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Mexican football fan watching a game on TV
Mexico won and secured it’s place on the world championships in South Africa next year.
(Sorry about the video quality. Next time I try a bit harder.)
Manuel, hammock seller in Merida, Yucatan
Manuel sells handmade hammocks for living on the streets of Merida. He explained to me how there are different types of hammocks and how the best hammocks in the world are made in here. After all Merida is the capital of Hammocks. Manuel says he makes the hammocks himself and then sells them on street. [...]
12.8.2009 Cancun airport
(Vuelo Magazine 8/2009 Interview with Quentin Tarantino)
“Eli Roth says it´s thanks to you he learned that the important thing is to enjoy the ride.”
Tarantino:
“I think everyone, even if you´re not involved in the artistic or creative world, should be aware that it´s not the final destination, but the journey that´s important. It doesn´t matter where [...]
New experiences – Getting robbed
It was Wednesday night in Guadalajara and I was heading back from a fair well party of my friends. I had all my computer gear with me because I copied some of the photos from the past semester to my friends. Camera with all the stuff was with me as is the case when ever [...]
First impression of Mexico… City
There are too many museums. If you are a museum freak you could come to Mexico just to see them. Personally I think I’m just going to see the biggest ones and hopefully find some nice photo exhibitions.
There are too many policemen on the streets. I’m sorry but this isn’t Mogadishu or Baghdad. So there [...]
No Sunday is complete without voting and BMX tricks
Finally the day has come when small percent of the people in Mexico decide who are the people who will make decisions for them. I was up to my ears of all the election advertising and noise pollution that could be seen and heard on the streets all over Mexico. Tomorrow the ads will be [...]
Excellent video about the drug problem in Mexico
The video of New York Times can be found here.
I will have my saying on this matter but for now I recommend watching this video. It explains very well what is the current situation here in Mexico.
War Photographer James Nachtwey: Testimony
Great video about war photographer James Nachtwey’s life.
Link to the video on Google video
Also if you want a shorter video of Nachtwey’s work you can check out the speech he gave at the TED conference. It’s great.
At the moment I’m spending my time in city of Zacatecas where I came to stay after four [...]
Waterfalls. A little paradise outside Guadalajara
Last Sunday we went to some waterfalls just outside Guadalara. The entrance was 50 pesos (3 euros).
There was a thin line between feeling like getting beaten up and getting a massage when standing under the waterfalls. It all depended pretty much were you were standing. The second craziest place to stand was at the end [...]