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An American tourist’s reaction to visiting Mexico City, Toluca, and Metepec
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 2 and part 3. There’s cultural differences between Mexico and the United States that surprised me during my recent visit. There were pleasant surprises, and not-so pleasant surprises. Let’s explore them all. The good…
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Trip to Mexico: part 3 (Toluca)
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 2, and part 4. We spent four days in Toluca, and unfortunately I was ill the entire time. Since it was kind of a blur for me I’m cramming the entire four days into…
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Trip to Mexico: part 2 (Mexico City)
This is part of a series about my trip to Mexico City and the surrounding area. Also see part 1, part 3, and part 4. Day 3 We met up with more of Alexia’s family and we headed down to a massive bus terminal to for a ride to the pyramids of Teotihuacan! On the…
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Trip to Mexico: part 1 (Mexico City)
Hey everyone, gather ’round the living room and take a nap while I subject you to my vacation slides from February 2011, when Alexia Anthem and I went to visit Mexico. The trip to Mexico series will be divided into four parts on my blog: This is part 1. Day OneIn spite of taking a…
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Acne: dealing with nasty pimples
I’m taking a break from my usual blog entries to discuss a personal health issue, which is honestly a bit gross. WARNING: Don’t read this while you’re eating, or maybe don’t read it at all. And DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU. Now that we have that out of the way… acne!Most of us, especially…
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Trip to Greece: part 4
This is the final installment of my 4 part series about my trip to Greece. See parts one, two and three. I saved the best for last. Here I’m going to talk about my reactions to some of the differences between California and Greece. The weatherIn Greece, more often than not, I found myself covered…
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Trip to Greece: part 3
This is part 3 of 4 of my series about my trip to Greece. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. Days 11-12 Mykonos We got on another ferry and headed south to Mykonos, which as anyone who’s skimmed a Greece travel book at Borders for 3 minutes can tell you is the…
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Trip to Greece: part 2
This is part 2 of 4 of my series about my trip to Greece. Part 1 is here. Days 6-7: Corfu We drove our car onto a boat and went to the island of Corfu. Ilias had booked us an incredibly nice hotel; great beach, lovely balcony… actually who cares about any of that? The…
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Trip to Greece: part 1
This begins a 4 part series about my trip to Greece; the first two parts will be about the road trip, the third will be on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, and the final installment will be a wrap-up of thoughts and conclusions about the trip. Why write about it? It’s a lot easier…
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