A quaint fishing village on the Pacific in the middle of nowhere, Santa Cruz, Mexico is best described by its proximity to Puerto Vallarta, which itself was a fishing village until a few decades ago when some gringo celebrities turned it into a sodomy-laden tourist destination. Related: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in Full Color Santa Cruz is still the real deal. Farmers ride horses where they please and shirtless motorbike riders with their … [Read more...]
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Guanajuato, Mexico: Bimbo Trucks and God-Sized God Statues
In Guanajuato, I discovered something I never wished to stumble upon in Mexico and I never did anywhere else in this beautiful land: the dreaded Chinese tourist, the scourge of the Seven Seas, bane of all decency, destroyer of innocence. This is not racism; it is fact. Pose the question to anyone with experience dealing with this species of tourist, as I have to numerous Thailand tour operators: mirror, mirror, on the wall, who are the worst … [Read more...]
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in Full Color
Having spent time in other Mexican locales like Oaxaca and Merida, Puerto Vallarta seems very much not Mexican in the traditional sense of the word. It's basically a sprawling series of condos, hotels, and shopping malls on the beach – with a healthy smattering of pharmacies selling illicit concoctions banned for over-the-counter sales in most of the world in between -- much in the same way that Phuket has become in Thailand. Here's what I … [Read more...]