So one of our most frequently asked questions is to share our packing list for a backpacking trip. This is the exact list we used for our big trip. It was geared towards Asia in the summertime. We should also note that this list does not include gear for camping or hiking in the mountains. …
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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.– Innocents Abroad I have found out there ain’t no surer way to find …
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The Bottom Line: **** A child violinist comes with his father from a small village to Beijing in order to become a star. The movie is both heart-wrenching and touching. It highlights Chinese family values and cut-throat competition in a story that is intricate enough to be a fantastic movie. The Tiyulon Take: So precisely …
One of our most frequently emailed questions is if we didn’t get sick on our trips*. And to this we have to respond- absolutely we got sick. It’s almost inevitable that when you’re away for a long time you will get something at some point (very much like you would eventually get a cold from …
On a recent vacation day we decided we needed a little R&R and a change in scenery to relax our minds from our daily “city life”. We thought back to our first trip up the coast and immediately decided to return to Cuastecomate, a little cove for a little day trip. There we discovered that …
Guachimontones is a pre-Columbian site near Guadalajara that is actually part of the UNESCO World Heritage site that includes Tequila. This is a fabulous location to go on a day trip from Guadalajara Mexico! Here’s a quick overview of what you can expect on a day trip to Teuchitlan, the neighboring village named for the …
So you went on a big trip and now you’re home with several SD cards full of thousands of photographs. Now what to do? First Thing to Do with Your Photos 1- Back-up! And then back-up again. Once you get the pictures on the computer, make sure you save another copy somewhere. Our preferred method …
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So let’s say you want to visit Zapopan, a (less than) half day trip when you’re in Guadalajara. Whether you live in Guadalajara, or the surrounding areas like those near Lake Chapala, Zapopan Centro can be a fun day trip. Zapopan is a suburb of Guadalajara, but really it is quite big and the the …
