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Re: Local Food Suggestions in Puerto Vallarta
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 21, 2013
I don't know about the two restaurants discussed, but I can tell you that El Brujo doesn't water ...

Re: Safe Overnight Parking in Chetumal
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 18, 2013
Yeah, Paty, I would have liked Playa del Carmen more in the early 1990s, when I first heard about...

Re: Safe Overnight Parking in Chetumal
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 17, 2013
Are you going to stay in Chetumal overnight? or longer?

We loved Chetumal! If so, Hotel Vill...

RE: Safe Overnight Parking in Chetumal
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 16, 2013
We recently stayed at Hotel Villanueva in Chetumal, it is a new hotel, near the waterfront. We u...

Re: affordable honeymoon destination
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 16, 2013
I haven't been here, but I love the sound of this place. It is expensive though....Explorean Koh...

Re: Buying bus ticket online?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, May 15, 2013
Does the airline tell you that you need another ticket?

I find that strange, as I have flown...

Re: 3 weeks Mexico itinerary (Mexico city, Oaxaca, Yucatan) - feedback needed
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 12, 2013
For eating, almost right next door to the ADO station in Valladolid is Café Squimoz. We were the...

RE: Laid-back hostel in Cancun
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 10, 2013
I only stayed two nights, but I liked Cancun (town, not the tourist area). We walked all over fo...

RE: Local Food Suggestions in Puerto Vallarta
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 10, 2013
Cenadurias are open in the evenings, we have enjoyed Cenaduria Celia on Lazaro Cardenas #506. No...

Re: 3 weeks Mexico itinerary (Mexico city, Oaxaca, Yucatan) - feedback needed
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 10, 2013
I think it sounds really good! Mexico is such a lovely place, I don't think you will be too tire...

Re: 3 weeks Mexico itinerary (Mexico city, Oaxaca, Yucatan) - feedback needed
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 9, 2013
Chris makes some really good suggestions, which avoids backtracking.

It is very easy to travel...

RE: Planning two trips at the same time!
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 9, 2013
I have never heard of anyone visiting Tequila as a one day tour from Puerto Vallarta. That would...

RE: Planning trip Coban-Tikal-Rio Dulce-Copan
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, May 9, 2013
We took the Monja Blanca bus up to the Biotopo in March, price was 50Q. I had read Sonia's post ...

Re: Tipping?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Canada, May 8, 2013
No, it is not true that places can pay under the minimum wage.

But in some (maybe only one) pr...

Re: Learning Spanish in Guatemala
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, May 4, 2013
I've never done Spanish immersion, so can't comment on that. However, I did appreciate when I st...

Re: bus from San Miguel De Allende or Queretaro to Missouri
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, May 3, 2013
Flying on July 2 (for example) would cost $311 and take 10 hours.

Bus is only cheaper if you v...

Re: Doing Palenque...
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Apr 30, 2013
I also loved the town of Palenque, where we stayed for four nights. It felt very safe and was a ...

Re: Palenque to Flores via Frontera Corozal advice?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Apr 29, 2013
My knowledge of paying the fee at the border is only based on the one traveller who was on our to...

Re: Palenque to Flores via Frontera Corozal advice?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Apr 29, 2013
Although you may sign up to do this as a "tour", you may be the only one doing the entire route.
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RE: Moving to beijing in August
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Apr 27, 2013
I visited Beijing last July for three weeks. Although that wasn't long, I found everything was a...