Driving in Mexico: No country for new cars
In Mexico: good bus, bad bus
The majority of Mexicans don't own cars. Very few own airplanes. Passenger trains are extinct. Burros are notoriously slow. This makes bicycles and bus service very important.
Something, perhaps need,...
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Mexico car costs
In Mexico, the bus, sooner or later, goes almost everywhere. And the cost is low. And there might be free entertainment, maybe an ancient dropout from a mariachi band or a youngster trying to transport...
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Getting Your Car Fixed
April and May were hot and dry. This year, like every year, the city government of Guadalajara decreed rolling water dryouts (my own term) because of the lack of rain. One day out of every two weeks or...
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The Army Corps Of Engineers Approach To Traffic Control
Mary and I left Wisconsin on November 8, 2000 to move to Guadalajara. We delayed until the 8th because we both wanted to vote in the presidential elections before leaving. We hitched our packed 4 by 8 ...
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When taking the bus in Mexico, timing is everything
I write for fun, and I love my adopted Oaxaca. Don't take me literally. I try not to take myself too seriously; neither should you. Still, there is truth in here somewhere, and it's as much about me an...
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