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Playa Camarones, Mazatlán

Playa Camarones, Mazatlán

by on March 7, 2013 in Beach, Mexico Travel

One morning in Mazatlán I woke up early to surf. A local video crew working with the tourism effort for Mazatlán acquired a few surf boards and wanted shoot some footage of a few of us on the waves. We decided to paddle out at Playa Camarones (Shrimp Beach). Apparently, there isn’t much they don’t […]

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Surf, Sun, and Seafood in the Golden Zone of Mazatlán

Surf, Sun, and Seafood in the Golden Zone of Mazatlán

by on August 25, 2011 in Beach, Destination, Mexico Travel

Mazatlán can romance you with its Old Town and excite you with its excursions of adventure, but for many it’s simply the surf, sun, and seafood. And Mazatlán’s Golden Zone offers all three. Surf Class in the Golden Zone I always wanted to surf Mazatlán. I road tripped once form Mazatlan to San Blas to surf the waves of Nayarit, […]

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Oysters with a pearl of wisdom in Mazatlan, Mexico

Oysters with a pearl of wisdom in Mazatlan, Mexico

by on July 26, 2010 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Destination, Mexico Travel

Oysters. For some, the ultimate delicacy, for others just another mollusk. And whether you believe it’s a myth or a fact that about its aphrodisiac powers upon digestion, I think we all can agree, the fresher the better.  And nothing is fresher than pulled directly from ocean after you place that order. That is exactly […]

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The Shanghai Surprise; Shanghai Metro and the Drunken Shrimp

The Shanghai Surprise; Shanghai Metro and the Drunken Shrimp

by on May 13, 2010 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Destination

Shanghai surprises. When you walk the city you know you are not in Kansas. My friend compares it to another planet. He says it’s Mars. It’s not, but it sure is different. Very different. Different architecture, different customs, different language.  But perhaps the biggest difference for me came when I sat down for dinner.  The […]

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