Zander’s Weblog

Carl Franz and Lorena Havens’ long-lived (since 1972) travel guide offers nearly 600 pages of stories, data, philosophy, recipes, potions, bumper-sticker translations, and tips for maximizing your enjoyment as a traveler. I can recommend it highly, especially as an introduction to the many cultural differences one will encounter. However like Mexico itself, some items in this substantial smorgasbord will be more appealing and useful to you than others. The “Staying Healthy” chapter, for example, I found quite amusing, as it hawked everything from witch doctors to “Rescue Remedy”. Maybe it’s just because I went to medical school and am hence a biased jury, but I just don’t pack Dr. Bach’s flower waters in a first aid kit–I prefer Xifaxan

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