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Travel Advice: Chetumal, Mexico/Corozal, Belize Border Crossing

The Chetumal/Belize border is notorious for charing a fake exit fee for leaving Mexico - usually around US$20-$25. We just spoke to a couple last week who was charged $25 to leave Mexico. The border offi...

Bacalar Mexico – Six Splendid Weeks at the Lake of Seven Colors

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Join us for our wonderful adventure in Bacalar Mexico at the Lake of Seven Colors! A single drop of water slips from my idle oar and drops on to the black surface of the lake, producing a solitary ripple...

The $400 Fake Ring Scam – Chetumal, Mexico

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"Excuse me, do you speak English?" a classily dressed men asks my husband as we walk into the Walmart in Chetumal, Mexico. "Yes." Looking distraught and confused, he continues, "Sir, I'm a Baptist pre...

Mayan Ruins and Spreading Literacy in a Mayan Village – Mexico

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Some of our favorite travel experiences happen when we visit native, indigenous or rural villages. It's one of the reasons that we love travel so much, to get out and see the people, the way they live, the ...

Howler Monkey’s at Dzibanche Ruins, Mexico

Who knows how to say it (I guess it's Zee-bon-chee), and we're not even sure how to find it. We're driving and following the signs. It says 55 kilometers, then 5 kilometers later the sign says 60 kilometers...

My A to Z Travels

Las Galeras, Dominican Republic 2009 A: Age you went on your first international trip: I traveled to Tijuana, Mexico for the first time when I was 19 or 20. But that doesn't really count. My husband and I tr...

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Defecit Disorder

As a result of our epic expedition, our family has had an increased exposure to nature. We camp out under the stars, watch the full moon, see the sunrise and set and hear the sounds of nature on a continual bas...

8 Months on the Road: What it Costs, How Far We’ve Driven

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Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico It was April 26, 2011 when we left Homer, Alaska to begin our Epic Expedition - a road trip from Alaska to Argentina. It's been just about eight months on the road. How much has ...

Home-less for Christmas

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After a series of misfortunate events (which have yet to be told here) - a fender bender; stranded; dead battery; oil leak; inoperable vehicle; invasion of ants; attack of invisible biting insects; delayed ...

Too Much Beach Time Gets Boring – Tulum, Mexico

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Peeking through the holes in my wicker hat, as though peeking through a key hole, a dreamlike scene unfolds before me - white sand stretches out to meet turquoise waters. My children are digging in the s...

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