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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

Thursday, June 20, 2019

#Balú #Rastrillos30 Los Rastrillos - Nuestra historia con Balú

#Balú #Rastrillos30

Los Rastrillos - Nuestra historia con Balú



Mexican tours video productions, Puerto Escondido

Mexican tours video productions, Puerto Escondido

VOX BORDERS S2 • E2 China is erasing its border with Hong Kong [[[Ivan says... interesting vid]]]

VOX BORDERS  S2 • E2

China is erasing its border with Hong Kong





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#strongman #zipolite #zipolitebeach #oaxacamexico #mexico#trip#travelmexico #artphoto. @os23r. 2019-01-02 02:51; 53 нравится; 2 Комментарии.




zipolite paylaşımları Picgarden Bu sayfada. #zipolite hashtagi ile ilgili resim ve medyaları görümtüleyebilirsiniz. Facebook Twitter Flag as irrelevant

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6 dias en Huatulco y Zipolite desde $3454 Pesos saliendo de CDMX ¡incluye vuelos, hotel, y seguro! Vuela a la Vida ¡¡VACACIONES EN EL ESTADO DE OAXACA!! Visita durante 6 días Huatulco y Zipolite saliendo de CDMX desde $3,454 en habitaciones dobles .


6 dias en Huatulco y Zipolite desde $3454 Pesos saliendo de CDMX ¡incluye vuelos, hotel, y seguro!
¡¡VACACIONES EN EL ESTADO DE OAXACA!! Visita durante 6 días Huatulco y Zipolite saliendo de CDMX desde $3,454 en habitaciones dobles .

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Everything Travelers Need to Know About the REAL ID Act AIRPORT Jun 10, 2019


Are your days of flying domestically using only your driver’s license numbered? They could be, if you live in one of several states. As the deadline for the REAL ID Act looms, it’s vital for you to know whether you live in any of the states where current driver’s licenses don’t meet the new criteria. If you are without a REAL ID come 2020, you might not be able to fly in the U.S. with just your state-issued ID.
Here’s a quick and easy primer with everything you need to know about the REAL ID Act, about when to use a REAL ID vs. a passport, and about the Department of Homeland Security’s hard deadline on the changes.

What Is the Real ID Act?

In 2005, the Real ID Act established nationwide requirements for state IDs as a post-9/11 security measure. States have had over a decade to make the changes: The deadline is now October 2020. But some are still struggling to make the switch to issuing the new, compliant licenses. Why? Some are having trouble finding the budget, or lack other logistical means to enact the changes. For travelers in one of the few remaining states that aren’t compliant with REAL ID requirements, come 2020 this could mean that you’ll need a passport or alternate form of identification for domestic air travel.

Real ID Changes Timeline: When to Worry About Invalid IDs for Flying

The original deadline to implement the new regulations passed in 2016, but all non-compliant states have so far been granted extension periods until the October 2020 deadline. The Department of Homeland Security provides an up-to-date map on its website showing which states are compliant. When a new state is under review for approval, its status may change from “extension” or “not compliant” to the nebulous “under review” until compliance or an extension is again determined. For example, as of June 2019, most states were considered compliant—but seven states or territories are “not compliant.”
October 1, 2020: According to the DHS website, by this date “every air traveler will need a REAL ID-compliant license, or another acceptable form of identification, for domestic air travel” as well as to enter federal government buildings. If by this date your state license is not a REAL ID compatible one, you will need to bring another form of ID to the airport, like a passport.

How Do I Get a Real ID?

Once your state passes REAL ID approval, you’ll need to get the actual ID card. The process for getting your REAL ID is a little more difficult than the last time you renewed your license: You’ll probably have to visit a DMV and provide paperwork, like proof of residency and proof of lawful presence in the United States. Check your state’s DMV requirements online for more information.
If you’re a non-citizen or you think getting your ID might be more complicated for any other reason, check the Department of Homeland Security’s DHS REAL ID FAQ page for more information on your particular case.

Real ID vs. Passports

If your state is unable to provide REAL IDs or if you don’t acquire one yourself before October 1, 2020, you’ll need to bring a passport or another TSA-acceptable document with you to the airport in order to pass through security. The DHS reminded travelers in April of the 2020 deadline, probably because if everyone rushes to get a REAL ID at once in late 2020, then there could be long wait times in some states.
If you don’t have a passport, there’s also some urgency to get one before late 2020: the State Department has warned of longer-than-usual passport processing times in recent years. This first happened in 2017 after a large number of passports expired (10 years after the U.S. first required passports for Canada and Mexico). The REAL ID fervor could cause another spike in passport applications close to October 2020, so it’s best to renew early.
Also, keep in mind that some destinations require six-month passport validity to enter the country—so you should be thinking about renewing your passport early regardless of your ID type.

Does a Real ID Replace a Passport?

The short answer: no. You’ll need a REAL ID at minimum for domestic travel come October 2020, and your passport can work in place of a REAL ID for domestic travel—but a valid passport will still be required for international travel. So whether you have a REAL ID or not, a passport will always get you through airport security. And whether you have a REAL ID or not, a passport will always be required for international travel.


