A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Friday, August 1, 2014

Argentine in Pochutla Lonely Planet

LONELY PLANET REVIEW

This ranch-style eatery with long tables in a large, open-sided barn is worth an expedition from anywhere on the coast for its superb grilled meats. Order some frijoles charros (bean soup with bacon bits) and queso fundido (melted cheese) to start, followed by some tender arrachera (skirt steak) and chistorra sausage for a feast you won’t forget. El Colorado is on the road to Puerto Ángel, 2km from Pochutla (M$40 by taxi).

There’s excellent mezcal and draft Corona Oscura beer, and the costillas ahumadas (smoked pork ribs) are another great option. When host Pedro is in the mood, he sings sentimental ranchera songs.

Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/oaxaca-state/pochutla/restaurants/argentine/finca-de-vaqueros#ixzz399IHtjDC

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Three minutes of heart-pounding Puerto Escondido footage. Veooz Report Content. @SURFER_Magazine: Three minutes of heart-pounding Puerto Escondido footage. http://pic.twitter.com/RNXUxRsFRD ...

Three minutes of heart-pounding Puerto Escondido footage.

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PUERTO ESCONDIDO – Incredible aerial footage from the Mexican Pipeline. SPOT : Puerto Escondido (The Mexican Pipeline). SURFERS : Oscar Moncado, Angelo Lozano… MUSIC : alt-J – Tesselate. VIDEO : Maverick Moments.

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SPOT : Puerto Escondido, Mexico. SURFERS : Noah Collins, Nolan Rapoza. MUSIC : Brothers in Law – Crystal Birds. VIDEO : Mike Pagan – ONE 4 LA. Enjoy the smaller version of Puerto with LA’s own Noah Collins and Nolan Rapoza as they venture out of their comfort zone and immerse themselves into Mexico’s local color.

Local Color from ONE 4 LA on Vimeo.
Local Color - the traditional features of a place which give it its own character

Enjoy the smaller version of Puerto with LA's own Noah Collins and Nolan Rapoza as they venture out of their comfort zone and immerse themselves into Mexico's local color.

Filmed and edited by Mike Pagan
Music by Brothers in Law - Crystal Birds
www.one4la.com

Zipolite frente a posada kiko

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Puerto Escondido Goes Huge (Video)

Puerto Escondido July 4-6 from GreenCMedia on Vimeo.
Some waves filmed over 3 days @ Puerto Escondido Mexico

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Views of Mexico City JAN 23

Views of Mexico City

JAN 23

Posted by TC

I live in Toluca, a few hours from Mexico City, or D.F. as it is most commonly known in Spanish. By some estimates the 3rd largest city in the world, D.F. has sights, sounds, confusion, beauty, comedy, tragedy, horror and fun.

You can just make out the plaza below, which is the zocalo above. This is the center of the city, with the cathedral, government buildings and giant flag.

Once the tallest building in Latin America, the Torre Latino Americana gives great views of the sprawling metropolis.

Up the street is the monument to the Revolution.

On the right you can see Iztaccihuatl, one of Mexico City’s two nearby volcanoes. All the people were a protest by farmer’s unions from the south of Mexico.

A parade:

These are the three kings. They bring children presents after Christmas, on Jan 4 or something like that. You can have your picture taken with them, like Santa. Somehow blackface isn’t yet politically incorrect in Mexico:

This is the Basilica of Guadalupe, where the famous painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe is kept. You can read a little more about her here.

Get your photo with the virgin!

In the market across from the basilica I find a shrine to Santa Muerte, Saint Death. Here is where you make your dark request for revenge.

Take one home, why don’t you?

Stand Up Paddle - H2mexicO - new Film

Monday, July 28, 2014

PUSH 39 - Ambient House By TJX

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Airplane Makers Plot to Cram More Bums on Seats rss link Airfarewatchblog

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Airplane Makers Plot to Cram More Bums on Seats

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Airplane Makers Plot to Cram More Bums on Seats

By George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog

Don't tell me that the issue of standing room airplane "seats" is rearing its ugly head again. You may remember this front-page article in the New York Times back in April of 2006, written by freelancer Christopher Elliott, stating that Airbus had approached some Asian airlines about installing "standing seating" on its A380 aircraft.

Airbus immediately denied the story, calling it "idiotic," and the Times published a mea culpa correction and the paper's ombudsman wrote this damning article about the whole sad affair although Elliott more or less stood by his story, as Consumerist.com reported.

But wait. Hugo Martin in the LA Times is reporting that Airbus has in fact patented a design for such "seating" (actually, they look more like bicycle saddles than seats). Martin quotes Airbus spokeswoman Mary Anne Greczyn saying, “Many, if not most, of these concepts will never be developed, but in case the future of commercial aviation makes one of our patents relevant, our work is protected. Right now these patent filings are simply conceptual.” So maybe Elliott wasn't so "idiotic" after all.

But what is pure idiocy is the whole concept of stand up air travel, even if it (presumably) led to lower airfares. While it would be fodder for stand up comedians, it's a crazy idea and if the story had appeared on April 1st I'd be laughing. But there's nothing funny about Airbus' patent application. First of all, airplanes are already packed to the max, and since the airlines could cram more stand-up passengers in their metal tubes they'd have a harder time complying with FAA regulations mandating that all passengers can be safely evacuated in an emergency in 90 seconds, even if not all doors are operable. So that would mean more means of egress at a minimum (although presumably, since standing passengers are already standing, they could escape faster, and there'd be room for more exits with all the seats removed). And what would the "brace position" look like? Would you rest your hands on the shoulders of the passenger in front of you? And how would the seat belts work? It's all pretty silly, but that's what they said at Kitty Hawk.

