So I have a new travel project which is to travel the continent I still haven't visited and long dreamt about: Latina America.
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Quotes
Doing some research, I found on the Lonely Planet introduction guide to Mexico, my Amexica, those ferw sentences that are striking lots of points with me:
"Mexico is a great country for making plans as you go. You can just pick a spot on the map. hop on a plane or bus or get in the car, and enjoy choosing what to do when you get there"...
"Mexico offers so many wonderful things to see and do that you’re guaranteed to want to fit more in".
"These are times to put the guidebook down and do your own exploring".
"WHEN TO GO: No time is a bad time to visit Mexico"...
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The term Amexica comes from the book's title by Ed Vulliamy, 'Amexica: War Along the Borderline',
The article ends with this beautiful statement: "Le piment a fait le tour du monde", the chili/capsicum has been all around the world... I want to be a capsicum!
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TRAVEL LITERATURE - Recommendations from Lonely planet
God’s Middle Finger Richard Grant risks his life to find out what’s really going on in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Great stuff – but don’t let it spook you! (Published in the UK as Bandit Roads.)
In the Sierra Madre Jeff Biggers spends a year living with the Rarámuri of the Copper Canyon. An informative and touching book.
Tequila Oil Hugh Thomson takes a tequila-inspired drive through 1970s small-town Mexico to sell his car in Central America – and returns 30 years later to find out more about the places he passed through.
Sliced Iguana Isabella Tree takes peyote with the Huichol and meets the matriarchs of Juchitán in this warm account of Mexico and its indigenous cultures.
The Lawless Roads Graham Greene wandered through Mexico to Chiapas in the 1930s, a time of conflict between Catholics and an atheistic state.
Time Among the Maya Ronald Wright investigates the Maya concept of time and their tragic modern history.
A Visit to Don Otavio Sybille Bedford’s witty and lyrical tale of travels in the now-vanished Mexico of the 1950s is still surprisingly relevant.
Tarahumara – Where Night is the Day of the Moon Bernard
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Quotes
Doing some research, I found on the Lonely Planet introduction guide to Mexico, my Amexica, those ferw sentences that are striking lots of points with me:
"Mexico is a great country for making plans as you go. You can just pick a spot on the map. hop on a plane or bus or get in the car, and enjoy choosing what to do when you get there"...
"Mexico offers so many wonderful things to see and do that you’re guaranteed to want to fit more in".
"These are times to put the guidebook down and do your own exploring".
"WHEN TO GO: No time is a bad time to visit Mexico"...
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The term Amexica comes from the book's title by Ed Vulliamy, 'Amexica: War Along the Borderline',
a investigation on the US-Mexico 'war on drugs. I love the word, which reflectsthe link between the US and Mexico in North America.
If you want to know more about the book, you can watch this debate filmed at the Frontline Club, early July:
Or read the review from The Guardian:
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The Taste of Mexico
I found this beautiful text in this wonderful review 'Long Cours' about a chef looking for the different tastes of chilis/capsicum among hundreds of species in Mexico:
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TRAVEL LITERATURE - Recommendations from Lonely planet
God’s Middle Finger Richard Grant risks his life to find out what’s really going on in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Great stuff – but don’t let it spook you! (Published in the UK as Bandit Roads.)
In the Sierra Madre Jeff Biggers spends a year living with the Rarámuri of the Copper Canyon. An informative and touching book.
Tequila Oil Hugh Thomson takes a tequila-inspired drive through 1970s small-town Mexico to sell his car in Central America – and returns 30 years later to find out more about the places he passed through.
Sliced Iguana Isabella Tree takes peyote with the Huichol and meets the matriarchs of Juchitán in this warm account of Mexico and its indigenous cultures.
The Lawless Roads Graham Greene wandered through Mexico to Chiapas in the 1930s, a time of conflict between Catholics and an atheistic state.
Time Among the Maya Ronald Wright investigates the Maya concept of time and their tragic modern history.
A Visit to Don Otavio Sybille Bedford’s witty and lyrical tale of travels in the now-vanished Mexico of the 1950s is still surprisingly relevant.
Tarahumara – Where Night is the Day of the Moon Bernard
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