Jordy Smith | Beyond Mexico

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Building Blocks: The Chile, Mexico's National Pride Culinary Backstreets Oaxaca is the state that boasts the highest variety of chiles today, says Cañas. Chile de agua and chilhuacle are two of her favorite Oaxacan chiles.

Building Blocks: The Chile, Mexico's National Pride
Oaxaca is the state that boasts the highest variety of chiles today, says Cañas. Chile de agua and chilhuacle are two of her favorite Oaxacan chiles.



Take a 'Photo Journey' to Oaxaca, Mexico Santa Clarita Valley Signal Local photographer Rob Comeau has recently launched RC Photo Journeys, offering small group photography trips to worldwide destinations with the ...

Take a 'Photo Journey' to Oaxaca, Mexico
Local photographer Rob Comeau has recently launched RC Photo Journeys, offering small group photography trips to worldwide destinations with the ...



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Bien lo dice mi amiga @claigaa “Oaxaca es un antidepresivo natural” 🤩 🤩 🤩 #oaxaca #zipolite#nudezipolite #festivalnudistazipolite2019 #sinfiltros ...

Chalcatzingo Atlas Obscura ... with the cultures of the valley of Mexico and those of distant regions such as the Mezcala of Guerrero and the Zapotec civilization of Oaxaca.


Chalcatzingo
... with the cultures of the valley of Mexico and those of distant regions such as the Mezcala of Guerrero and the Zapotec civilization of Oaxaca.

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Hotel Playa Zipolite
Book the Hotel Playa Zipolite - Situated in San Pedro Pochutla, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Camarones Beach and Zipolite Beach. Mazunte ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

When to shoot, sip or pass on moonshine around the world Washington Post ... I let a group of women pour alcohol from an unmarked jug straight into my mouth at 2 a.m. in the thick of a parade in the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico.


When to shoot, sip or pass on moonshine around the world
... I let a group of women pour alcohol from an unmarked jug straight into my mouth at 2 a.m. in the thick of a parade in the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Illustrations by Washington Post; iStock)

