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| Would you consider teaching in Mexico or taking a vacation there? |
| Yes, I crave danger (and real tacos)! |
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| Sure, why not? After Iraq, I am ready for some peace and quiet. |
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| Nope, I don't like bullets with my tamales. |
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| I steer clear of even Taco Bell these days... |
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Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Location: Coastal Guangdong
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| I'm thinking of applying for a job as a sheriff in Mexico. Any advice? |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Location: A World of my Own
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe I can use this thread as publicity for my Mexican receptive tourism business!  |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Phil_K wrote: |
| Maybe I can use this thread as publicity for my Mexican receptive tourism business! |
Mexican tourism has seen better days... |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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Location: A World of my Own
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
| Phil_K wrote: |
| Maybe I can use this thread as publicity for my Mexican receptive tourism business! |
Mexican tourism has seen better days... |
Uhm, no!
The international tourist arrivals are increasing year on year, (Mexico is currently the 10th most visited destination in the world), the government, and particularly the Secretary of Tourism, are doing a fine job of promoting destinations outside of the beaches, and I have UK tour operators enthusiastically working with me to add more Mexico destinations to their portfolios.
...or was it just a gut feeling? |
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reddevil79
Joined: 19 Jul 2004
Posts: 234
Location: Neither here nor there
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| The international tourist arrivals are increasing year on year |
British Airways even reestablished their London-Cancun route earlier this year... |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
Posts: 1520
Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Phil_K wrote: |
| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
| Phil_K wrote: |
| Maybe I can use this thread as publicity for my Mexican receptive tourism business! |
Mexican tourism has seen better days... |
Uhm, no!
The international tourist arrivals are increasing year on year, (Mexico is currently the 10th most visited destination in the world), the government, and particularly the Secretary of Tourism, are doing a fine job of promoting destinations outside of the beaches, and I have UK tour operators enthusiastically working with me to add more Mexico destinations to their portfolios.
...or was it just a gut feeling? |
Thanks for doing your part to help the Mexican economy, Phil! And it's great to hear that the Mexican authorities are promoting non-beach destinations. |
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geaaronson
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
Posts: 948
Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, Phil, definitely it is happening here outside the Riviera Maya and Cancun. We�re preparing for an influx of tourists here in Valladolid as Xcaret has just bought property in the center of town and will be constructing luxury hotels. Their plan is to use Valladolid as the epicenter of tours to Rio Lagartos, (flamingo waters), nearby fishing village of San Felipe, Ek Balam pyramid, Chichen Itza, the tequila musuem, etc. etc. So the expansion in tourist services is underway. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:12 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, Phil, definitely it is happening here outside the Riviera Maya and Cancun. We�re preparing for an influx of tourists here in Valladolid as Xcaret has just bought property in the center of town and will be constructing luxury hotels. Their plan is to use Valladolid as the epicenter of tours to Rio Lagartos, (flamingo waters), nearby fishing village of San Felipe, Ek Balam pyramid, Chichen Itza, the tequila musuem, etc. etc. So the expansion in tourist services is underway. |
A luxury hotel in Valladolid, eh? Well, I guess that will be a bit out of my league. Are there any reasonably-priced hotels there? |
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Phil_K
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:23 am Post subject: |
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| geaaronson wrote: |
| Yes, Phil, definitely it is happening here outside the Riviera Maya and Cancun. We�re preparing for an influx of tourists here in Valladolid as Xcaret has just bought property in the center of town and will be constructing luxury hotels. Their plan is to use Valladolid as the epicenter of tours to Rio Lagartos, (flamingo waters), nearby fishing village of San Felipe, Ek Balam pyramid, Chichen Itza, the tequila musuem, etc. etc. So the expansion in tourist services is underway. |
There's nothing like getting the news from the locals! I'll look into that one. The problem, I think, is that it's still difficult getting people so close to Canc�n without them actually staying in Canc�n (or R. Maya), and we run those same excursions from there.
I suppose if they are investing so much money, they know what they're doing! |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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I knnow this topic is a bit old, but I just came across it. My two centimos, I'd go to Mexico, or similar countries, such as Egypt. I havea couple reason, first, lots of good teachers are leaving, so there's a need for teachers.
That means you'll be likely to land a plum job, or at least have a better chance than before.
You can represent your country in a good way. You can show the locals that not ABC citizens are afraid of living there.
You'll watch history in the making.
Having a child, I know the risks, but I also know that kids open doors. I had some friends who travelled throughout Africa for about five years in their car. They're German, white, blond hair, blue eyes. They said they went through checkpoints where people had huge guns, the type you see in movies. When they saw the kids, they'd come over, play with them, offer them food, tell them jokes, etc. When they needed help, they'd offer to help them, fix the car, get medical help for the kids, and so on.
While I'm not advocating going to war torn countries, all I'm saying is that you have to take the news with a grain of salt. Just look at all the people on the forum and with kids! who are in Mexico at the moment. |
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geaaronson
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Mexico City
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| A luxury hotel in Valladolid, eh? Well, I guess that will be a bit out of my league. Are there any reasonably-priced hotels there? |
Yes, in a nut shell, although I don�t know what your idea of reasonable is. For me, the 20-40 dollar range is very reasonable for a hotel room. I put my friends up at the HOTEL MARIA DE LA LUZ. Their rates are within that price range and have received rave reviews from friends and posters on the THORN TREE alike. There are several others, like the HOTEL ZACI and HOTEL SAN CLEMENTE but I don�t know what their prices are. If that is even too much for your budget, you can always stay at one of the two hostels in town, THE CANDELERIA or the HOSTEL FRAILES. Both are top notch hotels and have privates. Private rooms in hostels in the south here go for 250-350 pesos per night. Anyone wishing information, of course there are listings on the net. |
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Prof.Gringo
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Prof.Gringo
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EFLeducator
Joined: 16 Dec 2011
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Location: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
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Sad to see the HORRIFIC events occuring in my beautiful Mexico. Let's hope the PRI gets in in 2012 so the transformation can begin and the PRI can start cleaning up the HUGE mess the PAN has created in Mexico. |
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Prof.Gringo
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Sad to see the HORRIFIC events occuring in my beautiful Mexico. Let's hope the PRI gets in in 2012 so the transformation can begin and the PRI can start cleaning up the HUGE mess the PAN has created in Mexico. |
Never fear EFLeducator, the golden boy Pe�a Nieto & the PRI are on the way to save the day!  |
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