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RE: Hiking/Countryside Exploration between Mexico DF and Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 18, 2013
Oh yeah, I did mean Ixtlan, though I shouldn't have put it in the same region... hoping to spend ...

RE: West of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 18, 2013
#8 looking forward to it, thinking of heading out to the area. soon. You mean you posted it in th...

RE: West of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 18, 2013
Ahhh, something must've trig'd the filt.

Pics of the Finnish activist, Tyri Antero Jaakkola (a...

RE: Hiking/Countryside Exploration between Mexico DF and Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 18, 2013
What an amazing thread. So glad that it survived the Changes.

Anyone have any recent lodging r...

RE: West of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 18, 2013
This just popped up at the top of my recent posts list, dated "51w." Interesting.

Wondering if...

RE: Central American Road Trip Help
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jun 17, 2013
I won't be doing the trip in the near future

Well, it's good that you asked for help then.

RE: Central American Road Trip Help
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jun 17, 2013
I've always assumed that #40 was one of the various flavors of #39, just more thematically isolat...

RE: Dabovo Train Station
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 17, 2013
A bedroom? Observation lounge at the rear? My goodness I'm getting nostalgiac and I never even ex...

Re: Dabovo Train Station
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 17, 2013
Mostly true... not quite though:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317485/All-aboard-Am...

RE: bicycles in mexico city
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 17, 2013
Plenty of privately operated bike kiosks around... you have to physically leave your passport but...

Re: Beaches, Cities & Temples of Mexico's South
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 17, 2013
Taking a laptop or not really depends on the individual... but yes, access is plentiful, and pers...

RE: Mexico for 6 weeks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 17, 2013
Three countries is too much.

Another good combo would be 3 weeks in Chiapas and 3 weeks in Gua...

RE: Closest beaches to Oaxaca or Mexico City
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 16, 2013
"Learn who the game-players are"? For goodness sake #14, you've been on such a solid streak lat...

RE: Driving Oaxaca to Cancún
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 16, 2013
These days, San Cristobal and surroundings is as safe as, or safer than Oaxaca/Yucatan... certain...

RE: Driving Oaxaca to Cancún
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 16, 2013
#6, part of the attraction is that the VivaAerobus direct flight from OAX-CUN is new as of just t...

RE: Driving Oaxaca to Cancún
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 16, 2013
Well hey, if Palenque is a focus/goal then that provides at least some justification for driving....

RE: Driving Oaxaca to Cancún
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Mexico, Jun 16, 2013
The airline is incredibly safe... not worth giving even a single second thought. The new route is...

RE: Through Central America in a month or less?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jun 16, 2013
Hey, it sorta makes sense... or at least gives a bit more context.

Though it's still a bit of...

RE: Accomodation in Chichicastenango
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jun 15, 2013
...at least an hour to Santa Cruz, and it's really another town with other attractions, not too c...