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Natural attractions in Yucatán

jb Posted on25/04/202125/02/2024 Leave a Comment

Let's explore the peninsula’s natural beauty. Cenotes, natural reserves, the islands around the peninsula as well as popular adventure parks and tours.

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Nazis in South America

jb Posted on31/01/202126/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Find out about the escaped Nazis in South America and elsewhere. How have they managed to get away after the WW2, where were they welcomed, who helped them and why...

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52 Years of Solitude: Colombian Conflict explained

jb Posted on25/10/202030/10/2022 1 Comment

A humble attempt to explain the complex nature of the bloody Colombian Civil War.

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Budget Travel: What is it exactly?

jb Posted on30/08/202030/12/2022 Leave a Comment

The following piece is merely an indication of different takes various travellers can have about their own concept of budget.

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Backpackers, Coronavirus and the state of humanity

jb Posted on22/03/202018/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Coronavirus is presenting everyone with a massive challenge. The way we react to the current crisis will tell us a lot about who we really are.

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Urban Tetris

jb Posted on23/02/202007/01/2023 Leave a Comment

I believe that urban planners and developers in various cities must have had some sort of obsession with Tetris when they were younger.

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SCAM PhD

jb Posted on26/01/202024/01/2022 4 Comments

Some scammers here are so good and cleverly inventive that sometimes I even feel good paying the extra monies because they deserve it but...

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Iconic views reversed

jb Posted on24/11/201926/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered how do iconic places look from the other side, like when you look at where would the photographer stand from the place that is usually photographed?

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Maximón

jb Posted on10/11/201917/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Maximón is an interesting as well as a bit of a naughty figure from Mayan mythology that blended with Christian religion.

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The Beaten Path vs Off the Beaten Path

jb Posted on13/10/201930/12/2022 Leave a Comment

I’m certain that the term “off the beaten path” came to its existence only because of “the beaten path” itself. There’s no dilemma about the chicken and egg.

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