Wandering/Wondering

Tag: Mexico

  • Why is food poisoning so common in Mexico?

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    All the countries that I’ve travelled to came with health warnings. For Thailand, for example, I was warned not to drink anything that had ice cubes in it, as, while the drink itself would probably be fine, the ice cubes would likely be from unsafe tap water. Ultimately, I found iced drinks too hard to…

  • USA (Arizona) & Mexico

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    Day 1 I had hoped that I would be finding my hotel in Phoenix by the light of a desert sunset, but no, night has fallen by the time I leave the airport. It makes the city all the more confusing and intimidating. I stop briefly to take stock, and note that there are almost…