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Feb5
Internet Service in Mexico: Part 4, telcel (Update)
Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: adding airtime, aircard, cell phone, chips, codes, codigo, peso cards, telcelNo CommentsWell, I just found out my aircard does have transmission limitations. I managed to burn out a week’s worth of time left in a single night by trying to download some large files (I won’t do that again).
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Aug23No Comments
This has certainly been my experience. I’ve traveled all over Mexico for seven years and have lived there for 2-1/2 of those years. In all that time I’ve never had a problem
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Jul11
The Alaska Airlines Drama: Resolution
Filed under: La Paz, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: alaska air line, compensation, fraud, misrepresentationNo CommentsIn my last article I was writing about the Alaska Airlines drama. As you can well imagine, I wasn’t impressed with the response, which seemed to only justify the deceptive practices, and to also place the onus on me. worse was the “compensation,” which I felt was both an insult and a joke. Shortly after [...]
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Jul10
The Alaska Airlines Drama, Continued…
Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: alaska airlines, deceptive booking, fraud, misrepresentationNo CommentsSome time ago, I wrote a complaint letter to Alaska Airlines about deceptive booking practices and I asked for compensation. As you can imagine, I was pretty ticked off about what they did and how I was treated. To learn more about what happened, read on…
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Jun9
Mexican official challenges Texas travel warnings
Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips, Personal Thoughts; Tagged as: disinformation, fear in the news, media fraud, media manipulation, smear campaignsNo CommentsCheck out this story: Mexican Misinformation. I’ve been saying this for a long time. I’m really tired of the protectionism attitudes in both the United States and Canada.
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Jun7
When a Trip Goes Wrong
Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: complaint letters, complaints, travel, travel fraud, tripsNo CommentsTravel is one of my favorite activities and over the years, I’ve had many great trips. But every now and then something goes wrong. A date is missed, a time isn’t right or I’ve been unable to get what I paid for.
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Jun6
When Direct Isn’t Direct: Here We Go Again
Filed under: Baja California Sur, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: air travel, alaska airlines, direct flights, flying, non-stopNo CommentsI’d never intended to write another post on this subject, but after what happened on the day of my flight, I decided to add this update, which is a letter I sent to several people at Alaska over this so-called “direct” flight.
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Jun5
The Perils of Dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency
Filed under: Income Tax, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: canada income tax, canada revenue agency, expat, income tax, revenue canada, tax exileNo CommentsMention Revenue Canada or the Canada Revenue Agency to many a Canadian and you’ll get a blank stare, a shocked look or a mask of fear. Many Canadians are terrified of this government agency and with good reason.
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May30
CheesySteaks
Filed under: Baja California Sur, La Paz, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: carne asada, cheese steak, cheesesteak, La Paz, philadephia cheese steak, philly cheese steak1 CommentIf you love Philly Cheesesteaks and have a hankering for them in La Paz, you’ll love this new place, located in the Plaza Bonita on the corner of Guillermo Prieto and Ignacio Allende across the street from Los Magueyes Restaurant. Two blocks south of Nicholas Bravo Market.
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May28
How to Stay Healthy in Mexico
Filed under: Baja California Sur, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: bacteria, bleach, clean hands, detergent, food, good hygiene, microdyn, soapNo CommentsIn an earlier article, I spoke about how to avoid getting sick in Mexico and I wanted to update that article with a few quick tips.
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