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Hitching Through Bandit Country, part two - Las Guacamayas to Palenque, Mexico

September 16th 2012
A short (ish) story - but not a short blog - on the Kindness of Strangers….part two… Las Guacamayas to Palenque, Mexico $1US = approximately 13 Mexican Pesos The alarm on my watch went off at 6:30 but the rooster outside my open window went off at 3, 4, 5, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and 6 o’clock, and who only knows when else. This, of course, made for a fitful n ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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Suzi Lee, The Ultimate Frugaltarian

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Left the USA on October 10, 2006 and at the time of writing (May 24, 2008) I have no definite plans of going back for a while. Too much of the world to see, too many new friends to make, too many new cultures and languages to understand. Work can wait. My life can not. I'm a bare-bones budget traveler, getting around by hitch-hiking, taking local chicken buses and sleeping in cheap hostels or occasionally on the floor of kind locals. I have been blessed to experience what I have thus far on my journey. Traveling and volunteering my way around the world has become a lifestyle choice for m... full info

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