There must be 10,000 small businesses along Mission Street; many with storefronts barely 10 feet across. You name it, they sell it and in every ethnic variety. And with such a mix.

All of the land from Cancun to Tulum is taken. Our favorite camping beach below Akumal is a paradise that is now being built converted into condos.

As the fishing industry has committed suicide the California coastal town of Moss Landing has managed to convert from blue collar fish to white collar research. Rusty pickups have been replaced by Audis and Volvos.

Part of the fun of travel is getting culture shock. If you don't let it get to your head, it can be fun. Of course it depends on where you go.

A man's house may be his castle but the smart jungle dweller always builds a hut.