Category Archives: AMERICA

ALL SAINTS DAY WORLDWIDE TRADITIONS

Writing the article I started with the feeling that every culture and religion has the habit of celebrating of the memory of people who passed away. In Poland, for example, we celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day. I wondered how it looks in other countries, including those of non-Christian ones. I must admit […]

PEPPER SPRAY: HOW I BOUGHT MY FIRST TO MEXICO?

I’ve heard a lot of self-defence and different ways of defence. While travelling, however, I’ve never thought of buying a pepper spray. I’ve always had some concerns about it. I wasn’t convinced whether I really needed it. Why did I get persuaded to purchase one then? Trip to Mexico: health and safety From the very […]

MEXICO: COUNTRY OF PIRAMIDES

Mexico is the country with a very rich and diverse culture. It’s greatly pictured by The Archaeological Museum in Mexico City.  On vast areas there are still visible the traces of the influence of different cultures, not only Incas or Mayas but other tribes as well. One of the most interesting remains are pyramids, but […]

HAND LUGGAGE: HOW ME AND MY FRIEND PACK IN FOR 2 WEEKS?

Since flying with cheap airlines got very popular, packing became quite a challenge. Squeezing all necessary things into a hand luggage is not an easy thing. You can make it easier by applying a few rules which turned out to be very useful especially during my first trip to Mexico. Me and my friend managed to […]

ACAPULCO: WHY NOT TRAVEL BY BUSES WITH AIR CONDITIONING?

During my long second journey to Mexico, I thought nothing was able to surprise me. Meanwhile in Acapulco I understood the meaning of “what a mess”. Acapulco is not only heavenly beaches, five-star hotels, luxurious residences on cliffs, it’s also other world. Acapulco is a city lifestyle which I experienced far too good. Everyone knows […]

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T TAKE TAXIS IN ACAPULCO?

Firstly, because they are terribly expensive and secondly, there’s a danger they may fall apart on the way. Residents of Acapulco excel at recycling which I’ll be telling about more than once. The so called standard includes Volkswagen Beetles which allegedly came to Acapulco in a big ship centuries ago. I don’t know to what […]