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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

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Abiud Escobar shared Aloha Bar - Beach Meeting Point's photo. Fiestotaaaa mi gente!! BLACK & WHITE BEACH PARTY!!! 46 Aniversario de LOLAS!!

Fiestotaaaa mi gente!!
BLACK & WHITE BEACH PARTY!!!
46 Aniversario de LOLAS!!

WOW Mi gentee! Alohaa! Get ready para la Fiestota!!
BLACK & WHITE BEACH PARTY!!
Celebrando el 46 Aniversario de Posada-Restaurant-Bar LOLAS!!!
Iluminación & Audio por STRAWBERRY SOUND SYSTEM!! para sentir el power of music!!yeaaah!!
Sorpresas y promociones si vienes Black&White!!
Viernes 28 de Marzo 10 pm Entrada Libre!!

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Jose Ars posted in Zipolite Jose Ars Jose Ars 11:55am Mar 23 Esta foto fue tomada desde las escaleleras que suben al cerrito que oculta a la Playa del Amor http://www.flickr.com/photos/leunams/12024759506/ Pacífico Mexicano II www.flickr.com Explore Leunams' photos on Flickr. Leunams has uploaded 358 photos to Flickr.

Jose Ars
Jose Ars11:55am Mar 23
Esta foto fue tomada desde las escaleleras que suben al cerrito que oculta a la Playa del Amor

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leunams/12024759506/
Pacífico Mexicano II
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Explore Leunams' photos on Flickr. Leunams has uploaded 358 photos to Flickr.

12 Tips For Finding Low Airfares, 2014 Edition

12 Tips For Finding Low Airfares, 2014 Edition

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12 Tips For Finding Low Airfares, 2014 Edition

by George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog.com

No question about it, airfares on some routes are higher than they were four or five years ago, although Airfarewatchdog airfare searchers frequently find hundreds of fares crisscrossing the country for $250 or less round-trip. And even though fares seem higher, let's not forget that, adjusted for inflation, most fares are actually lower than they were 10 or 20 years ago. That said, here is Airfarewatchdog.com's best advice for making your airfare dollars go further.

1. There's no "magic" day or lead time to buy the best airfare.

A lot of airfare experts think they're clairvoyant, so they know where airfares are headed or how far in advance you should start looking for a fare. The latest myth is to buy exactly 54 days in advance. Others say buy on Tuesday at 3 p.m. or Wednesday at midnight or when the moon is full (just kidding). But airlines are unpredictable, and anyone who claims he or she knows that airfares will be lower or higher in the coming months or the coming days should trade in their crystal ball. No one can accurately predict where airfares are heading, any more than we can predict the stock market. Think about it: if they really knew, they'd put every other airfare search operation out of business, and that hasn't happened. Don't believe me? Here's what an airline revenue manager has to say about this.

2. So search often, over a long lead time, and pounce when there's a deal!

Fares fluctuate throughout the day, and the number of seats offered at the lowest fares also changes frequently. Or someone might be holding the only seat at the lowest fare and not book it, so it goes back into inventory—and then it will be yours. So if you don't like the fare at 10 a.m., check at 2 p.m. or the next day or the next week and pounce when the fare is affordable. It's easy to leave open the browser page where you're searching for a fare and keep on hitting the refresh.

3. Airfare alerts by email

This is perhaps the easiest way to track airfares. Many travel web sites offer emailed airfare alerts, letting you know when fares go down, and they all have something to offer. Do a browser search for "airfare alerts" and you'll see what's available. They all work a bit differently so sign up for more than one.
One thing to note: these sites use essentially the same airfare data provided by the airlines' computer systems or ITA Software (which is now owned by Google), so they won't include discounted promo code fares, and they don't include Southwest Airlines (airfarewatchdog.com does, however, include hand-picked fares on Southwest).

4. Sign up for the airlines' email feeds and frequent flyer programs

Speaking of promo codes, the airlines want to develop a relationship with you, so they'll send you special deals, such as 50 percent off promo codes or two-fers, if you sign up for their emails. Here are links to US domestic airline sign up pages and for international sign ups. We signed up for Virgin America's frequent flyer program and because we hadn't flown them yet we keep on getting promo code discount offers to give them a try.

5. Use Twitter
Email is great, but some of the most amazng airfare deals last only a short time (even if they're valid for travel over a long period), or you open the email too late. Twitter is more immediate. Our advice? Follow @Airfarewatchdog where we tweet unusual airfare deals every day of the week and alert followers to promo codes and other airfare deals.

6. Be a flexible travel date flyer

If you don't care when you go as long as the fare is low, try a flexible date search. It's getting harder to search airfares based on flexible travel dates now that many sites (Orbitz, Hotwire, Travelocity and Expedia among them) have eliminated their flexible date calendars. But Kayak.com still has a good one (you must register as a user to see it under Flights/more options/flex month). Another good site is Adioso.com and Google has two sites worth exploring: www.google.com/flights/explore and www.google.com/flights.  More about flexible travel date search here.

