Friday, August 1, 2014
Argentine in Pochutla Lonely Planet
Finca de Vaqueros
Finca de Vaqueros information
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.
Report Content. @SURFER_Magazine: Three minutes of heart-pounding Puerto Escondido footage.http://pic.twitter.com/
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
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
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
Some waves filmed over 3 days @ Puerto Escondido Mexico
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
Airplane Makers Plot to Cram More Bums on Seats rss link Airfarewatchblog
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/19351108/airplane-makers-plot-to-cram-more-bums-on-seats/?source=45568&value=2014-07-27+00%3A00%3A00&u=LIGIAOHBZG&nltv=&nl_cs=19403015%3A%3A%3A%3A19359208%3A%3A
Airplane Makers Plot to Cram More Bums on Seats
Airfarewatchblog
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.
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?
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?
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Sunday, July 27, 2014
"¡Qué boquita!" No seas pelangoche.
"¡Qué boquita!" No seas pelangoche. |
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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. Your browser does not support the audio element. Upgrade your browser to one that does 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! |
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