Tag: mexico
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Open letter to the man who scammed me in Mexico
It took me a while to accept that I had been scammed and even longer to put my thoughts on paper. Yes, sir, I believed that you and your family needed help. Your tears (that seemed so genuine at the time) touched my heart. My brain somehow knew that some things in your story didn’t…
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Tuesday yumminess
60 days of exploring already?! I can hardly believe that I’m celebrating my second monthversary on the road but I apparently did it. I have survived mosquito bites allergies, hitchhiking, chicken buses, local food, heat waves and most important the unknown (a small step for the backpacking community but a giant one for me!). Time…
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B for budget
3 days into this adventure and I slowly seem to get the concept of spending less than 30 US$ a day. This means however a drastic lifestyle change (adios Sushi, Starbucks, spontaneous unnecessary purchases and Michael Kors). This also means bargaining for a dollar or two (now we are talking!) on a bus fare or…
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A for adventure
Hola from Cancún, Mexico where our trip has finally started and I have the feeling that this 6-month adventure is going to be adventurously aventurous with many adventures! After almost missing my bus (no surprise here), I boarded my plane to Munich. Surprisingly, I didn’t have any issue while dropping my bag off for not…
Frenchie Gone Exploring 