7. Search airline sites individually, but online travel agencies are still useful.

Many airlines have "private" sales, reserving their very best fares for their own sites. These are different from promo code sales mentioned above. International airlines such as Aer Lingus, Iberia and Qantas regularly offer lower fares (i.e., $100-$400 less) on their own web sites compared to what you'll find on Kayak or Orbitz. And yet, you shouldn't ignore online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity, because these sites will tell you if it's cheaper flying out on one airline and back on another (United won't tell you it's cheaper to fly out on United and back on American).

 Related: what's the difference between online travel agencies and "meta search" airfare sites? 
 

8. Use Priceline for last minute trips

If you don't have a 7-, 14-, or 21-day advance purchase window to buy your fare, your best bet is the "name your own price" feature of Priceline.com. True, you won't know the exact flight times or airline you're flying until to pay for your trip, but you can save 50% or more.  

9. Use consolidators, but beware of the restrictions

Consolidators specializing in premium cabins will have some great deals, and the airlines themselves will be heavily discounting their premium cabins, so check the specials on their web sites. Sites like Vayama.comairfare.com, and Asia.com also sometimes sell consolidator fares, but read this to understand how these fares work and what the extra restrictions might be.

10. Consider the extra fees before you buy

If Southwest has a fare of $198 round-trip and United has one for $148, and you are checking three bags, then Southwest actually has the lowest fare because Southwest charges nothing for the first two checked bags, whereas United would charge you an additional $165 each way for three. You can our updated find baggage fee charts here.

11. Combine two separate fares rather than buying one fare

If you're flying to a destination in Europe, you might save money by purchasing one fare from the US to, say, Dublin, and another from Dublin onward on Ryanair.com (just beware of Ryanair's onerous fees). Same holds true for some destinations in Asia (fly into Singapore and catch a low cost carrier such as Airasia.com from there) and to some smaller Caribbean destinations via San Juan or the Bahamas. Even domestically, two fares are often less than one, such as the recent scenario where Dallas to Honolulu was selling for $350 round-trip with tax, but Houston/Honolulu was $800. As you're no doubt aware, you can fly Houston-Dallas for a lot less than $450! Just be sure to give yourself plenty of time between connecting flights in case one flight is delayed.

12. Buy tickets on an airline that will refund the difference if a fare goes down

Let's say you've found the lowest fare, and then the day after purchase your non-refundable fare for the same itinerary goes down. If you ask for it you can get a refund for the difference. But some airlines will charge you a costly "administrative" fee of $200 or more, wiping out any savings. Others will give you the entire fare difference in the form of a travel voucher without extracting a fee. All airlines used to do this but no longer. The only ones left are JetBlue, Southwest, and Alaska. 
Above image via Shutterstock
To learn more, visit George Hobica's profile on Google+

How and where to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts on foreign-based airlines

How and where to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts on foreign-based airlines

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How and where to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts on foreign-based airlines

Posted by George Hobica on Thursday, September 16, 2010

More and more, foreign-based airlines are resorting 
to special "members only" sales and promo codes 
that can be redeemed only on their web sites. So how 
do you get wind of these? Well, of course, you can 
read this blog, where we track them all. Or if 
you're a DIY kind of person, you can sign up for 
the airlines' email streams. For some reason, it takes 
a lot of diggin to find where to sign up on some airlines' 
web sites, so as a public service (we're all about 
service after all) we've gathered links to some 
of the larger international airlines all in one handy 
dandy place.  Sign up today and start saving! 
Click on any airline link below to sign up for newsletters and fare alerts Examples of what you will receive
 Aero Mexico Must sign up for Mundo Premier to get special promotions
 Air Canada Recently offered a systemwide, all class of service discount code; other "insider" sale announcements and promo codes
 Air France Best offer lately was a $75 promo code discount; they also offer a discount desktop widget
 Air Jamaica Special sale announcements
 Air New Zealand Special sale announcements, sometimes with fares thata you can only buy on their web site
 Air Transat Lots of last minute flight deals bookable only on their web site; Sign up for their newsletter at the bottom of their left hand corner of their homepage
 British AirwaysSpecial sale announcements, but no promo codes thus far; Must enroll in the Executive Club program to get emails
 Cathay PacificAnnouncements of "Sale of the Month" and other deals; Must enroll in the Marco Polo loyalty program
 EmiratesSpecial Sales
 El AlSpecial sale announcements; Once at the website, scroll right to find the sign up information.
 IberiaSpecial sale announcements.
 IcelandairSpecial discounts.
 Japan AirlinesDiscount deals. Must enroll in the JAL Mileage Bank
 KLMVarious sale offers. Must enroll for the Flying Blue program
 Korean AirVarious sale offers. Must enroll in the SKYPASS program to start receiving deals.
 LANFrequent weekend deals.
 LufthansaSale announcements.
 MexicanaWeekend and other sales.
 QantasFrequent special offers.
 ScandinavianSale announcements.
 Singapore AirlinesSpecial discount offers.
 South AfricanSpecial discount offers.
 SwissSpecial discount offers.
 TACAFrequent sale announcements. Must enroll in the DISTANCIA loyalty program
 Virgin AtlanticSome members recently received a 25% promo code offer on "sister airline" Virgin America. Must enroll in the Flying Club program
 V Australia
 WestJetWe've seen promo code offers as well as frequent (often twice-weekly) sale announcements. Must enroll in the AIR MILES program
To learn more, visit George Hobica's profile on Google+

