Column
Ted Campbell
- Get Deported From Spain And Go To Mexico InsteadAfter years of working at UPS and, more recently, studying evenings at the local community college, Sam finally took a vacation. He got two weeks off. He bought round-trip tickets…Read more
- How To Cut A Mango Mexican StyleI spent years cutting the mango in bizarre ways until I met Sam. We sat in plastic lawn chairs on the sunny balcony of a hotel in Tulum, Mexico, drinking…Read more
- Lessons From The Road In Placencia, BelizeAdventure travel, backpacking – whatever you want to call it, it’s much more than a great time. It’s a great learning experience. When I took a year off university to…Read more
- Leaving Mexico City On The Long Bus Ride SouthWhy isn’t the bus moving? I strain to look out of the foggy window from my aisle seat. After two hours stuck in late afternoon Mexico City traffic, we finally…Read more
- Two Soccer Finals In MexicoSilence swept through the anxious crowd. Sweaty fans stopped pushing for a moment and erupted in cheers. Toluca had scored in the final shot. Loud soccer chants began, along with…Read more
- Pure Evil Is A Potato ThiefIt could have been anywhere – it just happened to be in Mexico. Despite loads of bad press, the vast majority of people here are good, hardworking, decent folks. But…Read more
- My Mexican Father-In-LawMachismo manifests in different ways. Sometimes it’s outright sexism – not letting your wife work, loudly demanding your breakfast, cheating on her with prostitutes. Sometimes it’s a societal problem, like…Read more
- Country Line Dancing In MexicoClub music pumped and bodies bumped on the top floor of the packed cantina. Girls wore miniskirts, tight tank tops, and lots of hairspray. Colored lights spun and lasers twirled.…Read more
- A Dry Weekend In MéridaA dry weekend in Mexico – yes, hell had frozen over. In a country of all night cantinas, beer for breakfast and tequila all day, the government decreed that no…Read more