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Huge savings on Mexico vacation packages

mexico see absolutely no need to pay full price for almost anything right now. The recession seems to have hit so many different kinds of businesses, that just about everything seems to be on sale these days. Last weekend I scored a great dress marked down nearly 75% from its original price. Tomorrow, I’ll save $200 on my travel plans with United’s deal right now that gives you cash back for trips you book. Yup. No strings attached, all you need to do is book your vacation and United will hand you ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:May 27th, 2009

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A Mexican Fiesta Cruise

cabo.JPGCabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallarta. If most people were asked to name the best places to go on the Pacific coast of Mexico, those three cities would likely be at the top of the list.

Cabo San Lucas is a beautifully located town. Located at the southern tip of the Baja peninsula, Cabo has near perfect weather all year round. That is a good thing since it is located next to an ocean that is a virtual playground for fisherman and water sports enthusiasts.

Further down the ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:July 3rd, 2007

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Second Person Flies Free to Mexico

chairs-on-beach.jpgTraveling by yourself can be a unique and rewarding experience. It challenges you to figure out where you are going and how to get there. It can also inspire you to make new friends. Everyone loves a solo traveler. Group travelers, not so much.

While an individual trip can be special, sometimes an experience is best when you have someone else around. Someone else to help navigate through the airport customs. Someone else to be sympathetic when you stomach doesn’t appreciate the food it just ate. Someone ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:July 2nd, 2007

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On the Go: Belize, Mexico and Key West Cruise

treadmill.jpgSometimes it feels like all we do in life is go from one place to another. We go to work. We go to school. We go down to the local bar to forget about work and/or school. Go, go, go .when is there ever time to sit in a chair and watch the world pass us by? Almost never.

We even choose to be on the go while on vacation. Whether it is a road trip or a backpacking trip or an around the world adventure, we are ... [read more]


 
Liberty, Equality, Fun on a Carnival Cruise

atlas7201.jpgDo you ever feel like the weight on the world is on your shoulders? No matter how strong you might be carrying the world’s weight can be a real drag after a while. Before things start getting so heavy that your back, head and appendix start to hurt, you should consider it time to take for a vacation. What better way to lose all responsibilities by allowing a cruise ship to carry your weight for a week?

Carnival is known for their affordable cruises. While they deliver the cheap prices, ... [read more]


 
Fourth Night Free in Loreto, Mexico

loreto.jpgFounded by Jesuit missionaries in 1697, Loreto was the first Spanish town on the Baja California Peninsula. With 10,000 residents, it is mainly a town centered around tourism these days. There is a reason why many visitors from the United States and elsewhere travel to Loreto. It is absolutely lovely.

Located on the Sea of Cortes and with the Sierra de la Giganta mountain range nearby, Loreto is an ideal setting for those looking to do some fishing, kayaking golfing, boating and good old fashioned lounging in the sun. ... [read more]


 
Kids Fly for Half Price to Mexico and the Caribbean

fake_id.jpgNot that I would ever suggest that you should break the law (please people, stop jaywalking already!), but if hypothetically you were to break the law you should at least do so to benefit your travel plans. For example, you could again this is just hypothetical secure a fake ID for your children. No, I am not talking about one of those ones that will allow your 18-year-old to shotgun cheap beer in a college bar. Let him do this on his own. It is ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:March 5th, 2007

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Experience Ecstasy in the Gulf of Mexico

rave.jpgYou don’t need to take mind altering drugs, attend a rave and have random strangers hugging you all night long to experience ecstasy these days. Put away your pacifiers and pack your suntan lotion. Ecstasy awaits you aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Ecstasy.

Part of Caribbean’s “fun cruises” (as opposed to their “not so fun cruises”???), the Ecstasy features 3-, 4- and 5-night cruises through the Gulf of Mexico that depart from Galveston, Texas. The cruises visit tried and true ports like Cozumel, Mexico and Progreso on the Yucatan.

As is often the ... [read more]


 
Do the Can-Can in Cancun

can-can.JPGIt is amazing what a little break away from home and work can do for the soul. Just when you are starting to feel like you have been punched in the gut by Mike Tyson only to have a piano fall from a third story window onto your back, a quick vacation can help you breathe normally again and it can help lift the weight of the world off of your shoulders.

As far as short little junkets go, this is a pretty tasty one. Priceline has a nifty deal on three-night ... [read more]


 
5-Night Gulf of Mexico Cruise

Gulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world with almost half of the basin consisting of shallow intertidal waters. You might want to keep this in mind while you are cruising in its warm, blue waters or if you are ever in a bar and someone bets you a beer that you can’t name the ninth largest body of water in the world. Stranger things have happened.

