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Lime + Chili + Coconut
Blog: Jamón, jamón: Alice's Gastronomic Adventures - 27 September 2009
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Guadalajara
Blog: Abrhil's Travel Blog - 24 July 2009
We decided that the opportunity to visit one of Mexico's most prominent and impressive cities could not be missed, so Monday morning we boarded an ETN bus and headed 5.5 hours west to Guadalajara.
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Mexico in pictures 2: Murals
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 9 June 2009
Aside from Frida Kahlo, probably the most famous Mexican artists are the great Muralists of the early 20th century. In the 1920s, soon after the Mexican revolution, the education minister commissioned various artists to create a series of public murals to increase awareness of the country’s history and cultures amongst the population, and to help [...]
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My travels get a dose of swine flu
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 May 2009
The first I heard of it was on the BBC news website on the saturday I arrived in Guadalajara. By saturday night, it was still something for people in far-off Mexico City to worry about. It wasn´t until sunday that it began to become clear that everyone was taking it very seriously indeed. On the saturday, [...]
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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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Why do bad things happen to good countries?
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 27 April 2009
It’s been noticeable while travelling around northern Mexico for the last month that foreign tourism is down. Speaking to many Mexicans, especially those working in the tourist trade, are very saddened and upset that foreign coverage of the drugs war has scared lots of people off visiting the country, even though it’s really a very [...]
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