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Rough Times for the Rough Guide To Mexico?

February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Carl says: This review of the latest edition of The Rough Guide To Mexico by our curmudgeonly correspondent, David “El Codo” Eidell, reminds me of why I could never face the harsh realities involved in writing and updating a “real” guidebook. As you’ll read below, David sinks his teeth into the author’s ankle and doesn’t let go until he’s shaken our credibility in this once highly respected guidebook title. What do you think? Is this a fair review or is David being just a bit too rough on The Rough Guide? Let us know what you think!

The Rough Guide To Mexico: a review by David Eidell

I cannot recommend the latest edition of The Rough Guide to Mexico because it contains far too many mistakes, errors, ommissions, and just plain wrong information. Read more

Shed A Tear For Robin?

February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Our hearts go out to poor Robin, stuck in her huge house near the beach in Mexico, forced to answer questions from jealous gringos about what it is like to live in a huge house near the beach in Mexico. The suffering!

Got Questions About Mexico? Why I’m Ignoring Your Email

By Robin Noelle

At the end of the summer I moved in to a massive house. My house has four bedrooms, two kitchens, and three bathrooms. It’s big. Before you get the idea that I live in some palatial villa on the sea, I should mention that it’s a Mexican house in a Mexican neighborhood; this means it’s rustic.  Rustic is a word that gabachos use to mean crappy. Read more

Mexico Podcasts?

February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

I often download podcasts to my iPod before leaving home. My favorites tend to be about food, politics or Macintosh software but I’m always on the lookout for good stuff on Mexico. Unfortunately, none of the podcasts I’ve sampled so far have been very good. Do you have a favorite podcast about Mexico? Perhaps something on travel or living there? If so, please add a comment here and share it with us.

One For The Book

February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear Carl & Lorena,

I’ve wanted to write you for several years, but, I thought there couldn’t possibly be anything i could say that hadn’t already been said by those more authoratative than  I.  

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