Because of its size, the Gulf of Mexico offers up a variety of treats for cruisers. ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:February 23rd, 2007

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Cruise from San Diego to Baja Mexico

highway-101.jpgHere is a cool vacation idea for you. Fly to San Francisco and spend a couple of days exploring one of the United States’ most unique cities. After you tire of urban life, rent a car preferably a red convertible – and drive down the California coast along Highway 101. You’ll see some spectacular scenery, have the opportunity to feast on some excellent food, and enjoy the sunshine radiating off of the Pacific Ocean.

By the time you reach San Diego you’ll be ready for a change of pace. ... [read more]


 
Pick your Vacation Price, you Cheapskate

pick-your-price.jpgLife would be much more enjoyable if we could all name our prices on items we buy. You could go down to your local Porsche dealer, for example, and buy that shiny red one for, oh, say, $3.00 paid out in 100 easy installments of three cents each. Or you could come to this Web site and decide that you would like to spend $1,000 to read each post. Or, well, I like that last idea a lot, but it isn’t going to happen. You have to pay at ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:February 15th, 2007

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Fly to Mexico City for no so Mucho Dinero

mcity.jpgGood gravy, Mexico City is a big place. The metropolitan area has a population of 19.2 million people. That is about 20 times the entire population of Montana being crammed into a 3,600 square mile valley. On top of all that, all those people are crammed into a valley with an average elevation that is 7,300 feet above sea level. Oxygen must really be in demand!

Even though it is one of the world’s great megacities, you can still get a bit of a small town feel if you know ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:February 8th, 2007

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Dive into this Cruise to Cozumel and Belize City

scuba_diving_horse.jpgIf the thought of strapping an oxygen tank on to your back and diving deep into the ocean until your ears feel like they are going to explode in the name of seeing all of the creatures that live below the sea sounds like a good one to you, then you’ll love this 5-night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Pearl.

The main attractions of this round-trip cruise from Miami are Cozumel, Mexico and Belize City, Belize. Cozumel is world renowned for its scuba diving. Surrounded by more than 25 reef ... [read more]


 
Help Wanted: Spring Break Blogger in Mexico

spring-break-drink.jpgCould there be a cooler opportunity? A dedicated blogger is needed this Spring Break to cover all the angles from Mexico’s Spring Break hot spots. This easy difficult job will require the blogger to spend three weeks in March in Mexico. Sure you have to do 4 written posts and 4 videos per day, but how hard can it be to come up with material at 3 am after a night of drinking shots at Senior Frogs?

If you think you have what it takes, and I think you ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:January 31st, 2007

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Cruise the Mexican Riviera

loscabos.jpgThe Pacific Ocean side of Mexico and Baja, California has evolved into a wonderful vacation playground. With endless days of warm sunshine, crystal clear ocean waters, pristine beaches and an infrastructure in place to accommodate visitors from around the world, the Mexican Riviera, as some call it, is an affordable option for those looking to escape for a few days or even a few weeks.

Carnival Cruise Lines traverses the waters around the Mexican Riviera like no one else. They have a ton of different ships and routes to choose from and ... [read more]


 
Experience Ecstasy aboard Carnival’s Western Caribbean Cruise

You’ve patiently avoided spending all your hard earned dough on holiday gifts and inflated holiday travel. You know that the holiday season is going to stress you out to no end anyway. You’d like nothing more than the chance to get away for a few days and to take your mind off of the madness. You, my friend, are in luck because Carnival Cruise Lines has some fantastic rates on cruises after the holiday season.

One of the best deals is on a Western Caribbean Cruise aboard the Ecstasy. They don’t name the ship after a mind ... [read more]

Author: Bob

Date:December 25th, 2006

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Mexico Vacation Destinations

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Acapulco, Mexico – Vacation Packages

One of Mexico’s top resort locations, Acapulco has long been a favorite of the jet set. With a beautiful, crescent-shaped bay that’ll make any postcard-recipient back home sea-green with envy, Acapulo’s first and foremost a beach destination. From watching cliff divers make their death-defying leap into the sea from the La Quebrada rocks to scoping out the beautiful people taking in a few rays, the ocean’s the place to be.

Don’t let the emphasis on water activities fool you, however. There’s still plenty to do, like strolling the seaside promenade in ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Vacation Packages

The resort town of Cabo San Lucas, named for the slender cape extending eastward from Baja’s southernmost tip, has gradually developed into a tourist hot spot the last forty years. Long before you arrive at Cabo San Lucas, you’ll recognize this destination by its often-photographed rock formations. You’ll want to take your own pictures of the area’s rolling sand dunes and hidden coves. San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas enjoy equal access to the great beaches along the corridor between the two towns, but because the Cabo San Lucas harbor ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Cancun, Mexico – Vacation Packages

CancunFrom ancient ruins to white tropical beaches, magnificent hotels to rustic getaways, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera, located an hour and a half south of Cancun, offer fabulous vacations on exotic islands enhanced by modern comforts and conveniences. It’s hard to imagine a destination more richly endowed with cultural and natural wonders or better weather. Plus, you don’t have to speak Spanish to enjoy the superb delights of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula English is welcome everywhere! That alone may explain why Cancun is now the number one foreign destination ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Cozumel, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Cozumel, Mexico’s largest island and top Caribbean dive destination, lies 12 miles off the Yucatán Peninsula, separated by a 3,000-ft-deep channel. Dense jungle foliage covers most of this island’s interior, but its surrounding coast welcomes visitors with miles of luxuriant, white sand beaches.