Oh, and not to be outdone, Boeing recently announced, says USA Today, that it is developing a "high-density" 737-MAX model that will cram an extra 11 passengers onboard, resulting in a 29-inch seat pitch vs. the typical 31 inches. News reports suggest that the new model will be targeted to airlines that wish to cram as many passengers as possible in their planes. (Maybe that's why they call it the "MAX"). But these days, isn't that just about every airline?

Other stories you might like:

Are airline pet fees justified? Passengers say no, but there are costs involved

Flight Review: JetBlue's Mint Service

Carry-on Rules Revisited

To learn more about George Hobica, visit his profile on Google+

New post on you never know 152 by karalaite

New post on you never know

152

by karalaite

"You play life", you once said in a thick evening's obscurity high up on the rock that leans on heavy ocean's body.
No was an instinctive reply that came out of my very own lips then.
And I did play.
I played and played until I stopped and started living it.

karalaite | July 28, 2014 at 3:34 pm | Tags: beach, beauty, colors, football, life, mexico, oaxaca,ocean, play, soccer, sunset, Zipolite | Categories: eyes, places | URL: http://wp.me/p4Djua-2s

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Tropical Storm HERNAN

Tropical Depression GENEVIEVE

Van Morrison - Have I told you lately that I love you - live

Ascent - Live Set - Exit Festival 2014

"¡Qué boquita!" No seas pelangoche.

¡Vamos a un teybol dans!

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 01:27 PM PDT

One look at the picture and you'll know exactly what today's topic is.

Yep, you guessed, strip clubs. You definitely won't find this lesson in your Spanish book. Some of what I'm going to share with you is Mexican Spanish, so keep that in mind.

Before you can even go to a strip club, you need to know what they're called.

In Mexico, sin duda, the word you want is teibol. And it's pronounced exactly like the word table in English.

Vamos a un teibol
Let's go to a strip club

But as you can see by the picture there's more than one way to spell it, but I think teibol is more common than teybol. And yes, you'll also see it written as just plain old table.

The names for these places vary from country to country, so here are some of the words you're likely to hear:

Club de streaptease, local de Striptease, estrip club, cabaré, bar de strippers and burdel.

So what do you call the ladies who work in teibols?

That's right, teiboleras. There are many other names that teiboleras go by so let's start with the ones that have direct English counter parts.

Bailarina exótica - Exotic Dancer
Bailarina - Dancer
Estriper/stripper - Stripper (Yes, this is Spanglish)
Bailarina de cabaré - Caberet Dancer

This next set of words may be easier to understand if you read a post I made on my other blog:

¿Por qué estás en cueros en la sala?

So now that you've done your homework, here's the second set of words:

Encueradas, encueratriz, desnudista, bichicoris (bichi), cuerita, estripticera

If you read the post I pointed you to above, this will be a quick review.

To be "en cueros" is to be naked. Therefore an encuerada is a naked woman. Now, I'm not exactly sure where cueritacomes from. Cuero refers to leather, or animal skin, so a cuerita may very well be a female leather worker. If you've got the 411 on this please share by leaving a comment below.

An encueratriz is a woman who is in the business of getting naked.

Desnudar means to get naked. A desnudista is therefore a woman who gets naked.

As for estripticera, all I can tell you is that it's yet another word stripper.

So now it's time to talk about some of the things you'll see inside a strip club. Well, I mean, you know, these are things someone told me you'll see in a strip club.

The stripper pole is called a tubo. And I'm not sure that sweet little abuelita should be anywhere near one.

Proponen que el baile del tubo esté en las Olimpiadas
They're proposing that pole dancing should be in the Olympics

The stage is called a pisto. And of course once the music starts our bailerina is going to quita la ropa (take off her clothes) or se desnuda (get naked).

If your teibolera isn't getting naked fast enough, you can use this little jingle to let her know.

Mucha ropa, mucha ropa...

Literally it means "a lot of clothes". Figuratively in English:

Mucha ropa
Take it off

You gotta sing it though: mucha roopa, mucha roopa. Stretch that "o" out a little bit on the word ropa. I couldn't find an audio file, so I decided to record one myself using my very gringo accent. Here's what it sounds like.

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Of course the absolute best way to get a bailerina desnuda (naked) is to dar propina.

¿Me das propina bebe?
Are you going to tip me baby?

Si te quitas la ropa te doy más propina
If you take your clothes off I'll give you a bigger tip

FYI, Dar propina is the expression you use for any kind of tipping, not just in a teibol dans.

Once a teibolera finishes her baile (dance) the DJ (pronounced el D yay) will shout out aplauso, apluaso - applause. I mean, come on, this person just got naked for you, a little aplauso is just common courtesy.

Since you're in a teibol, a teibolera may offer her services to you.

¿Quieres un baile?
Would you like a dance?

¿Quieres un privado?
Do you want a private dance?

Y ya está. Everything you need to get you started in the world of teybol dans.

¡Hasta la próxima!

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Vista - Your Mexico Newsletter from Mexperience.com JULY 2014. LIVING, LIFESTYLE AND LEISURE IN MEXICO

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