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Crossing over the wall from Mexico
One of the extras promoted when I was purchasing my airline ticket to Tijuana was called the Cross Border Express. I envisioned a bus that took you from the airport to the border, where you’d walk across to the US side, and it would continue on to San Diego. At least I remember reading something…
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Avoiding the overnight bus in Baja Califorina
As anyone who has read my story the Overnight Bus knows, I hate overnight buses. I can never sleep, and I end up missing a day anyway because I’m too exhausted when I arrive in the morning to do anything worthwhile. As always, when I arrive in a town, I check the departure schedule for…
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Public transportation in Mexico: plane, bus, or taxi?
Transportation is one of the top expenses when traveling so I often take aim at it in order to reduce my travel costs. Sometimes you have to get from one town to another; other times it’s just around town. In Mexico, like many other countries in the world, there are a variety of methods in…
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Where to find vegetables in Mexico
I have always prided myself on my $15 a day food budget. Often, I can eat out three times a day and still stay within budget. There comes a point, however, when I get sick of Mexican food. At its base, it’s just cooked meat and some form of a taco. For a long time…
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Coast to Coast through Mexico: Copper Canyon to Baja
Changing course in Cancun For the second time, my trip to the southern state of Chiapas was thwarted by the lure of Baja California. The previous time, I had intended to travel to the southernmost state of Mexico to explore the lakes region, including a hike across the border to Guatemala but opted instead for a…
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Around the world with a daypack – My ultralight packing list
I laugh aloud every time I see a young backpacker schlepping a bag that appears to be the same size as they are. I see them struggling to drag it up the steps of a bus or trying to get it in the overhead luggage space of a plane; straining beneath its weight while trudging…
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Down to just a daypack
This trip presented a particular packing challenge because I began with a visit to the northeastern US in winter, but I would spend the final two months in Mexico. I solved the extreme part of the problem by packing my Mexico clothes in a box I had my dad send to my final east coast…
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Beating loneliness when traveling alone
The first time I traveled abroad by myself I ended up coming home early, which was a shame since I’d planned that trip for over a year. Just before my withdrawal from the trip, I met a guy who tried to talk me into continuing. He warned me that I was glamorizing life back home,…
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Change Your Life In One Year
I have a rule that you should never find yourself complaining about the same thing a year later. If you are complaining about something today that you complained about one year ago, then you are wholly responsible for that problem. I am often asked how I live the life I do. You know what, I…
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