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by Jonathan Look | Jul 9, 2012 | Adventure, Minimalism, On My Mind, Retirement
How I Became a Minimalist A little over a year ago I took early retirement and began my dream of adventure and traveling the world. After years of self-examination, I realized the ordinary wasn’t satisfying me and I craved adventure more than possessions and choosing...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 6, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel, Video
Whale Shark Boat from Isla Holbox in Mexico I was out to snorkel with Whale Sharks in Mexico, not take a cruise and after an hour and a half of riding on the waters off Isla Holbox in a 12 person boat riding on choppy seas, I was ready to be on site. My...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 5, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
Downtown Isla Holbox Isla Holbox (pronounced: whole bosh) is one of the few remaining unspoiled islands along Mexico’s Yucatan coast. Three hours west but a world away from Cancun, Isla Holbox is a gem known primarily as a place to see Whale Sharks, but it is...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 4, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
When my friend Jon Nieporte of Foundation Escalera and I decided that we wanted to go see the Whale Sharks migrating off the coast from Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula I was excited. But, Jon was already in Tulum and I had to figure out a way to get from San Cristobal de...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 25, 2012 | Adventure, Food, Mexico, Street Food, Travel
All over the central area of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico are these little carts selling Cervecita Dulce or sweet beer. It is one of the things that you see every day but never think to try. I asked a few friends what it was and they had never...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 18, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
It was just a simple conversation. My friend Richard and I were having a beer on the Guadalupe Andador in San Cristobal de las Casas when he casually mentioned that a few weeks before he had rented a bicycle and rode from San Cristobal through the mountains to Chiapa...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 15, 2012 | Adventure, Mexico, Travel
Mammoth Caves and Water Bird Ecotourism Center On the road to Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico about ten minutes out of San Cristobal de las Casas is a new attraction called “La Grutas de Mamut Centro Ecoturístico Agua de Pajarito” or “The Mammoth Caves and Water Bird...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 13, 2012 | Adventure, Food, Mexico, Street Food, Travel
Grilled Rats for Rat Soup in Mexico In Search of Rat Soup When my friend Wes Nations, travel blogger extraordinaire at Johnny Vagabond suggested that we drive to the Saturday market just down the road from San Cristobal de las Casas, in Oxchuc, Chiapas to try sopa de...