The first time an Israeli bartender asked me whether I wanted a shot I hadn’t ordered, I figured he was taking me for an easily duped tourist. He wouldn’t be wrong; I’m not immune to scams, and it was my first night out in Tel Aviv. To my delight, he wasn’t trying to rack up my bill — he was just giving me a chaser (not the kind you throw back after taking a shot of strong alcohol).
“Chasers are mini shots [of alcohol] that people drink throughout the night to accompany their, well — drinking,” says Yuval Soffer, brand ambassador of Milk & Honey, Israel’s first whiskey distillery. “Don’t be surprised when bartenders buy you a round of chasers on the house. It’s part of the Tel Aviv hospitality culture.”
If you drink, you’d be hard-pressed to get through a meal in Tel Aviv without taking a chaser or five of something strong like arak, a Levantine spirit made from grapes and aniseed. It doesn’t matter whether you’re sitting alone at the bar or in the thick of a 10-person business meeting at a restaurant — you’ll probably have a bartender appear with micro doses of local booze.
While traveling, sampling the local moonshine can be a door to gaining a deeper understanding of the local culture. It can lead to priceless experiences, like the time I let a group of women pour alcohol from an unmarked jug straight into my mouth at 2 a.m. in the thick of a parade in the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico. But how does a traveler cautiously gauge when to dive in and when to stay away?
Every year, headlines remind us that there are dangerous alcohols out there. As The Washington Post has reported: “Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process.”
And yet the allure of drinking like a local prevails for me. Apparently, I’m not alone.
“If you’re not encountering off-brand booze, then you’re not really traveling, are you?” says Shanghai-based Chris Lowder, general manager of the bar consultancy and craft spirits importer Proof & Company in China. “Travel is all about leaving comfort zones behind and understanding how people live in different parts of the world. As far as we know, humans have been drinking alcohol for about 5,000 years, and we’re doing just fine.”
Lowder has logged serious miles roaming the world for his work in the beverage industry. The result has been a lot of interesting drinking. In Shanghai, he’s a fan of Huangjiu, a local spirit that tastes like a cross between oloroso sherry, amaro and baijiu. In Seoul, there was the specialty makgeolli bar, where he learned that the unfiltered wine (usually brewed using rice and nuruk, a fermentation starter) could be made with a variety of starch and nut milks with any kind of yeast.
“The one that surprised me the most was a bottle of peanut milk that had been fermented with champagne yeast,” Lowder says. “Everything was poured from mostly unlabeled plastic bottles, and in the end, we were allowed to buy whatever we wanted to take home.”
Lowder doesn’t approach all local alcohol the same way. Distilled alcohol (think vodka, tequila) tends to be fair game for testing, while fermented drinks (beer, wine) require careful treading. Unlike distillates, ferments have a lot of room for error. You want to make sure you’re drinking a product that was fermented in a sanitary setting.
“If it’s just a ferment on the street, like a pot of bubbling rice water or something, I usually don’t go for it,” Lowder says. “If it’s not distilled, you’re really drinking at your own risk. At least if your local cheap hooch is high ABV [alcohol by volume, given as a percent], you know it’s not harboring some colony of death spores that are going to end your life.”
Ultimately Lowder is more worried about fake alcohol than incorrectly made booze. With a high-proof distillate, he knows what he’s getting. But counterfeit alcohol is made with the intention of being as cheap to produce as possible and might contain toxic ingredients such as methanol. Counterfeit alcohol is usually the culprit in the cases of mass death in countries such as Indonesia and India.
“There is a lot of fake alcohol being served in the bottles of many renowned Indian and international brands,” adds Jitender “Jeet” Singh, the beverage manager at KYTA Hospitality in Mumbai. “The government is very strict about this. They regulate it by giving different bar codes and numbers on every single bottle to ensure it is genuine.”
Singh noted that dangerous bootleg alcohol tends to be distributed in smaller towns rather than in India’s big cities. It’s also more commonly found in Indian states where alcohol is banned. To avoid drinking counterfeit or potentially poisoned alcohol, buy drinks from registered stores.
That being said, Singh still acknowledges that trying local Indian spirits like toddy or palm wine — alcohol made by fermenting sap from various palm plants — is a special experience. He recommends using your best judgment when making the call whether to drink something local, and to err toward drinking the creations of people you know: “Try it if you trust the person."
Growing up in Lake Como, Italy, Agostino Perrone could trust the people making the local alcohol: his family. His enthusiasm for experimenting with local booze began when he was a kid drinking grape distillates (similar to grappa) made by his uncle. “In Italy we have a deep-rooted tradition for homemade products crafted for convivial occasions with friends and family,” Perrone says. “From wine to beer, homemade liquors and distilled produce, I have always been exposed to no-label drinks. It is part of our culture.”
Perrone’s exposure to Italy’s artisan alcohol traditions was the catalyst that inspired him to pursue a profession in the drinks industry. Today, he is the man behind the Connaught Bar in London. His refined creations have made the institution a regular fixture on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, put out annually by William Reed Business Media. But his favorite drinking has been done in Mexico, the homeland of his wife.
“One of the best memories I have from Mexico is tuba, a fermented coconut water that we tasted with locals at Barra de Navidad, a little fishing town on the coastline of Jalisco,” Perrone says. “The array of fresh ingredients and artisanal creations you can discover with Mexican people is just incredible, especially if you have the chance to share your experience with them.”
To feel safe about what you’re drinking, his sentiments echoed Singh’s: Knowing who you’re drinking with helps.
“Being [in Mexico] with locals I could trust was certainly an advantage, but when traveling, you always need to consider that what tastes familiar to them isn’t necessarily what your palate is accustomed to,” Perrone says. “For those who are not experts, I would always say that ‘less is more’ is a great word of wisdom. If the impact doesn’t entice your palate or nose, avoiding is always safer.”
Andrea Villela, an anthropologist by trade, follows that same school of thought when hunting for mezcal in rural Mexico. “Smelling is very important, because our smelling sense is very raw. It’s still connected to survival instincts. Always sip small and smell the cup,” she says.
Villela started a side hustle called La Fiera Mezcal, sourcing mezcal from her home state of Guerrero. She and her mother — anthropologist Blanca Jiménez — receive tips on mezcaleros making great batches. Then Villela travels to the source to taste it herself, often ending up in remote pockets of the region.
“We had to go up in the mountains and cross a river that was filled with baby frogs. The water was so clean,” Villela says of one particular mission. “We got to a point we couldn’t go any farther with the car, so we parked and climbed to find the mezcal master, Don Roberto.” To carry the mezcal back to the car, Villela had to strap the jugs onto donkeys. This precious cargo is then distributed to bar owners, event organizers and guests of the tastings Villela hosts at her house in Mexico City.
Since she started La Fiera, Villela has learned to identify good mezcal from bad. She’s had a lot of practice. People bring Villela eclectically packaged samples of their product, or that of the uncle of a friend of a friend, all the time. Then there are the research trips to see mezcal masters, during which she’ll try upward of 10 varieties before deciding on one.
Throughout her experiences, Villela has never been afraid of encountering tainted alcohol. She’s never heard of anyone going blind or being poisoned. She does, however, recognize that not all alcohol in Mexico is safe. Her advice is to drink local spirits slowly — don’t chug something unfamiliar, or try to mask it with lime. She recommends putting a drop of whatever you’re drinking on your skin first and smelling it to see if it’s adulterated (tampered with). If you don’t like the odor — especially one that is unpleasantly chemical — don’t drink it. If you do, sip it and observe your body’s reaction.
With every chaser of arak I took in Israel, I felt more like a local and less like an outsider. The same was true when I drank ruou in Vietnam, or ya dong in Thailand. Alcohol can help take the awkward edge off when you’re traveling somewhere new. It can give you new cultural insight. It’s a way to bond. And it’s fun.
The key to adventurous drinking is keeping your guard up before, during and after you’re doing it. Don’t proceed if the contents of your cup, jug, gourd or bottle smell or taste off. Trust your instincts and read the room, Lowder says.
“If you’re in good company, and clearly the locals are acting normal and having a great time, then you know you’re probably in good hands and may be about to have an amazing time."
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