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It may be a cliche, but it's true: if you want to get off the beaten path when you travel, at some point you're going to have to take a long-distance bus ride. Even if you're not a backpacker, some destinations are accessible only by the most ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Five Things To Bring On A Long-Distance Bus Trip In A Developing Nation
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It may be a cliche, but it's true: if you want to get off the beaten path when you travel, at some point you're going to have to take a long-distance bus ride. Even if you're not a backpacker, some destinations are accessible only by the most ...5 Reasons Why Living In An Airport Might Be Kinda Nice
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Taking cues from Tom Hanks' role in "The Terminal," a 45-year-old woman has been living inside Mexico's Cancún International Airport (pictured) for the past week. While we can think of a few reasons this would not be a good idea -- no comfortable ...Mexican Park Offers Fake Border Crossing Attraction
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188956{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-188956, #postcontentcontainer ...Archaeologists Discover Lost Mayan City In Jungles Of Mexico
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Hot on the heels of the news of a lost city being discovered in Cambodia comes word that another ancient city has been unearthed, this time in the Yucatan region of Mexico. A few days back, a team of archaeologists announced that they had located a large site ...Meet Pat Farmer, The Aussie Who Ran 20,919 Kilometers From Pole To Pole
Just weeks before Pat Farmer was scheduled to depart for a 20,919-kilometer run from the North to the South Pole, his major sponsor pulled out and he was faced with a choice: give up his dream to be the first man to run Pole-to-Pole or sell everything he owned to finance the ...Learn Spanish With Lonely Planet's Fluent Road
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Traveling to Spain or Latin America this summer and want to say more than "Donde esta el bano?" (though, that's an important one to know)? Lonely Planet has just launched a new online foreign language program, Fluent Road, partnering with Spanish ...Archaeologists Discover Nearly 5000 Cave Paintings In Mexico
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Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in a remote region of Mexico that could have an impact on what we've previously known about early inhabitants in North America. While exploring numerous sites in the northeastern region ...Video Of The Day: Modern Day 'The Motorcycle Diaries'
Before beginning his doctorate in biomedical sciences, "Alex the Adventure Biker" took a break to realize his lifelong dream: to ride a motorcycle through the Americas. Over the course of nearly a year and a half, he rode his bike through 22 countries as he made his way ...
Souvenir Of The Week: Bolsas De Mandados From Mexico
Bolsas de mandados translates to "errand bags," and they were fixtures at Mexican markets long before the BYO grocery-bag trend arrived on this side of the border. You see styles all over Mexico (and online), especially multicolored mesh bags, some with the image of the ...Video: Wingsuit Through A Waterfall
Think of your aspirations and goals in life. Do they involve jumping off very high things and generally "running amok"? If so, Chris "Douggs" McDougall is living your dream, the lucky bastard.
But if that's not your thing, you still have to hand it to the jovial veteran ...
Riviera Maya: An Accidental Honeymoon
I was in Mexico last December, just before the 21st of the month. The date would come and go without catastrophe, of course, but the fringe theories had brought Maya culture to the forefront of the media and I took the opportunity to learn a bit about the ancient and ...Vagabond Tales: Fear And Loathing In San Felipe
The strip clubs in San Felipe, Mexico, aren't open on Tuesdays.
For most travelers to Baja, this isn't overly concerning. After all, with all of the surfing, fishing, diving and fish taco eating that can easily consumer your entire day, the fact that strip clubs are ...Seven Dead In Mexican Resort Town Of Cancun
News of Mexico rebounding from a string of drug-related violence still looks bleak; on Sunday, six people were strangled and one was decapitated in the southern Mexican tourist resort of Cancun.
Police found the bodies of the five men and two women in a shack in the ...International Budget Guide 2013: Oaxaca, Mexico
If you are seeking an authentic and affordable taste of Mexico, look no further than Oaxaca.
The southwestern Mexican city has come a long way since the political protests of 2006, where non-violent activists clashed with corrupt government officials and militia in ...Historical Mexican Portraiture The Subject Of New Photography Book
Since the invention of the camera, portraiture has been an important part of the cultural history of Mexico. Now, a new book, "Mexican Portraits" (Aperture, $85) curated by photographer and editor Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, beautifully captures the essence of this complex ...International Adventure Guide 2013: Baja, Mexico
I once knew a man who said you've never looked freedom in the eye until you've raced through the Mexican desert at 100 mph while naked on the roof of a car.
While perhaps a little extreme, this raw sense of freedom and adventure has attracted adventure travelers to ...#OnTheRoad On Instagram: Cabo San Lucas
Greetings, everyone! This week I'll be taking over the Gadling Instagram feed (find it here) as I head to the sunny shores of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
You'll get an inside glimpse at my travels, including a tequila school, sunset horseback rides along the beach and lots of ...5 Detoxifying Spring Break Destinations
Spring break is a vacation time of the year wherein many people let loose and eat and drink with abandon. Fun as that might seem to some, your idea of a good time might be one that isn't filled with worries about the pounds you're packing on or the detox you're going to ...The Beach Snob's Guide To Cancun
So you're not the Cancun type. That's no reason to pass up a cheap flight to its airport, a gateway to lots of anti-Cancun destinations. The area has more than 80 miles of white-sand Caribbean beaches, and only a few of those are confined to the cheesy place you've been ...Know Your Spring Break Legal Rights
Spring Breakers, did you know that anyone boarding a plane is covered by a "passenger bill of rights?" Or that in Mexico you're guilty until you can prove yourself innocent?
Lawyers.com's editor in chief, Larry Bodine, has some legal insights that Spring ...
