Folks, below is a list of things all should know about travelling in Mexico, especially those with VW buses and especially the Vanagon and Eurovan models. I am starting this list and invite all the other Zamora travellers to add to it to make it as useful and precise as we can in a [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by FrankandRita
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Folks, time has come to head home. Sad but true the van is being prepared today for travelling once again. We will meet Jean tomorrow morning and off we go heading to Laredo by way of Villa Carona, Zacetecas and Monterray. Once in Texas we will see which way we go but will eventually [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by FrankandRita
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Folks, I’m posting this email I received from Richard & Terry in hopes that someone may be able to help them. Their email is at the bottom of this message
Frank
Hi Frank & Rita. Ok Frank, guess what. I need your opinion. We are in Yuma and have discovered that we have no compression on [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by FrankandRita
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By the Monday after Palm Sunday La Manzanilla slowly began filling up with mostly Mexican tourists and the beach began a new life. Lifeguards were present, in towers that were erected and on big fancy flashy Ski Doos. Many police were present and patrols throughout the town were constant. New disco music bars set [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by FrankandRita
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The Chamela camp-out with Mike & Marianne proved to be quite the adventure. The beach was all ours except for the local fishermen. Soon after setting up camp and having a small lunch Mike & I went out in the water for our adventure. Mike took one [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2008 by FrankandRita
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With 24 hours to get Bobby to his flight out of Villahermosa we started the drive in that direction. North of Palenque the land flattens out and we learned that driving is easy and fast there. Able to make such good time we had the pleasure of needing to make the 2 or [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2008 by Poolio
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For jungles and ruins we departed San Cristobal. Though unsure of how the next leg of our trip would turn out we knew from our previous experiences in Mexico that we would be presented with constantly changing vistas and wide variety. These expectations were met again and again as we first climbed into pine [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Poolio
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Resting & Relaxing in La Manzanilla. It’s very quiet here as most tourists have gone home. The weather has not cooperated either. March is normally the coldest month here we’re told but this year has now claimed and all time record for cold. [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by FrankandRita
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Soon after entering the state of Chiapas we headed inland and began the long climb to San Cristobal De La Casas. Just after starting our climb we entered the scenic and wild Reserva De La Biosphera La Sepultura where Bobby swam in the wake of a tall waterfall and I accidentally ripped a toenail [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Poolio
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Escondido to Salina Cruz
The day after my departure from Acapulco my friend Bobby was flying in to join me in Puerto Escondido. Eager to prepare for Bobby’s arrival and to leave Acapulco I made the drive from Acapulco to Escondido in one day. It looked like an easy drive on the map, at [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Poolio
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