Topside tourist activity centers around San Miguel, the island’s cultural and commercial center, which boasts an impressive seaside maze of shops, cantinas and restaurants. An ultra-modern cruise-ship terminal accommodates daily-arriving ocean liners and ferries from the mainland.

When you’ve had your fill of the glitzy shops – and people – rent a scooter ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Guadalajara, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Often called “the most Mexican city in Mexico”, Guadalajara embraces her cultural heritage through being the mariachi center of Mexico and the world. Every year she showcases mariachi and the other Arts through the Festivales de Octubre and the Mariachi Festival every fall. Guadalajara is also the largest distributor of crafts in the country, and one of the largest in the world. These arts, crafts and culture draws are best showcased in Guadalajara Plaza and the San Juan de Dios Market.

As the second largest city in the country, Guadalajara always has something going ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Huatulco, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Discover secret coves and hidden lagoons in and around the nine sparkling bays of Huatulco (wah-tool-co). As the hemisphere’s first eco-tourism resort, Huatulco remains pleasingly primitive. Explore 22 miles of nearly virgin Pacific coastline, exotic wildlife and fantastic hiking, or enjoy a variety of traditional land and water sports including snorkeling, swimming, water skiing, deep sea fishing, scuba diving, kayaking and boating. In Huatulco you’ll find that unique combination of deluxe accommodations and modern amenities in an unspoiled, natural setting.

There are four parts to this resort town, all within a mile or two: Santa Cruz, a small town with the ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo, Mexico – Vacation Packages

In the Nahuatl “Cihuatlán”, Zihuatenejo means “the place of women” because it was a matriarchal society. This small bay and resort was discovered by the tourist trail in 1940. At the time, the only access to the village was by the sea. Your visit to this small town will provide you with some of the most breathtaking sights of the Ixtapa Hotel complex where you can sightsee, shop or just relax. Watch as local fisherman pull in the day’s catch while you sip a coconut drink and walk along the ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Los Cabos, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Sculpted terrain beside the sea colonies of gentle sea lions basking under the sun, endangered whales finding a safe harbor…here, at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, land ends and the Gulf of California mixes with the great Pacific Ocean. Miles of breathtaking beaches line the refreshing resort towns of Los Cabos – lively Cabo San Lucas and laid-back San Jose del Cabo. Cabo is the Marlin capital of the world and boasts Mexico’s best golf with four world-class 18 hole courses.

Los Cabos offers ATVs tours, scenic beaches, sunset cruises, scuba diving, deep ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Manzanillo, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Miles of white and black sand beaches… glistening bays…a variety of spectacular resorts waiting to pamper your senses. This hidden retreat on Mexico’s Pacific coast is a charming port town filled with over 600 years of notable history and boundless beauty. With an excellent climate all year long, Manzanillo is the perfect place to partake in a wide variety of watersports including world-class sportfishing. The lagunas provide excellent bird watching opportunities and nearby volcanos are perfect for touring. Soak up the sun, then watch the tide roll away after a delicious dinner under the ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Mexico is a beautiful country, full of life, great traditions, and many indigenous cultures still thriving amidst the modernization. Once a tiny fishing village, you’ll fall in love with Puerto Vallarta’s old world charm and dreamlike natural beauty. Lush tropical jungles surround this quaint colonial city with interesting architecture, cobblestone streets and white-washed buildings.

However, Puerto Vallarta still has all the things you expect from a world-class beach resort destination. Home to more than 250,000 people, PV has offers excellent Mexican, German, French, Greek, Italian, Chinese and Japanese fare. However, fresh seafood is ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 24th, 2006

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Tijuana, Mexico – Vacation Packages

Few cities are as hospitable and cordial as Tijuana, which is an ideal place to get away from it all and to enjoy traditional tourist attractions. In addition to those that made Tijuana famous, like Jai Alai, the bullfights, the greyhound races, excellent restaurants, bars and discotheques and cabarets with enormous dance floor, the city now boasts a number of cultural attractions, such as those provided by the Tijuana Cultural Center. Sitting on the Mexican/California border, TJ is known as the most visited city of the world, hosting more than 70 million visitors annually.

The ... [read more]

Author: Miss Julie

Date:December 22nd, 2006

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Author: Bob

Date:November 29th, 2006

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