Category Archives: Mexico

Rambling through Tzotzil Chiapas

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Bryan Keith

When Wendy came to Mexico, she brought an Outside magazine for me to take a look at.  Consisting mostly of automobile ads I definitely felt like I wasn’t their target audience.  However, after wading my way through the gear reviews … Continue reading →

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Tabasco — a wet, spicy adventure

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Bryan Keith

Water, water everywhere.  Fully one-third of Mexico’s fresh water is in Tabasco.  With water come mosquitoes.  Heaps of them.  So bad that we huddled in the tents during the twilight hour when they were at their worst.  A couple nights … Continue reading →

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Campeche — pirates on the Gulf Coast

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Bryan Keith

Crossing from Yucatán to Campeche took us from milpas to agribusiness.  I hardly expected that such a straight line on the map could delineate such a difference on the ground.  If you don’t know what a milpa is, think Milagro … Continue reading →

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Yucatán — time among the Maya

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Bryan Keith

An overnight bus ride from Zihuatanejo to Mexico City and another overnight ride to Mérida.  From there I started pedalling again.  Jack arrived in Mérida a little after I did on a plane to Cancún and a bus from there.  … Continue reading →

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Casa Escondida at Troncones

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Bryan Keith

The big pull across the Atlantic was to spend some time with my family in Troncones, a fishing-cum-surfing village a bit NW of Zihuatanejo.   Kevin, Elise, Jasper, and Zoë also made a long trip — from Nome.  My parents, Megan, … Continue reading →

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