How to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts from US-based airlines

How to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts from 

US-based airlines

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How to sign up for deal newsletters and fare alerts from US-based airlines

Posted by George Hobica on Sunday, May 5, 2013

As we've said many times, the best airfare deals are only sometimes available on the airlines' 
own web sites, and many of them come in the form of promo code deals and special offers. 
You can only get these, in some cases, if you sign up for alerts and emails directly from 
the airlines. However, we've noticed that many airlines make it a bit challenging to find 
where to sign up for alerts! So we've gathered links to most US airlines all in one 
handy dandy place.  So sign up and save! (Enough email already? Airfarewatchdog 
lists any and all promo code and special fare sales on the AirfarewatchdogBlog).

Click on any airline below to sign up for newsletters and fare alertsExamples of what you will receive
 AirTran Frequent promo code deals that are individually generated (but you can sometimes forward them to friends and they work for them as well)
 AlaskaWeekly discount promo code offers, usually in the 10% range.
 Allegiant Air Must register for as an Allegiant Air member. Promo code offers and sale notices.
 American Must register for the AAdvantage program. You can register separately for their DealFinder program, but we haven't seen too many enticing offers lately.
 Delta Must register for the SkyMiles program. Sale announcements including weekend fares.
 Frontier Sale annoucements incuding weekend fares.
 go! Register for go! Exclusives located in the middle of the airline's website.
 Hawaiian Register for the "Low Unadvertised Fares Email" located on the airline's website. Special website-only deals and other sale anouncements.
 jetBlue Promo code sale fares, sometimes 20% off or $30 off, sometimes incredible deals that available on site only such as a recent $14 coast to coast sale.
 Southwest Incredible 50% off promo code deals and other fare sales.
 SpiritSpirit's loyalty program ($9 Fare Club) involves a yearly fee. Promo code offers and wacky sales with fares as low as $2 plus tax.
 Sun CountryRecent offer including $39 companion fares and other deals available only on their web site.
 United Must register for the Mileage Plus program. No longer sends out weekly weekend fare emails but offers other sale announcements, usually no great shakes.
 Virgin America Must register for the Elevate loyalty program to get alerts. Best deal they've had so far was a 2 for 1 offer, but we've seen 35% promo code deals as well.
Follow Airfarewatchdog @airfarewatchdog on Twitter to get late-breaking airfare sales. 
It's faster than email alerts!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

PUERTO ESCONDIDO WATERFALLS

Yoga & Soft Music ~ YogaYak has uploaded ▶ Hanuman the Humble Servant - Namaste Yoga 221 Hanuman Series

Yoga & Soft Music ~ YogaYak has uploaded ▶ Hanuman the Humble Servant - Namaste Yoga 221 Hanuman Series
▶ Hanuman the Humble Servant - Namaste Yoga 221 Hanuman Series
Yoga & Soft Music ~ YogaYak



Yoga can help with ailments such as: Arterial hypertensionBurns excess fatNervous weaknessConstipationIndigestionDiabetesBronchitisDyspepsiaChronic cold & coughBronchial asthma   CongestionAilments of back, neck & waistSpondalitis (Spine)MyopiaMenstrual DisordersAbdomen & buttocksArthritisSciatica pain  Hip Joint PainHeart DiseaseKnee,Ankle joint painAsinophillaLumbar PainRheumatismRelieving flatulenceMental disordersCervical spondylysisBody stiffnessGenital diseaseToned liver, pancreas, kidney & bladderEnlarged & congested liver & inactive kidneyUrinary disordersHigh Blood PressureLow Blood PressureAcidityPilesRenal Calculi  AppendicitisHeadachePyorrhoeaTonsillitis 

Jose Ars Foto original en http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereruericliu/12690420884/ Por bastchild Original photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/whereruericliu/12690420884/ by bastchild (Translated by Bing)



Alejandro Garcia Garcia MEXICO - But you more beautiful country (seen in one of the pristine beaches that still exist in mexico and I visited in August) February 16 at 11:33am

Alejandro Garcia Garcia MEXICO - But you more beautiful country (seen in one of the pristine beaches that still exist in mexico and I visited in August)


Varios fotografos de Zipolite ZipoliteAdd PhotosTag Fotografías obtenidas de Internet de diferentes autores.

Varios fotografos de Zipolite

Fotografías obtenidas de Internet de diferentes autores.