Tag: travel
group name: mexicotravel
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August 21, 2007 10:31 AM EDT --
Here's the first of some drills for simple Spanish. Speak each sentence aloud, until they become easy. They should come out like this:
Estoy contenta.
Estoy cansada.
Estoy ocupada. etc. . . . more
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August 22, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
Last time, we described how we were feeling. This is a wonderful skill, but in English, we sometimes say, "I am" for things that Spanish-speaking people say, "I have." A few of these . . . more
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August 24, 2007 09:52 AM EDT --
You're deep in Mexico, Spain or South America. You need the restroom. You'd better be able to ask where it is.
1. ¿Dónde estâ _________? (Where is _______?)
—el . . . more
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September 15, 2007 10:33 AM EDT --
After a couple of road trips through Michoacan, Mexico I started noticing that there were some really cool churches. Some were adorned with angels, flowers, and other carvings. Others were not as ornate . . . more
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August 23, 2007 01:22 PM EDT --
If you speak English, you already know thousands of words in Spanish – chiefly because both languages share Latin as the origin of many words. These words are called “cognates.”
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August 26, 2007 10:27 PM EDT --
November 20th. La Dia de la Revolucion. And what's a Mexican holiday without a parade? The parade is made up mostly of school children. And it lasts for hours!
Join me in watching the parade in Zihuatanejo... . . . more
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September 30, 2007 12:40 AM EDT --
I dreamed I was riding through clouds of Monarchs in a beautiful forest.
Then a butterfly settled lightly on my hand and the horse under me . . . more
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September 20, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
I don't have a lot to say about the flowers I've photographed in Mexico because, quite frankly, I don't know the names of many of them. So I'll let the flowers do most of the talking. Feel . . . more
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August 19, 2007 02:00 PM EDT --
I love to travel. I want to visit every corner of the earth and experience every culture, but like so many other people, my budget is limited. Darn!
Before we departed on our last trip, we set a budget . . . more
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October 20, 2007 07:02 PM EDT --
I had planned on going shopping today for a few things for my trip. It was pouring down rain when I got up. 8 hours later it was still pouring. I really couldn't get motivated to go out into the . . . more
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August 24, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
My recent travels in Mexico were taken mainly by use of buses. The bus system in Mexico is modern, convenient, and dependable. The drivers, not so much.
I speak fairly good Spanish, and being the child . . . more
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October 17, 2007 10:20 PM EDT --
This is a story I wrote a couple of years ago and posted it on my web site. I'm getting ready to return to La Barra De Potosí in less than 3 weeks and thought I'd share this photo . . . more
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September 05, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, I published an article about the silver city Zacatecas in Spanish. The long-promised English version has finally been published by Associated Content, who pays me for page views. You can . . . more
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August 21, 2007 11:43 PM EDT --
Petatlan (pronounced Pay-tot-LAWN), a city of about 25,000, is located about 22 miles to the east of Zihuatanejo. The town is known for the Church of Padre Jesus of Petatlan. It's one of . . . more
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July 21, 2008 04:22 PM EDT --
17 miles north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela, lies the island of Aruba within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This island paradise has attracted all sorts of . . . more
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July 21, 2008 04:17 PM EDT --
Feel the calypso music escaping from the steel drum trio, as the smell of the salty air and the local cuisine transcend you into a tropical fantasy that is every bit surreal as it is reality. With a fruity . . . more
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July 18, 2008 03:58 PM EDT --
As a travel writer for Dunhill Vacations, I get to write about some real far out places. As exciting as some exotic escape to Asia or a brand new all inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, my favorite . . . more
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July 21, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, throughout the years the name has become synonymous with family vacations. A time out from the ordinary where children can shake hands with a 6 foot mouse and grown ups . . . more
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July 21, 2008 05:06 PM EDT --
First off, a "real" all-inclusive includes meals, activities, drinks (including alcohol), and of course, lodging. However, some do not include alcoholic beverages and they usually do not include . . . more
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September 25, 2007 01:41 PM EDT --
I shall look into the eyes of Death but I shall fear no evil. It and for all the quickened shall I be cast onto the Earth at end of days. When seven seals broken and the Four Horseman ride, and alas a . . . more
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