[AMA]: 2 months in Mexico
Dates: Oct 25 - Dec 25 2020 (posting about old trip due to requests from DMs) Cities: Mexico City Pueblo/Zoapan Cancun Veracruz Oaxaca San Luis Potosi Guadalajara La Mochis Cabo/La Paz Places seen: Gran Hotel Ciudad de México - the start of the movie Spectre Plaza de la Constitución Angel de la Independencia La Catedral Mexico City Basílica de Guadalupe Frida Kahlo House Palacio Nacional Mercado de Coyoacán Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Leon Trotsky Museum Pirámides de Teotihuacán Ciudadela crafts market Plaza Garibaldi-Mariachi, Plaza de las Tres Culturas/Tlatelolco Templo Mayor Zocalo Arena Mexico Lucha Libre Chapultepec Castle, Monument to the Revolution Palacio de Bellas Artes Palacio Postal La Llorona Show Mixquic Cemetary to see Day of the Dead celebrations after remembering Johnny Quest episode Cerro de las Campanas, Queretaro Pico Orizaba (climbed to summit and back - highest mountain of Mexico) Chichen Itza Suy Tun Cenote Ik Kil Cancun Underwater Museum - nice dive sites with underwater Volkswagons Coco Bongo (Mask) Tulum Archaelogical Zone Muyil Arachaelogical Zone Dos Ojos Cenote Pyramid of the Magician Tula Statues Groto de Tolantongo - Paraíso Escondido Parque Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Tlayacapan - Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Island of the Dead Dolls FFL memorial Baluarte Santiago Cave of Swallows- Sótano de las Golondrinas Las Pozas Sculptures Tequila Tour near Guadalajara Cocula - birthplace of Mariachi - arches to entrance of city El Fuerte - Zorro Museum Copper Canyon Whale Shark Watching - swam with massive one for 10 minutes Hotel California Total Budget: 6K USD Travel Type: Solo Fun: 1 (lady diving instructor in La Paz) Accommodations: 3/4/5 star hotels with good wifi Transport: Self-drive car, flights, trains, tabbing on my own feet Work-Life Balance OK Visa Type: Not needed - based on non-US passport with US visa Gear: 1 backpack with laptop etc 1 duffel with climbing, scuba gear # of photos: 1000+ Next stops in 2021, 2022: Bolivia, Armenia, Peru, Rwanda, Uganda, Cambodia, Indonesia, Morocco Previous posts Morocco - https://www.teamblind.com/post/OGpeSyF0?cid=22545079 General - https://www.teamblind.com/post/[AMA]-remote-worktravel-during-covid-lockdown-i3SSTGCr #travel #workcation
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Are you nomadic? Do you use a portable screen? Do you do the sightseeing during the day and work in the evening or vice versa? I spent 2 months in Europe this year. Later this year I will go to south America for a while. Every year I spent about 3 months abroad.i have been doing this since 2005. It is the only way for me to stay sane. We have a kid, so once she hits school age, we are limited to peak season :(
Yes - nomadic like my ancestors who wanted to diversify the genetic pool 😉 I have 2 laptops - one for work, one for personal - both the small MacBook pros. Sightseeing times vary based on region. Day work and night travel is on the other side of the Atlantic. In Mexico, I traveled early morning and during the day when I had 2-3 hour breaks around lunch or so, another option was starting the day late around 11 PT after I finished the day travels earlier in the morning. Good luck with your travels in LATAM.
why u need 2nd laptop, why not just use work laptop for all
It is awesome. I am really jealous of you! I wish I had time to do it.
Good luck - every journey begins with the first step. Thanks much :)
Asking the important questions, are we
Probably the diving instructor?
Congratulations on living a worthwhile life
It's the life in my years, not the years in my life - my philosophy :) thanks much :)
6k seems very low. How did you manage to travel to so many places at such low cost ?
It was covid - not many tourists. So great hotels at cheap prices. Domestic Mexico flights are dirt cheap by USD standards.
6k is expensive though. You can get ok quality for about 1k-2k/month in most of the world. Cheapest I did was 400/month in Ukraine, Moldova, etc. about 10 years ago.
Was it pleasure trip only or you worked from there?
Work + pleasure
Is Mexico safe?
Is USA safe? Depends on where you are ;)
Yeah - I went to Los Mochis in Sinaloa where the cartels are active - it was fine. They don't harm tourists as far as possible - as long as tourists don't do something stupid.
Did you hit all continents? Did you sleep with girls/boys from all.continents? How many countries have you visited so far?
26 countries. 3 continents done, 2 pending. Target is 5 countries or so every year
Slept with women from 3 continents. Not sure how to meet the qualifier for a woman from Antarctica - since penguins are not on my list - would an ice station researcher in Antarctica count?
Looks like you had a blast
always amigo :)