The ancient observatory at the ruins of Tulum, Mexico
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The Mayan Ruins of Tulum
September 16, 2011 – 2:31 pm
While I was in Mexico last week, I had the chance to visit Tulum. Tulum is an ancient Mayan city located right on the beach. In fact, a popular thing to do here after working up a sweat from walking around is to go swimming in the ocean. There’s nothing like swimming in the shadow [...]
Unusual Place of the Month: The Island of Dolls
April 27, 2011 – 1:43 pm
Known as “La Isla de la Munecas” in Spanish, the ‘Island of the Dolls’ is perhaps one of the creepiest tourist attractions in the world. You half expect Chucky to come out and slash you. It reminds me of those horror movies like “The Hills Have Eyes” where someone searches inside the house and it [...]
Great Places to Teach English
February 24, 2010 – 5:35 pm
Every year thousands of people leave their home to travel and teach English overseas. They go to experience a new culture, work overseas, put off getting a “real” job, and earn lots of money doing it. Sometimes they are just backpackers who ran out of money and are looking for an easy job that can [...]