is literally called a Mega Resort), lots of restaurants offering buffets or hamburgers and a half-hearted attempt at style. However, the original heart of Mazatlan is still a charmer.
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Bargains, Backbones and Bar Fights – Durango, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 19 January 2010
It’s true. Durango doesn’t have the museums or restaurants of Mexico City. Or the charro culture of Lagos de Moreno. Or the tequila of Tequila or the beach resorts of the Costalegre. And it’s certainly not on most visitors’ itineraries. Then again, we’re not most visitors. Durango it is!
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The coast from Los Mochis to Puerto Vallarta
Blog: Lost World Expedition - 12 January 2010
This post will have a bit of everything and a lot of photos… To be perfectly honest the coast of Sinaloa and Nayarit is beautiful, but so far nothing quite compares to what we saw in Baja. Sorry Edmundo. Don’t get me wrong there are awesome places all along the coast, but not quite there [...]
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Mainland Mexico
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 28 November 2009
We drive south from Mazatlan and it quickly becomes clear we need a better map. Having dots for large cities makes it really hard to get around A huge atlas of Mexico, Belize & Guatemala is about $USD 18 and well worth it. At first we drive on the free highways, which are narrow, winding [...]
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Mainland Mexico
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 28 November 2009
We drive south from Mazatlan and it quickly becomes clear we need a better map. Having dots for large cities makes it really hard to get around A huge atlas of Mexico, Belize & Guatemala is about $USD 18 and well worth it. At first we drive on the free highways, which are narrow, winding [...]
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La Paz to Mazatlan Ferry
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 23 November 2009
Duke and I roll into La Paz, eager to get everything sorted and hop the ferry to mainland Mexico. Some gringos told us about an immigration office in town that can sort out the paperwork for the Jeep so that becomes our first stop of the day. I’m not at all surprised when the friendly [...]
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La Paz to Mazatlan Ferry
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 23 November 2009
Duke and I roll into La Paz, eager to get everything sorted and hop the ferry to mainland Mexico. Some gringos told us about an immigration office in town that can sort out the paperwork for the Jeep so that becomes our first stop of the day. I’m not at all surprised when the friendly [...]
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Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
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Mexcaltitan: Home of Aztecs and Prawns
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 8 May 2009
When I first read about Mexcaltitan in Lonely Planet, it sounded pretty interesting. Its main claim to fame is that it is the mytho-historical home of the Aztecs. Legend has it that before the Aztecs only arrived in the Valle de Mexico, where they founded Tenochtitlan (where Mexico City is today), after migrating from an [...]
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The Three Faces of Mazatlán
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 May 2009
After three weeks of cities and canyons, most of which was almost stiflingly hot (not that I’m complaining, mind), it was time to hit the beach. Mazatlán was the obvious choice, sitting almost half way between El Fuerte, where I left the CHEPE behind, and Guadalajara, where I was due to meet my friends. I’d [...]
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