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Oh Mexico City, You Beautiful Hot Mess
I’ve spent most of the last week in Mexico City, or Ciudad de México (CDMX): Mexico’s enormous, chaotic, and highly impressive urban epicenter. I’m left with the feeling that I didn’t fully explore CDMX (insofar as a city of this size could possibly be explored in six days). Sandwiched between the rest of my one-month Mexico…
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Kayaking at Sunrise in Mexico
An excursion I have not seen anywhere else, but came across twice during my trip to Mexico, is a tour where they take you out kayaking at sunrise. So, you can bet that I did two different sunrise kayaking tours. The first was in Puerto Escondido, organized by “Eco Adventures”. My guide picked me up…
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Should You Rent a Motorbike in Puerto Escondido?
Absolutely you should! After the whirlwind that was last week’s retreat, I decided to hang out in Puerto Escondido for a few more days and decompress. I picked up these wheels from a guy who knew a guy. The bike is basically held together with duct tape, but it was also close to free. You…
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The Spiritual Retreat That May Have Changed My Life
Near the town of Puerto Escondido on the Mexican Pacific coast, there is an ecolodge called Barbarenas. A month ago I messaged them about a yoga retreat I had found online. I received this response: “We are hosting an ayahuasca retreat from the 25th of February until the 1st of March, would be great having…
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Mazunte and Zipolite: A Tale of Two Beach Towns
After an incredible 10 days in and around Oaxaca City, I decided to hop on a bus headed for the coast. Apparently this trip used to take all day, but now it’s only a few hours because of a highway that opened up literally weeks ago. (Everyone I spoke with was very excited about the…
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Should You Rent a Motorbike in Oaxaca?
Uh… maybe! For the last few days, I’ve been staying in a hotel that’s a bit on the outskirts, so I decide that some wheels would be useful. The good folks at Renta de Carra hooked me up with this Honda “Twistar” CBF125. I shall call you Zoro, and you shall be my Zoro. At…