September 2010

Happenings and Random Thoughts

by Sam on September 29, 2010

Dear God, Did you know that I no longer live in Ohio? No need to keep the temperature so low, the gray skies above, and the rain falling. I’m just asking you to shine a little sun on the area. It doesn’t have to be for too long. Maybe just a couple of days so [...]

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Borders, Buses and Rocks. Oh My!

by Sam on September 28, 2010

The day started at 6:30 am. Tropical depression Matthew still hadn’t moved out of San Cristobal so I was greeted with another gray, misty, rainy morning. Hearing stories of other travelers walking 6 kilometers because the road was blocked from rock slides and reports of roads flooding had me second guessing if I really wanted [...]

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Mexico: The Good, The Bad & The Unexpected

by Sam on September 27, 2010

Rain, rain, and more rain. That’s all I’ve seen the past few days as tropical depression Matthew sputters across southern Mexico and Guatemala. Tired of being rained on has me sticking indoors to cafe’s, bagel shops (yep, they have those here), and my room. On the positive side it gave me the time to revamp [...]

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Days in San Cristobal

by Sam on September 25, 2010

The days in San Cristobal have had a little bit of everything. I’m not sure where to begin, nor do I feel like trying to re-hash daily events. More interesting than the daily events of visiting Sumidero Canyon or the La Merced celebration (Wade from Vagabond Journey actually did the work of documenting it for [...]

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Deep Sea Fishing

by Sam on September 20, 2010

Most days while traveling there has been some thing or some scene that has made me appreciate the moment I’m currently in and wish to be no where else in the world. Today it was watching the sun rise over the mountains while in a boat cruising on the Pacific Ocean. From Puerto Escondido 2010-09 [...]

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One Month of Travel

by Sam on September 18, 2010

Today marks one month of travel. My previous life seems like it’s a million miles away and it’s hard for me to imagine that I ever sat behind a desk staring at a computer screen all day. I’m preparing to leave Puerto Escondido and most likely cross into Guatemala within the next week. I bought [...]

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Beach Bum in Puerto Escondido

by Sam on September 14, 2010

My original plan was that Kate and I would stay in Puerto Escondido for a day before we had to catch a bus to Acapulco and she flew home. I would then bus back to Puerto Escondido and stay for 2 or 3 days. After Kate told me I would be an idiot to take [...]

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Sound Track of Mexico

by Sam on September 13, 2010

When I came to Mexico my thought was that I would hear a lot of Mariachi bands and other music genre’s with a heavy guitar and brass sound. Instead the soundtrack of Mexico that I will remember is the following: Acapulco: Trance music on pimped out public buses. And by pimped out I mean buses [...]

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Week With Kate

by Sam on September 9, 2010

Note: I was being lazy and ripped this blog post from an e-mail Kate sent to her parents on what we have been up to and our plans for the next couple of days. Pictures will be coming shortly. “We arrived safely in Oaxaca this morning at 6am after a long bus ride through the [...]

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No Need for a Raincoat in Mexico City

by Sam on September 6, 2010

Conversation with Kate 48 hours ago:Kate: I’m packing. Do I need to bring a raincoat?Sam: No, I don’t have one. It’s rainy season but it only seems to rain in the evening. You should be fine with out one. Kate arrives the next day in pouring rain. Kate: So…I don’t need a rain coat huh? [...]

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Stop Trying to Rip Me Off!

September 4, 2010

I’ve been traveling for a little over two weeks now. I’ve been to five locations and am beginning to get a handle on what the right questions are to ask and what I should be paying for lodging, food, buses and taxis. For example, today I wanted to go about 30 minutes outside of Acapulco. [...]

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Zihuatanejo: Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying

September 2, 2010

If you have seen the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ then you have heard of Zihuatanejo. It’s an overcast day and Andy Duphrane is sitting in the courtyard and has reached his ultimate low point in life. After his only legitimate way out of prison has been taken from him he is faced with two choices. [...]

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"Following" is Lame. Get Your E-mail Update Today!

September 2, 2010

Kate pointed out that she subscribed as a ‘Follower’ to my blog but wasn’t getting e-mail updates to my blog.  This was my fault since I said you would get an e-mail update if you subscribed as a Follower to my blog.  This was my understanding of ‘Following’ a blog.  I guess I understood wrong.  [...]

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