Ok, it’s 20 years after the Rodney King-inspired riots that blazed through Los Angeles and since that time things have cooled down quite a bit. So much, in fact, that the areas of Watts, Compton and South Central LA are hitting the tourism scene as destination central for those who think LA lacks cultcha. On […]
Archives for April 2012
What’s in Your Mole?
San Blas is a good three hours from anywhere along two-lane roads often backed up with small trucks and traffic. But the (six-hour roundtrip) day trip from Guadalajara or Puerto Vallarta pays off in myriad ways for those who want to get off well-trod tourist paths for old time beaten paths on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
Coast is Clear for Mexico
Travel is by its very nature a risk and in that risk comes a very high reward in the form of knowledge, worldliness, mastery, self esteem, and did I mention fun? Mexico is safe for travel, folks. Just keep tabs on your wallet, keep eyes open and awareness levels up, don’t be afraid to speak up or yell in the even of an aggression and don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in mid-town Manhattan – if mid-town Manhattan were a sunny beach on the warm Pacific.