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Travel hack: How to rent a car after losing your driver’s license

Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo ** It was 3 PM when we landed in Honolulu. A three hour flight from New York to Dallas had been followed by an eight hour flight from Dallas to Honolulu with our almost-two year old, whose diaper was sagging with fresh poop just as we stepped off … Continue reading »

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How to Write a Book Review

I’m in the midst of working on a few book reviews– Daina Chaviano’s The Island of Eternal Love, David Lida’s First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century, Kiss the Hand You Cannot Sever by Adrienne Brady, and Marco Polo Didn’t Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade … Continue reading »

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From A to Z: Guide to Getting Around by Taxi in Mexico City

[English version; Version en espanol abajo] Text & Photos by: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo * Besides the statue of the Angel located on Avenida Reforma, there’s another stamp that distinguishes Mexico City from any other metropolis: the two-door Volkswagen taxis, or Beetles. One can say with total certainty that the Beetle taxis have … Continue reading »

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