Could Mexico Ever Split Up as a Country? I wanted to write this upon seeing the number of angry and vocal protests in the state of Oaxaca against foreigners. Many have called them for them to go home, to not use Airbnb, called them racists (?) and some outright threatened harm against foreigners. Some photo […]
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Make No Mistake…This is Chemical Warfare
Drug problem? Ok Boomer… Synthetic compounds have evolved organized crime markets, which traditionally relied on illegal plants. In fact, most of the major revenues [from drug sales] seen by criminal syndicates are using these newly popular compounds. Their product is often cheaper, provides a much stronger high and is easier to produce given the lack […]
Bitcoin ATM: My Experience
This is just a brief account about my experience using a Bitcoin ATM in Mexico—I imagine that even the largest proponents of cryptocurrencies haven’t come across let alone used a crypto ATM. I’ve seen them in Georgia (Check out my Georgia article) and Isle of Man (check out my Isle of Man article) but never […]
28 Reasons Why Mexico is a good place to be
Mexico as a Hideout this Decade Citizens of the world have always loved Mexico for its sunny weather, fresher food, unique culture, friendly people and lower cost of living A lot of people (myself included, initially) have moved from Europe or North America to Mexico on a more permanent basis to escape the strict government […]
Gringos and Mexico (10 things)
10 things gringos have WRONG about Mexico (Bad!) After a lot of travel, discussion and experience in Mexico–I wanted to write this. Like every place, it has its good points and bad points and today we’re going to touch on the bad points… let’s begin! I’d really appreciate it if you’d share this article on […]
Continents for Kids
A Grade 4 lesson that Americans Don’t Know Every so often one of those talking puppets on television puts on an episode to ask people on the street questions on where a country is on a map. The answers are shockingly wrong. And it’s not like, “where’s Togo?” its like “where’s Canada?” and the answers […]
Pok a Tok
Soccer or Football? Neither! You may have thought this article is a pissing contest on whether it should be named soccer or football–some have tried extensively to argue one name over the other. Although none of them go far as back as the similar game of Pok-a-Tok. It sounds like a Chinese microwaveable meal, but […]