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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, April 5, 2015

10 Innocent Hand Gestures You Should Never Use Abroad March 19, 2014 by Caroline Morse, SmarterTravel Staff

10 Innocent Hand Gestures You Should Never Use Abroad
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Certain gestures that are innocent in the United States mean something completely different (and offensive) overseas. Avoid these 10 hand signals when traveling abroad!
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Peace Sign With Palm Facing Inward
Peace Sign with Palm Facing Inward
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Trying to order two beers from the bartender or wish someone peace in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand? Make sure that when you have your index and middle fingers pointed up in the V shape, your palm is facing outward. Otherwise, you're giving the equivalent of the middle finger.
Avoid Using In: United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Thumbs-Up
Thumbs-Up
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The thumbs-up signals approval in the U.S. and on Facebook, but in Afghanistan, Iran, parts of Italy, and Greece, it means "up yours." So next time you're trying to hitchhike in, say, Tuscany, you should reconsider before sticking out your thumb.
Avoid Using In: Afghanistan, Iran, parts of Italy, and Greece.
The OK
The OK
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Turns out making a circle with your index finger and thumb is not OK in certain countries. In France, for example, it means "zero" or "worthless." In Venezuela, Turkey, and Brazil, it's a vulgar slang that will offend pretty much anyone you flash it at.
Avoid Using In: Turkey, Brazil, Venezuela, and France.
Finger Summoning
Finger Summoning
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Want someone to come over to you? Definitely don't use your curled index finger to summon them in the Philippines—that's reserved for calling dogs and is considered very rude. And in Singapore and Japan, that motion signifies death, so unless you are the icy hand of death yourself, don't employ it.
Avoid Using In: The Philippines, Singapore, and Japan.
Left Hand
Left Hand
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Sorry, southpaws. You'll need to become ambidextrous—or just accept the fact that you'll probably spill food all over yourself while eating with your right hand—while in the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, and Africa. In these countries, the left hand is traditionally seen as unclean, because it is associated with cleaning yourself after using the bathroom.
Avoid Using In: The Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, and Africa.
Stop
Stop
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Don't use the palm-out, fingers-up "stop" sign in Greece, or you may not be able to stop someone from punching you in the face. This gesture is an insult to Greeks—a stigma that apparently dates back to Byzantine times, when shackled criminals were paraded through the streets and gawkers were allowed to smear charcoal or excrement in their faces using their open palms.
Avoid Using In: Greece.
Fingers Crossed
Fingers Crossed
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Crossing your index and middle fingers won't bring you good luck in Vietnam. There, crossed fingers symbolize a part of the female anatomy and can be considered very rude when flashed at another person.
Avoid Using In: Vietnam.
Devil Horns
Devil Horns
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Rocking out at a metal show or tossing up hook 'em horns (with your hand in a fist and index and pinky finger extended) is a bad idea in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Colombia. In these countries, the University of Texas' signature hand gesture can be used to indicate that someone's wife has been unfaithful.
Avoid Using In: Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Colombia.
Arm Wave
Arm Wave
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Don't hail a cab or wave someone over to you with your palm facing up in South Korea. That's how Koreans summon their dogs. The proper way to wave is to move your hand up and down vertically with your palm facing down.
Avoid Using In: South Korea.
Pat On The Head
Pat on the Head
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The head is the most sacred part of the body in Thailand. In the Buddhist faith, it's where the spirit lives. Thus, touching someone else's head or hair is a definite faux pas—so think twice before you ruffle a kid's hair or pat someone for a job well done!
Avoid Using In: Thailand.
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The 2 Cheapest Days of the Week to Fly Ed Perkins, March 31, 2015

The 2 Cheapest Days of the Week to Fly

Ed Perkins, March 31, 2015
Be a little flexible with your flight itinerary and you could save some cash; that's because some days are cheaper for flying than others. There are two specific days that are cheapest for air passengers. Those days are likely to yield the best rates for departures and arrivals. But remember: This isn't an exact science.  


The universal consensus seems to be that airfares tend to be lowest for flights that depart on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. That's what George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog says, along with CheapAir. Some sources, includingFodor's, add Thursday, and others, including Smarter Travel's Josh Roberts and FareCompare, add Saturday.
Expedia's 2015 Travel Trends White Paper posts the most comprehensive analysis of the "when to fly" question. Expedia concludes that, for long-haul flights, leaving on Thursday and returning on Monday costs around 20 percent less than leaving on Friday and returning on Saturday. The lowest in-and-out combinations tend to include outbound flights on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday with return flights on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday. For short-haul trips, Expedia's lowest-fare groupings are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday both ways.

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

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DF says goodbye to James Bond and crew Business owners won't be unhappy to see them go

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DF says goodbye to James Bond and crew

Business owners won't be unhappy to see them go


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James Bond himself has already left; this week, the rest of the crew is following suit.
For two weeks Mexico City was taken over by actors and film crews shooting the next Bond film, called Spectre, which included a Day of the Dead parade and — more in keeping with a Bond flick — stunt men fighting on a helicopter as it buzzed over the city.
However, restaurants and retailers will not be sad to see the end of the shoot: they estimate that the cost to businesses was as high as 377 million pesos, or US $25 million, as a result of street closings.
A group representing small businesses says a survey found that 6,627 were affected, and sales on average were down 60%. Small Business Chamber of Commerce president Gerardo López Becerra blamed it on “bad public policy” by city officials who provided locations for filming without considering or respecting business and even religious activities.
About 100 businesses received compensation of $100-$130 a day from the production company.
Another controversy over the filming surfaced when a story revealed that the producers were getting tax cuts of as much as $20 million and that changes were made in exchange regarding casting and shooting locations, such as the selection of Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman as a “Bond girl” and that the film include a four-minute sequence shot in Mexico.
The government has made no comment, but producer Michael Wilson said Bond films always receive tax incentives.
The focus of the films is flushing out the bad guys, a fact that was taken into account by demonstrators on Saturday who showed up at the shooting with a satirical banner asking for Agent 007 to help find the missing students of Ayotzinapa.
The street closings ended yesterday in time for Easter week visitors, a holiday period that businesses are counting on to recoup the losses incurred by the Hollywood invasion.
Sources: EFE (en), Global Post (en)
- See more at: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/df-says-goodbye-james-bond-crew/#sthash.j4VLEzp8.dpuf